Kaarimba vs Mundoona

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kaarimba, about half of households are people living alone. In Mundoona, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Kaarimba tends to suit people living alone, while Mundoona suits older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Mundoona

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 85/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 52%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Kaarimba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 19%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mundoona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mundoona

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 85/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 14%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Mundoona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.0% vs 9.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Kaarimba and Mundoona drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Kaarimba Mundoona
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Kaarimba Mundoona
Walkability 0 / 0
Kaarimba — Walkability: 0/100 Mundoona — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 15 / 85
Kaarimba — Safety: 15/100 Mundoona — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 61 / 54
Kaarimba — Low fire risk: 61/100 Mundoona — Low fire risk: 54/100
Low flood risk 3 / 6
Kaarimba — Low flood risk: 3/100 Mundoona — Low flood risk: 6/100

Demographics

Kaarimba rents higher ($200/wk vs $100/wk); Mundoona has more residents (138 vs 93).

Kaarimba Mundoona
Population 93 138
+48% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.4% +16.0%
Median age 46
same for both
Median household income $94,224/yr
+25% vs other
 $70,668/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+50% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kaarimba Mundoona
0-4 8.6% / 3.6%
Kaarimba — 0-4: 8.6% Mundoona — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 10.8% / 15.9%
Kaarimba — 5-14: 10.8% Mundoona — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 6.5% / 5.1%
Kaarimba — 15-19: 6.5% Mundoona — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 7.5% / 2.2%
Kaarimba — 20-24: 7.5% Mundoona — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 10.8% / 15.9%
Kaarimba — 25-34: 10.8% Mundoona — 25-34: 15.9%
35-44 8.6% / 2.2%
Kaarimba — 35-44: 8.6% Mundoona — 35-44: 2.2%
45-54 15.1% / 10.9%
Kaarimba — 45-54: 15.1% Mundoona — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 15.1% / 14.5%
Kaarimba — 55-64: 15.1% Mundoona — 55-64: 14.5%
65-74 5.4% / 17.4%
Kaarimba — 65-74: 5.4% Mundoona — 65-74: 17.4%
75-84 8.6% / 5.1%
Kaarimba — 75-84: 8.6% Mundoona — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ — / —
Kaarimba — 85+: not among its largest Mundoona — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kaarimba 52.4% couple families
Kaarimba — Couple Families: 52.4% Kaarimba — Lone Person: 47.6% Kaarimba — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Mundoona 53.6% couple families
Mundoona — Couple Families: 53.6% Mundoona — Lone Person: 32.1% Mundoona — One Parent Families: 14.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kaarimba 9.4% renting
Kaarimba — Owned Outright: 46.9% Kaarimba — Mortgage: 43.8% Kaarimba — Renting: 9.4%
Mundoona 0.0% renting
Mundoona — Owned Outright: 58.1% Mundoona — Mortgage: 41.9% Mundoona — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kaarimba 91.7% houses
Kaarimba — Houses: 91.7% Kaarimba — Flats / Apartments: 8.3%
Mundoona 96.0% houses
Mundoona — Houses: 96.0% Mundoona — Flats / Apartments: 4.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Kaarimba Mundoona
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 12.3%
Kaarimba — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Mundoona — Certificate III & IV: 12.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 9.4%
Kaarimba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Mundoona — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 2.2%
Kaarimba — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Mundoona — Bachelor Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 2.9%
Kaarimba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Mundoona — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.0%).

Zoning mix

Kaarimba Mundoona
Rural and farming 95% 98%
Parks and recreation 4% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Kaarimba Mundoona
New dwellings approved 332
across Moira
same for both
Approvals change year on year -70%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Kaarimba Mundoona
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 1% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC

Liveability

Kaarimba Mundoona
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Kaarimba carries more crime risk (85 vs 15).

Kaarimba Mundoona
Bushfire Low
39/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime High
85/100
 Low
15/100
Flood High
97/100
 High
94/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Kaarimba Mundoona
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Kaarimba Mundoona
Parks & reserves 2 0

Mobility

Kaarimba Mundoona
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 217.8 km 216.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 153 min 155 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3635
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 3635
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Kaarimba Mundoona
Car (driver) 50.9% / 66.1%
Kaarimba — Car (driver): 50.9% Mundoona — Car (driver): 66.1%
Worked from Home 34.5% / 33.9%
Kaarimba — Worked from Home: 34.5% Mundoona — Worked from Home: 33.9%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / —
Kaarimba — Car (passenger): 7.3% Mundoona — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 7.3% / —
Kaarimba — Walked Only: 7.3% Mundoona — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.1%).

Setting

Kaarimba Mundoona
Elevation 104 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kaarimba Mundoona
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
 0%
59 premises

Climate

Kaarimba Mundoona
Annual rainfall 458 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Kaarimba Mundoona
Average residential rate $1,908/yr
same for both
Council Moira
same for both

Federal electorate

Kaarimba Mundoona
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kaarimba Mundoona
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kaarimba

Rural Young Families

Mundoona

Rural

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