Kancoona vs Mudgegonga

Mudgegonga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 56 against 61 in Kancoona. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kancoona, most households are couple families. In Mudgegonga, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Kancoona tends to suit couples and older residents, while Mudgegonga suits people living alone.

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

Kancoona

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 47/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 49%)

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

First-home buyers

Kancoona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kancoona

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $350/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 22%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Mudgegonga

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (215 min vs 233 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (311.1 km vs 331.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kancoona

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 47/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 29%)

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

Investors

Mudgegonga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.0% vs -11.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kancoona Mudgegonga
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.

Kancoona Mudgegonga
Walkability 0 / 0
Kancoona — Walkability: 0/100 Mudgegonga — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 53
Kancoona — Safety: 80/100 Mudgegonga — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 5 / 5
Kancoona — Low fire risk: 5/100 Mudgegonga — Low fire risk: 5/100
Low flood risk 89 / 79
Kancoona — Low flood risk: 89/100 Mudgegonga — Low flood risk: 79/100

Demographics

Mudgegonga has more residents (184 vs 74); Mudgegonga rents higher ($350/wk vs $200/wk).

Kancoona Mudgegonga
Population 74 184
+149% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -11.9% +7.0%
Median age 61 56
Median household income $68,224/yr $82,316/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $350/wk
+75% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kancoona Mudgegonga
0-4 — / 4.9%
Kancoona — 0-4: not among its largest Mudgegonga — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 8.1% / 7.1%
Kancoona — 5-14: 8.1% Mudgegonga — 5-14: 7.1%
15-19 4.1% / —
Kancoona — 15-19: 4.1% Mudgegonga — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / 1.6%
Kancoona — 20-24: not among its largest Mudgegonga — 20-24: 1.6%
25-34 — / 8.7%
Kancoona — 25-34: not among its largest Mudgegonga — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 5.4% / 8.2%
Kancoona — 35-44: 5.4% Mudgegonga — 35-44: 8.2%
45-54 13.5% / 14.1%
Kancoona — 45-54: 13.5% Mudgegonga — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 21.6% / 28.8%
Kancoona — 55-64: 21.6% Mudgegonga — 55-64: 28.8%
65-74 37.8% / 20.7%
Kancoona — 65-74: 37.8% Mudgegonga — 65-74: 20.7%
75-84 — / 6.5%
Kancoona — 75-84: not among its largest Mudgegonga — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ — / 1.6%
Kancoona — 85+: not among its largest Mudgegonga — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (37.8%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Kancoona Mudgegonga
Canada 4.1% / —
Kancoona — Canada: 4.1% Mudgegonga — Canada: not among its largest
England — / 3.3%
Kancoona — England: not among its largest Mudgegonga — England: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kancoona 58.8% couple families
Kancoona — Couple Families: 58.8% Kancoona — Lone Person: 41.2%
Mudgegonga 48.8% couple families
Mudgegonga — Couple Families: 48.8% Mudgegonga — Lone Person: 51.2%
Couple Families Lone Person

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kancoona 100.0% houses
Kancoona — Houses: 100.0%
Mudgegonga 100.0% houses
Mudgegonga — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Kancoona Mudgegonga
Certificate III & IV 21.6% / 17.9%
Kancoona — Certificate III & IV: 21.6% Mudgegonga — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / 15.2%
Kancoona — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Mudgegonga — Bachelor Degree: 15.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 7.1%
Kancoona — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Mudgegonga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.1% / 5.4%
Kancoona — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1% Mudgegonga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / 1.6%
Kancoona — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Mudgegonga — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kancoona 0.0% renting
Kancoona — Owned Outright: 82.1% Kancoona — Mortgage: 17.9% Kancoona — Renting: 0.0%
Mudgegonga 9.1% renting
Mudgegonga — Owned Outright: 57.1% Mudgegonga — Mortgage: 33.8% Mudgegonga — Renting: 9.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Mudgegonga has more rural and farming land (68% vs 25%).

Kancoona Mudgegonga
Parks and recreation 75% 32%
Rural and farming 25% 68%
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

Kancoona Mudgegonga
New dwellings approved 32
across Alpine
same for both
Approvals change year on year -42%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Kancoona Mudgegonga
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 9% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 24% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 1% of VIC

Liveability

Kancoona Mudgegonga
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mudgegonga carries more crime risk (47 vs 20); Mudgegonga carries more flood risk (21 vs 11).

Kancoona Mudgegonga
Bushfire High
95/100
same for both
Crime Low
20/100
 Moderate
47/100
Flood Low
11/100
 Low
21/100
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

Kancoona Mudgegonga
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

Kancoona Mudgegonga
Waterways 3 11

Mobility

Kancoona sits further from the CBD (331.9 km vs 311.1 km).

Kancoona Mudgegonga
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 331.9 km
+6% vs other
 311.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 233 min 215 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3691
 0.3%
postcode 3737
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 3691
 50
postcode 3737

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.

Kancoona Mudgegonga
Worked from Home 54.8% / 48.0%
Kancoona — Worked from Home: 54.8% Mudgegonga — Worked from Home: 48.0%
Car (driver) 45.2% / 49.0%
Kancoona — Car (driver): 45.2% Mudgegonga — Car (driver): 49.0%
Car (passenger) — / 3.1%
Kancoona — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mudgegonga — Car (passenger): 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.8%).

Setting

Kancoona Mudgegonga
Elevation 474 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 329 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kancoona Mudgegonga
Connectivity score 16/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
34 premises
 0%
86 premises

Climate

Kancoona Mudgegonga
Annual rainfall 895 mm 984 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Kancoona Mudgegonga
Average residential rate $1,945/yr
same for both
Council Alpine
same for both

Federal electorate

Kancoona Mudgegonga
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kancoona Mudgegonga
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kancoona

Retirees Rural

Mudgegonga

Retirees Rural

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