Katunga vs Muckatah

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Katunga, about half of households are couple families. In Muckatah, most households are couple families. On these figures, Muckatah tends to suit couples.

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

Muckatah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 70%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Katunga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $280/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Katunga

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (24/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (166 min vs 174 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (238.2 km vs 249.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Katunga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (24/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Katunga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.9% vs -20.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Katunga Muckatah
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.

Katunga Muckatah
Walkability 24 / 0
Katunga — Walkability: 24/100 Muckatah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 43 / 35
Katunga — Safety: 43/100 Muckatah — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 100 / 85
Katunga — Low fire risk: 100/100 Muckatah — Low fire risk: 85/100
Low flood risk 55 / 13
Katunga — Low flood risk: 55/100 Muckatah — Low flood risk: 13/100

Demographics

Katunga has more residents (1,025 vs 170); Muckatah has higher household incomes ($93,132 vs $78,260).

Katunga Muckatah
Population 1,025
+83% vs other
 170
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.9% -20.2%
Median age 38 36
Median household income $78,260/yr $93,132/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $240/wk $280/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Katunga Muckatah
0-4 5.3% / 7.1%
Katunga — 0-4: 5.3% Muckatah — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 14.1% / 14.1%
Katunga — 5-14: 14.1% Muckatah — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 6.9% / 4.7%
Katunga — 15-19: 6.9% Muckatah — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 6.2% / 8.8%
Katunga — 20-24: 6.2% Muckatah — 20-24: 8.8%
25-34 13.0% / 8.2%
Katunga — 25-34: 13.0% Muckatah — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 13.7% / 15.9%
Katunga — 35-44: 13.7% Muckatah — 35-44: 15.9%
45-54 13.0% / 13.5%
Katunga — 45-54: 13.0% Muckatah — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 12.7% / 14.7%
Katunga — 55-64: 12.7% Muckatah — 55-64: 14.7%
65-74 10.8% / 9.4%
Katunga — 65-74: 10.8% Muckatah — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 3.6% / 1.8%
Katunga — 75-84: 3.6% Muckatah — 75-84: 1.8%
85+ 1.2% / —
Katunga — 85+: 1.2% Muckatah — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Katunga 51.8% couple families
Katunga — Couple Families: 51.8% Katunga — Lone Person: 23.2% Katunga — One Parent Families: 18.3% Katunga — Group Household: 6.7%
Muckatah 72.7% couple families
Muckatah — Couple Families: 72.7% Muckatah — Lone Person: 18.2% Muckatah — One Parent Families: 9.1% Muckatah — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Katunga 18.3% renting
Katunga — Owned Outright: 41.2% Katunga — Mortgage: 40.5% Katunga — Renting: 18.3%
Muckatah 10.9% renting
Muckatah — Owned Outright: 39.1% Muckatah — Mortgage: 50.0% Muckatah — Renting: 10.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Katunga Muckatah
England 1.2% / 3.5%
Katunga — England: 1.2% Muckatah — England: 3.5%
New Zealand 2.0% / 2.4%
Katunga — New Zealand: 2.0% Muckatah — New Zealand: 2.4%
Philippines 2.6% / —
Katunga — Philippines: 2.6% Muckatah — Philippines: not among its largest
Taiwan 2.5% / —
Katunga — Taiwan: 2.5% Muckatah — Taiwan: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.9% / —
Katunga — Netherlands: 0.9% Muckatah — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

Qualifications

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

Katunga Muckatah
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 18.2%
Katunga — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Muckatah — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 8.2%
Katunga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Muckatah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 5.9%
Katunga — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Muckatah — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / —
Katunga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Muckatah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 0.3% / —
Katunga — Postgraduate Degree: 0.3% Muckatah — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Katunga 100.9% houses
Katunga — Houses: 100.9% Katunga — Townhouses: 0.9%
Muckatah 100.0% houses
Muckatah — Houses: 100.0% Muckatah — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Katunga Muckatah
Median house price $507,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $420,000 —

Zoning mix

Katunga Muckatah
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
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

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

Ranking within VIC

Katunga Muckatah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 8% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 5% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC

Liveability

Katunga is more walkable (24 vs 0).

Katunga Muckatah
Grade C —
Score 45/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Muckatah carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0); Muckatah carries more flood risk (87 vs 45).

Katunga Muckatah
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
15/100
Crime Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
65/100
Flood Moderate
45/100
 High
87/100
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

Katunga Muckatah
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Katunga

  • Katunga Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Muckatah

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Katunga Muckatah
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 8 2

Mobility

Muckatah sits further from the CBD (249.6 km vs 238.2 km).

Katunga Muckatah
Walkability score 24/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 238.2 km 249.6 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 166 min 174 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3640
 0.1%
postcode 3644
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 82
postcode 3640
 56
postcode 3644

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.

Katunga Muckatah
Car (driver) 67.5% / 84.5%
Katunga — Car (driver): 67.5% Muckatah — Car (driver): 84.5%
Worked from Home 15.7% / 9.9%
Katunga — Worked from Home: 15.7% Muckatah — Worked from Home: 9.9%
Car (passenger) 7.1% / 5.6%
Katunga — Car (passenger): 7.1% Muckatah — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only 9.7% / —
Katunga — Walked Only: 9.7% Muckatah — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.5%).

Setting

Katunga Muckatah
Elevation 113 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 114 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Katunga Muckatah
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
434 premises
 0%
80 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Katunga Muckatah
Average residential rate $1,908/yr
same for both
Council Moira
same for both

Federal electorate

Katunga Muckatah
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Katunga Muckatah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Katunga

Affordable River Rural

Muckatah

Rural

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