Kilmore East vs Moranding
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Moranding 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
Moranding
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 54/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (89% vs 76%)
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
Moranding
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 14%)
- has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $248/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Kilmore East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a shorter drive in (67 min vs 79 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Moranding
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 54/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kilmore East and Moranding drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Kilmore East has more residents (450 vs 193); Moranding has higher household incomes ($132,548 vs $94,224).
| Kilmore East | Moranding | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 450 +57% vs other | 193 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.9% | +4.3% |
| Median age | 47 | 45 |
| Median household income | $94,224/yr | $132,548/yr +41% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $248/wk +15% vs other | $210/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Kilmore East | Moranding | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $905,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Moranding has more rural and farming land (98% vs 78%).
| Kilmore East | Moranding | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 78% | 98% |
| Other and special use | 19% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 3% | 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
| Kilmore East | Moranding | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,074 across Mitchell same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +70% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Kilmore East | Moranding | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | — | Higher than 95% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 58% of VIC | Higher than 7% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 34% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 74% of VIC | Higher than 33% of VIC |
Liveability
| Kilmore East | Moranding | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Kilmore East carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 0); Kilmore East carries more flood risk (13 vs 0).
| Kilmore East | Moranding | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 81/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 54/100 | Low 17/100 |
| Flood | Low 13/100 | None 0/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Kilmore East | Moranding | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Kilmore East | Moranding | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 2 |
| Waterways | 2 | 1 |
Mobility
| Kilmore East | Moranding | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 83.3 km | 82.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 67 min | 79 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3764 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 46 postcode 3764 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.5%).
Setting
| Kilmore East | Moranding | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 364 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 332 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Kilmore East | Moranding | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 51/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 27% 146 premises | 0% 66 premises |
Climate
| Kilmore East | Moranding | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 540 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Kilmore East | Moranding | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,947/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mitchell same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kilmore East | Moranding | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls same for both | |
| Member | Sam Birrell same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kilmore East | Moranding | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.