Limestone vs Molesworth

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Limestone, most households are couple families. In Molesworth, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Limestone tends to suit couples, while Molesworth 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

Limestone

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 90/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 50%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)

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

First-home buyers

Limestone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Limestone

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $351/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Limestone sits closer to the CBD (115 km vs 125.5 km)
  • Molesworth is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Limestone carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 90/100)
  • Molesworth is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Limestone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (47.6% vs 26.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Limestone Molesworth
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.

Limestone Molesworth
Walkability 0 / 10
Limestone — Walkability: 0/100 Molesworth — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 65 / 10
Limestone — Safety: 65/100 Molesworth — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 4 / 3
Limestone — Low fire risk: 4/100 Molesworth — Low fire risk: 3/100
Low flood risk 100 / 26
Limestone — Low flood risk: 100/100 Molesworth — Low flood risk: 26/100

Demographics

Molesworth rents higher ($351/wk vs $150/wk); Limestone has higher household incomes ($87,724 vs $64,948).

Limestone Molesworth
Population 121
+25% vs other
 91
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +47.6% +26.4%
Median age 59 61
Median household income $87,724/yr
+26% vs other
 $64,948/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk $351/wk
+134% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Limestone Molesworth
0-4 2.5% / —
Limestone — 0-4: 2.5% Molesworth — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 13.2% / 7.7%
Limestone — 5-14: 13.2% Molesworth — 5-14: 7.7%
15-19 4.1% / 6.6%
Limestone — 15-19: 4.1% Molesworth — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 3.3% / —
Limestone — 20-24: 3.3% Molesworth — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 4.1% / 6.6%
Limestone — 25-34: 4.1% Molesworth — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 4.1% / 9.9%
Limestone — 35-44: 4.1% Molesworth — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 11.6% / 15.4%
Limestone — 45-54: 11.6% Molesworth — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 17.4% / 22.0%
Limestone — 55-64: 17.4% Molesworth — 55-64: 22.0%
65-74 26.4% / 24.2%
Limestone — 65-74: 26.4% Molesworth — 65-74: 24.2%
75-84 11.6% / 14.3%
Limestone — 75-84: 11.6% Molesworth — 75-84: 14.3%
85+ 4.1% / 7.7%
Limestone — 85+: 4.1% Molesworth — 85+: 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

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.

Limestone Molesworth
England 5.0% / 6.6%
Limestone — England: 5.0% Molesworth — England: 6.6%
New Zealand 2.5% / 4.4%
Limestone — New Zealand: 2.5% Molesworth — New Zealand: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Limestone 38.5% lone person
Limestone — Lone Person: 38.5% Limestone — Couple Families: 61.5% Limestone — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Molesworth 50.0% lone person
Molesworth — Lone Person: 50.0% Molesworth — Couple Families: 16.7% Molesworth — One Parent Families: 33.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Limestone 100.0% houses
Limestone — Houses: 100.0% Limestone — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Molesworth 89.2% houses
Molesworth — Houses: 89.2% Molesworth — Flats / Apartments: 10.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Limestone Molesworth
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.4% / 11.0%
Limestone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.4% Molesworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.0%
Certificate III & IV 13.2% / 9.9%
Limestone — Certificate III & IV: 13.2% Molesworth — Certificate III & IV: 9.9%
Bachelor Degree 9.9% / 11.0%
Limestone — Bachelor Degree: 9.9% Molesworth — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 7.7%
Limestone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Molesworth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / —
Limestone — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Molesworth — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.2%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Limestone 11.4% renting
Limestone — Owned Outright: 71.4% Limestone — Mortgage: 17.1% Limestone — Renting: 11.4%
Molesworth 11.1% renting
Molesworth — Owned Outright: 77.8% Molesworth — Mortgage: 11.1% Molesworth — Renting: 11.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Molesworth has more rural and farming land (95% vs 36%).

Limestone Molesworth
Rural and farming 36% 95%
Parks and recreation 64% 4%
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

Limestone Molesworth
New dwellings approved 82
across Murrindindi
same for both
Approvals change year on year +83%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Limestone Molesworth
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 5% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 27% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC

Liveability

Molesworth is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Limestone Molesworth
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Molesworth carries more flood risk (74 vs 0); Molesworth carries more crime risk (90 vs 35).

Limestone Molesworth
Bushfire High
96/100
 High
97/100
Crime Low
35/100
 High
90/100
Flood None
0/100
 High
74/100
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

Limestone Molesworth
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

Limestone Molesworth
Parks & reserves 4
same for both
Waterways 12 17

Mobility

Molesworth sits further from the CBD (125.5 km vs 115 km).

Limestone Molesworth
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 115 km 125.5 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 114 min 115 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3717
 0.0%
postcode 3718
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3717
 —

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.

Limestone Molesworth
Car (driver) 55.6% / 50.0%
Limestone — Car (driver): 55.6% Molesworth — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 36.1% / 41.7%
Limestone — Worked from Home: 36.1% Molesworth — Worked from Home: 41.7%
Walked Only 8.3% / 8.3%
Limestone — Walked Only: 8.3% Molesworth — Walked Only: 8.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.6%).

Setting

Limestone Molesworth
Elevation 410 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 174 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Limestone Molesworth
Annual rainfall 648 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Limestone Molesworth
Average residential rate $1,973/yr
same for both
Council Murrindindi
same for both

Federal electorate

Limestone Molesworth
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Limestone Molesworth
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Limestone

Retirees Rural

Molesworth

Retirees River Rural

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