Meadow Creek vs Moyhu

Meadow Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Moyhu. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Meadow Creek, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Meadow Creek tends to suit people living alone and families with children.

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

Meadow Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 30/100)

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

Meadow Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (3% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($40/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Moyhu

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (260.2 km vs 273.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Meadow Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 30/100)

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

Investors

Meadow Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (33.3% vs -1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Meadow Creek Moyhu
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.

Meadow Creek Moyhu
Walkability 0 / 0
Meadow Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Moyhu — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 84 / 70
Meadow Creek — Safety: 84/100 Moyhu — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 23 / 26
Meadow Creek — Low fire risk: 23/100 Moyhu — Low fire risk: 26/100
Low flood risk 41 / 21
Meadow Creek — Low flood risk: 41/100 Moyhu — Low flood risk: 21/100

Demographics

Moyhu rents higher ($200/wk vs $40/wk); Moyhu has more residents (437 vs 112).

Meadow Creek Moyhu
Population 112 437
+290% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +33.3% -1.8%
Median age 43 48
Median household income $74,724/yr
+5% vs other
 $70,668/yr
Median weekly rent $40/wk $200/wk
+400% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Meadow Creek Moyhu
0-4 4.5% / 4.6%
Meadow Creek — 0-4: 4.5% Moyhu — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 23.2% / 12.1%
Meadow Creek — 5-14: 23.2% Moyhu — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 7.1% / 6.4%
Meadow Creek — 15-19: 7.1% Moyhu — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 — / 4.6%
Meadow Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Moyhu — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 4.5% / 7.6%
Meadow Creek — 25-34: 4.5% Moyhu — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 12.5% / 9.8%
Meadow Creek — 35-44: 12.5% Moyhu — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 13.4% / 15.1%
Meadow Creek — 45-54: 13.4% Moyhu — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 13.4% / 16.0%
Meadow Creek — 55-64: 13.4% Moyhu — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 16.1% / 14.6%
Meadow Creek — 65-74: 16.1% Moyhu — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 5.4% / 7.6%
Meadow Creek — 75-84: 5.4% Moyhu — 75-84: 7.6%
85+ — / 2.1%
Meadow Creek — 85+: not among its largest Moyhu — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

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.

Meadow Creek Moyhu
England 2.7% / 1.8%
Meadow Creek — England: 2.7% Moyhu — England: 1.8%
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Meadow Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Moyhu — New Zealand: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Meadow Creek 50.0% lone person
Meadow Creek — Lone Person: 50.0% Meadow Creek — Couple Families: 38.5% Meadow Creek — One Parent Families: 11.5% Meadow Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Meadow Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Moyhu 38.6% lone person
Moyhu — Lone Person: 38.6% Moyhu — Couple Families: 40.6% Moyhu — One Parent Families: 12.9% Moyhu — Group Household: 4.0% Moyhu — Other Families: 4.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Meadow Creek 100.0% houses
Meadow Creek — Houses: 100.0% Meadow Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Moyhu 98.2% houses
Moyhu — Houses: 98.2% Moyhu — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Meadow Creek Moyhu
Certificate III & IV 12.5% / 20.4%
Meadow Creek — Certificate III & IV: 12.5% Moyhu — Certificate III & IV: 20.4%
Bachelor Degree 13.4% / 8.2%
Meadow Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.4% Moyhu — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 7.8%
Meadow Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Moyhu — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / —
Meadow Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Moyhu — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Meadow Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Moyhu — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Meadow Creek 8.3% renting
Meadow Creek — Owned Outright: 61.1% Meadow Creek — Mortgage: 30.6% Meadow Creek — Renting: 8.3%
Moyhu 16.4% renting
Moyhu — Owned Outright: 39.6% Moyhu — Mortgage: 44.0% Moyhu — Renting: 16.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Meadow Creek Moyhu
Median house price — $473,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Moyhu has more rural and farming land (93% vs 72%).

Meadow Creek Moyhu
Rural and farming 72% 93%
Parks and recreation 28% 6%
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

Meadow Creek Moyhu
New dwellings approved 238
across Wangaratta
same for both
Approvals change year on year +329%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Meadow Creek Moyhu
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 43% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Moyhu carries more crime risk (30 vs 16); Moyhu carries more flood risk (79 vs 59).

Meadow Creek Moyhu
Bushfire High
77/100
 High
74/100
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
30/100
Flood Moderate
59/100
 High
79/100
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

Meadow Creek Moyhu
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Meadow Creek

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

Schools in Moyhu

  • Moyhu Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Meadow Creek Moyhu
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 9 7

Mobility

Meadow Creek sits further from the CBD (273.2 km vs 260.2 km).

Meadow Creek Moyhu
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 273.2 km
+5% vs other
 260.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 180 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3678
 0.0%
postcode 3732
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 3678
 74
postcode 3732

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.

Meadow Creek Moyhu
Car (driver) 75.7% / 62.9%
Meadow Creek — Car (driver): 75.7% Moyhu — Car (driver): 62.9%
Worked from Home 24.3% / 24.7%
Meadow Creek — Worked from Home: 24.3% Moyhu — Worked from Home: 24.7%
Walked Only — / 7.7%
Meadow Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Moyhu — Walked Only: 7.7%
Car (passenger) — / 4.6%
Meadow Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Moyhu — Car (passenger): 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.7%).

Setting

Meadow Creek Moyhu
Elevation 237 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 183 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Meadow Creek Moyhu
Connectivity score 25/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
32 premises
 0%
203 premises

Climate

Meadow Creek Moyhu
Annual rainfall 964 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Meadow Creek Moyhu
Average residential rate $1,962/yr
same for both
Council Wangaratta
same for both

Federal electorate

Meadow Creek Moyhu
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Meadow Creek Moyhu
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Meadow Creek

Family Rural

Moyhu

River Rural

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