Mentone vs Mordialloc

In both, most households own their home. Mentone is closer to the city centre: 22.5 km, against 25.9 km.

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

Mentone

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (17 vs 6)
  • But Mordialloc has more parks and reserves (14 vs 9)

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

First-home buyers

Mentone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($578,750 vs $641,250)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Mentone

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 72/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (33 min vs 38 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (22.5 km vs 25.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mentone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 72/100)

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

Investors

Mordialloc

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.8% vs 1.8%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mentone Mordialloc
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.

Mentone Mordialloc
Walkability 94 / 72
Mentone — Walkability: 94/100 Mordialloc — Walkability: 72/100
Safety 30 / 35
Mentone — Safety: 30/100 Mordialloc — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mentone — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mordialloc — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 60 / 20
Mentone — Low flood risk: 60/100 Mordialloc — Low flood risk: 20/100

Demographics

Mentone has more residents (13,197 vs 8,886); Mentone skews older (42 vs 40).

Mentone Mordialloc
Population 13,197
+33% vs other
 8,886
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.8% +8.8%
Median age 42 40
Median household income $98,228/yr $105,924/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $392/wk $400/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mentone Mordialloc
0-4 4.5% / 5.3%
Mentone — 0-4: 4.5% Mordialloc — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 11.2% / 13.1%
Mentone — 5-14: 11.2% Mordialloc — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 5.2% / 6.1%
Mentone — 15-19: 5.2% Mordialloc — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 4.7% / 4.8%
Mentone — 20-24: 4.7% Mordialloc — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 12.9% / 11.9%
Mentone — 25-34: 12.9% Mordialloc — 25-34: 11.9%
35-44 14.4% / 15.2%
Mentone — 35-44: 14.4% Mordialloc — 35-44: 15.2%
45-54 15.2% / 16.1%
Mentone — 45-54: 15.2% Mordialloc — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 12.1% / 12.0%
Mentone — 55-64: 12.1% Mordialloc — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 9.8% / 8.0%
Mentone — 65-74: 9.8% Mordialloc — 65-74: 8.0%
75-84 6.7% / 4.7%
Mentone — 75-84: 6.7% Mordialloc — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 3.1% / 2.8%
Mentone — 85+: 3.1% Mordialloc — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mentone 44.6% lone person
Mentone — Lone Person: 44.6% Mentone — Couple Families: 37.2% Mentone — One Parent Families: 14.1% Mentone — Group Household: 2.9% Mentone — Other Families: 1.2%
Mordialloc 39.4% lone person
Mordialloc — Lone Person: 39.4% Mordialloc — Couple Families: 43.2% Mordialloc — One Parent Families: 13.5% Mordialloc — Group Household: 2.9% Mordialloc — Other Families: 1.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mentone 32.9% renting
Mentone — Owned Outright: 32.4% Mentone — Mortgage: 34.7% Mentone — Renting: 32.9%
Mordialloc 30.2% renting
Mordialloc — Owned Outright: 28.3% Mordialloc — Mortgage: 41.5% Mordialloc — Renting: 30.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mentone Mordialloc
Bachelor Degree 19.9% / 18.7%
Mentone — Bachelor Degree: 19.9% Mordialloc — Bachelor Degree: 18.7%
Certificate III & IV 10.4% / 11.0%
Mentone — Certificate III & IV: 10.4% Mordialloc — Certificate III & IV: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 9.6%
Mentone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Mordialloc — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 6.9% / 5.8%
Mentone — Postgraduate Degree: 6.9% Mordialloc — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 3.0%
Mentone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Mordialloc — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

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.

Mentone Mordialloc
England 4.7% / 5.9%
Mentone — England: 4.7% Mordialloc — England: 5.9%
China 2.7% / 2.1%
Mentone — China: 2.7% Mordialloc — China: 2.1%
New Zealand 1.8% / 1.9%
Mentone — New Zealand: 1.8% Mordialloc — New Zealand: 1.9%
India 1.9% / 1.4%
Mentone — India: 1.9% Mordialloc — India: 1.4%
Greece 1.7% / 1.0%
Mentone — Greece: 1.7% Mordialloc — Greece: 1.0%
Scotland 0.8% / 1.2%
Mentone — Scotland: 0.8% Mordialloc — Scotland: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mentone 44.0% houses
Mentone — Houses: 44.0% Mentone — Townhouses: 37.2% Mentone — Flats / Apartments: 18.8%
Mordialloc 39.8% houses
Mordialloc — Houses: 39.8% Mordialloc — Townhouses: 45.6% Mordialloc — Flats / Apartments: 14.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mentone Mordialloc
Median house price $1,407,500 $1,400,000
Median unit price $578,750 $641,250
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 84 sales
 22 days
from 45 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Mentone Mordialloc
1 bed $410K / $457K
Mentone — 1 bed: $410K (69 sales) Mordialloc — 1 bed: $457K (23 sales)

69 vs 23 sales

2 bed $643K / $646K
Mentone — 2 bed: $643K (147 sales) Mordialloc — 2 bed: $646K (108 sales)

147 vs 108 sales

3 bed $914K / $965K
Mentone — 3 bed: $914K (10 sales) Mordialloc — 3 bed: $965K (15 sales)

10 vs 15 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Mentone Mordialloc
2 bed $920K / $890K
Mentone — 2 bed: $920K (6 sales) Mordialloc — 2 bed: $890K (11 sales)

6 vs 11 sales

3 bed $1.24M / $1.37M
Mentone — 3 bed: $1.24M (51 sales) Mordialloc — 3 bed: $1.37M (45 sales)

51 vs 45 sales

4 bed $1.58M / $1.52M
Mentone — 4 bed: $1.58M (62 sales) Mordialloc — 4 bed: $1.52M (24 sales)

62 vs 24 sales

5 bed $2.01M / $1.92M
Mentone — 5 bed: $2.01M (16 sales) Mordialloc — 5 bed: $1.92M (7 sales)

16 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Mordialloc has more industrially zoned land (19% vs 5%).

Mentone Mordialloc
Residential 70% 45%
Industrial 5% 19%
Other and special use 0% 13%
Parks and recreation 6% 11%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 10%
Commercial 10% 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

Mentone Mordialloc
New dwellings approved 465
across Kingston (Vic.)
same for both
Approvals change year on year -36%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Mentone Mordialloc
Houses 3.4%
$900/wk on $1.39M
 3.2%
$820/wk on $1.33M
Units 5.0%
$580/wk on $605K
 5.1%
$614/wk on $621K

Ranking within VIC

Mentone Mordialloc
House price Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
Income Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
Schools Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 6% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 23% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC

Liveability

Mentone scores higher overall (79 vs 52); Mentone is more walkable (94 vs 72).

Mentone Mordialloc
Grade A B
Score 79/100 52/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mordialloc carries more flood risk (80 vs 40).

Mentone Mordialloc
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
70/100
 Moderate
65/100
Flood Moderate
40/100
 High
80/100
Coastal erosion Moderate
61/100
 Low
16/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 19
within 5 km
 14
within 5 km

Schools

Mentone Mordialloc
Inside the suburb 8 3
Rated above peers 3 0
Rated at peers 4 3
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Monash Clayton, 8.9 km
 1
Monash Clayton, 9.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.3%
same for both

Schools in Mentone

  • Kilbreda College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Mentone Girls Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Mentone Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Mentone Girls' Grammar School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Mentone Grammar School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Mentone Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Mordialloc

  • Mordialloc Beach Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Parkdale Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • St Brigid's School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mentone Mordialloc
Supermarkets 4 2
Cafes & restaurants 33 22
Parks & reserves 9 14
Childcare 17 6
GPs 3
same for both
Pharmacies 3 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 3 1
Fuel stations 4 1
EV chargers 1
same for both

Mobility

Mordialloc sits further from the CBD (25.9 km vs 22.5 km).

Mentone Mordialloc
Walkability score 94/100 72/100
Distance to Melbourne 22.5 km 25.9 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 33 min 38 min
Public transport score 93/100
Rail · Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 277.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 143.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 3194
 1.7%
postcode 3195
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 18
postcode 3194
 31
postcode 3195

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.

Mentone Mordialloc
Car (driver) 49.5% / 51.9%
Mentone — Car (driver): 49.5% Mordialloc — Car (driver): 51.9%
Worked from Home 40.2% / 38.1%
Mentone — Worked from Home: 40.2% Mordialloc — Worked from Home: 38.1%
Train 3.8% / 3.7%
Mentone — Train: 3.8% Mordialloc — Train: 3.7%
Car (passenger) 2.6% / 3.2%
Mentone — Car (passenger): 2.6% Mordialloc — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Walked Only 2.5% / 1.8%
Mentone — Walked Only: 2.5% Mordialloc — Walked Only: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (51.9%).

Setting

Mentone Mordialloc
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.2 km
1.2 km to a named beach
 1.5 km
1.5 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Mentone Mordialloc
Connectivity score 75/100 88/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
7,109 premises
 44%
5,024 premises

Climate

Mentone Mordialloc
Annual rainfall 644 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mentone Mordialloc
PM2.5 7.6 µg/m³ 6.3 µg/m³
PM10 — 20.8 µg/m³
NO₂ — 0.98 pphm

Council rates

Mentone Mordialloc
Average residential rate $1,940/yr
same for both
Council Kingston (Vic.)
same for both

Federal electorate

Mentone Mordialloc
Division Isaacs
same for both
Member Mark Dreyfus
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mentone Mordialloc
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mentone

Beach Coastal Easy Commute Outer Parks Townhouses Transport Hub Village Feel

Mordialloc

Coastal Easy Commute Outer Parks Townhouses Transport Hub

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