Mepunga East vs Naringal East
In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Mepunga East tends to suit families with children and 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
Naringal East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 38/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mepunga East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 20%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Naringal East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $180/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Naringal East
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (236.8 km vs 246.7 km)
- has a shorter drive in (174 min vs 181 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Naringal East
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 38/100)
- But Mepunga East has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 16%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mepunga East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (9.0% vs 3.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mepunga East and Naringal East 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
Mepunga East rents higher ($180/wk vs $125/wk); Naringal East has more residents (96 vs 73).
| Mepunga East | Naringal East | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 73 | 96 +32% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.0% | +3.2% |
| Median age | 39 same for both | |
| Median household income | $138,632/yr +22% vs other | $108,316/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $180/wk +31% vs other | $125/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).
Zoning mix
| Mepunga East | Naringal East | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% same for both | |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% same for both | |
| 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
| Mepunga East | Naringal East | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 64 across Moyne same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -15% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Mepunga East | Naringal East | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 96% of VIC | Higher than 80% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 13% of VIC | Higher than 69% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 7% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 29% of VIC | Higher than 23% of VIC |
Liveability
Naringal East is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Mepunga East | Naringal East | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mepunga East carries more crime risk (38 vs 11).
| Mepunga East | Naringal East | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 87/100 | High 83/100 |
| Crime | Low 38/100 | Low 11/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Mepunga East | Naringal East | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Mepunga East | Naringal East | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
Mepunga East sits further from the CBD (246.7 km vs 236.8 km).
| Mepunga East | Naringal East | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 246.7 km +4% vs other | 236.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 181 min | 174 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3277 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 34 postcode 3277 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 (76.1%).
Setting
| Mepunga East | Naringal East | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 42 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 67 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 5.7 km | 13.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mepunga East | Naringal East | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 24/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 31 premises | 0% 30 premises |
Climate
| Mepunga East | Naringal East | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 717 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Mepunga East | Naringal East | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,613/yr same for both | |
| Council | Moyne same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mepunga East | Naringal East | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mepunga East | Naringal East | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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