Minjah vs Minhamite
In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Minhamite 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
Minhamite
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 57%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Minhamite
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 18%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Minhamite
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 12%)
- has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Minjah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (194 min vs 200 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (262.9 km vs 268.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Minjah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.1% vs -6.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Minjah and Minhamite 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
Minhamite has more residents (106 vs 65); Minjah rents higher ($200/wk vs $125/wk).
| Minjah | Minhamite | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 65 | 106 +63% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.1% | -6.2% |
| Median age | 32 | 34 |
| Median household income | $87,724/yr | $96,564/yr +10% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +38% vs other | $125/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).
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 (10.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (15.4%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Minjah | Minhamite | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 99% |
| 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
| Minjah | Minhamite | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 64 across Moyne same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -15% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Minjah | Minhamite | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 58% of VIC | Higher than 67% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 27% of VIC | Higher than 48% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of VIC | Higher than 36% of VIC |
Liveability
| Minjah | Minhamite | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Minhamite carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 0).
| Minjah | Minhamite | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| Crime | Low 32/100 | Low 35/100 |
| 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
| Minjah | Minhamite | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Minjah | Minhamite | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 10 |
Mobility
Minhamite sits further from the CBD (268.7 km vs 262.9 km).
| Minjah | Minhamite | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 262.9 km | 268.7 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 194 min | 200 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3276 | 0.0% postcode 3287 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 39 postcode 3276 | 32 postcode 3287 |
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 (65.0%).
Setting
| Minjah | Minhamite | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 130 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 177 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 34.4 km | 40.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Minjah | Minhamite | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 30 premises | 0% 47 premises |
Climate
| Minjah | Minhamite | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 594 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Minjah | Minhamite | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,613/yr same for both | |
| Council | Moyne same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Minjah | Minhamite | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Minjah | Minhamite | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.