Mitchellstown vs Puckapunyal

Puckapunyal is the younger of the two, with a median age of 24 against 40 in Mitchellstown. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mitchellstown, the large majority of households own their home and most households are people living alone. In Puckapunyal, the large majority of households rent and the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Mitchellstown tends to suit people living alone, while Puckapunyal suits renters, young adults, 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

Puckapunyal

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 71/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (91% vs 36%)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

They split

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

  • Mitchellstown has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $265/wk)
  • Puckapunyal has a bigger rental market to choose from (98% vs 20%)

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

  • Mitchellstown has a shorter drive in (112 min vs 119 min)
  • Puckapunyal sits closer to the CBD (129.6 km vs 154 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Puckapunyal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 71/100)

Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Mitchellstown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.6% vs 2.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mitchellstown Puckapunyal
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.

Mitchellstown Puckapunyal
Walkability 0 / 0
Mitchellstown — Walkability: 0/100 Puckapunyal — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 29 / 78
Mitchellstown — Safety: 29/100 Puckapunyal — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 76 / 52
Mitchellstown — Low fire risk: 76/100 Puckapunyal — Low fire risk: 52/100
Low flood risk 34 / 87
Mitchellstown — Low flood risk: 34/100 Puckapunyal — Low flood risk: 87/100

Demographics

Puckapunyal has more residents (1,108 vs 71); Puckapunyal rents higher ($265/wk vs $120/wk).

Mitchellstown Puckapunyal
Population 71 1,108
+1461% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.6% +2.8%
Median age 40 24
Median household income $97,448/yr $130,520/yr
+34% vs other
Median weekly rent $120/wk $265/wk
+121% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mitchellstown Puckapunyal
0-4 — / 9.9%
Mitchellstown — 0-4: not among its largest Puckapunyal — 0-4: 9.9%
5-14 12.7% / 14.5%
Mitchellstown — 5-14: 12.7% Puckapunyal — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 8.5% / 10.5%
Mitchellstown — 15-19: 8.5% Puckapunyal — 15-19: 10.5%
20-24 5.6% / 15.3%
Mitchellstown — 20-24: 5.6% Puckapunyal — 20-24: 15.3%
25-34 12.7% / 24.1%
Mitchellstown — 25-34: 12.7% Puckapunyal — 25-34: 24.1%
35-44 16.9% / 16.9%
Mitchellstown — 35-44: 16.9% Puckapunyal — 35-44: 16.9%
45-54 22.5% / 6.8%
Mitchellstown — 45-54: 22.5% Puckapunyal — 45-54: 6.8%
55-64 19.7% / 1.4%
Mitchellstown — 55-64: 19.7% Puckapunyal — 55-64: 1.4%
65-74 4.2% / —
Mitchellstown — 65-74: 4.2% Puckapunyal — 65-74: not among its largest
75-84 — / —
Mitchellstown — 75-84: not among its largest Puckapunyal — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Mitchellstown — 85+: not among its largest Puckapunyal — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mitchellstown 35.7% couple families
Mitchellstown — Couple Families: 35.7% Mitchellstown — Lone Person: 64.3% Mitchellstown — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Puckapunyal 87.5% couple families
Puckapunyal — Couple Families: 87.5% Puckapunyal — Lone Person: 9.4% Puckapunyal — One Parent Families: 3.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mitchellstown 20.0% renting
Mitchellstown — Owned Outright: 80.0% Mitchellstown — Mortgage: 0.0% Mitchellstown — Renting: 20.0%
Puckapunyal 97.9% renting
Puckapunyal — Owned Outright: 0.0% Puckapunyal — Mortgage: 2.1% Puckapunyal — Renting: 97.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Mitchellstown Puckapunyal
England 5.6% / 2.5%
Mitchellstown — England: 5.6% Puckapunyal — England: 2.5%
Malaysia — / 1.6%
Mitchellstown — Malaysia: not among its largest Puckapunyal — Malaysia: 1.6%
Germany — / 1.0%
Mitchellstown — Germany: not among its largest Puckapunyal — Germany: 1.0%
New Zealand — / 0.8%
Mitchellstown — New Zealand: not among its largest Puckapunyal — New Zealand: 0.8%
South Africa — / 0.8%
Mitchellstown — South Africa: not among its largest Puckapunyal — South Africa: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

Qualifications

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

Mitchellstown Puckapunyal
Certificate III & IV 11.3% / 15.3%
Mitchellstown — Certificate III & IV: 11.3% Puckapunyal — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 7.6%
Mitchellstown — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Puckapunyal — Bachelor Degree: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 6.9%
Mitchellstown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Puckapunyal — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.9%
Mitchellstown — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Puckapunyal — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Mitchellstown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Puckapunyal — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mitchellstown 100.0% houses
Mitchellstown — Houses: 100.0% Mitchellstown — Townhouses: 0.0%
Puckapunyal 98.7% houses
Puckapunyal — Houses: 98.7% Puckapunyal — Townhouses: 2.6%
Houses Townhouses

Zoning mix

Mitchellstown has more rural and farming land (94% vs 0%).

Mitchellstown Puckapunyal
Other and special use 0% 100%
Rural and farming 94% 0%
Parks and recreation 3% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 0%
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

Mitchellstown Puckapunyal
New dwellings approved 75
across Strathbogie
 1,074
across Mitchell
Approvals change year on year +167% +70%

Ranking within VIC

Mitchellstown Puckapunyal
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 16% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC

Liveability

Mitchellstown Puckapunyal
Grade — B
Score — 61/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Mitchellstown carries more flood risk (66 vs 13); Mitchellstown carries more crime risk (71 vs 22).

Mitchellstown Puckapunyal
Bushfire Low
24/100
 Moderate
48/100
Crime High
71/100
 Low
22/100
Flood Moderate
66/100
 Low
13/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Mitchellstown Puckapunyal
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mitchellstown

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

Schools in Puckapunyal

  • Puckapunyal Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mitchellstown Puckapunyal
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Waterways 4 7

Mobility

Mitchellstown sits further from the CBD (154 km vs 129.6 km).

Mitchellstown Puckapunyal
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 154 km
+16% vs other
 129.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 112 min 119 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3608
 0.8%
postcode 3662
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 3608
 3
postcode 3662

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.

Mitchellstown Puckapunyal
Car (driver) 59.3% / 57.1%
Mitchellstown — Car (driver): 59.3% Puckapunyal — Car (driver): 57.1%
Walked Only 25.9% / 26.5%
Mitchellstown — Walked Only: 25.9% Puckapunyal — Walked Only: 26.5%
Worked from Home 14.8% / 10.4%
Mitchellstown — Worked from Home: 14.8% Puckapunyal — Worked from Home: 10.4%
Bicycle — / 3.4%
Mitchellstown — Bicycle: not among its largest Puckapunyal — Bicycle: 3.4%
Car (passenger) — / 2.6%
Mitchellstown — Car (passenger): not among its largest Puckapunyal — Car (passenger): 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.3%).

Setting

Mitchellstown Puckapunyal
Elevation 162 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 199 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mitchellstown Puckapunyal
Connectivity score 19/100 88/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 69%
393 premises

Climate

Mitchellstown Puckapunyal
Annual rainfall 528 mm 540 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.9°C —
Winter min (Jul) 3.6°C —

Council rates

Mitchellstown Puckapunyal
Average residential rate $2,476/yr $1,947/yr
Council Strathbogie Mitchell

Federal electorate

Mitchellstown Puckapunyal
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mitchellstown Puckapunyal
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mitchellstown

Rural

Puckapunyal

Family Rural Students Young Families

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