Mitre vs Natimuk

Mitre is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 54 in Natimuk. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mitre, most households are couple families. In Natimuk, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Mitre tends to suit couples, while Natimuk suits people living alone.

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

Mitre

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 3)
  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 21/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 41%)
  • But Natimuk 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

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

Natimuk

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (22/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (323.9 km vs 339.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (227 min vs 238 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mitre

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 2%)
  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 21/100)
  • But Natimuk is more walkable (22/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Natimuk

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.6% vs -4.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mitre Natimuk
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.

Mitre Natimuk
Walkability 0 / 22
Mitre — Walkability: 0/100 Natimuk — Walkability: 22/100
Safety 89 / 79
Mitre — Safety: 89/100 Natimuk — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 56 / 86
Mitre — Low fire risk: 56/100 Natimuk — Low fire risk: 86/100
Low flood risk 41 / 31
Mitre — Low flood risk: 41/100 Natimuk — Low flood risk: 31/100

Demographics

Natimuk has more residents (548 vs 66); Natimuk skews older (54 vs 46).

Mitre Natimuk
Population 66 548
+730% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.3% +6.6%
Median age 46 54
Median household income $73,632/yr
+10% vs other
 $65,988/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+2% vs other
 $195/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mitre Natimuk
0-4 9.1% / 2.2%
Mitre — 0-4: 9.1% Natimuk — 0-4: 2.2%
5-14 — / 10.0%
Mitre — 5-14: not among its largest Natimuk — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 13.6% / 4.4%
Mitre — 15-19: 13.6% Natimuk — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 — / 2.6%
Mitre — 20-24: not among its largest Natimuk — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 24.2% / 8.8%
Mitre — 25-34: 24.2% Natimuk — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 4.5% / 11.1%
Mitre — 35-44: 4.5% Natimuk — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 15.2% / 13.7%
Mitre — 45-54: 15.2% Natimuk — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 19.7% / 21.5%
Mitre — 55-64: 19.7% Natimuk — 55-64: 21.5%
65-74 16.7% / 12.2%
Mitre — 65-74: 16.7% Natimuk — 65-74: 12.2%
75-84 6.1% / 7.1%
Mitre — 75-84: 6.1% Natimuk — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ — / 7.1%
Mitre — 85+: not among its largest Natimuk — 85+: 7.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mitre 63.2% couple families
Mitre — Couple Families: 63.2% Mitre — Lone Person: 36.8% Mitre — One Parent Families: 0.0% Mitre — Group Household: 0.0%
Natimuk 31.7% couple families
Natimuk — Couple Families: 31.7% Natimuk — Lone Person: 56.6% Natimuk — One Parent Families: 9.7% Natimuk — Group Household: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mitre 12.0% renting
Mitre — Owned Outright: 76.0% Mitre — Mortgage: 12.0% Mitre — Renting: 12.0%
Natimuk 17.8% renting
Natimuk — Owned Outright: 56.3% Natimuk — Mortgage: 25.8% Natimuk — Renting: 17.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mitre 85.7% houses
Mitre — Houses: 85.7% Mitre — Flats / Apartments: 14.3%
Natimuk 98.2% houses
Natimuk — Houses: 98.2% Natimuk — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Mitre Natimuk
Certificate III & IV 18.2% / 15.3%
Mitre — Certificate III & IV: 18.2% Natimuk — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 11.3%
Mitre — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Natimuk — Bachelor Degree: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 6.6%
Mitre — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Natimuk — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.5% / 4.2%
Mitre — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5% Natimuk — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.7%
Mitre — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Natimuk — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Property market

Mitre Natimuk
Median house price — $299,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 52 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Natimuk has more rural and farming land (93% vs 80%).

Mitre Natimuk
Rural and farming 80% 93%
Parks and recreation 19% 5%
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

Mitre Natimuk
New dwellings approved 94
across Horsham
same for both
Approvals change year on year +57%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Mitre Natimuk
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 26% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC

Liveability

Natimuk is more walkable (22 vs 0).

Mitre Natimuk
Grade — C
Score — 46/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Mitre carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 14); Natimuk carries more crime risk (21 vs 11).

Mitre Natimuk
Bushfire Moderate
44/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Low
11/100
 Low
21/100
Flood Moderate
59/100
 Moderate
69/100
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

Mitre Natimuk
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 Mitre

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

Schools in Natimuk

  • Natimuk Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mitre Natimuk
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 10 3
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 3 7

Mobility

Mitre sits further from the CBD (339.8 km vs 323.9 km).

Mitre Natimuk
Walkability score 0/100 22/100
Distance to Melbourne 339.8 km
+5% vs other
 323.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 238 min 227 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3409
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 3409
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.

Mitre Natimuk
Car (driver) 50.0% / 65.8%
Mitre — Car (driver): 50.0% Natimuk — Car (driver): 65.8%
Worked from Home 39.3% / 23.7%
Mitre — Worked from Home: 39.3% Natimuk — Worked from Home: 23.7%
Car (passenger) 10.7% / 2.6%
Mitre — Car (passenger): 10.7% Natimuk — Car (passenger): 2.6%
Walked Only — / 6.1%
Mitre — Walked Only: not among its largest Natimuk — Walked Only: 6.1%
Bicycle — / 1.8%
Mitre — Bicycle: not among its largest Natimuk — Bicycle: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.8%).

Setting

Mitre Natimuk
Elevation 130 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mitre Natimuk
Connectivity score 24/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
297 premises

Climate

Mitre Natimuk
Annual rainfall 383 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Mitre Natimuk
Average residential rate $2,228/yr
same for both
Council Horsham
same for both

Federal electorate

Mitre Natimuk
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mitre Natimuk
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mitre

Rural Young Families

Natimuk

Affordable Quiet Retirees Rural

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