Moe South vs Moe

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Moe South, most households are couple families. In Moe, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Moe South tends to suit couples, while Moe 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Moe South carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 95/100)
  • Moe has more parks and reserves (26 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Moe South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Moe

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 5%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $344/wk)
  • But Moe South leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Moe

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (85/100 vs 7/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (99 min vs 110 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (134.3 km vs 141.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Moe

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (85/100 vs 7/100)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 4%)
  • But Moe South carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 95/100)

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

Investors

Moe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.8% vs -2.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Moe South Moe
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.

Moe South Moe
Walkability 7 / 85
Moe South — Walkability: 7/100 Moe — Walkability: 85/100
Safety 72 / 5
Moe South — Safety: 72/100 Moe — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 1 / 1
Moe South — Low fire risk: 1/100 Moe — Low fire risk: 1/100
Low flood risk 65 / 15
Moe South — Low flood risk: 65/100 Moe — Low flood risk: 15/100

Demographics

Moe has more residents (9,375 vs 529); Moe South has higher household incomes ($106,860 vs $46,904).

Moe South Moe
Population 529 9,375
+1672% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.2% +6.8%
Median age 47 46
Median household income $106,860/yr
+56% vs other
 $46,904/yr
Median weekly rent $344/wk
+42% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Moe South Moe
0-4 3.6% / 4.7%
Moe South — 0-4: 3.6% Moe — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 13.0% / 11.0%
Moe South — 5-14: 13.0% Moe — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 10.0% / 4.7%
Moe South — 15-19: 10.0% Moe — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 4.0% / 5.1%
Moe South — 20-24: 4.0% Moe — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 6.4% / 12.3%
Moe South — 25-34: 6.4% Moe — 25-34: 12.3%
35-44 9.1% / 10.3%
Moe South — 35-44: 9.1% Moe — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 15.9% / 11.8%
Moe South — 45-54: 15.9% Moe — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 18.7% / 14.2%
Moe South — 55-64: 18.7% Moe — 55-64: 14.2%
65-74 12.5% / 14.9%
Moe South — 65-74: 12.5% Moe — 65-74: 14.9%
75-84 6.2% / 8.0%
Moe South — 75-84: 6.2% Moe — 75-84: 8.0%
85+ 0.6% / 2.8%
Moe South — 85+: 0.6% Moe — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Moe South 31.8% lone person
Moe South — Lone Person: 31.8% Moe South — Couple Families: 58.9% Moe South — One Parent Families: 9.3% Moe South — Group Household: 0.0% Moe South — Other Families: 0.0%
Moe 54.9% lone person
Moe — Lone Person: 54.9% Moe — Couple Families: 21.1% Moe — One Parent Families: 18.6% Moe — Group Household: 4.0% Moe — Other Families: 1.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Moe South 5.1% renting
Moe South — Owned Outright: 51.4% Moe South — Mortgage: 43.5% Moe South — Renting: 5.1%
Moe 35.6% renting
Moe — Owned Outright: 37.7% Moe — Mortgage: 26.8% Moe — Renting: 35.6%
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.

Moe South Moe
England 2.3% / 3.1%
Moe South — England: 2.3% Moe — England: 3.1%
Netherlands 1.3% / 1.0%
Moe South — Netherlands: 1.3% Moe — Netherlands: 1.0%
Germany 0.9% / 0.9%
Moe South — Germany: 0.9% Moe — Germany: 0.9%
Philippines — / 1.2%
Moe South — Philippines: not among its largest Moe — Philippines: 1.2%
New Zealand — / 1.1%
Moe South — New Zealand: not among its largest Moe — New Zealand: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

Qualifications

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

Moe South Moe
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 18.7%
Moe South — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Moe — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 6.0%
Moe South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Moe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 4.8%
Moe South — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Moe — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 1.0%
Moe South — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Moe — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 1.0%
Moe South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Moe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Moe South 96.1% houses
Moe South — Houses: 96.1% Moe South — Townhouses: 0.0% Moe South — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
Moe 79.9% houses
Moe — Houses: 79.9% Moe — Townhouses: 13.4% Moe — Flats / Apartments: 6.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Moe South Moe
Median house price — $464,500
Median unit price — $271,000
Median land price $805,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) — 30 days
from 87 sales

Zoning mix

Moe South has more rural and farming land (97% vs 42%).

Moe South Moe
Rural and farming 97% 42%
Residential 0% 32%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 9%
Parks and recreation 1% 9%
Industrial 0% 6%
Commercial 0% 2%
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

Moe South Moe
New dwellings approved 529
across Latrobe (Vic.)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +66%
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.

Moe South Moe
Houses — 4.9%
$470/wk on $500K
Units — 5.3%
$335/wk on $330K

Ranking within VIC

Moe South Moe
House price — Higher than 8% of VIC
Income Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 8% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 18% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 57% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 22% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 97% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 75% of VIC

Liveability

Moe is more walkable (85 vs 7); Moe South scores higher overall (34 vs 19).

Moe South Moe
Grade C D
Score 34/100 19/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Moe carries more crime risk (95 vs 28); Moe carries more flood risk (85 vs 35).

Moe South Moe
Bushfire High
99/100
same for both
Crime Low
28/100
 High
95/100
Flood Low
35/100
 High
85/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Moe South Moe
Inside the suburb 0 5
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Moe South

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

Schools in Moe

  • Moe (Albert Street) Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Kieran's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Moe (South Street) Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Moe Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Baringa School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Moe South Moe
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 9
Parks & reserves 0 26
Childcare 1 8
GPs 0 5
Pharmacies 0 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 0 6
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Moe South sits further from the CBD (141.3 km vs 134.3 km).

Moe South Moe
Walkability score 7/100 85/100
Distance to Melbourne 141.3 km
+5% vs other
 134.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 110 min 99 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3825
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 3825
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.

Moe South Moe
Car (driver) 82.1% / 77.4%
Moe South — Car (driver): 82.1% Moe — Car (driver): 77.4%
Worked from Home 10.7% / 10.8%
Moe South — Worked from Home: 10.7% Moe — Worked from Home: 10.8%
Car (passenger) 7.1% / 6.7%
Moe South — Car (passenger): 7.1% Moe — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Walked Only — / 2.8%
Moe South — Walked Only: not among its largest Moe — Walked Only: 2.8%
Train — / 1.2%
Moe South — Train: not among its largest Moe — Train: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.1%).

Setting

Moe South Moe
Elevation 328 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Moe South Moe
Connectivity score 30/100 71/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
201 premises
 48%
5,788 premises

Climate

Moe South Moe
Annual rainfall 700 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Moe South Moe
PM2.5 7.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.56 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Moe South Moe
Average residential rate $1,746/yr
same for both
Council Latrobe (Vic.)
same for both

Federal electorate

Moe South Moe
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Moe South Moe
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Moe South

Acreage

Moe

Affordable Parks Regional Centre Retirees Transport Hub

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