Mollongghip vs Dean
Dean is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 45 in Mollongghip. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Mollongghip tends to suit couples, while Dean suits 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
Mollongghip
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 81/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mollongghip
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 23%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mollongghip
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Mollongghip
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (107.7 km vs 114 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mollongghip
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 81/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mollongghip
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (18.0% vs 10.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mollongghip and Dean 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
Mollongghip has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $75,348); Dean has more residents (132 vs 105).
| Mollongghip | Dean | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 105 | 132 +26% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +18.0% | +10.0% |
| Median age | 45 | 38 |
| Median household income | $117,000/yr +36% vs other | $75,348/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk +7% vs other | $260/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
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 (12.4%).
Zoning mix
Dean has more rural and farming land (95% vs 73%).
| Mollongghip | Dean | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 73% | 95% |
| Parks and recreation | 16% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 12% | 5% |
| 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
| Mollongghip | Dean | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 338 across Moorabool | 104 across Hepburn |
| Approvals change year on year | +4% | -6% |
Ranking within VIC
| Mollongghip | Dean | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 90% of VIC | Higher than 42% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 56% of VIC | Higher than 2% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 39% of VIC | Higher than 57% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 37% of VIC | Higher than 38% of VIC |
Liveability
| Mollongghip | Dean | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Dean carries more crime risk (81 vs 40); Dean carries more bushfire risk (75 vs 58).
| Mollongghip | Dean | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 58/100 | High 75/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 40/100 | High 81/100 |
| 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
| Mollongghip | Dean | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Mollongghip | Dean | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Dean sits further from the CBD (114 km vs 107.7 km).
| Mollongghip | Dean | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 107.7 km | 114 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 80 min | 83 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3352 | 0.6% postcode 3363 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 51 postcode 3352 | 51 postcode 3363 |
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 (74.1%).
Setting
| Mollongghip | Dean | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 656 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 587 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mollongghip | Dean | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 47 premises | 0% 56 premises |
Climate
| Mollongghip | Dean | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 714 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Mollongghip | Dean | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,979/yr | $1,748/yr |
| Council | Moorabool | Hepburn |
Federal electorate
| Mollongghip | Dean | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Ballarat same for both | |
| Member | Catherine King same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mollongghip | Dean | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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