Monegeetta vs Romsey

Romsey is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 41 in Monegeetta. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.

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

Romsey

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
  • But Monegeetta is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 72%)

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

Monegeetta

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($190/wk vs $380/wk)

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

  • Monegeetta sits closer to the CBD (59.4 km vs 63.6 km)
  • Romsey is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Romsey

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 62/100)

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

Investors

Romsey

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.1% vs -5.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Monegeetta Romsey
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.

Monegeetta Romsey
Walkability 0 / 13
Monegeetta — Walkability: 0/100 Romsey — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 38 / 60
Monegeetta — Safety: 38/100 Romsey — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 100 / 59
Monegeetta — Low fire risk: 100/100 Romsey — Low fire risk: 59/100
Low flood risk 100 / 85
Monegeetta — Low flood risk: 100/100 Romsey — Low flood risk: 85/100

Demographics

Romsey has more residents (5,797 vs 207); Romsey rents higher ($380/wk vs $190/wk).

Monegeetta Romsey
Population 207 5,797
+2700% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.0% +22.1%
Median age 41 38
Median household income $115,544/yr
+7% vs other
 $107,536/yr
Median weekly rent $190/wk $380/wk
+100% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Monegeetta Romsey
0-4 5.8% / 7.3%
Monegeetta — 0-4: 5.8% Romsey — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 13.0% / 13.3%
Monegeetta — 5-14: 13.0% Romsey — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 7.2% / 6.5%
Monegeetta — 15-19: 7.2% Romsey — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 6.3% / 4.6%
Monegeetta — 20-24: 6.3% Romsey — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 6.8% / 13.8%
Monegeetta — 25-34: 6.8% Romsey — 25-34: 13.8%
35-44 14.0% / 12.8%
Monegeetta — 35-44: 14.0% Romsey — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 17.4% / 14.1%
Monegeetta — 45-54: 17.4% Romsey — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 11.1% / 12.4%
Monegeetta — 55-64: 11.1% Romsey — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 10.6% / 9.7%
Monegeetta — 65-74: 10.6% Romsey — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 6.8% / 4.6%
Monegeetta — 75-84: 6.8% Romsey — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ — / 1.0%
Monegeetta — 85+: not among its largest Romsey — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Monegeetta 59.6% couple families
Monegeetta — Couple Families: 59.6% Monegeetta — Lone Person: 17.0% Monegeetta — One Parent Families: 23.4% Monegeetta — Group Household: 0.0% Monegeetta — Other Families: 0.0%
Romsey 56.9% couple families
Romsey — Couple Families: 56.9% Romsey — Lone Person: 25.3% Romsey — One Parent Families: 14.7% Romsey — Group Household: 2.4% Romsey — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Monegeetta 6.1% renting
Monegeetta — Owned Outright: 36.4% Monegeetta — Mortgage: 57.6% Monegeetta — Renting: 6.1%
Romsey 10.9% renting
Romsey — Owned Outright: 32.6% Romsey — Mortgage: 56.5% Romsey — Renting: 10.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Monegeetta Romsey
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 19.8%
Monegeetta — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Romsey — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 9.7%
Monegeetta — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Romsey — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 8.2%
Monegeetta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Romsey — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.8% / 2.1%
Monegeetta — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8% Romsey — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 2.2%
Monegeetta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Romsey — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

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.

Monegeetta Romsey
England 1.9% / 3.4%
Monegeetta — England: 1.9% Romsey — England: 3.4%
China 1.4% / —
Monegeetta — China: 1.4% Romsey — China: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.1%
Monegeetta — New Zealand: not among its largest Romsey — New Zealand: 1.1%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Monegeetta — Scotland: not among its largest Romsey — Scotland: 0.5%
Italy — / 0.3%
Monegeetta — Italy: not among its largest Romsey — Italy: 0.3%
Germany — / 0.3%
Monegeetta — Germany: not among its largest Romsey — Germany: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Monegeetta 100.0% houses
Monegeetta — Houses: 100.0% Monegeetta — Townhouses: 0.0% Monegeetta — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Romsey 97.0% houses
Romsey — Houses: 97.0% Romsey — Townhouses: 2.1% Romsey — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Monegeetta Romsey
Median house price — $815,000
Median unit price — $530,000
Median land price — $375,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 33 days
from 63 sales

Zoning mix

Monegeetta has more rural and farming land (89% vs 74%); Romsey has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 0%).

Monegeetta Romsey
Rural and farming 89% 74%
Environmental 0% 14%
Other and special use 9% 0%
Residential 0% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 4%
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

Monegeetta Romsey
New dwellings approved 331
across Macedon Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year +80%
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.

Monegeetta Romsey
Houses — 3.7%
$680/wk on $948K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Monegeetta Romsey
House price — Higher than 56% of VIC
Income Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 72% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 49% of VIC

Liveability

Romsey is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Monegeetta Romsey
Grade — B
Score — 57/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Romsey carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0); Romsey carries more flood risk (15 vs 0).

Monegeetta Romsey
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
41/100
Crime Moderate
62/100
 Moderate
40/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
15/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Monegeetta Romsey
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Monegeetta

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

Schools in Romsey

  • Romsey Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Alice Miller School - Candlebark Campus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Monegeetta Romsey
Supermarkets 0 2
Parks & reserves 2 5
Childcare 0 6
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 7 21

Mobility

Romsey sits further from the CBD (63.6 km vs 59.4 km).

Monegeetta Romsey
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Melbourne 59.4 km 63.6 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 58 min 60 min
Public transport score 23/100 35/100
Peak arrivals per hour 2.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 8.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 20 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 3433
 0.7%
postcode 3434
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 49
postcode 3434

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.

Monegeetta Romsey
Car (driver) 52.5% / 69.8%
Monegeetta — Car (driver): 52.5% Romsey — Car (driver): 69.8%
Worked from Home 34.7% / 24.0%
Monegeetta — Worked from Home: 34.7% Romsey — Worked from Home: 24.0%
Walked Only 8.9% / 1.7%
Monegeetta — Walked Only: 8.9% Romsey — Walked Only: 1.7%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 3.4%
Monegeetta — Car (passenger): 4.0% Romsey — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Train — / 0.9%
Monegeetta — Train: not among its largest Romsey — Train: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.8%).

Setting

Monegeetta Romsey
Elevation 430 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 526 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Monegeetta Romsey
Connectivity score 30/100 72/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
90 premises
 52%
2,513 premises

Climate

Monegeetta Romsey
Annual rainfall 778 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Monegeetta Romsey
Average residential rate $2,065/yr
same for both
Council Macedon Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Monegeetta Romsey
Division Mcewen
same for both
Member Rob Mitchell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Monegeetta Romsey
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Monegeetta

Outer

Romsey

Acreage

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