Moorabool vs Sutherlands Creek
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Moorabool, about half of households are couple families. In Sutherlands Creek, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Sutherlands Creek tends to suit families with children and couples.
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
Sutherlands Creek
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 89/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 73%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Sutherlands Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Sutherlands Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 22%)
- has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $350/wk)
- But Moorabool has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 10%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Moorabool
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (77.2 km vs 82.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Sutherlands Creek
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 89/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 13%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Sutherlands Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (19.4% vs 4.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Moorabool and Sutherlands Creek 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
Sutherlands Creek has higher household incomes ($169,000 vs $82,316); Moorabool rents higher ($350/wk vs $175/wk).
| Moorabool | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 94 | 129 +37% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.4% | +19.4% |
| Median age | 40 | 41 |
| Median household income | $82,316/yr | $169,000/yr +105% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +50% vs other | $175/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Moorabool | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 90% | 99% |
| Residential | 6% | 0% |
| Other and special use | 2% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 1% |
| 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
| Moorabool | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3,468 across Greater Geelong | 186 across Golden Plains |
| Approvals change year on year | +56% | +10% |
Ranking within VIC
| Moorabool | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 50% of VIC | Higher than 99% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 54% of VIC | Higher than 30% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 71% of VIC | Higher than 63% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 68% of VIC | Higher than 42% of VIC |
Liveability
| Moorabool | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Sutherlands Creek carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 23); Moorabool carries more crime risk (89 vs 60).
| Moorabool | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 23/100 | High 76/100 |
| Crime | High 89/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 57/100 | Moderate 62/100 |
| 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
| Moorabool | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Moorabool
- Kardinia International College - Kardinia Grove Campus Independent · Combined
Schools in Sutherlands Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Moorabool | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 8 | 6 |
Mobility
Sutherlands Creek sits further from the CBD (82.2 km vs 77.2 km).
| Moorabool | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 77.2 km | 82.2 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 61 min | 65 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.8% postcode 3213 | 0.7% postcode 3331 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 3213 | 59 postcode 3331 |
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 (79.1%).
Setting
| Moorabool | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 86 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 118 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 10.2 km | 16.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Moorabool | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 40 premises | 0% 45 premises |
Climate
| Moorabool | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 454 mm | 502 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.1°C | 25.8°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.5°C | 5.3°C |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Moorabool | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 20.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Moorabool | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,802/yr | $2,052/yr |
| Council | Greater Geelong | Golden Plains |
Federal electorate
| Moorabool | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Corio same for both | |
| Member | Richard Marles same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Moorabool | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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