Moorngag vs Samaria
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Moorngag, most households are couple families. In Samaria, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Moorngag tends to suit couples, while Samaria suits people living alone and older residents.
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
Moorngag
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 66/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 54%)
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
Moorngag
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 14%)
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $163/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Moorngag
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (230.9 km vs 236.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Moorngag carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 66/100)
- Samaria has more residents already 65 and over (40% vs 25%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Samaria
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (0.0% vs -21.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Moorngag and Samaria 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
Samaria rents higher ($163/wk vs $100/wk); Moorngag has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $58,500).
| Moorngag | Samaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 75 +24% vs other | 57 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -21.9% | +0.0% |
| Median age | 55 | 54 |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr +31% vs other | $58,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $100/wk | $163/wk +63% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).
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 (17.5%).
Zoning mix
Moorngag has more rural and farming land (96% vs 68%).
| Moorngag | Samaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 68% |
| Parks and recreation | 2% | 31% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 0% |
| 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
| Moorngag | Samaria | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 235 across Benalla same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +65% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Moorngag | Samaria | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 53% of VIC | Higher than 17% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 15% of VIC | Higher than 10% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 50% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 14% of VIC | Higher than 2% of VIC |
Liveability
| Moorngag | Samaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Samaria carries more crime risk (66 vs 36).
| Moorngag | Samaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 98/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 36/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| 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
| Moorngag | Samaria | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Moorngag | Samaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
Samaria sits further from the CBD (236.1 km vs 230.9 km).
| Moorngag | Samaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 230.9 km | 236.1 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 154 min | 158 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 3673 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 66 postcode 3673 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.5%).
Setting
| Moorngag | Samaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 229 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 334 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Moorngag | Samaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 17/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 22 premises | 0% 20 premises |
Climate
| Moorngag | Samaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 865 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.2°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Moorngag | Samaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,119/yr same for both | |
| Council | Benalla same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Moorngag | Samaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Moorngag | Samaria | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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