Mooroopna North West vs Mooroopna North
Mooroopna North is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 52 in Mooroopna North West. 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, Mooroopna North West tends to suit older residents, while Mooroopna North 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
Mooroopna North
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 84%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mooroopna North West
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 23%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mooroopna North
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $230/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
- Mooroopna North West sits closer to the CBD (194 km vs 199.7 km)
- Mooroopna North is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Mooroopna North West has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 11%)
- Mooroopna North is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mooroopna North
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.1% vs -9.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mooroopna North West and Mooroopna North 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
Mooroopna North has more residents (144 vs 67); Mooroopna North West skews older (52 vs 37).
| Mooroopna North West | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 67 | 144 +115% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -9.5% | +17.1% |
| Median age | 52 | 37 |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr +13% vs other | $73,632/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $230/wk +9% vs other | $210/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).
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 (8.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (20.9%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Mooroopna North West has more rural and farming land (100% vs 83%).
| Mooroopna North West | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 83% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 11% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 5% |
| Industrial | 0% | 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
| Mooroopna North West | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 649 across Greater Shepparton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -23% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Mooroopna North West | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 55% of VIC | Higher than 39% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 57% of VIC | Higher than 76% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 29% of VIC | Higher than 17% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 69% of VIC same for both | |
Liveability
Mooroopna North is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Mooroopna North West | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Mooroopna North carries more flood risk (95 vs 77).
| Mooroopna North West | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 19/100 | Low 21/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 41/100 | Low 33/100 |
| Flood | High 77/100 | High 95/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Mooroopna North West | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Mooroopna North West
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Mooroopna North
- Mooroopna North Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Mooroopna North West | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Mooroopna North sits further from the CBD (199.7 km vs 194 km).
| Mooroopna North West | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 194 km | 199.7 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 139 min | 141 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 3616 | 0.2% postcode 3629 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 3616 | 47 postcode 3629 |
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 (67.9%).
Setting
| Mooroopna North West | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 111 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 107 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mooroopna North West | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 30 premises | 0% 57 premises |
Climate
| Mooroopna North West | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 453 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Mooroopna North West | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,449/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Shepparton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mooroopna North West | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls same for both | |
| Member | Sam Birrell same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mooroopna North West | Mooroopna North | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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