Mooroopna vs Kialla

Kialla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Mooroopna. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mooroopna, about half of households are people living alone. In Kialla, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kialla: a median of $710,000, against $478,000 in Mooroopna, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mooroopna tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Kialla suits 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

Kialla

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 89/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 48%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 80%)
  • But Mooroopna has more childcare (7 vs 4)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Mooroopna

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($315,000 vs $597,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($477,500 vs $710,000)
  • has cheaper land ($230,000 vs $302,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mooroopna

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $380/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Kialla

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (125 min vs 135 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (185 km vs 191.6 km)
  • But Mooroopna is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mooroopna

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 4%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 17%)
  • But Kialla carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 89/100)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Mooroopna returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.0% vs 4.1%)
  • Kialla is growing faster (27.1% vs 4.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mooroopna Kialla
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.

Mooroopna Kialla
Walkability 40 / 0
Mooroopna — Walkability: 40/100 Kialla — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 11 / 44
Mooroopna — Safety: 11/100 Kialla — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 80 / 84
Mooroopna — Low fire risk: 80/100 Kialla — Low fire risk: 84/100
Low flood risk 13 / 4
Mooroopna — Low flood risk: 13/100 Kialla — Low flood risk: 4/100

Demographics

Kialla has higher household incomes ($103,896 vs $58,292); Kialla rents higher ($380/wk vs $250/wk).

Mooroopna Kialla
Population 8,312 8,667
+4% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.7% +27.1%
Median age 43 38
Median household income $58,292/yr $103,896/yr
+78% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $380/wk
+52% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mooroopna Kialla
0-4 5.2% / 6.8%
Mooroopna — 0-4: 5.2% Kialla — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 11.6% / 15.8%
Mooroopna — 5-14: 11.6% Kialla — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 5.6% / 6.6%
Mooroopna — 15-19: 5.6% Kialla — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 6.1% / 4.8%
Mooroopna — 20-24: 6.1% Kialla — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 12.8% / 11.5%
Mooroopna — 25-34: 12.8% Kialla — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 10.7% / 13.6%
Mooroopna — 35-44: 10.7% Kialla — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 12.4% / 12.8%
Mooroopna — 45-54: 12.4% Kialla — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 12.7% / 11.4%
Mooroopna — 55-64: 12.7% Kialla — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 12.5% / 9.2%
Mooroopna — 65-74: 12.5% Kialla — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 7.5% / 5.4%
Mooroopna — 75-84: 7.5% Kialla — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 2.9% / 2.1%
Mooroopna — 85+: 2.9% Kialla — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mooroopna 27.4% couple families
Mooroopna — Couple Families: 27.4% Mooroopna — Lone Person: 46.1% Mooroopna — One Parent Families: 20.8% Mooroopna — Group Household: 4.2% Mooroopna — Other Families: 1.6%
Kialla 60.1% couple families
Kialla — Couple Families: 60.1% Kialla — Lone Person: 24.0% Kialla — One Parent Families: 12.8% Kialla — Group Household: 2.2% Kialla — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mooroopna 32.1% renting
Mooroopna — Owned Outright: 36.3% Mooroopna — Mortgage: 31.6% Mooroopna — Renting: 32.1%
Kialla 12.4% renting
Kialla — Owned Outright: 38.1% Kialla — Mortgage: 49.5% Kialla — Renting: 12.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mooroopna Kialla
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 14.5%
Mooroopna — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Kialla — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 10.4%
Mooroopna — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Kialla — Bachelor Degree: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 8.2%
Mooroopna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Kialla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 2.4%
Mooroopna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Kialla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 2.3%
Mooroopna — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Kialla — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

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.

Mooroopna Kialla
India 1.1% / 4.0%
Mooroopna — India: 1.1% Kialla — India: 4.0%
England 1.8% / 1.4%
Mooroopna — England: 1.8% Kialla — England: 1.4%
Italy 0.8% / 1.1%
Mooroopna — Italy: 0.8% Kialla — Italy: 1.1%
New Zealand 0.8% / 1.0%
Mooroopna — New Zealand: 0.8% Kialla — New Zealand: 1.0%
Philippines 0.9% / 0.5%
Mooroopna — Philippines: 0.9% Kialla — Philippines: 0.5%
Iraq — / 1.4%
Mooroopna — Iraq: not among its largest Kialla — Iraq: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mooroopna 80.5% houses
Mooroopna — Houses: 80.5% Mooroopna — Townhouses: 13.2% Mooroopna — Flats / Apartments: 6.4%
Kialla 95.5% houses
Kialla — Houses: 95.5% Kialla — Townhouses: 0.6% Kialla — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mooroopna Kialla
Median house price $477,500 $710,000
Median unit price $315,000 $597,500
Median land price $230,000 $302,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 47 days
from 79 sales
 62 days
from 78 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Mooroopna Kialla
3 bed $465K / $638K
Mooroopna — 3 bed: $465K (106 sales) Kialla — 3 bed: $638K (38 sales)

106 vs 38 sales

4 bed $602K / $745K
Mooroopna — 4 bed: $602K (54 sales) Kialla — 4 bed: $745K (81 sales)

54 vs 81 sales

Zoning mix

Kialla has more rural and farming land (59% vs 29%).

Mooroopna Kialla
Rural and farming 29% 59%
Infrastructure and transport 52% 19%
Residential 11% 19%
Other and special use 6% 1%
Industrial 1% 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

Mooroopna Kialla
New dwellings approved 649
across Greater Shepparton
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
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.

Mooroopna Kialla
Houses 5.0%
$530/wk on $548K
 4.1%
$620/wk on $793K
Units 5.1%
$340/wk on $345K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Mooroopna Kialla
House price Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
Income Higher than 16% of VIC —
Schools Higher than 20% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 66% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 68% of VIC —

Liveability

Mooroopna is more walkable (40 vs 0); Kialla scores higher overall (30 vs 16).

Mooroopna Kialla
Grade D
same for both
Score 16/100 30/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Mooroopna carries more crime risk (89 vs 56).

Mooroopna Kialla
Bushfire Low
20/100
 Low
16/100
Crime High
89/100
 Moderate
56/100
Flood High
87/100
 High
96/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Mooroopna Kialla
Inside the suburb 3 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 2
same for both

Schools in Mooroopna

  • Mooroopna Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Mooroopna Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Mary's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Kialla

  • Kialla Central Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Anne's College Catholic · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mooroopna Kialla
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 5 2
Parks & reserves 8 6
Childcare 7 4
GPs 2 1
Pharmacies 3 1
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 3 4
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 3 6

Mobility

Mooroopna sits further from the CBD (191.6 km vs 185 km).

Mooroopna Kialla
Walkability score 40/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 191.6 km
+3% vs other
 185 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 135 min 125 min
Public transport score 53/100
Rail
 54/100
Peak arrivals per hour 12.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 22.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3629
 0.4%
postcode 3631
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3629
 70
postcode 3631

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.

Mooroopna Kialla
Car (driver) 82.0% / 81.4%
Mooroopna — Car (driver): 82.0% Kialla — Car (driver): 81.4%
Worked from Home 7.5% / 11.0%
Mooroopna — Worked from Home: 7.5% Kialla — Worked from Home: 11.0%
Car (passenger) 7.7% / 5.9%
Mooroopna — Car (passenger): 7.7% Kialla — Car (passenger): 5.9%
Walked Only 1.7% / 1.1%
Mooroopna — Walked Only: 1.7% Kialla — Walked Only: 1.1%
Bicycle 0.7% / 0.4%
Mooroopna — Bicycle: 0.7% Kialla — Bicycle: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.0%).

Setting

Mooroopna Kialla
Elevation 111 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 116 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mooroopna Kialla
Connectivity score 98/100 78/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 97%
4,272 premises
 60%
4,226 premises

Climate

Mooroopna Kialla
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 Kialla
Average residential rate $2,449/yr
same for both
Council Greater Shepparton
same for both

Federal electorate

Mooroopna Kialla
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mooroopna Kialla
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mooroopna

Affordable Regional Centre

Kialla

Acreage Family

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