Moranding vs Willowmavin

Moranding is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 53 in Willowmavin. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Moranding, the large majority of households are couple families. In Willowmavin, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Moranding tends to suit families with children and couples, while Willowmavin 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

Moranding

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (89% vs 58%)

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

Moranding

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Willowmavin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Willowmavin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.6% vs 4.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Moranding Willowmavin
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.

Moranding Willowmavin
Walkability 0 / 0
Moranding — Walkability: 0/100 Willowmavin — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 79
Moranding — Safety: 83/100 Willowmavin — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 100 / 25
Moranding — Low fire risk: 100/100 Willowmavin — Low fire risk: 25/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Moranding — Low flood risk: 100/100 Willowmavin — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Willowmavin rents higher ($300/wk vs $210/wk); Moranding has higher household incomes ($132,548 vs $106,860).

Moranding Willowmavin
Population 193 241
+25% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.3% +11.6%
Median age 45 53
Median household income $132,548/yr
+19% vs other
 $106,860/yr
Median weekly rent $210/wk $300/wk
+43% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Moranding Willowmavin
0-4 3.6% / 1.2%
Moranding — 0-4: 3.6% Willowmavin — 0-4: 1.2%
5-14 14.5% / 5.0%
Moranding — 5-14: 14.5% Willowmavin — 5-14: 5.0%
15-19 9.8% / 5.0%
Moranding — 15-19: 9.8% Willowmavin — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 7.8% / 4.1%
Moranding — 20-24: 7.8% Willowmavin — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 9.3% / 4.1%
Moranding — 25-34: 9.3% Willowmavin — 25-34: 4.1%
35-44 10.4% / 9.1%
Moranding — 35-44: 10.4% Willowmavin — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 12.4% / 21.6%
Moranding — 45-54: 12.4% Willowmavin — 45-54: 21.6%
55-64 21.2% / 23.2%
Moranding — 55-64: 21.2% Willowmavin — 55-64: 23.2%
65-74 9.8% / 14.5%
Moranding — 65-74: 9.8% Willowmavin — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 2.6% / 5.0%
Moranding — 75-84: 2.6% Willowmavin — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 3.1% / 4.6%
Moranding — 85+: 3.1% Willowmavin — 85+: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Moranding 78.6% couple families
Moranding — Couple Families: 78.6% Moranding — Lone Person: 10.7% Moranding — One Parent Families: 10.7% Moranding — Other Families: 0.0%
Willowmavin 46.8% couple families
Willowmavin — Couple Families: 46.8% Willowmavin — Lone Person: 35.5% Willowmavin — One Parent Families: 11.3% Willowmavin — Other Families: 6.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Moranding 7.4% renting
Moranding — Owned Outright: 40.7% Moranding — Mortgage: 51.9% Moranding — Renting: 7.4%
Willowmavin 7.7% renting
Willowmavin — Owned Outright: 46.2% Willowmavin — Mortgage: 46.2% Willowmavin — Renting: 7.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Moranding Willowmavin
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 21.6%
Moranding — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Willowmavin — Certificate III & IV: 21.6%
Bachelor Degree 12.4% / 9.5%
Moranding — Bachelor Degree: 12.4% Willowmavin — Bachelor Degree: 9.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 10.0%
Moranding — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Willowmavin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / 2.5%
Moranding — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Willowmavin — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.1% / 1.2%
Moranding — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1% Willowmavin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

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.

Moranding Willowmavin
England 1.6% / 1.7%
Moranding — England: 1.6% Willowmavin — England: 1.7%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.7%
Moranding — New Zealand: 1.6% Willowmavin — New Zealand: 1.7%
India 2.6% / —
Moranding — India: 2.6% Willowmavin — India: not among its largest
Italy 2.6% / —
Moranding — Italy: 2.6% Willowmavin — Italy: not among its largest
France 2.1% / —
Moranding — France: 2.1% Willowmavin — France: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 1.7%
Moranding — Netherlands: not among its largest Willowmavin — Netherlands: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Moranding 100.0% houses
Moranding — Houses: 100.0%
Willowmavin 100.0% houses
Willowmavin — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Moranding Willowmavin
Rural and farming 98% 93%
Parks and recreation 0% 4%
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

Moranding Willowmavin
New dwellings approved 1,074
across Mitchell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +70%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Moranding Willowmavin
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 95% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 34% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC

Liveability

Moranding Willowmavin
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Willowmavin carries more bushfire risk (75 vs 0).

Moranding Willowmavin
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
75/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Low
21/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Moranding Willowmavin
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 Moranding

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

Schools in Willowmavin

  • Willowmavin Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Moranding Willowmavin
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 1 7

Mobility

Moranding Willowmavin
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 82.6 km 84.2 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 79 min 80 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3764
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 3764
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.

Moranding Willowmavin
Car (driver) 64.5% / 67.6%
Moranding — Car (driver): 64.5% Willowmavin — Car (driver): 67.6%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 32.4%
Moranding — Worked from Home: 25.0% Willowmavin — Worked from Home: 32.4%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / —
Moranding — Car (passenger): 5.3% Willowmavin — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 5.3% / —
Moranding — Walked Only: 5.3% Willowmavin — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.6%).

Setting

Moranding Willowmavin
Elevation 332 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 380 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Moranding Willowmavin
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
66 premises
 0%
117 premises

Climate

Moranding Willowmavin
Annual rainfall 540 mm 778 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Moranding Willowmavin
Average residential rate $1,947/yr
same for both
Council Mitchell
same for both

Federal electorate

Moranding Willowmavin
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Moranding Willowmavin
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Moranding

Rural

Willowmavin

Rural

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