Mordialloc vs Parkdale

Mordialloc is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Parkdale. In both, most households own their home. In Parkdale, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Parkdale: a median of $1.62 million, against $1.4 million in Mordialloc.

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

Parkdale

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 65/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (55% vs 40%)
  • But Mordialloc has more parks and reserves (14 vs 5)

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

First-home buyers

Mordialloc

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,400,000 vs $1,625,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Parkdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (87/100 vs 72/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Mordialloc has more GPs (3 vs 1)
  • Parkdale carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 65/100)

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

Investors

Mordialloc

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.1% vs 4.2%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mordialloc Parkdale
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.

Mordialloc Parkdale
Walkability 72 / 87
Mordialloc — Walkability: 72/100 Parkdale — Walkability: 87/100
Safety 35 / 62
Mordialloc — Safety: 35/100 Parkdale — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mordialloc — Low fire risk: 100/100 Parkdale — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 20 / 56
Mordialloc — Low flood risk: 20/100 Parkdale — Low flood risk: 56/100

Demographics

Parkdale has more residents (12,308 vs 8,886); Parkdale skews older (43 vs 40).

Mordialloc Parkdale
Population 8,886 12,308
+39% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.8% +4.8%
Median age 40 43
Median household income $105,924/yr $110,760/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $410/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mordialloc Parkdale
0-4 5.3% / 4.8%
Mordialloc — 0-4: 5.3% Parkdale — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 13.1% / 13.0%
Mordialloc — 5-14: 13.1% Parkdale — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 6.1% / 6.8%
Mordialloc — 15-19: 6.1% Parkdale — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 4.8% / 5.3%
Mordialloc — 20-24: 4.8% Parkdale — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 11.9% / 9.7%
Mordialloc — 25-34: 11.9% Parkdale — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 15.2% / 12.8%
Mordialloc — 35-44: 15.2% Parkdale — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 16.1% / 16.4%
Mordialloc — 45-54: 16.1% Parkdale — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 12.0% / 13.0%
Mordialloc — 55-64: 12.0% Parkdale — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 8.0% / 10.1%
Mordialloc — 65-74: 8.0% Parkdale — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 4.7% / 5.4%
Mordialloc — 75-84: 4.7% Parkdale — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 2.8% / 2.6%
Mordialloc — 85+: 2.8% Parkdale — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mordialloc 43.2% couple families
Mordialloc — Couple Families: 43.2% Mordialloc — Lone Person: 39.4% Mordialloc — One Parent Families: 13.5% Mordialloc — Group Household: 2.9% Mordialloc — Other Families: 1.0%
Parkdale 46.7% couple families
Parkdale — Couple Families: 46.7% Parkdale — Lone Person: 35.9% Parkdale — One Parent Families: 13.7% Parkdale — Group Household: 2.5% Parkdale — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mordialloc 30.2% renting
Mordialloc — Owned Outright: 28.3% Mordialloc — Mortgage: 41.5% Mordialloc — Renting: 30.2%
Parkdale 22.6% renting
Parkdale — Owned Outright: 38.5% Parkdale — Mortgage: 38.9% Parkdale — Renting: 22.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mordialloc Parkdale
Bachelor Degree 18.7% / 18.6%
Mordialloc — Bachelor Degree: 18.7% Parkdale — Bachelor Degree: 18.6%
Certificate III & IV 11.0% / 10.4%
Mordialloc — Certificate III & IV: 11.0% Parkdale — Certificate III & IV: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 9.7%
Mordialloc — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Parkdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree 5.8% / 6.6%
Mordialloc — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8% Parkdale — Postgraduate Degree: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 3.5%
Mordialloc — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Parkdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

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.

Mordialloc Parkdale
England 5.9% / 5.1%
Mordialloc — England: 5.9% Parkdale — England: 5.1%
New Zealand 1.9% / 1.5%
Mordialloc — New Zealand: 1.9% Parkdale — New Zealand: 1.5%
China 2.1% / 1.1%
Mordialloc — China: 2.1% Parkdale — China: 1.1%
India 1.4% / 0.9%
Mordialloc — India: 1.4% Parkdale — India: 0.9%
South Africa 1.1% / 1.0%
Mordialloc — South Africa: 1.1% Parkdale — South Africa: 1.0%
Scotland 1.2% / 0.7%
Mordialloc — Scotland: 1.2% Parkdale — Scotland: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mordialloc 39.8% houses
Mordialloc — Houses: 39.8% Mordialloc — Townhouses: 45.6% Mordialloc — Flats / Apartments: 14.6%
Parkdale 54.6% houses
Parkdale — Houses: 54.6% Parkdale — Townhouses: 35.0% Parkdale — Flats / Apartments: 10.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mordialloc Parkdale
Median house price $1,400,000 $1,625,000
Median unit price $641,250 $660,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 45 sales
 23 days
from 91 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Mordialloc Parkdale
1 bed $457K / $472K
Mordialloc — 1 bed: $457K (23 sales) Parkdale — 1 bed: $472K (15 sales)

23 vs 15 sales

2 bed $646K / $670K
Mordialloc — 2 bed: $646K (108 sales) Parkdale — 2 bed: $670K (61 sales)

108 vs 61 sales

3 bed $965K / $930K
Mordialloc — 3 bed: $965K (15 sales) Parkdale — 3 bed: $930K (11 sales)

15 vs 11 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.

Mordialloc Parkdale
2 bed $890K / $1.18M
Mordialloc — 2 bed: $890K (11 sales) Parkdale — 2 bed: $1.18M (18 sales)

11 vs 18 sales

3 bed $1.37M / $1.44M
Mordialloc — 3 bed: $1.37M (45 sales) Parkdale — 3 bed: $1.44M (55 sales)

45 vs 55 sales

4 bed $1.52M / $1.75M
Mordialloc — 4 bed: $1.52M (24 sales) Parkdale — 4 bed: $1.75M (41 sales)

24 vs 41 sales

5 bed $1.92M / $2.48M
Mordialloc — 5 bed: $1.92M (7 sales) Parkdale — 5 bed: $2.48M (10 sales)

7 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Mordialloc has more industrially zoned land (19% vs 0%).

Mordialloc Parkdale
Residential 45% 84%
Industrial 19% 0%
Other and special use 13% 0%
Parks and recreation 11% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 10% 7%
Commercial 1% 2%
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

Mordialloc Parkdale
New dwellings approved 465
across Kingston (Vic.)
same for both
Approvals change year on year -36%
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.

Mordialloc Parkdale
Houses 3.2%
$820/wk on $1.33M
 3.0%
$858/wk on $1.48M
Units 5.1%
$614/wk on $621K
 4.2%
$560/wk on $687K

Ranking within VIC

Mordialloc Parkdale
House price Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Income Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Schools Higher than 6% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 91% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 18% of VIC

Liveability

Parkdale scores higher overall (87 vs 52); Parkdale is more walkable (87 vs 72).

Mordialloc Parkdale
Grade B A+
Score 52/100 87/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mordialloc carries more flood risk (80 vs 44); Mordialloc carries more crime risk (65 vs 38).

Mordialloc Parkdale
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Low
38/100
Flood High
80/100
 Moderate
44/100
Coastal erosion Low
16/100
 Moderate
46/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 14
within 5 km
 16
within 5 km

Schools

Mordialloc Parkdale
Inside the suburb 3
same for both
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 3 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Monash Clayton, 9.5 km
 1
Monash Clayton, 9.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.3% 2.8%

Schools in Mordialloc

  • Mordialloc Beach Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Parkdale Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • St Brigid's School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Parkdale

  • Parkdale Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Parktone Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St John Vianney's School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mordialloc Parkdale
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 22 6
Parks & reserves 14 5
Childcare 6
same for both
GPs 3 1
Pharmacies 1 2
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 3
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Beaches 0 1

Mobility

Mordialloc Parkdale
Walkability score 72/100 87/100
Distance to Melbourne 25.9 km
+7% vs other
 24 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 38 min 35 min
Public transport score 93/100
Rail · Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 143.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 129.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 3195
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 31
postcode 3195
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.

Mordialloc Parkdale
Car (driver) 51.9% / 50.1%
Mordialloc — Car (driver): 51.9% Parkdale — Car (driver): 50.1%
Worked from Home 38.1% / 40.6%
Mordialloc — Worked from Home: 38.1% Parkdale — Worked from Home: 40.6%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 3.2%
Mordialloc — Car (passenger): 3.2% Parkdale — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Train 3.7% / 2.6%
Mordialloc — Train: 3.7% Parkdale — Train: 2.6%
Walked Only 1.8% / 2.2%
Mordialloc — Walked Only: 1.8% Parkdale — Walked Only: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (51.9%).

Setting

Mordialloc Parkdale
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.5 km
1.5 km to a named beach
 1.0 km
1.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Mordialloc Parkdale
Connectivity score 88/100 82/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
5,024 premises
 22%
5,527 premises

Climate

Mordialloc Parkdale
Annual rainfall 644 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mordialloc Parkdale
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.98 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Mordialloc Parkdale
Average residential rate $1,940/yr
same for both
Council Kingston (Vic.)
same for both

Federal electorate

Mordialloc Parkdale
Division Isaacs
same for both
Member Mark Dreyfus
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mordialloc Parkdale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mordialloc

Coastal Easy Commute Outer Parks Townhouses Transport Hub

Parkdale

Beach Coastal Easy Commute Outer Parks Premium Townhouses Transport Hub Urban

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