Mount Duneed vs Mount Moriac

Mount Duneed is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 42 in Mount Moriac. 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, Mount Duneed tends to suit young adults and 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

Mount Duneed

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

Mount Moriac

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $446/wk)
  • But Mount Duneed has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 11%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Duneed

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (93.5 km vs 97.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Mount Duneed carries lower crime risk (73/100 vs 87/100)
  • Mount Moriac has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 9%)

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

Investors

Mount Duneed

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (291.8% vs 4.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mount Duneed Mount Moriac
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.

Mount Duneed Mount Moriac
Walkability 13 / 10
Mount Duneed — Walkability: 13/100 Mount Moriac — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 27 / 13
Mount Duneed — Safety: 27/100 Mount Moriac — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mount Duneed — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Moriac — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 50 / 61
Mount Duneed — Low flood risk: 50/100 Mount Moriac — Low flood risk: 61/100

Demographics

Mount Duneed has more residents (6,182 vs 251); Mount Duneed rents higher ($446/wk vs $300/wk).

Mount Duneed Mount Moriac
Population 6,182
+96% vs other
 251
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +291.8% +4.6%
Median age 32 42
Median household income $118,248/yr $128,076/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $446/wk
+33% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Duneed Mount Moriac
0-4 9.5% / 8.4%
Mount Duneed — 0-4: 9.5% Mount Moriac — 0-4: 8.4%
5-14 14.8% / 11.6%
Mount Duneed — 5-14: 14.8% Mount Moriac — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 4.8% / 6.4%
Mount Duneed — 15-19: 4.8% Mount Moriac — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 6.9% / 7.6%
Mount Duneed — 20-24: 6.9% Mount Moriac — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 20.0% / 8.4%
Mount Duneed — 25-34: 20.0% Mount Moriac — 25-34: 8.4%
35-44 16.6% / 11.6%
Mount Duneed — 35-44: 16.6% Mount Moriac — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 10.3% / 13.9%
Mount Duneed — 45-54: 10.3% Mount Moriac — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 8.1% / 11.2%
Mount Duneed — 55-64: 8.1% Mount Moriac — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 6.6% / 9.6%
Mount Duneed — 65-74: 6.6% Mount Moriac — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 2.2% / 7.2%
Mount Duneed — 75-84: 2.2% Mount Moriac — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 0.3% / 1.2%
Mount Duneed — 85+: 0.3% Mount Moriac — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Duneed 56.5% couple families
Mount Duneed — Couple Families: 56.5% Mount Duneed — Lone Person: 21.8% Mount Duneed — One Parent Families: 13.7% Mount Duneed — Group Household: 6.8% Mount Duneed — Other Families: 1.2%
Mount Moriac 63.8% couple families
Mount Moriac — Couple Families: 63.8% Mount Moriac — Lone Person: 22.4% Mount Moriac — One Parent Families: 13.8% Mount Moriac — Group Household: 0.0% Mount Moriac — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Duneed 23.6% renting
Mount Duneed — Owned Outright: 20.8% Mount Duneed — Mortgage: 55.6% Mount Duneed — Renting: 23.6%
Mount Moriac 11.4% renting
Mount Moriac — Owned Outright: 41.8% Mount Moriac — Mortgage: 46.8% Mount Moriac — Renting: 11.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Mount Duneed Mount Moriac
England 2.8% / 4.4%
Mount Duneed — England: 2.8% Mount Moriac — England: 4.4%
India 4.0% / —
Mount Duneed — India: 4.0% Mount Moriac — India: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.5% / —
Mount Duneed — New Zealand: 1.5% Mount Moriac — New Zealand: not among its largest
China 1.0% / —
Mount Duneed — China: 1.0% Mount Moriac — China: not among its largest
Philippines 0.8% / —
Mount Duneed — Philippines: 0.8% Mount Moriac — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

Qualifications

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

Mount Duneed Mount Moriac
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 15.1%
Mount Duneed — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Mount Moriac — Certificate III & IV: 15.1%
Bachelor Degree 17.2% / 12.0%
Mount Duneed — Bachelor Degree: 17.2% Mount Moriac — Bachelor Degree: 12.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 8.8%
Mount Duneed — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Mount Moriac — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 4.9% / —
Mount Duneed — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9% Mount Moriac — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 1.2%
Mount Duneed — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Mount Moriac — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Duneed 97.0% houses
Mount Duneed — Houses: 97.0% Mount Duneed — Flats / Apartments: 1.8% Mount Duneed — Townhouses: 1.3%
Mount Moriac 100.0% houses
Mount Moriac — Houses: 100.0% Mount Moriac — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Mount Moriac — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Mount Duneed Mount Moriac
Median house price $730,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $720,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 31 days
from 219 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Mount Moriac has more rural and farming land (97% vs 58%).

Mount Duneed Mount Moriac
Rural and farming 58% 97%
Other and special use 20% 0%
Residential 16% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 2%
Parks and recreation 1%
same for both
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

Mount Duneed Mount Moriac
New dwellings approved 300
across Surf Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +57%
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.

Mount Duneed Mount Moriac
Houses 3.8%
$590/wk on $800K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Mount Duneed Mount Moriac
House price Higher than 41% of VIC —
Income Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 94% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 57% of VIC —

Liveability

Mount Duneed Mount Moriac
Grade B —
Score 54/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mount Duneed carries more flood risk (50 vs 39); Mount Moriac carries more crime risk (87 vs 73).

Mount Duneed Mount Moriac
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
73/100
 High
87/100
Flood Moderate
50/100
 Low
39/100
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

Mount Duneed Mount Moriac
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Mount Duneed

  • Mirripoa Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Mount Duneed Regional Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Mount Moriac

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

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Duneed Mount Moriac
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 10 1
Childcare 8 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 14 7

Mobility

Mount Moriac sits further from the CBD (97.1 km vs 93.5 km).

Mount Duneed Mount Moriac
Walkability score 13/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 93.5 km 97.1 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 73 min 72 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 3217
 1.6%
postcode 3240
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 3217
 62
postcode 3240

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.

Mount Duneed Mount Moriac
Car (driver) 69.8% / 67.8%
Mount Duneed — Car (driver): 69.8% Mount Moriac — Car (driver): 67.8%
Worked from Home 23.9% / 26.1%
Mount Duneed — Worked from Home: 23.9% Mount Moriac — Worked from Home: 26.1%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 3.5%
Mount Duneed — Car (passenger): 3.8% Mount Moriac — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Walked Only 0.2% / 2.6%
Mount Duneed — Walked Only: 0.2% Mount Moriac — Walked Only: 2.6%
Bus 1.0% / —
Mount Duneed — Bus: 1.0% Mount Moriac — Bus: not among its largest
Train 1.0% / —
Mount Duneed — Train: 1.0% Mount Moriac — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.8%).

Setting

Mount Duneed Mount Moriac
Elevation 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.2 km 16.6 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Duneed Mount Moriac
Connectivity score 84/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 77%
1,108 premises
 0%
109 premises

Climate

Mount Duneed Mount Moriac
Annual rainfall — 599 mm
Summer max (Jan) 22.8°C 23.2°C
Winter min (Jul) 7.8°C 7.6°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Mount Duneed Mount Moriac
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Mount Duneed Mount Moriac
Average residential rate $2,314/yr
same for both
Council Surf Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Duneed Mount Moriac
Division Corangamite Wannon
Member Libby Coker Dan Tehan
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Duneed Mount Moriac
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Duneed

Acreage Family Transport Hub Young Families

Mount Moriac

Rural

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