Mount Eccles vs Trida

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Trida, most households are couple families. On these figures, Trida tends to suit 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

Trida

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (105% vs 91%)

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 Eccles

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($75/wk vs $280/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Trida

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (131.4 km vs 146.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (110 min vs 119 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Trida

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (40.3% vs 33.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Eccles and Trida 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 Eccles Trida
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 Eccles Trida
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Eccles — Walkability: 0/100 Trida — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 68
Mount Eccles — Safety: 70/100 Trida — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mount Eccles — Low fire risk: 100/100 Trida — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Mount Eccles — Low flood risk: 100/100 Trida — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Trida rents higher ($280/wk vs $75/wk); Mount Eccles has more residents (139 vs 87).

Mount Eccles Trida
Population 139
+37% vs other
 87
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +33.7% +40.3%
Median age 47 46
Median household income $84,500/yr
+15% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $75/wk $280/wk
+273% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Eccles Trida
0-4 5.0% / 5.7%
Mount Eccles — 0-4: 5.0% Trida — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 13.7% / 19.5%
Mount Eccles — 5-14: 13.7% Trida — 5-14: 19.5%
15-19 5.8% / 10.3%
Mount Eccles — 15-19: 5.8% Trida — 15-19: 10.3%
20-24 3.6% / —
Mount Eccles — 20-24: 3.6% Trida — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 4.3% / 3.4%
Mount Eccles — 25-34: 4.3% Trida — 25-34: 3.4%
35-44 11.5% / 11.5%
Mount Eccles — 35-44: 11.5% Trida — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 10.8% / 9.2%
Mount Eccles — 45-54: 10.8% Trida — 45-54: 9.2%
55-64 14.4% / 18.4%
Mount Eccles — 55-64: 14.4% Trida — 55-64: 18.4%
65-74 15.8% / 13.8%
Mount Eccles — 65-74: 15.8% Trida — 65-74: 13.8%
75-84 6.5% / 5.7%
Mount Eccles — 75-84: 6.5% Trida — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ — / —
Mount Eccles — 85+: not among its largest Trida — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Eccles 34.5% couple families
Mount Eccles — Couple Families: 34.5% Mount Eccles — Lone Person: 34.5% Mount Eccles — One Parent Families: 31.0%
Trida 61.5% couple families
Trida — Couple Families: 61.5% Trida — Lone Person: 38.5% Trida — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Eccles 11.6% renting
Mount Eccles — Owned Outright: 34.9% Mount Eccles — Mortgage: 53.5% Mount Eccles — Renting: 11.6%
Trida 0.0% renting
Trida — Owned Outright: 52.4% Trida — Mortgage: 47.6% Trida — Renting: 0.0%
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 Eccles Trida
England 4.3% / —
Mount Eccles — England: 4.3% Trida — England: not among its largest
Zimbabwe — / 3.4%
Mount Eccles — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Trida — Zimbabwe: 3.4%
South Africa 2.2% / —
Mount Eccles — South Africa: 2.2% Trida — South Africa: not among its largest
Netherlands 2.2% / —
Mount Eccles — Netherlands: 2.2% Trida — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

Qualifications

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

Mount Eccles Trida
Certificate III & IV 11.5% / 17.2%
Mount Eccles — Certificate III & IV: 11.5% Trida — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 8.0%
Mount Eccles — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Trida — Bachelor Degree: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 6.5% / 8.0%
Mount Eccles — Postgraduate Degree: 6.5% Trida — Postgraduate Degree: 8.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 6.9%
Mount Eccles — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Trida — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Eccles 90.9% houses
Mount Eccles — Houses: 90.9% Mount Eccles — Flats / Apartments: 9.1%
Trida 105.0% houses
Trida — Houses: 105.0% Trida — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

Mount Eccles Trida
Rural and farming 99% 97%
Parks and recreation 1% 3%
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 Eccles Trida
New dwellings approved 170
across South Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +21%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Mount Eccles Trida
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 36% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC

Liveability

Mount Eccles Trida
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mount Eccles Trida
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
30/100
 Low
32/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mount Eccles Trida
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Mobility

Mount Eccles sits further from the CBD (146.6 km vs 131.4 km).

Mount Eccles Trida
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 146.6 km
+10% vs other
 131.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 119 min 110 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3953
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 3953
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.

Mount Eccles Trida
Car (driver) 58.8% / 64.5%
Mount Eccles — Car (driver): 58.8% Trida — Car (driver): 64.5%
Worked from Home 41.2% / 35.5%
Mount Eccles — Worked from Home: 41.2% Trida — Worked from Home: 35.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.5%).

Setting

Mount Eccles Trida
Elevation 113 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 414 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32.1 km 36.7 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Eccles Trida
Connectivity score 25/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
 0%
31 premises

Climate

Mount Eccles Trida
Annual rainfall 906 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Mount Eccles Trida
Average residential rate $2,282/yr
same for both
Council South Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Eccles Trida
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mount Eccles

Professionals Rural

Trida

Family Rural

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