Mount Eccles vs Wild Dog Valley

Wild Dog Valley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 47 in Mount Eccles. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Wild Dog Valley tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Mount Eccles carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 53/100)
  • Wild Dog Valley is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 66%)

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

Wild Dog Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $75/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Wild Dog Valley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (134.1 km vs 146.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (112 min vs 119 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Eccles

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 53/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Mount Eccles

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (33.7% vs 25.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Eccles and Wild Dog Valley 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 Wild Dog Valley
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 Wild Dog Valley
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Eccles — Walkability: 0/100 Wild Dog Valley — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 47
Mount Eccles — Safety: 70/100 Wild Dog Valley — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 100 / 79
Mount Eccles — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wild Dog Valley — Low fire risk: 79/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Mount Eccles — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wild Dog Valley — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Eccles rents higher ($75/wk vs $0/wk); Mount Eccles has more residents (139 vs 78).

Mount Eccles Wild Dog Valley
Population 139
+44% vs other
 78
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +33.7% +25.8%
Median age 47 42
Median household income $84,500/yr
same for both
Median weekly rent $75/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Eccles Wild Dog Valley
0-4 5.0% / —
Mount Eccles — 0-4: 5.0% Wild Dog Valley — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 13.7% / 25.6%
Mount Eccles — 5-14: 13.7% Wild Dog Valley — 5-14: 25.6%
15-19 5.8% / 11.5%
Mount Eccles — 15-19: 5.8% Wild Dog Valley — 15-19: 11.5%
20-24 3.6% / —
Mount Eccles — 20-24: 3.6% Wild Dog Valley — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 4.3% / 9.0%
Mount Eccles — 25-34: 4.3% Wild Dog Valley — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 11.5% / 7.7%
Mount Eccles — 35-44: 11.5% Wild Dog Valley — 35-44: 7.7%
45-54 10.8% / 12.8%
Mount Eccles — 45-54: 10.8% Wild Dog Valley — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 14.4% / 19.2%
Mount Eccles — 55-64: 14.4% Wild Dog Valley — 55-64: 19.2%
65-74 15.8% / 9.0%
Mount Eccles — 65-74: 15.8% Wild Dog Valley — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 6.5% / 6.4%
Mount Eccles — 75-84: 6.5% Wild Dog Valley — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ — / —
Mount Eccles — 85+: not among its largest Wild Dog Valley — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Eccles 31.0% one parent families
Mount Eccles — One Parent Families: 31.0% Mount Eccles — Couple Families: 34.5% Mount Eccles — Lone Person: 34.5%
Wild Dog Valley 57.1% one parent families
Wild Dog Valley — One Parent Families: 57.1% Wild Dog Valley — Couple Families: 42.9% Wild Dog Valley — Lone Person: 0.0%
One Parent Families Couple Families Lone Person

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%
Wild Dog Valley 0.0% renting
Wild Dog Valley — Owned Outright: 21.4% Wild Dog Valley — Mortgage: 78.6% Wild Dog Valley — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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%
Wild Dog Valley 100.0% houses
Wild Dog Valley — Houses: 100.0% Wild Dog Valley — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Mount Eccles Wild Dog Valley
Certificate III & IV 11.5% / 7.7%
Mount Eccles — Certificate III & IV: 11.5% Wild Dog Valley — Certificate III & IV: 7.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 5.1%
Mount Eccles — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Wild Dog Valley — Bachelor Degree: 5.1%
Postgraduate Degree 6.5% / —
Mount Eccles — Postgraduate Degree: 6.5% Wild Dog Valley — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / —
Mount Eccles — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Wild Dog Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.5%).

Zoning mix

Mount Eccles Wild Dog Valley
Rural and farming 99% 100%
Parks and recreation 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

Mount Eccles Wild Dog Valley
New dwellings approved 170
across South Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +21%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Mount Eccles Wild Dog Valley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 55% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 9% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 36% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Wild Dog Valley carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 0); Wild Dog Valley carries more crime risk (53 vs 30).

Mount Eccles Wild Dog Valley
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Moderate
53/100
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 Wild Dog Valley
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

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Eccles Wild Dog Valley
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Mount Eccles sits further from the CBD (146.6 km vs 134.1 km).

Mount Eccles Wild Dog Valley
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 146.6 km
+9% vs other
 134.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 119 min 112 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 Wild Dog Valley
Car (driver) 58.8% / 56.5%
Mount Eccles — Car (driver): 58.8% Wild Dog Valley — Car (driver): 56.5%
Worked from Home 41.2% / 43.5%
Mount Eccles — Worked from Home: 41.2% Wild Dog Valley — Worked from Home: 43.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.8%).

Setting

Mount Eccles Wild Dog Valley
Elevation 113 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32.1 km 32.6 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Eccles Wild Dog Valley
Connectivity score 25/100 20/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
 0%
22 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Mount Eccles Wild Dog Valley
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Eccles Wild Dog Valley
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

Wild Dog Valley

Family River Rural

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