Moyston vs Pomonal
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Pomonal: a median of $615,000, against $500,000 in Moyston, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Moyston tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Pomonal
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 72/100)
- But Moyston has more parks and reserves (11 vs 5)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Moyston has cheaper houses ($500,000 vs $615,000)
- Pomonal has cheaper land ($322,500 vs $740,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Moyston
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Moyston
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (223.6 km vs 239.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (158 min vs 169 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Pomonal
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 72/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Moyston
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.8% vs 10.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Moyston and Pomonal drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Pomonal has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $65,520); Pomonal rents higher ($250/wk vs $200/wk).
| Moyston | Pomonal | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 403 +12% vs other | 356 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +15.8% | +10.6% |
| Median age | 49 | 51 |
| Median household income | $65,520/yr | $84,500/yr +29% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $250/wk +25% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Moyston | Pomonal | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $500,000 | $615,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $740,000 | $322,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 343 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
Moyston has more rural and farming land (87% vs 45%).
| Moyston | Pomonal | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 87% | 45% |
| Parks and recreation | 12% | 50% |
| Environmental | 0% | 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
| Moyston | Pomonal | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 56 across Ararat same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +80% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Moyston | Pomonal | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 26% of VIC | Higher than 53% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 28% of VIC | Higher than 3% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 19% of VIC | Higher than 22% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 57% of VIC | Higher than 49% of VIC |
Liveability
| Moyston | Pomonal | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Pomonal carries more flood risk (11 vs 0); Moyston carries more crime risk (72 vs 54).
| Moyston | Pomonal | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 81/100 | High 82/100 |
| Crime | High 72/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 | Low 11/100 |
| 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
| Moyston | Pomonal | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Moyston
- Moyston Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Pomonal
- Pomonal Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Moyston | Pomonal | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 11 | 5 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 44 | 23 |
Mobility
Pomonal sits further from the CBD (239.6 km vs 223.6 km).
| Moyston | Pomonal | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 223.6 km | 239.6 km +7% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 158 min | 169 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 3377 | 0.3% postcode 3381 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 38 postcode 3377 | 44 postcode 3381 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.2%).
Setting
| Moyston | Pomonal | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 271 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 303 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Moyston | Pomonal | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 186 premises | 0% 181 premises |
Climate
| Moyston | Pomonal | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 554 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Moyston | Pomonal | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,002/yr same for both | |
| Council | Ararat same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Moyston | Pomonal | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Moyston | Pomonal | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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