Moyston vs Rhymney

Rhymney is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 49 in Moyston. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rhymney, most households are couple families. On these figures, Moyston tends to suit families with children and older residents, while Rhymney suits 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

They split

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

  • Moyston has more parks and reserves (11 vs 1)
  • Rhymney carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 72/100)

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

First-home buyers

Moyston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Rhymney

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($70/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Moyston has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 20%)
  • Rhymney carries lower crime risk (50/100 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 -6.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Moyston Rhymney
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.

Moyston Rhymney
Walkability 0 / 0
Moyston — Walkability: 0/100 Rhymney — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 28 / 50
Moyston — Safety: 28/100 Rhymney — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 19 / 44
Moyston — Low fire risk: 19/100 Rhymney — Low fire risk: 44/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Moyston — Low flood risk: 100/100 Rhymney — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Moyston has more residents (403 vs 56); Moyston rents higher ($200/wk vs $70/wk).

Moyston Rhymney
Population 403
+86% vs other
 56
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.8% -6.7%
Median age 49 39
Median household income $65,520/yr $84,448/yr
+29% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+65% vs other
 $70/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Moyston Rhymney
0-4 2.2% / —
Moyston — 0-4: 2.2% Rhymney — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 16.1% / 8.9%
Moyston — 5-14: 16.1% Rhymney — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 4.5% / 5.4%
Moyston — 15-19: 4.5% Rhymney — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 3.0% / —
Moyston — 20-24: 3.0% Rhymney — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.2% / 21.4%
Moyston — 25-34: 7.2% Rhymney — 25-34: 21.4%
35-44 9.9% / 10.7%
Moyston — 35-44: 9.9% Rhymney — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 14.6% / 16.1%
Moyston — 45-54: 14.6% Rhymney — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 12.7% / 14.3%
Moyston — 55-64: 12.7% Rhymney — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 20.3% / 12.5%
Moyston — 65-74: 20.3% Rhymney — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 6.7% / 7.1%
Moyston — 75-84: 6.7% Rhymney — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ 1.2% / —
Moyston — 85+: 1.2% Rhymney — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Moyston 40.8% couple families
Moyston — Couple Families: 40.8% Moyston — Lone Person: 39.8% Moyston — One Parent Families: 19.4%
Rhymney 55.6% couple families
Rhymney — Couple Families: 55.6% Rhymney — Lone Person: 44.4% Rhymney — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Moyston 5.4% renting
Moyston — Owned Outright: 50.0% Moyston — Mortgage: 44.6% Moyston — Renting: 5.4%
Rhymney 0.0% renting
Rhymney — Owned Outright: 55.0% Rhymney — Mortgage: 45.0% Rhymney — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Moyston 101.3% houses
Moyston — Houses: 101.3%
Rhymney 100.0% houses
Rhymney — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Moyston Rhymney
Certificate III & IV 17.6% / 17.9%
Moyston — Certificate III & IV: 17.6% Rhymney — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Bachelor Degree 9.7% / 17.9%
Moyston — Bachelor Degree: 9.7% Rhymney — Bachelor Degree: 17.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.9% / 14.3%
Moyston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9% Rhymney — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 7.1%
Moyston — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Rhymney — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / —
Moyston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Rhymney — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Property market

Moyston Rhymney
Median house price $500,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $740,000 —

Zoning mix

Rhymney has more rural and farming land (100% vs 87%).

Moyston Rhymney
Rural and farming 87% 100%
Parks and recreation 12% 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

Moyston Rhymney
New dwellings approved 56
across Ararat
same for both
Approvals change year on year +80%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Moyston Rhymney
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 26% of VIC Higher than 52% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 19% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC

Liveability

Moyston Rhymney
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

Moyston carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 56); Moyston carries more crime risk (72 vs 50).

Moyston Rhymney
Bushfire High
81/100
 Moderate
56/100
Crime High
72/100
 Moderate
50/100
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

Moyston Rhymney
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Moyston

  • Moyston Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Rhymney

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

Amenities in the suburb

Moyston Rhymney
Parks & reserves 11 1
GPs 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 44 64

Mobility

Moyston Rhymney
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 223.6 km 224.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 158 min 160 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3377
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 3377
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.

Moyston Rhymney
Car (driver) 75.2% / 55.2%
Moyston — Car (driver): 75.2% Rhymney — Car (driver): 55.2%
Worked from Home 13.4% / 31.0%
Moyston — Worked from Home: 13.4% Rhymney — Worked from Home: 31.0%
Walked Only 9.4% / 13.8%
Moyston — Walked Only: 9.4% Rhymney — Walked Only: 13.8%
Car (passenger) 2.0% / —
Moyston — Car (passenger): 2.0% Rhymney — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.2%).

Setting

Moyston Rhymney
Elevation 271 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 292 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Moyston Rhymney
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
186 premises
 0%
25 premises

Climate

Moyston Rhymney
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 Rhymney
Average residential rate $2,002/yr
same for both
Council Ararat
same for both

Federal electorate

Moyston Rhymney
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Moyston Rhymney
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Moyston

Retirees Rural

Rhymney

Rural

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