Muckatah vs Yarroweyah

Muckatah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 45 in Yarroweyah. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Muckatah, most households are couple families. In Yarroweyah, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Muckatah tends to suit 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

  • Muckatah is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 70%)
  • Yarroweyah carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 65/100)

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

Yarroweyah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($215/wk vs $280/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Muckatah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (249.6 km vs 257.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (174 min vs 179 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yarroweyah

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 11%)
  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 65/100)

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

Investors

Yarroweyah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.5% vs -20.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Muckatah Yarroweyah
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.

Muckatah Yarroweyah
Walkability 0 / 0
Muckatah — Walkability: 0/100 Yarroweyah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 35 / 62
Muckatah — Safety: 35/100 Yarroweyah — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 85 / 89
Muckatah — Low fire risk: 85/100 Yarroweyah — Low fire risk: 89/100
Low flood risk 13 / 8
Muckatah — Low flood risk: 13/100 Yarroweyah — Low flood risk: 8/100

Demographics

Yarroweyah has more residents (551 vs 170); Muckatah has higher household incomes ($93,132 vs $68,692).

Muckatah Yarroweyah
Population 170 551
+224% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -20.2% +0.5%
Median age 36 45
Median household income $93,132/yr
+26% vs other
 $68,692/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+23% vs other
 $215/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Muckatah Yarroweyah
0-4 7.1% / 4.5%
Muckatah — 0-4: 7.1% Yarroweyah — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 14.1% / 15.6%
Muckatah — 5-14: 14.1% Yarroweyah — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 4.7% / 4.2%
Muckatah — 15-19: 4.7% Yarroweyah — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 8.8% / 3.6%
Muckatah — 20-24: 8.8% Yarroweyah — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 8.2% / 12.5%
Muckatah — 25-34: 8.2% Yarroweyah — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 15.9% / 8.7%
Muckatah — 35-44: 15.9% Yarroweyah — 35-44: 8.7%
45-54 13.5% / 14.5%
Muckatah — 45-54: 13.5% Yarroweyah — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 14.7% / 16.7%
Muckatah — 55-64: 14.7% Yarroweyah — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 9.4% / 13.1%
Muckatah — 65-74: 9.4% Yarroweyah — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 1.8% / 5.8%
Muckatah — 75-84: 1.8% Yarroweyah — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ — / 0.7%
Muckatah — 85+: not among its largest Yarroweyah — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Muckatah 72.7% couple families
Muckatah — Couple Families: 72.7% Muckatah — Lone Person: 18.2% Muckatah — One Parent Families: 9.1% Muckatah — Group Household: 0.0%
Yarroweyah 51.3% couple families
Yarroweyah — Couple Families: 51.3% Yarroweyah — Lone Person: 27.7% Yarroweyah — One Parent Families: 18.5% Yarroweyah — Group Household: 2.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Muckatah 10.9% renting
Muckatah — Owned Outright: 39.1% Muckatah — Mortgage: 50.0% Muckatah — Renting: 10.9%
Yarroweyah 9.7% renting
Yarroweyah — Owned Outright: 44.8% Yarroweyah — Mortgage: 45.5% Yarroweyah — Renting: 9.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Muckatah Yarroweyah
Certificate III & IV 18.2% / 18.5%
Muckatah — Certificate III & IV: 18.2% Yarroweyah — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 5.4%
Muckatah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Yarroweyah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 6.0%
Muckatah — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Yarroweyah — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Muckatah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Yarroweyah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

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.

Muckatah Yarroweyah
New Zealand 2.4% / 4.4%
Muckatah — New Zealand: 2.4% Yarroweyah — New Zealand: 4.4%
England 3.5% / 2.2%
Muckatah — England: 3.5% Yarroweyah — England: 2.2%
Philippines — / 1.6%
Muckatah — Philippines: not among its largest Yarroweyah — Philippines: 1.6%
Netherlands — / 0.9%
Muckatah — Netherlands: not among its largest Yarroweyah — Netherlands: 0.9%
Italy — / 0.5%
Muckatah — Italy: not among its largest Yarroweyah — Italy: 0.5%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Muckatah 100.0% houses
Muckatah — Houses: 100.0%
Yarroweyah 100.0% houses
Yarroweyah — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Muckatah Yarroweyah
Median house price — $435,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $385,000

Zoning mix

Muckatah Yarroweyah
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 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

Muckatah Yarroweyah
New dwellings approved 332
across Moira
same for both
Approvals change year on year -70%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Muckatah Yarroweyah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 8% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 5% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC

Liveability

Muckatah Yarroweyah
Grade — D
Score — 22/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Muckatah carries more crime risk (65 vs 38).

Muckatah Yarroweyah
Bushfire Low
15/100
 Low
11/100
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Low
38/100
Flood High
87/100
 High
92/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Muckatah Yarroweyah
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

Muckatah Yarroweyah
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Yarroweyah sits further from the CBD (257.4 km vs 249.6 km).

Muckatah Yarroweyah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 249.6 km 257.4 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 174 min 179 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3644
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 3644
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.

Muckatah Yarroweyah
Car (driver) 84.5% / 71.7%
Muckatah — Car (driver): 84.5% Yarroweyah — Car (driver): 71.7%
Worked from Home 9.9% / 20.5%
Muckatah — Worked from Home: 9.9% Yarroweyah — Worked from Home: 20.5%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 4.6%
Muckatah — Car (passenger): 5.6% Yarroweyah — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Walked Only — / 1.8%
Muckatah — Walked Only: not among its largest Yarroweyah — Walked Only: 1.8%
Bicycle — / 1.4%
Muckatah — Bicycle: not among its largest Yarroweyah — Bicycle: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.5%).

Setting

Muckatah Yarroweyah
Elevation 114 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 112 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Muckatah Yarroweyah
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
80 premises
 0%
245 premises

Climate

Muckatah Yarroweyah
Annual rainfall 458 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Muckatah Yarroweyah
Average residential rate $1,908/yr
same for both
Council Moira
same for both

Federal electorate

Muckatah Yarroweyah
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Muckatah Yarroweyah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Muckatah

Rural

Yarroweyah

Rural

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