Mudgegonga vs Myrtleford
Myrtleford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 56 in Mudgegonga. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Mudgegonga 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
Myrtleford
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (18 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
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
Myrtleford
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 9%)
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Myrtleford
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (195 min vs 215 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (295.7 km vs 311.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Myrtleford
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more GPs (4 vs 0)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mudgegonga and Myrtleford 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
Myrtleford has more residents (3,285 vs 184); Mudgegonga rents higher ($350/wk vs $250/wk).
| Mudgegonga | Myrtleford | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 184 | 3,285 +1685% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.0% | +2.9% |
| Median age | 56 | 50 |
| Median household income | $82,316/yr +28% vs other | $59,436/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +29% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (4.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mudgegonga | Myrtleford | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $640,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $445,000 |
| Median land price | — | $351,250 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 81 days from 32 sales |
Zoning mix
| Mudgegonga | Myrtleford | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 68% | 64% |
| Parks and recreation | 32% | 29% |
| Residential | 0% | 4% |
| Industrial | 0% | 1% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Mudgegonga | Myrtleford | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 32 across Alpine same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -42% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Mudgegonga | Myrtleford | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 3.2% $450/wk on $742K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Mudgegonga | Myrtleford | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 23% of VIC |
| Income | Higher than 50% of VIC | Higher than 20% of VIC |
| Schools | — | Higher than 93% of VIC |
| Walkability | Higher than 9% of VIC | Higher than 66% of VIC |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 45% of VIC |
| EV adoption | Higher than 24% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 1% of VIC | Higher than 82% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 20% of VIC |
Liveability
| Mudgegonga | Myrtleford | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 32/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Myrtleford carries more flood risk (69 vs 21).
| Mudgegonga | Myrtleford | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 95/100 | High 96/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 47/100 | Moderate 56/100 |
| Flood | Low 21/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| 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
| Mudgegonga | Myrtleford | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 3 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 2 |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Mudgegonga
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Myrtleford
- Marian College Catholic · Secondary above peers
- St Mary's School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Myrtleford P-12 College Government · Combined at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Mudgegonga | Myrtleford | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 2 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 12 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 18 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 2 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 3 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 3 |
| Waterways | 11 | 24 |
Mobility
Mudgegonga sits further from the CBD (311.1 km vs 295.7 km).
| Mudgegonga | Myrtleford | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 311.1 km +5% vs other | 295.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 215 min | 195 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 3737 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 3737 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).
Setting
| Mudgegonga | Myrtleford | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 329 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 215 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mudgegonga | Myrtleford | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 73/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 86 premises | 46% 2,093 premises |
Climate
| Mudgegonga | Myrtleford | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 984 mm | 1,451 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Mudgegonga | Myrtleford | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,945/yr same for both | |
| Council | Alpine same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mudgegonga | Myrtleford | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mudgegonga | Myrtleford | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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