Mudgegonga vs Stanley

Stanley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 56 in Mudgegonga. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mudgegonga, about half of households are people living alone. In Stanley, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Mudgegonga tends to suit people living alone.

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

Stanley

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 47/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 49%)

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

Stanley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($288/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Stanley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (199 min vs 215 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (293.4 km vs 311.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Stanley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 47/100)

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

Investors

Mudgegonga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.0% vs 1.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mudgegonga Stanley
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.

Mudgegonga Stanley
Walkability 0 / 0
Mudgegonga — Walkability: 0/100 Stanley — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 86
Mudgegonga — Safety: 53/100 Stanley — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 5 / 29
Mudgegonga — Low fire risk: 5/100 Stanley — Low fire risk: 29/100
Low flood risk 79 / 100
Mudgegonga — Low flood risk: 79/100 Stanley — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Stanley has more residents (371 vs 184); Mudgegonga rents higher ($350/wk vs $288/wk).

Mudgegonga Stanley
Population 184 371
+102% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.0% +1.9%
Median age 56 53
Median household income $82,316/yr
+7% vs other
 $76,180/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+18% vs other
 $288/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mudgegonga Stanley
0-4 4.9% / 5.9%
Mudgegonga — 0-4: 4.9% Stanley — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 7.1% / 9.7%
Mudgegonga — 5-14: 7.1% Stanley — 5-14: 9.7%
15-19 — / 5.4%
Mudgegonga — 15-19: not among its largest Stanley — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 1.6% / 3.0%
Mudgegonga — 20-24: 1.6% Stanley — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 8.7% / 5.7%
Mudgegonga — 25-34: 8.7% Stanley — 25-34: 5.7%
35-44 8.2% / 12.7%
Mudgegonga — 35-44: 8.2% Stanley — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 14.1% / 9.7%
Mudgegonga — 45-54: 14.1% Stanley — 45-54: 9.7%
55-64 28.8% / 21.8%
Mudgegonga — 55-64: 28.8% Stanley — 55-64: 21.8%
65-74 20.7% / 19.7%
Mudgegonga — 65-74: 20.7% Stanley — 65-74: 19.7%
75-84 6.5% / 5.9%
Mudgegonga — 75-84: 6.5% Stanley — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 1.6% / 1.3%
Mudgegonga — 85+: 1.6% Stanley — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mudgegonga 48.8% couple families
Mudgegonga — Couple Families: 48.8% Mudgegonga — Lone Person: 51.2% Mudgegonga — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Stanley 47.2% couple families
Stanley — Couple Families: 47.2% Stanley — Lone Person: 39.3% Stanley — One Parent Families: 13.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mudgegonga 9.1% renting
Mudgegonga — Owned Outright: 57.1% Mudgegonga — Mortgage: 33.8% Mudgegonga — Renting: 9.1%
Stanley 9.0% renting
Stanley — Owned Outright: 55.2% Stanley — Mortgage: 35.9% Stanley — Renting: 9.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Mudgegonga Stanley
England 3.3% / 6.5%
Mudgegonga — England: 3.3% Stanley — England: 6.5%
Canada — / 1.1%
Mudgegonga — Canada: not among its largest Stanley — Canada: 1.1%
France — / 1.1%
Mudgegonga — France: not among its largest Stanley — France: 1.1%
New Zealand — / 0.8%
Mudgegonga — New Zealand: not among its largest Stanley — New Zealand: 0.8%
Germany — / 0.8%
Mudgegonga — Germany: not among its largest Stanley — Germany: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

Qualifications

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

Mudgegonga Stanley
Bachelor Degree 15.2% / 17.3%
Mudgegonga — Bachelor Degree: 15.2% Stanley — Bachelor Degree: 17.3%
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 13.7%
Mudgegonga — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Stanley — Certificate III & IV: 13.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 14.6%
Mudgegonga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Stanley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.4% / 5.1%
Mudgegonga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.4% Stanley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 6.2%
Mudgegonga — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Stanley — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mudgegonga 100.0% houses
Mudgegonga — Houses: 100.0% Mudgegonga — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Stanley 97.4% houses
Stanley — Houses: 97.4% Stanley — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

Mudgegonga has more rural and farming land (68% vs 55%).

Mudgegonga Stanley
Rural and farming 68% 55%
Parks and recreation 32% 44%
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 Stanley
New dwellings approved 32
across Alpine
 120
across Indigo
Approvals change year on year -42% +15%

Ranking within VIC

Mudgegonga Stanley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 24% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC

Liveability

Mudgegonga Stanley
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Mudgegonga carries more flood risk (21 vs 0); Mudgegonga carries more crime risk (47 vs 14).

Mudgegonga Stanley
Bushfire High
95/100
 High
71/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Low
14/100
Flood Low
21/100
 None
0/100
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

Mudgegonga Stanley
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
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 Stanley

  • Stanley Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Mudgegonga Stanley
Parks & reserves 0 8
Waterways 11 33

Mobility

Mudgegonga sits further from the CBD (311.1 km vs 293.4 km).

Mudgegonga Stanley
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 311.1 km
+6% vs other
 293.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 215 min 199 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3737
 1.2%
postcode 3747
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 3737
 68
postcode 3747

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.

Mudgegonga Stanley
Car (driver) 49.0% / 65.8%
Mudgegonga — Car (driver): 49.0% Stanley — Car (driver): 65.8%
Worked from Home 48.0% / 29.7%
Mudgegonga — Worked from Home: 48.0% Stanley — Worked from Home: 29.7%
Walked Only — / 4.4%
Mudgegonga — Walked Only: not among its largest Stanley — Walked Only: 4.4%
Car (passenger) 3.1% / —
Mudgegonga — Car (passenger): 3.1% Stanley — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.8%).

Setting

Mudgegonga Stanley
Elevation 329 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 685 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mudgegonga Stanley
Connectivity score 15/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
86 premises
 0%
169 premises

Climate

Mudgegonga Stanley
Annual rainfall 984 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Mudgegonga Stanley
Average residential rate $1,945/yr $1,828/yr
Council Alpine Indigo

Federal electorate

Mudgegonga Stanley
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mudgegonga Stanley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mudgegonga

Retirees Rural

Stanley

Retirees River Rural

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