Mulgrave vs Noble Park North

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mulgrave: a median of $1.1 million, against $812,000 in Noble Park North, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Noble Park North tends to suit 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

Mulgrave

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (13 vs 4)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (4 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Noble Park North

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($812,500 vs $1,103,500)
  • has cheaper units ($596,800 vs $788,800)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Noble Park North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($351/wk vs $430/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Mulgrave sits closer to the CBD (27.2 km vs 29.4 km)
  • Noble Park North is more walkable (74/100 vs 62/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Noble Park North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (74/100 vs 62/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mulgrave Noble Park North
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.

Mulgrave Noble Park North
Walkability 62 / 74
Mulgrave — Walkability: 62/100 Noble Park North — Walkability: 74/100
Safety 24 / 26
Mulgrave — Safety: 24/100 Noble Park North — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mulgrave — Low fire risk: 100/100 Noble Park North — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 65 / 73
Mulgrave — Low flood risk: 65/100 Noble Park North — Low flood risk: 73/100

Demographics

Mulgrave has more residents (19,889 vs 7,436); Mulgrave has higher household incomes ($99,476 vs $75,504).

Mulgrave Noble Park North
Population 19,889
+63% vs other
 7,436
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.7% -0.4%
Median age 40
same for both
Median household income $99,476/yr
+24% vs other
 $75,504/yr
Median weekly rent $430/wk
+18% vs other
 $351/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mulgrave Noble Park North
0-4 5.5% / 5.5%
Mulgrave — 0-4: 5.5% Noble Park North — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 12.2% / 11.4%
Mulgrave — 5-14: 12.2% Noble Park North — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 5.3% / 5.5%
Mulgrave — 15-19: 5.3% Noble Park North — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 5.7% / 6.4%
Mulgrave — 20-24: 5.7% Noble Park North — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 13.6% / 13.4%
Mulgrave — 25-34: 13.6% Noble Park North — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 14.6% / 13.2%
Mulgrave — 35-44: 14.6% Noble Park North — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 13.1% / 13.5%
Mulgrave — 45-54: 13.1% Noble Park North — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 10.4% / 11.5%
Mulgrave — 55-64: 10.4% Noble Park North — 55-64: 11.5%
65-74 9.9% / 11.1%
Mulgrave — 65-74: 9.9% Noble Park North — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 7.1% / 7.0%
Mulgrave — 75-84: 7.1% Noble Park North — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 2.6% / 1.5%
Mulgrave — 85+: 2.6% Noble Park North — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mulgrave 54.5% couple families
Mulgrave — Couple Families: 54.5% Mulgrave — Lone Person: 23.5% Mulgrave — One Parent Families: 15.3% Mulgrave — Group Household: 4.6% Mulgrave — Other Families: 2.1%
Noble Park North 46.5% couple families
Noble Park North — Couple Families: 46.5% Noble Park North — Lone Person: 27.9% Noble Park North — One Parent Families: 18.4% Noble Park North — Group Household: 4.2% Noble Park North — Other Families: 3.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mulgrave 23.0% renting
Mulgrave — Owned Outright: 39.1% Mulgrave — Mortgage: 37.9% Mulgrave — Renting: 23.0%
Noble Park North 26.7% renting
Noble Park North — Owned Outright: 39.1% Noble Park North — Mortgage: 34.2% Noble Park North — Renting: 26.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mulgrave Noble Park North
Bachelor Degree 17.3% / 11.7%
Mulgrave — Bachelor Degree: 17.3% Noble Park North — Bachelor Degree: 11.7%
Certificate III & IV 9.3% / 10.9%
Mulgrave — Certificate III & IV: 9.3% Noble Park North — Certificate III & IV: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 7.3%
Mulgrave — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Noble Park North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 7.4% / 4.0%
Mulgrave — Postgraduate Degree: 7.4% Noble Park North — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 1.5%
Mulgrave — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Noble Park North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

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.

Mulgrave Noble Park North
India 5.2% / 5.3%
Mulgrave — India: 5.2% Noble Park North — India: 5.3%
Sri Lanka 5.0% / 4.3%
Mulgrave — Sri Lanka: 5.0% Noble Park North — Sri Lanka: 4.3%
China 6.2% / 1.9%
Mulgrave — China: 6.2% Noble Park North — China: 1.9%
Vietnam 3.0% / 5.1%
Mulgrave — Vietnam: 3.0% Noble Park North — Vietnam: 5.1%
Greece 2.7% / 2.9%
Mulgrave — Greece: 2.7% Noble Park North — Greece: 2.9%
Malaysia 3.1% / 1.4%
Mulgrave — Malaysia: 3.1% Noble Park North — Malaysia: 1.4%
Philippines — / 2.1%
Mulgrave — Philippines: not among its largest Noble Park North — Philippines: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mulgrave 83.0% houses
Mulgrave — Houses: 83.0% Mulgrave — Townhouses: 16.4% Mulgrave — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Noble Park North 89.6% houses
Noble Park North — Houses: 89.6% Noble Park North — Townhouses: 0.9% Noble Park North — Flats / Apartments: 9.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mulgrave Noble Park North
Median house price $1,103,500 $812,500
Median unit price $788,800 $596,800
Median land price $1,492,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 276 sales
 23 days
from 39 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Mulgrave Noble Park North
3 bed $1.01M / $780K
Mulgrave — 3 bed: $1.01M (210 sales) Noble Park North — 3 bed: $780K (85 sales)

210 vs 85 sales

4 bed $1.2M / $858K
Mulgrave — 4 bed: $1.2M (146 sales) Noble Park North — 4 bed: $858K (28 sales)

146 vs 28 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Mulgrave Noble Park North
2 bed $690K / $506K
Mulgrave — 2 bed: $690K (13 sales) Noble Park North — 2 bed: $506K (8 sales)

13 vs 8 sales

3 bed $823K / $668K
Mulgrave — 3 bed: $823K (20 sales) Noble Park North — 3 bed: $668K (9 sales)

20 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Noble Park North has more commercially zoned land (23% vs 2%).

Mulgrave Noble Park North
Residential 57% 56%
Commercial 2% 23%
Other and special use 17% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 14% 16%
Parks and recreation 5%
same for both
Industrial 3% 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

Mulgrave Noble Park North
New dwellings approved 1,233
across Monash
 594
across Greater Dandenong
Approvals change year on year -4% -34%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Mulgrave Noble Park North
Houses 3.7%
$730/wk on $1.01M
 3.9%
$610/wk on $803K
Units 4.2%
$570/wk on $702K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Mulgrave Noble Park North
House price Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 52% of VIC
Income Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
Schools Higher than 97% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 31% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 100% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 16% of VIC —

Liveability

Noble Park North is more walkable (74 vs 62); Mulgrave scores higher overall (74 vs 63).

Mulgrave Noble Park North
Grade A B
Score 74/100 63/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Mulgrave Noble Park North
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
76/100
 High
74/100
Flood Low
35/100
 Low
27/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 17
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Mulgrave Noble Park North
Inside the suburb 5 4
Rated above peers 4 2
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Monash Clayton, 4.1 km
 1
Monash Clayton, 6.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.3% 2.7%

Schools in Mulgrave

  • Mazenod College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Mulgrave Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St John Vianney's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Wellington Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Albany Rise Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Noble Park North

  • Nazareth College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Silverton Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Carwatha College P-12 Government · Combined at peers
  • Oakwood School-Noble Park Campus Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Mulgrave Noble Park North
Supermarkets 4 0
Cafes & restaurants 18 1
Parks & reserves 10 8
Childcare 13 4
GPs 4 3
Pharmacies 5 1
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 5 0
Fuel stations 3 4
Waterways 5 4

Mobility

Noble Park North sits further from the CBD (29.4 km vs 27.2 km).

Mulgrave Noble Park North
Walkability score 62/100 74/100
Distance to Melbourne 27.2 km 29.4 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 33 min 31 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 439.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 67.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 3.7%
postcode 3170
 0.7%
postcode 3174
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 3170
 25
postcode 3174

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.

Mulgrave Noble Park North
Car (driver) 60.3% / 70.1%
Mulgrave — Car (driver): 60.3% Noble Park North — Car (driver): 70.1%
Worked from Home 31.0% / 19.5%
Mulgrave — Worked from Home: 31.0% Noble Park North — Worked from Home: 19.5%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 5.7%
Mulgrave — Car (passenger): 3.6% Noble Park North — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Train 2.4% / 2.7%
Mulgrave — Train: 2.4% Noble Park North — Train: 2.7%
Bus 1.5% / 1.1%
Mulgrave — Bus: 1.5% Noble Park North — Bus: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.1%).

Setting

Mulgrave Noble Park North
Elevation 92 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 58 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.1 km 11.3 km

NBN connectivity

Mulgrave Noble Park North
Connectivity score 79/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 15%
8,782 premises
 2%
3,106 premises

Climate

Mulgrave Noble Park North
Annual rainfall 781 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mulgrave Noble Park North
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.98 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Mulgrave Noble Park North
Average residential rate $1,697/yr $2,123/yr
Council Monash Greater Dandenong

Federal electorate

Mulgrave Noble Park North
Division Hotham
same for both
Member Clare O'Neil
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mulgrave Noble Park North
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mulgrave

Multicultural Outer

Noble Park North

Multicultural Outer Parks Quiet

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