Murgheboluc vs Bannockburn

Bannockburn is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 45 in Murgheboluc. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Murgheboluc 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

Bannockburn

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Murgheboluc carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 33/100)

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

Murgheboluc

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $390/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bannockburn

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (39/100 vs 10/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (88.6 km vs 92.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bannockburn

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (39/100 vs 10/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 9%)
  • But Murgheboluc carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 33/100)

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

Investors

Bannockburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.5% vs 0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Murgheboluc Bannockburn
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.

Murgheboluc Bannockburn
Walkability 10 / 39
Murgheboluc — Walkability: 10/100 Bannockburn — Walkability: 39/100
Safety 85 / 67
Murgheboluc — Safety: 85/100 Bannockburn — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 100 / 86
Murgheboluc — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bannockburn — Low fire risk: 86/100
Low flood risk 32 / 59
Murgheboluc — Low flood risk: 32/100 Bannockburn — Low flood risk: 59/100

Demographics

Bannockburn has more residents (6,470 vs 132); Bannockburn rents higher ($390/wk vs $120/wk).

Murgheboluc Bannockburn
Population 132 6,470
+4802% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.8% +22.5%
Median age 45 35
Median household income $148,148/yr
+28% vs other
 $106,860/yr
Median weekly rent $120/wk $390/wk
+225% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Murgheboluc Bannockburn
0-4 2.3% / 7.9%
Murgheboluc — 0-4: 2.3% Bannockburn — 0-4: 7.9%
5-14 22.7% / 17.2%
Murgheboluc — 5-14: 22.7% Bannockburn — 5-14: 17.2%
15-19 15.2% / 6.6%
Murgheboluc — 15-19: 15.2% Bannockburn — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 3.0% / 4.3%
Murgheboluc — 20-24: 3.0% Bannockburn — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 3.0% / 12.6%
Murgheboluc — 25-34: 3.0% Bannockburn — 25-34: 12.6%
35-44 9.1% / 15.2%
Murgheboluc — 35-44: 9.1% Bannockburn — 35-44: 15.2%
45-54 19.7% / 13.1%
Murgheboluc — 45-54: 19.7% Bannockburn — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 13.6% / 8.7%
Murgheboluc — 55-64: 13.6% Bannockburn — 55-64: 8.7%
65-74 9.1% / 8.4%
Murgheboluc — 65-74: 9.1% Bannockburn — 65-74: 8.4%
75-84 — / 4.3%
Murgheboluc — 75-84: not among its largest Bannockburn — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ — / 1.8%
Murgheboluc — 85+: not among its largest Bannockburn — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Murgheboluc 79.2% couple families
Murgheboluc — Couple Families: 79.2% Murgheboluc — Lone Person: 20.8% Murgheboluc — One Parent Families: 0.0% Murgheboluc — Group Household: 0.0% Murgheboluc — Other Families: 0.0%
Bannockburn 65.4% couple families
Bannockburn — Couple Families: 65.4% Bannockburn — Lone Person: 18.7% Bannockburn — One Parent Families: 14.3% Bannockburn — Group Household: 1.2% Bannockburn — Other Families: 0.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Murgheboluc 11.8% renting
Murgheboluc — Owned Outright: 38.2% Murgheboluc — Mortgage: 50.0% Murgheboluc — Renting: 11.8%
Bannockburn 11.3% renting
Bannockburn — Owned Outright: 30.1% Bannockburn — Mortgage: 58.6% Bannockburn — Renting: 11.3%
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.

Murgheboluc Bannockburn
England 5.3% / 3.4%
Murgheboluc — England: 5.3% Bannockburn — England: 3.4%
Netherlands 3.0% / 0.5%
Murgheboluc — Netherlands: 3.0% Bannockburn — Netherlands: 0.5%
New Zealand — / 1.1%
Murgheboluc — New Zealand: not among its largest Bannockburn — New Zealand: 1.1%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Murgheboluc — Scotland: not among its largest Bannockburn — Scotland: 0.4%
South Africa — / 0.3%
Murgheboluc — South Africa: not among its largest Bannockburn — South Africa: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

Qualifications

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

Murgheboluc Bannockburn
Certificate III & IV 15.2% / 20.1%
Murgheboluc — Certificate III & IV: 15.2% Bannockburn — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Bachelor Degree 15.9% / 7.8%
Murgheboluc — Bachelor Degree: 15.9% Bannockburn — Bachelor Degree: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 8.3%
Murgheboluc — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Bannockburn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.9%
Murgheboluc — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Bannockburn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
Murgheboluc — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Bannockburn — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Murgheboluc 100.0% houses
Murgheboluc — Houses: 100.0% Murgheboluc — Townhouses: 0.0% Murgheboluc — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Bannockburn 95.9% houses
Bannockburn — Houses: 95.9% Bannockburn — Townhouses: 4.1% Bannockburn — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Murgheboluc Bannockburn
Median house price — $760,000
Median unit price — $420,000
Median land price — $382,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 92 sales

Zoning mix

Murgheboluc has more rural and farming land (98% vs 74%).

Murgheboluc Bannockburn
Rural and farming 98% 74%
Residential 0% 13%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 6%
Parks and recreation 0% 6%
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

Murgheboluc Bannockburn
New dwellings approved 186
across Golden Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year +10%
same for both

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.

Murgheboluc Bannockburn
Houses — 4.1%
$638/wk on $815K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Murgheboluc Bannockburn
House price — Higher than 46% of VIC
Income Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 83% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 72% of VIC

Liveability

Bannockburn is more walkable (39 vs 10).

Murgheboluc Bannockburn
Grade — B
Score — 59/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Bannockburn carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Bannockburn carries more crime risk (33 vs 15).

Murgheboluc Bannockburn
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Low
15/100
 Low
33/100
Flood Moderate
68/100
 Moderate
41/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Murgheboluc Bannockburn
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Murgheboluc

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

Schools in Bannockburn

  • Bannockburn P-12 College Government · Combined below peers
  • St Mary MacKillop Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Murgheboluc Bannockburn
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 7
Parks & reserves 1 9
Childcare 0 6
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 6 13

Mobility

Murgheboluc sits further from the CBD (92.2 km vs 88.6 km).

Murgheboluc Bannockburn
Walkability score 10/100 39/100
Distance to Melbourne 92.2 km
+4% vs other
 88.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 70 min 73 min
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 3218
 0.7%
postcode 3331
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 24
postcode 3218
 59
postcode 3331

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.

Murgheboluc Bannockburn
Car (driver) 71.7% / 77.2%
Murgheboluc — Car (driver): 71.7% Bannockburn — Car (driver): 77.2%
Worked from Home 15.0% / 17.2%
Murgheboluc — Worked from Home: 15.0% Bannockburn — Worked from Home: 17.2%
Car (passenger) 6.7% / 3.4%
Murgheboluc — Car (passenger): 6.7% Bannockburn — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Walked Only 6.7% / 1.4%
Murgheboluc — Walked Only: 6.7% Bannockburn — Walked Only: 1.4%
Bus — / 0.4%
Murgheboluc — Bus: not among its largest Bannockburn — Bus: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.2%).

Setting

Murgheboluc Bannockburn
Elevation 66 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.4 km 19.5 km

NBN connectivity

Murgheboluc Bannockburn
Connectivity score 30/100 79/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
48 premises
 63%
2,712 premises

Climate

Murgheboluc Bannockburn
Annual rainfall 502 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.3°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Murgheboluc Bannockburn
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Murgheboluc Bannockburn
Average residential rate $2,052/yr
same for both
Council Golden Plains
same for both

Federal electorate

Murgheboluc Bannockburn
Division Corio
same for both
Member Richard Marles
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Murgheboluc Bannockburn
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Murgheboluc

Family Rural

Bannockburn

Acreage Family River

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