Murmungee vs Stanley

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Murmungee, most households are couple families. In Stanley, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Murmungee 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

Stanley

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 30/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

Stanley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Murmungee

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($80/wk vs $288/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Murmungee

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (188 min vs 199 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (287.9 km vs 293.4 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 30/100)

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

Investors

Murmungee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.1% vs 1.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Murmungee 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.

Murmungee 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.

Murmungee Stanley
Walkability 0 / 0
Murmungee — Walkability: 0/100 Stanley — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 86
Murmungee — Safety: 70/100 Stanley — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 21 / 29
Murmungee — Low fire risk: 21/100 Stanley — Low fire risk: 29/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Murmungee — Low flood risk: 100/100 Stanley — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Stanley has more residents (371 vs 69); Stanley rents higher ($288/wk vs $80/wk).

Murmungee Stanley
Population 69 371
+438% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.1% +1.9%
Median age 54 53
Median household income $87,724/yr
+13% vs other
 $76,180/yr
Median weekly rent $80/wk $288/wk
+260% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Murmungee Stanley
0-4 5.8% / 5.9%
Murmungee — 0-4: 5.8% Stanley — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 4.3% / 9.7%
Murmungee — 5-14: 4.3% Stanley — 5-14: 9.7%
15-19 13.0% / 5.4%
Murmungee — 15-19: 13.0% Stanley — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 — / 3.0%
Murmungee — 20-24: not among its largest Stanley — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 10.1% / 5.7%
Murmungee — 25-34: 10.1% Stanley — 25-34: 5.7%
35-44 8.7% / 12.7%
Murmungee — 35-44: 8.7% Stanley — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 17.4% / 9.7%
Murmungee — 45-54: 17.4% Stanley — 45-54: 9.7%
55-64 26.1% / 21.8%
Murmungee — 55-64: 26.1% Stanley — 55-64: 21.8%
65-74 17.4% / 19.7%
Murmungee — 65-74: 17.4% Stanley — 65-74: 19.7%
75-84 11.6% / 5.9%
Murmungee — 75-84: 11.6% Stanley — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ — / 1.3%
Murmungee — 85+: not among its largest Stanley — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Murmungee 60.0% couple families
Murmungee — Couple Families: 60.0% Murmungee — Lone Person: 40.0% Murmungee — 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.

Murmungee 16.7% renting
Murmungee — Owned Outright: 70.8% Murmungee — Mortgage: 12.5% Murmungee — Renting: 16.7%
Stanley 9.0% renting
Stanley — Owned Outright: 55.2% Stanley — Mortgage: 35.9% Stanley — Renting: 9.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Qualifications

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

Murmungee Stanley
Bachelor Degree 15.9% / 17.3%
Murmungee — Bachelor Degree: 15.9% Stanley — Bachelor Degree: 17.3%
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 13.7%
Murmungee — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Stanley — Certificate III & IV: 13.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 14.6%
Murmungee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Stanley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 6.2%
Murmungee — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Stanley — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 5.1%
Murmungee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Stanley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Zoning mix

Murmungee Stanley
Rural and farming 61% 55%
Parks and recreation 38% 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

Murmungee Stanley
New dwellings approved 238
across Wangaratta
 120
across Indigo
Approvals change year on year +329% +15%

Ranking within VIC

Murmungee Stanley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 36% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 81% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC

Liveability

Murmungee 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

Murmungee carries more crime risk (30 vs 14).

Murmungee Stanley
Bushfire High
79/100
 High
71/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Low
14/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
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

Murmungee 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 Murmungee

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

Murmungee Stanley
Parks & reserves 4 8
Waterways 9 33

Mobility

Stanley sits further from the CBD (293.4 km vs 287.9 km).

Murmungee Stanley
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 287.9 km 293.4 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 188 min 199 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 3747
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 3747
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.

Murmungee Stanley
Car (driver) 45.8% / 65.8%
Murmungee — Car (driver): 45.8% Stanley — Car (driver): 65.8%
Worked from Home 54.2% / 29.7%
Murmungee — Worked from Home: 54.2% Stanley — Worked from Home: 29.7%
Walked Only — / 4.4%
Murmungee — Walked Only: not among its largest Stanley — Walked Only: 4.4%

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

Setting

Murmungee Stanley
Elevation 298 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 685 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Murmungee Stanley
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
169 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Murmungee Stanley
Average residential rate $1,962/yr $1,828/yr
Council Wangaratta Indigo

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Murmungee

Retirees Rural

Stanley

Retirees River Rural

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