Murrindindi vs Narbethong

Narbethong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 60 in Murrindindi. 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, Murrindindi tends to suit older residents.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Murrindindi carries lower crime risk (71/100 vs 89/100)
  • Narbethong is already more of a family suburb (51% vs 36%)

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

First-home buyers

Narbethong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Murrindindi has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 7%)
  • Narbethong has cheaper rent ($191/wk vs $245/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Narbethong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (91.4 km vs 102.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (100 min vs 106 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Murrindindi

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (42% vs 24%)
  • carries lower crime risk (71/100 vs 89/100)

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

Investors

Murrindindi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.5% vs -2.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Murrindindi Narbethong
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.

Murrindindi Narbethong
Walkability 0 / 0
Murrindindi — Walkability: 0/100 Narbethong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 29 / 11
Murrindindi — Safety: 29/100 Narbethong — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 6 / 4
Murrindindi — Low fire risk: 6/100 Narbethong — Low fire risk: 4/100
Low flood risk 69 / 65
Murrindindi — Low flood risk: 69/100 Narbethong — Low flood risk: 65/100

Demographics

Narbethong has more residents (201 vs 114); Murrindindi rents higher ($245/wk vs $191/wk).

Murrindindi Narbethong
Population 114 201
+76% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.5% -2.0%
Median age 60 51
Median household income $76,648/yr $80,184/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $245/wk
+22% vs other
 $191/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Murrindindi Narbethong
0-4 5.3% / 1.5%
Murrindindi — 0-4: 5.3% Narbethong — 0-4: 1.5%
5-14 — / 14.9%
Murrindindi — 5-14: not among its largest Narbethong — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 2.6% / 3.5%
Murrindindi — 15-19: 2.6% Narbethong — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 — / 2.0%
Murrindindi — 20-24: not among its largest Narbethong — 20-24: 2.0%
25-34 11.4% / 11.9%
Murrindindi — 25-34: 11.4% Narbethong — 25-34: 11.9%
35-44 11.4% / 4.5%
Murrindindi — 35-44: 11.4% Narbethong — 35-44: 4.5%
45-54 9.6% / 18.4%
Murrindindi — 45-54: 9.6% Narbethong — 45-54: 18.4%
55-64 21.9% / 23.9%
Murrindindi — 55-64: 21.9% Narbethong — 55-64: 23.9%
65-74 28.1% / 19.4%
Murrindindi — 65-74: 28.1% Narbethong — 65-74: 19.4%
75-84 14.0% / 4.5%
Murrindindi — 75-84: 14.0% Narbethong — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ — / —
Murrindindi — 85+: not among its largest Narbethong — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Murrindindi 51.6% lone person
Murrindindi — Lone Person: 51.6% Murrindindi — Couple Families: 25.8% Murrindindi — One Parent Families: 9.7% Murrindindi — Group Household: 12.9%
Narbethong 49.0% lone person
Narbethong — Lone Person: 49.0% Narbethong — Couple Families: 42.9% Narbethong — One Parent Families: 8.2% Narbethong — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Murrindindi 22.4% renting
Murrindindi — Owned Outright: 51.0% Murrindindi — Mortgage: 26.5% Murrindindi — Renting: 22.4%
Narbethong 6.6% renting
Narbethong — Owned Outright: 52.6% Narbethong — Mortgage: 40.8% Narbethong — Renting: 6.6%
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.

Murrindindi Narbethong
England 4.4% / 3.0%
Murrindindi — England: 4.4% Narbethong — England: 3.0%
Germany 3.5% / —
Murrindindi — Germany: 3.5% Narbethong — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland — / 1.5%
Murrindindi — Scotland: not among its largest Narbethong — Scotland: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

Qualifications

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

Murrindindi Narbethong
Certificate III & IV 12.3% / 21.9%
Murrindindi — Certificate III & IV: 12.3% Narbethong — Certificate III & IV: 21.9%
Bachelor Degree 17.5% / 9.5%
Murrindindi — Bachelor Degree: 17.5% Narbethong — Bachelor Degree: 9.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.5% / 8.0%
Murrindindi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5% Narbethong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.4% / 2.5%
Murrindindi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4% Narbethong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 2.5%
Murrindindi — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Narbethong — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Murrindindi 100.0% houses
Murrindindi — Houses: 100.0% Murrindindi — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Narbethong 92.9% houses
Narbethong — Houses: 92.9% Narbethong — Flats / Apartments: 7.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Murrindindi Narbethong
Median house price — $649,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $767,500

Zoning mix

Murrindindi Narbethong
Parks and recreation 65% 69%
Rural and farming 35% 31%
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

Murrindindi Narbethong
New dwellings approved 82
across Murrindindi
same for both
Approvals change year on year +83%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Murrindindi Narbethong
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC

Liveability

Murrindindi Narbethong
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Narbethong carries more crime risk (89 vs 71).

Murrindindi Narbethong
Bushfire High
94/100
 High
96/100
Crime High
71/100
 High
89/100
Flood Low
31/100
 Low
35/100
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

Murrindindi Narbethong
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Murrindindi Narbethong
Parks & reserves 3 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 72 137

Mobility

Murrindindi sits further from the CBD (102.3 km vs 91.4 km).

Murrindindi Narbethong
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 102.3 km
+11% vs other
 91.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 106 min 100 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3717
 1.0%
postcode 3778
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3717
 50
postcode 3778

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.

Murrindindi Narbethong
Car (driver) 55.6% / 57.1%
Murrindindi — Car (driver): 55.6% Narbethong — Car (driver): 57.1%
Worked from Home 44.4% / 31.6%
Murrindindi — Worked from Home: 44.4% Narbethong — Worked from Home: 31.6%
Car (passenger) — / 7.1%
Murrindindi — Car (passenger): not among its largest Narbethong — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Walked Only — / 4.1%
Murrindindi — Walked Only: not among its largest Narbethong — Walked Only: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.1%).

Setting

Murrindindi Narbethong
Elevation 712 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 426 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Murrindindi Narbethong
Connectivity score 15/100 16/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
 0%
25 premises

Climate

Murrindindi Narbethong
Annual rainfall 1,215 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Murrindindi Narbethong
Average residential rate $1,973/yr
same for both
Council Murrindindi
same for both

Federal electorate

Murrindindi Narbethong
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Murrindindi Narbethong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Murrindindi

Retirees Rural

Narbethong

Rural

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