Myall vs Koondrook

Myall is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 54 in Koondrook. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Myall, most households are couple families. In Koondrook, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Myall tends to suit couples, while Koondrook suits 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

Myall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 48%)

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

Myall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($178/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Myall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 31%)

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

Investors

Koondrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.1% vs -8.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Myall Koondrook
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.

Myall Koondrook
Walkability 0 / 4
Myall — Walkability: 0/100 Koondrook — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 50 / 53
Myall — Safety: 50/100 Koondrook — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 79 / 72
Myall — Low fire risk: 79/100 Koondrook — Low fire risk: 72/100
Low flood risk 16 / 12
Myall — Low flood risk: 16/100 Koondrook — Low flood risk: 12/100

Demographics

Koondrook has more residents (1,101 vs 98); Myall has higher household incomes ($58,500 vs $50,596).

Myall Koondrook
Population 98 1,101
+1023% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.4% +11.1%
Median age 51 54
Median household income $58,500/yr
+14% vs other
 $50,596/yr
Median weekly rent $178/wk $200/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Myall Koondrook
0-4 5.1% / 5.1%
Myall — 0-4: 5.1% Koondrook — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 11.2% / 10.1%
Myall — 5-14: 11.2% Koondrook — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 7.1% / 3.8%
Myall — 15-19: 7.1% Koondrook — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 3.1% / 4.2%
Myall — 20-24: 3.1% Koondrook — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 — / 6.9%
Myall — 25-34: not among its largest Koondrook — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 15.3% / 10.0%
Myall — 35-44: 15.3% Koondrook — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 11.2% / 12.2%
Myall — 45-54: 11.2% Koondrook — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 16.3% / 17.4%
Myall — 55-64: 16.3% Koondrook — 55-64: 17.4%
65-74 29.6% / 18.4%
Myall — 65-74: 29.6% Koondrook — 65-74: 18.4%
75-84 7.1% / 11.3%
Myall — 75-84: 7.1% Koondrook — 75-84: 11.3%
85+ — / 1.3%
Myall — 85+: not among its largest Koondrook — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Myall 72.0% couple families
Myall — Couple Families: 72.0% Myall — Lone Person: 28.0% Myall — One Parent Families: 0.0% Myall — Other Families: 0.0% Myall — Group Household: 0.0%
Koondrook 32.3% couple families
Koondrook — Couple Families: 32.3% Koondrook — Lone Person: 48.5% Koondrook — One Parent Families: 16.2% Koondrook — Other Families: 1.5% Koondrook — Group Household: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Myall 10.5% renting
Myall — Owned Outright: 63.2% Myall — Mortgage: 26.3% Myall — Renting: 10.5%
Koondrook 11.7% renting
Koondrook — Owned Outright: 61.7% Koondrook — Mortgage: 26.6% Koondrook — Renting: 11.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Myall 100.0% houses
Myall — Houses: 100.0% Myall — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Myall — Townhouses: 0.0%
Koondrook 97.1% houses
Koondrook — Houses: 97.1% Koondrook — Flats / Apartments: 2.2% Koondrook — Townhouses: 0.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Myall Koondrook
Certificate III & IV 27.6% / 18.2%
Myall — Certificate III & IV: 27.6% Koondrook — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.5%
Myall — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Koondrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Bachelor Degree — / 3.9%
Myall — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Koondrook — Bachelor Degree: 3.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Myall — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Koondrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.7%
Myall — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Koondrook — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.6%).

Property market

Myall Koondrook
Median house price — $495,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $133,739
Typical days to sell (houses) — 73 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Myall has more rural and farming land (80% vs 61%).

Myall Koondrook
Rural and farming 80% 61%
Parks and recreation 20% 34%
Residential 0% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

Myall Koondrook
New dwellings approved 19
across Gannawarra
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Myall Koondrook
House price — Higher than 17% of VIC
Income Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 10% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 38% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 1% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC

Liveability

Myall Koondrook
Grade — D
Score — 17/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Myall Koondrook
Bushfire Low
21/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Moderate
47/100
Flood High
84/100
 High
88/100
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

Myall Koondrook
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Myall

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

Schools in Koondrook

  • Koondrook Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Myall Koondrook
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 6

Mobility

Myall Koondrook
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Melbourne 299.8 km 300.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 210 min 209 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3579
 0.0%
postcode 3580
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3579
 52
postcode 3580

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.

Myall Koondrook
Car (driver) 48.7% / 79.0%
Myall — Car (driver): 48.7% Koondrook — Car (driver): 79.0%
Worked from Home 30.8% / 9.0%
Myall — Worked from Home: 30.8% Koondrook — Worked from Home: 9.0%
Walked Only 20.5% / 5.2%
Myall — Walked Only: 20.5% Koondrook — Walked Only: 5.2%
Car (passenger) — / 6.0%
Myall — Car (passenger): not among its largest Koondrook — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Bicycle — / 0.8%
Myall — Bicycle: not among its largest Koondrook — Bicycle: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.0%).

Setting

Myall Koondrook
Elevation 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 80 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Myall Koondrook
Connectivity score 30/100 84/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 55%
642 premises

Climate

Myall Koondrook
Annual rainfall 364 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Myall Koondrook
Average residential rate $1,855/yr
same for both
Council Gannawarra
same for both

Federal electorate

Myall Koondrook
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Myall Koondrook
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Myall

Retirees Rural

Koondrook

Affordable Retirees Rural

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