Myrniong vs Pentland Hills

Myrniong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 49 in Pentland Hills. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.

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

Myrniong

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 95/100)

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

First-home buyers

Myrniong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Pentland Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (63.3 km vs 69.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Myrniong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 95/100)

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

Investors

Myrniong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-4.2% vs -14.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Myrniong Pentland Hills
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.

Myrniong Pentland Hills
Walkability 0 / 0
Myrniong — Walkability: 0/100 Pentland Hills — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 26 / 5
Myrniong — Safety: 26/100 Pentland Hills — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 23 / 83
Myrniong — Low fire risk: 23/100 Pentland Hills — Low fire risk: 83/100
Low flood risk 74 / 64
Myrniong — Low flood risk: 74/100 Pentland Hills — Low flood risk: 64/100

Demographics

Myrniong has more residents (387 vs 158); Myrniong has higher household incomes ($123,448 vs $101,816).

Myrniong Pentland Hills
Population 387
+59% vs other
 158
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.2% -14.6%
Median age 46 49
Median household income $123,448/yr
+18% vs other
 $101,816/yr
Median weekly rent $355/wk
+1% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Myrniong Pentland Hills
0-4 3.4% / 3.2%
Myrniong — 0-4: 3.4% Pentland Hills — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 10.6% / 8.9%
Myrniong — 5-14: 10.6% Pentland Hills — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 7.5% / 7.6%
Myrniong — 15-19: 7.5% Pentland Hills — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 5.9% / 7.0%
Myrniong — 20-24: 5.9% Pentland Hills — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 8.0% / 10.1%
Myrniong — 25-34: 8.0% Pentland Hills — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 9.8% / 5.7%
Myrniong — 35-44: 9.8% Pentland Hills — 35-44: 5.7%
45-54 21.4% / 25.9%
Myrniong — 45-54: 21.4% Pentland Hills — 45-54: 25.9%
55-64 17.6% / 20.3%
Myrniong — 55-64: 17.6% Pentland Hills — 55-64: 20.3%
65-74 9.8% / 5.1%
Myrniong — 65-74: 9.8% Pentland Hills — 65-74: 5.1%
75-84 4.1% / 8.2%
Myrniong — 75-84: 4.1% Pentland Hills — 75-84: 8.2%
85+ 0.8% / —
Myrniong — 85+: 0.8% Pentland Hills — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Myrniong 62.5% couple families
Myrniong — Couple Families: 62.5% Myrniong — Lone Person: 25.0% Myrniong — One Parent Families: 12.5%
Pentland Hills 59.0% couple families
Pentland Hills — Couple Families: 59.0% Pentland Hills — Lone Person: 20.5% Pentland Hills — One Parent Families: 20.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Myrniong 5.5% renting
Myrniong — Owned Outright: 40.6% Myrniong — Mortgage: 53.9% Myrniong — Renting: 5.5%
Pentland Hills 0.0% renting
Pentland Hills — Owned Outright: 67.4% Pentland Hills — Mortgage: 32.6% Pentland Hills — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Myrniong Pentland Hills
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 16.5%
Myrniong — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Pentland Hills — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 11.6% / 7.6%
Myrniong — Bachelor Degree: 11.6% Pentland Hills — Bachelor Degree: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 7.0%
Myrniong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Pentland Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 5.7%
Myrniong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Pentland Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 4.4%
Myrniong — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Pentland Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

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.

Myrniong Pentland Hills
England 2.1% / 2.5%
Myrniong — England: 2.1% Pentland Hills — England: 2.5%
Netherlands — / 3.2%
Myrniong — Netherlands: not among its largest Pentland Hills — Netherlands: 3.2%
New Zealand 2.1% / —
Myrniong — New Zealand: 2.1% Pentland Hills — New Zealand: not among its largest
Scotland 1.0% / —
Myrniong — Scotland: 1.0% Pentland Hills — Scotland: not among its largest
South Africa 0.8% / —
Myrniong — South Africa: 0.8% Pentland Hills — South Africa: not among its largest
Ireland 0.8% / —
Myrniong — Ireland: 0.8% Pentland Hills — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Myrniong 102.3% houses
Myrniong — Houses: 102.3%
Pentland Hills 100.0% houses
Pentland Hills — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Pentland Hills has more rural and farming land (81% vs 59%).

Myrniong Pentland Hills
Rural and farming 59% 81%
Parks and recreation 33% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 4%
Residential 0% 5%
Other and special use 2% 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

Myrniong Pentland Hills
New dwellings approved 338
across Moorabool
same for both
Approvals change year on year +4%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Myrniong Pentland Hills
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 15% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC

Liveability

Myrniong Pentland Hills
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Myrniong carries more bushfire risk (77 vs 17); Pentland Hills carries more flood risk (36 vs 26).

Myrniong Pentland Hills
Bushfire High
77/100
 Low
17/100
Crime High
74/100
 High
95/100
Flood Low
26/100
 Low
36/100
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

Myrniong Pentland Hills
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Myrniong

  • Myrniong Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Pentland Hills

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

Amenities in the suburb

Myrniong Pentland Hills
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 1 0
Beaches 0 2
Waterways 6 5

Mobility

Myrniong sits further from the CBD (69.8 km vs 63.3 km).

Myrniong Pentland Hills
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 69.8 km
+9% vs other
 63.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 55 min 51 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3341
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 3341
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.

Myrniong Pentland Hills
Car (driver) 70.5% / 72.6%
Myrniong — Car (driver): 70.5% Pentland Hills — Car (driver): 72.6%
Worked from Home 23.3% / 20.5%
Myrniong — Worked from Home: 23.3% Pentland Hills — Worked from Home: 20.5%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 6.8%
Myrniong — Car (passenger): 3.6% Pentland Hills — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Walked Only 2.6% / —
Myrniong — Walked Only: 2.6% Pentland Hills — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.6%).

Setting

Myrniong Pentland Hills
Elevation 472 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 331 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 48.9 km 43.1 km
2.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Myrniong Pentland Hills
Connectivity score 30/100 87/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
167 premises
 82%
276 premises

Climate

Myrniong Pentland Hills
Annual rainfall 778 mm 578 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Myrniong Pentland Hills
PM2.5 4.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Myrniong Pentland Hills
Average residential rate $1,979/yr
same for both
Council Moorabool
same for both

Federal electorate

Myrniong Pentland Hills
Division Hawke
same for both
Member Sam Rae
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Myrniong Pentland Hills
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Myrniong

River Rural

Pentland Hills

Rural

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