Naring vs Numurkah

Naring is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 49 in Numurkah. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Naring, most households are couple families. In Numurkah, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Naring tends to suit families with children and couples, while Numurkah suits people living alone and 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

  • Naring is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 48%)
  • Numurkah has more childcare (5 vs 0)

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

Numurkah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Numurkah

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (56/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (158 min vs 168 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (225.8 km vs 237 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Numurkah

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (56/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 10%)
  • But Naring carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Naring Numurkah
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.

Naring Numurkah
Walkability 0 / 56
Naring — Walkability: 0/100 Numurkah — Walkability: 56/100
Safety 39 / 23
Naring — Safety: 39/100 Numurkah — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 89 / 50
Naring — Low fire risk: 89/100 Numurkah — Low fire risk: 50/100
Low flood risk 6 / 8
Naring — Low flood risk: 6/100 Numurkah — Low flood risk: 8/100

Demographics

Numurkah has more residents (4,604 vs 122); Naring has higher household incomes ($93,184 vs $58,084).

Naring Numurkah
Population 122 4,604
+3674% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.7% +2.8%
Median age 38 49
Median household income $93,184/yr
+38% vs other
 $58,084/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+16% vs other
 $210/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Naring Numurkah
0-4 5.7% / 4.7%
Naring — 0-4: 5.7% Numurkah — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 19.7% / 10.9%
Naring — 5-14: 19.7% Numurkah — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 7.4% / 5.4%
Naring — 15-19: 7.4% Numurkah — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 3.3% / 4.6%
Naring — 20-24: 3.3% Numurkah — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 11.5% / 10.5%
Naring — 25-34: 11.5% Numurkah — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 5.7% / 9.5%
Naring — 35-44: 5.7% Numurkah — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 16.4% / 12.3%
Naring — 45-54: 16.4% Numurkah — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 19.7% / 14.3%
Naring — 55-64: 19.7% Numurkah — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 9.8% / 14.1%
Naring — 65-74: 9.8% Numurkah — 65-74: 14.1%
75-84 — / 9.3%
Naring — 75-84: not among its largest Numurkah — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ — / 4.6%
Naring — 85+: not among its largest Numurkah — 85+: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Naring 60.0% couple families
Naring — Couple Families: 60.0% Naring — Lone Person: 15.0% Naring — One Parent Families: 25.0% Naring — Group Household: 0.0% Naring — Other Families: 0.0%
Numurkah 29.5% couple families
Numurkah — Couple Families: 29.5% Numurkah — Lone Person: 48.2% Numurkah — One Parent Families: 18.1% Numurkah — Group Household: 2.9% Numurkah — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Naring 12.5% renting
Naring — Owned Outright: 41.7% Naring — Mortgage: 45.8% Naring — Renting: 12.5%
Numurkah 22.8% renting
Numurkah — Owned Outright: 46.0% Numurkah — Mortgage: 31.2% Numurkah — Renting: 22.8%
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.

Naring Numurkah
New Zealand 2.5% / 1.0%
Naring — New Zealand: 2.5% Numurkah — New Zealand: 1.0%
England — / 2.0%
Naring — England: not among its largest Numurkah — England: 2.0%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Naring — Philippines: not among its largest Numurkah — Philippines: 0.5%
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Naring — Netherlands: not among its largest Numurkah — Netherlands: 0.5%
South Africa — / 0.3%
Naring — South Africa: not among its largest Numurkah — South Africa: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).

Qualifications

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

Naring Numurkah
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 16.2%
Naring — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Numurkah — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 6.2%
Naring — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Numurkah — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / 6.6%
Naring — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Numurkah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Naring — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Numurkah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Naring — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Numurkah — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Naring 100.0% houses
Naring — Houses: 100.0% Naring — Townhouses: 0.0% Naring — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Numurkah 88.5% houses
Numurkah — Houses: 88.5% Numurkah — Townhouses: 10.0% Numurkah — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Naring Numurkah
Median house price — $447,500
Median unit price — $320,000
Median land price — $490,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 74 days
from 49 sales

Zoning mix

Naring Numurkah
Rural and farming 98% 93%
Parks and recreation 1% 3%
Residential 0% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
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

Naring Numurkah
New dwellings approved 332
across Moira
same for both
Approvals change year on year -70%
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.

Naring Numurkah
Houses — 4.7%
$470/wk on $522K
Units — 6.1%
$380/wk on $325K

Ranking within VIC

Naring Numurkah
House price — Higher than 9% of VIC
Income Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 16% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 4% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 78% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 4% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 94% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 93% of VIC

Liveability

Numurkah is more walkable (56 vs 0).

Naring Numurkah
Grade — D
Score — 18/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Numurkah carries more bushfire risk (50 vs 11); Numurkah carries more crime risk (77 vs 61).

Naring Numurkah
Bushfire Low
11/100
 Moderate
50/100
Crime Moderate
61/100
 High
77/100
Flood High
94/100
 High
92/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Naring Numurkah
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Naring

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

Schools in Numurkah

  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Numurkah Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Numurkah Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Naring Numurkah
Supermarkets 0 2
Parks & reserves 2 5
Childcare 0 5
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 15 14

Mobility

Naring sits further from the CBD (237 km vs 225.8 km).

Naring Numurkah
Walkability score 0/100 56/100
Distance to Melbourne 237 km
+5% vs other
 225.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 168 min 158 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3636
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 3636
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.

Naring Numurkah
Car (driver) 67.3% / 79.8%
Naring — Car (driver): 67.3% Numurkah — Car (driver): 79.8%
Worked from Home 14.5% / 9.9%
Naring — Worked from Home: 14.5% Numurkah — Worked from Home: 9.9%
Walked Only 18.2% / 5.0%
Naring — Walked Only: 18.2% Numurkah — Walked Only: 5.0%
Car (passenger) — / 4.2%
Naring — Car (passenger): not among its largest Numurkah — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Bicycle — / 0.8%
Naring — Bicycle: not among its largest Numurkah — Bicycle: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.8%).

Setting

Naring Numurkah
Elevation 110 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Naring Numurkah
Connectivity score 30/100 59/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
58 premises
 35%
2,503 premises

Climate

Naring Numurkah
Annual rainfall 458 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Naring Numurkah
Average residential rate $1,908/yr
same for both
Council Moira
same for both

Federal electorate

Naring Numurkah
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Naring Numurkah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Naring

Family Rural

Numurkah

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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