Narracan vs Moe South

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Narracan, about half of households are people living alone. In Moe South, most households are couple families. On these figures, Narracan tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Moe South suits 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

Moe South

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 38/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 52%)

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

First-home buyers

Moe South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Narracan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $344/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

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Narracan has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 19%)
  • Moe South carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 38/100)

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

Investors

Narracan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.6% vs -2.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Narracan Moe South
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.

Narracan Moe South
Walkability 13 / 7
Narracan — Walkability: 13/100 Moe South — Walkability: 7/100
Safety 62 / 72
Narracan — Safety: 62/100 Moe South — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 2 / 1
Narracan — Low fire risk: 2/100 Moe South — Low fire risk: 1/100
Low flood risk 100 / 65
Narracan — Low flood risk: 100/100 Moe South — Low flood risk: 65/100

Demographics

Moe South has more residents (529 vs 262); Moe South rents higher ($344/wk vs $200/wk).

Narracan Moe South
Population 262 529
+102% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.6% -2.2%
Median age 48 47
Median household income $70,824/yr $106,860/yr
+51% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $344/wk
+72% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Narracan Moe South
0-4 3.4% / 3.6%
Narracan — 0-4: 3.4% Moe South — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 9.9% / 13.0%
Narracan — 5-14: 9.9% Moe South — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 9.2% / 10.0%
Narracan — 15-19: 9.2% Moe South — 15-19: 10.0%
20-24 4.6% / 4.0%
Narracan — 20-24: 4.6% Moe South — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 9.5% / 6.4%
Narracan — 25-34: 9.5% Moe South — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 14.1% / 9.1%
Narracan — 35-44: 14.1% Moe South — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 9.9% / 15.9%
Narracan — 45-54: 9.9% Moe South — 45-54: 15.9%
55-64 14.5% / 18.7%
Narracan — 55-64: 14.5% Moe South — 55-64: 18.7%
65-74 19.5% / 12.5%
Narracan — 65-74: 19.5% Moe South — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 6.9% / 6.2%
Narracan — 75-84: 6.9% Moe South — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 1.1% / 0.6%
Narracan — 85+: 1.1% Moe South — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Narracan 42.9% couple families
Narracan — Couple Families: 42.9% Narracan — Lone Person: 47.6% Narracan — One Parent Families: 9.5%
Moe South 58.9% couple families
Moe South — Couple Families: 58.9% Moe South — Lone Person: 31.8% Moe South — One Parent Families: 9.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Narracan 3.3% renting
Narracan — Owned Outright: 53.8% Narracan — Mortgage: 42.9% Narracan — Renting: 3.3%
Moe South 5.1% renting
Moe South — Owned Outright: 51.4% Moe South — Mortgage: 43.5% Moe South — Renting: 5.1%
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.

Narracan Moe South
England 5.0% / 2.3%
Narracan — England: 5.0% Moe South — England: 2.3%
Netherlands 1.9% / 1.3%
Narracan — Netherlands: 1.9% Moe South — Netherlands: 1.3%
New Zealand 1.1% / —
Narracan — New Zealand: 1.1% Moe South — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.9%
Narracan — Germany: not among its largest Moe South — Germany: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

Qualifications

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

Narracan Moe South
Certificate III & IV 22.5% / 18.9%
Narracan — Certificate III & IV: 22.5% Moe South — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 9.9% / 7.4%
Narracan — Bachelor Degree: 9.9% Moe South — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 8.7%
Narracan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Moe South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 2.8%
Narracan — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Moe South — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 2.6%
Narracan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Moe South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Narracan 100.0% houses
Narracan — Houses: 100.0% Narracan — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Moe South 96.1% houses
Moe South — Houses: 96.1% Moe South — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Narracan Moe South
Median house price $845,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $805,000

Zoning mix

Narracan Moe South
Rural and farming 98% 97%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
Parks and recreation 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

Narracan Moe South
New dwellings approved 619
across Baw Baw
 529
across Latrobe (Vic.)
Approvals change year on year +49% +66%

Ranking within VIC

Narracan Moe South
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC

Liveability

Narracan Moe South
Grade — C
Score — 34/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Moe South carries more flood risk (35 vs 0); Narracan carries more crime risk (38 vs 28).

Narracan Moe South
Bushfire High
98/100
 High
99/100
Crime Low
38/100
 Low
28/100
Flood None
0/100
 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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Narracan Moe South
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Narracan

  • Narracan Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Moe South

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

Amenities in the suburb

Narracan Moe South
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 0 1

Mobility

Narracan Moe South
Walkability score 13/100 7/100
Distance to Melbourne 139.4 km 141.3 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 109 min 110 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3824
 0.3%
postcode 3825
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 3824
 38
postcode 3825

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.

Narracan Moe South
Car (driver) 61.7% / 82.1%
Narracan — Car (driver): 61.7% Moe South — Car (driver): 82.1%
Worked from Home 23.4% / 10.7%
Narracan — Worked from Home: 23.4% Moe South — Worked from Home: 10.7%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 7.1%
Narracan — Car (passenger): 6.5% Moe South — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Walked Only 8.4% / —
Narracan — Walked Only: 8.4% Moe South — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.1%).

Setting

Narracan Moe South
Elevation 268 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 328 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Narracan Moe South
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
130 premises
 0%
201 premises

Climate

Narracan Moe South
Annual rainfall 700 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Narracan Moe South
PM2.5 7.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.56 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Narracan Moe South
Average residential rate $2,138/yr $1,746/yr
Council Baw Baw Latrobe (Vic.)

Federal electorate

Narracan Moe South
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Narracan Moe South
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Narracan

Retirees Rural

Moe South

Acreage

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