Nelson vs Mumbannar

Mumbannar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 57 against 60 in Nelson. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Nelson, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Mumbannar, most households are couple families. On these figures, Nelson tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Mumbannar 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

Mumbannar

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 24%)
  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 55/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 6)

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

First-home buyers

Mumbannar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mumbannar

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $230/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mumbannar

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (286 min vs 297 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (407.3 km vs 419 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Nelson has more residents already 65 and over (42% vs 26%)
  • Mumbannar carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 55/100)

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

Investors

Nelson

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.5% vs -9.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Nelson Mumbannar
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.

Nelson Mumbannar
Walkability 0 / 0
Nelson — Walkability: 0/100 Mumbannar — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 45 / 64
Nelson — Safety: 45/100 Mumbannar — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 27 / 33
Nelson — Low fire risk: 27/100 Mumbannar — Low fire risk: 33/100

Demographics

Nelson rents higher ($230/wk vs $120/wk); Nelson has more residents (191 vs 100).

Nelson Mumbannar
Population 191
+48% vs other
 100
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.5% -9.9%
Median age 60 57
Median household income $57,408/yr $92,612/yr
+61% vs other
Median weekly rent $230/wk
+48% vs other
 $120/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Nelson Mumbannar
0-4 4.7% / 3.0%
Nelson — 0-4: 4.7% Mumbannar — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 4.2% / 7.0%
Nelson — 5-14: 4.2% Mumbannar — 5-14: 7.0%
15-19 2.1% / 5.0%
Nelson — 15-19: 2.1% Mumbannar — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 — / —
Nelson — 20-24: not among its largest Mumbannar — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.8% / 6.0%
Nelson — 25-34: 6.8% Mumbannar — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 9.9% / 8.0%
Nelson — 35-44: 9.9% Mumbannar — 35-44: 8.0%
45-54 12.0% / 15.0%
Nelson — 45-54: 12.0% Mumbannar — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 20.9% / 26.0%
Nelson — 55-64: 20.9% Mumbannar — 55-64: 26.0%
65-74 32.5% / 19.0%
Nelson — 65-74: 32.5% Mumbannar — 65-74: 19.0%
75-84 7.3% / 7.0%
Nelson — 75-84: 7.3% Mumbannar — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 2.1% / —
Nelson — 85+: 2.1% Mumbannar — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Nelson 75.7% lone person
Nelson — Lone Person: 75.7% Nelson — Couple Families: 24.3%
Mumbannar 42.1% lone person
Mumbannar — Lone Person: 42.1% Mumbannar — Couple Families: 57.9%
Lone Person Couple Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Nelson 16.0% renting
Nelson — Owned Outright: 66.7% Nelson — Mortgage: 17.3% Nelson — Renting: 16.0%
Mumbannar 7.9% renting
Mumbannar — Owned Outright: 71.1% Mumbannar — Mortgage: 21.1% Mumbannar — Renting: 7.9%
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.

Nelson Mumbannar
England 4.2% / 4.0%
Nelson — England: 4.2% Mumbannar — England: 4.0%
Scotland 1.6% / —
Nelson — Scotland: 1.6% Mumbannar — Scotland: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.6% / —
Nelson — Netherlands: 1.6% Mumbannar — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

Qualifications

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

Nelson Mumbannar
Certificate III & IV 17.8% / 19.0%
Nelson — Certificate III & IV: 17.8% Mumbannar — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 5.0%
Nelson — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Mumbannar — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 4.0%
Nelson — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Mumbannar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / —
Nelson — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Mumbannar — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / —
Nelson — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Mumbannar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Nelson 97.4% houses
Nelson — Houses: 97.4% Nelson — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
Mumbannar 90.0% houses
Mumbannar — Houses: 90.0% Mumbannar — Flats / Apartments: 10.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Nelson Mumbannar
Median house price $442,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 50 days
from 6 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Mumbannar has more rural and farming land (84% vs 51%).

Nelson Mumbannar
Rural and farming 51% 84%
Parks and recreation 48% 15%
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

Nelson Mumbannar
New dwellings approved 60
across Glenelg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -65%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Nelson Mumbannar
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 16% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 24% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 5% of VIC

Liveability

Nelson Mumbannar
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Nelson carries more crime risk (55 vs 36).

Nelson Mumbannar
Bushfire High
73/100
 Moderate
67/100
Crime Moderate
55/100
 Low
36/100
Flood None
0/100
 —
Coastal erosion Moderate
47/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Nelson Mumbannar
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

Nelson Mumbannar
Parks & reserves 6 9
Waterways 6 0

Mobility

Nelson sits further from the CBD (419 km vs 407.3 km).

Nelson Mumbannar
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 419 km
+3% vs other
 407.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 297 min 286 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3292
 0.0%
postcode 3304
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 28
postcode 3292
 38
postcode 3304

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.

Nelson Mumbannar
Car (driver) 62.7% / 37.3%
Nelson — Car (driver): 62.7% Mumbannar — Car (driver): 37.3%
Worked from Home 32.8% / 50.8%
Nelson — Worked from Home: 32.8% Mumbannar — Worked from Home: 50.8%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 6.8%
Nelson — Car (passenger): 4.5% Mumbannar — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Walked Only — / 5.1%
Nelson — Walked Only: not among its largest Mumbannar — Walked Only: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.7%).

Setting

Nelson Mumbannar
Elevation 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.0 km 17.2 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Nelson Mumbannar
Annual rainfall 860 mm 724 mm
Summer max (Jan) 22.2°C 25.8°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C 5.8°C

Council rates

Nelson Mumbannar
Average residential rate $1,852/yr
same for both
Council Glenelg
same for both

Federal electorate

Nelson Mumbannar
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Nelson Mumbannar
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Nelson

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Mumbannar

Retirees Rural
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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