Nirranda vs Nullawarre
Nullawarre is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 60 in Nirranda. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Nirranda, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Nullawarre, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Nirranda tends to suit 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
Nullawarre
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 27%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Nirranda
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 20%)
- has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $241/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Nullawarre
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (246.3 km vs 248.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Nirranda
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 13%)
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
Nirranda and Nullawarre drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Nullawarre has more residents (233 vs 50); Nirranda skews older (60 vs 37).
| Nirranda | Nullawarre | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 50 | 233 +366% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -10.7% | -12.7% |
| Median age | 60 | 37 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr | $87,724/yr +8% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $160/wk | $241/wk +51% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
Zoning mix
| Nirranda | Nullawarre | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 98% |
| Parks and recreation | 4% | 1% |
| 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
| Nirranda | Nullawarre | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 64 across Moyne same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -15% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Nirranda | Nullawarre | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 49% of VIC | Higher than 58% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 26% of VIC | Higher than 41% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 12% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 57% of VIC | Higher than 44% of VIC |
Liveability
| Nirranda | Nullawarre | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
| Nirranda | Nullawarre | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 84/100 | High 78/100 |
| Crime | High 75/100 | High 78/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 66/100 | Moderate 44/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Nirranda | Nullawarre | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Nirranda
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Nullawarre
- Nullawarre and District Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Nirranda | Nullawarre | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 same for both | |
Mobility
Nirranda sits further from the CBD (248.5 km vs 246.3 km).
| Nirranda | Nullawarre | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 248.5 km | 246.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 185 min | 181 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3268 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 39 postcode 3268 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).
Setting
| Nirranda | Nullawarre | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 54 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 59 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 4.2 km 4.3 km to a named beach | 6.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Nirranda | Nullawarre | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 37 premises | 0% 114 premises |
Climate
| Nirranda | Nullawarre | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 717 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Nirranda | Nullawarre | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,613/yr same for both | |
| Council | Moyne same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Nirranda | Nullawarre | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Nirranda | Nullawarre | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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