Noble Park North vs Noble Park

Noble Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 40 in Noble Park North. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Noble Park North, about half of households are couple families. Noble Park North is closer to the city centre: 29.4 km, against 34.9 km.

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

Noble Park

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (19 vs 4)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 4)
  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 8)
  • But Noble Park North has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 65%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Noble Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (42% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Noble Park North

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (29.4 km vs 34.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (31 min vs 36 min)
  • But Noble Park is more walkable (93/100 vs 74/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Noble Park

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (35% vs 10%)
  • has more GPs (9 vs 3)
  • is more walkable (93/100 vs 74/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Noble Park North Noble Park
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.

Noble Park North Noble Park
Walkability 74 / 93
Noble Park North — Walkability: 74/100 Noble Park — Walkability: 93/100
Safety 26 / 27
Noble Park North — Safety: 26/100 Noble Park — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Noble Park North — Low fire risk: 100/100 Noble Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 73 / 74
Noble Park North — Low flood risk: 73/100 Noble Park — Low flood risk: 74/100

Demographics

Noble Park has more residents (32,257 vs 7,436); Noble Park North skews older (40 vs 35).

Noble Park North Noble Park
Population 7,436 32,257
+334% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.4% +4.1%
Median age 40 35
Median household income $75,504/yr
+5% vs other
 $71,864/yr
Median weekly rent $351/wk
+3% vs other
 $341/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Noble Park North Noble Park
0-4 5.5% / 6.4%
Noble Park North — 0-4: 5.5% Noble Park — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 11.4% / 9.9%
Noble Park North — 5-14: 11.4% Noble Park — 5-14: 9.9%
15-19 5.5% / 4.9%
Noble Park North — 15-19: 5.5% Noble Park — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 6.4% / 7.7%
Noble Park North — 20-24: 6.4% Noble Park — 20-24: 7.7%
25-34 13.4% / 19.9%
Noble Park North — 25-34: 13.4% Noble Park — 25-34: 19.9%
35-44 13.2% / 14.6%
Noble Park North — 35-44: 13.2% Noble Park — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 13.5% / 10.9%
Noble Park North — 45-54: 13.5% Noble Park — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 11.5% / 10.4%
Noble Park North — 55-64: 11.5% Noble Park — 55-64: 10.4%
65-74 11.1% / 8.0%
Noble Park North — 65-74: 11.1% Noble Park — 65-74: 8.0%
75-84 7.0% / 5.1%
Noble Park North — 75-84: 7.0% Noble Park — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 1.5% / 2.3%
Noble Park North — 85+: 1.5% Noble Park — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Noble Park North 46.5% couple families
Noble Park North — Couple Families: 46.5% Noble Park North — Lone Person: 27.9% Noble Park North — One Parent Families: 18.4% Noble Park North — Group Household: 4.2% Noble Park North — Other Families: 3.1%
Noble Park 39.5% couple families
Noble Park — Couple Families: 39.5% Noble Park — Lone Person: 32.7% Noble Park — One Parent Families: 18.4% Noble Park — Group Household: 6.6% Noble Park — Other Families: 2.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Noble Park North 26.7% renting
Noble Park North — Owned Outright: 39.1% Noble Park North — Mortgage: 34.2% Noble Park North — Renting: 26.7%
Noble Park 41.7% renting
Noble Park — Owned Outright: 27.8% Noble Park — Mortgage: 30.5% Noble Park — Renting: 41.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Noble Park North Noble Park
Bachelor Degree 11.7% / 12.1%
Noble Park North — Bachelor Degree: 11.7% Noble Park — Bachelor Degree: 12.1%
Certificate III & IV 10.9% / 8.8%
Noble Park North — Certificate III & IV: 10.9% Noble Park — Certificate III & IV: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 7.5%
Noble Park North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Noble Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 5.1%
Noble Park North — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Noble Park — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.1%
Noble Park North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Noble Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.1%).

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.

Noble Park North Noble Park
Vietnam 5.1% / 10.5%
Noble Park North — Vietnam: 5.1% Noble Park — Vietnam: 10.5%
India 5.3% / 9.8%
Noble Park North — India: 5.3% Noble Park — India: 9.8%
Sri Lanka 4.3% / 3.9%
Noble Park North — Sri Lanka: 4.3% Noble Park — Sri Lanka: 3.9%
Malaysia 1.4% / 3.0%
Noble Park North — Malaysia: 1.4% Noble Park — Malaysia: 3.0%
Philippines 2.1% / 2.1%
Noble Park North — Philippines: 2.1% Noble Park — Philippines: 2.1%
Greece 2.9% / —
Noble Park North — Greece: 2.9% Noble Park — Greece: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Noble Park North 89.6% houses
Noble Park North — Houses: 89.6% Noble Park North — Flats / Apartments: 9.5% Noble Park North — Townhouses: 0.9%
Noble Park 65.0% houses
Noble Park — Houses: 65.0% Noble Park — Flats / Apartments: 19.0% Noble Park — Townhouses: 16.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Noble Park North Noble Park
Median house price $812,500 $825,000
Median unit price $596,800 $578,000
Median land price — $730,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 39 sales
 23 days
from 150 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Noble Park North Noble Park
3 bed $780K / $820K
Noble Park North — 3 bed: $780K (85 sales) Noble Park — 3 bed: $820K (193 sales)

85 vs 193 sales

4 bed $858K / $866K
Noble Park North — 4 bed: $858K (28 sales) Noble Park — 4 bed: $866K (57 sales)

28 vs 57 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Noble Park North Noble Park
2 bed $506K / $551K
Noble Park North — 2 bed: $506K (8 sales) Noble Park — 2 bed: $551K (154 sales)

8 vs 154 sales

3 bed $668K / $690K
Noble Park North — 3 bed: $668K (9 sales) Noble Park — 3 bed: $690K (84 sales)

9 vs 84 sales

Zoning mix

Noble Park North has more commercially zoned land (23% vs 1%).

Noble Park North Noble Park
Residential 56% 82%
Commercial 23% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 16% 11%
Parks and recreation 5% 4%
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

Noble Park North Noble Park
New dwellings approved 594
across Greater Dandenong
same for both
Approvals change year on year -34%
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.

Noble Park North Noble Park
Houses 3.9%
$610/wk on $803K
 4.3%
$620/wk on $748K
Units — 4.2%
$470/wk on $578K

Ranking within VIC

Noble Park North Noble Park
House price Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC
Income Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
Schools Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 98% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 64% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 17% of VIC

Liveability

Noble Park is more walkable (93 vs 74); Noble Park North scores higher overall (63 vs 58).

Noble Park North Noble Park
Grade B
same for both
Score 63/100 58/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Noble Park North Noble Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
74/100
 High
73/100
Flood Low
27/100
 Low
26/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 10
within 5 km
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Noble Park North Noble Park
Inside the suburb 4 7
Rated above peers 2
same for both
Rated at peers 1 3
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Monash Clayton, 6.4 km
 1
Monash Clayton, 7.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7%
same for both

Schools in Noble Park North

  • Nazareth College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Silverton Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Carwatha College P-12 Government · Combined at peers
  • Oakwood School-Noble Park Campus Government · Secondary

Schools in Noble Park

  • St Anthony's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Yarraman Oaks Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Harrisfield Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Noble Park Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Wallarano Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Noble Park Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Noble Park North Noble Park
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 1 32
Parks & reserves 8 14
Childcare 4 19
GPs 3 9
Pharmacies 1 5
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 4
same for both
Waterways 4 5

Mobility

Noble Park sits further from the CBD (34.9 km vs 29.4 km).

Noble Park North Noble Park
Walkability score 74/100 93/100
Distance to Melbourne 29.4 km 34.9 km
+19% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 31 min 36 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 80/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 67.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 222.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3174
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 3174
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.

Noble Park North Noble Park
Car (driver) 70.1% / 67.7%
Noble Park North — Car (driver): 70.1% Noble Park — Car (driver): 67.7%
Worked from Home 19.5% / 15.1%
Noble Park North — Worked from Home: 19.5% Noble Park — Worked from Home: 15.1%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 8.0%
Noble Park North — Car (passenger): 5.7% Noble Park — Car (passenger): 8.0%
Train 2.7% / 6.4%
Noble Park North — Train: 2.7% Noble Park — Train: 6.4%
Bus 1.1% / 1.5%
Noble Park North — Bus: 1.1% Noble Park — Bus: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.1%).

Setting

Noble Park North Noble Park
Elevation 58 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.3 km 9.1 km

NBN connectivity

Noble Park North Noble Park
Connectivity score 75/100 84/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
3,106 premises
 36%
13,340 premises

Climate

Noble Park North Noble Park
Annual rainfall 781 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Noble Park North Noble Park
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.98 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Noble Park North Noble Park
Average residential rate $2,123/yr
same for both
Council Greater Dandenong
same for both

Federal electorate

Noble Park North Noble Park
Division Hotham Isaacs
Member Clare O'Neil Mark Dreyfus
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Noble Park North Noble Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

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