Nyora vs Poowong

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Nyora, most households are couple families. In Poowong, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Nyora: a median of $885,000, against $524,000 in Poowong, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Nyora tends to suit couples, while Poowong suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Nyora

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 59%)
  • But Poowong carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 47/100)

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

First-home buyers

Poowong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($243,000 vs $913,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($523,500 vs $885,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Poowong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $315/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Nyora

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (101.9 km vs 114.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (85 min vs 92 min)
  • But Poowong is more walkable (35/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Poowong

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (35/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 14%)
  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 47/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Nyora Poowong
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.

Nyora Poowong
Walkability 0 / 35
Nyora — Walkability: 0/100 Poowong — Walkability: 35/100
Safety 53 / 63
Nyora — Safety: 53/100 Poowong — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 74 / 84
Nyora — Low fire risk: 74/100 Poowong — Low fire risk: 84/100
Low flood risk 53 / 69
Nyora — Low flood risk: 53/100 Poowong — Low flood risk: 69/100

Demographics

Nyora has more residents (1,644 vs 717); Nyora rents higher ($315/wk vs $250/wk).

Nyora Poowong
Population 1,644
+56% vs other
 717
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.7% +11.5%
Median age 41 42
Median household income $95,056/yr
+11% vs other
 $84,500/yr
Median weekly rent $315/wk
+21% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Nyora Poowong
0-4 5.4% / 5.4%
Nyora — 0-4: 5.4% Poowong — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 14.9% / 12.3%
Nyora — 5-14: 14.9% Poowong — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 6.1% / 6.0%
Nyora — 15-19: 6.1% Poowong — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 5.1% / 3.6%
Nyora — 20-24: 5.1% Poowong — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 10.3% / 13.2%
Nyora — 25-34: 10.3% Poowong — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 13.3% / 11.4%
Nyora — 35-44: 13.3% Poowong — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 16.3% / 11.0%
Nyora — 45-54: 16.3% Poowong — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 15.1% / 16.7%
Nyora — 55-64: 15.1% Poowong — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 8.9% / 15.1%
Nyora — 65-74: 8.9% Poowong — 65-74: 15.1%
75-84 4.3% / 5.3%
Nyora — 75-84: 4.3% Poowong — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 0.6% / 0.8%
Nyora — 85+: 0.6% Poowong — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Nyora 61.2% couple families
Nyora — Couple Families: 61.2% Nyora — Lone Person: 21.7% Nyora — One Parent Families: 13.9% Nyora — Group Household: 2.0% Nyora — Other Families: 1.2%
Poowong 49.1% couple families
Poowong — Couple Families: 49.1% Poowong — Lone Person: 33.1% Poowong — One Parent Families: 10.3% Poowong — Group Household: 5.1% Poowong — Other Families: 2.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Nyora 6.9% renting
Nyora — Owned Outright: 35.2% Nyora — Mortgage: 58.0% Nyora — Renting: 6.9%
Poowong 8.3% renting
Poowong — Owned Outright: 52.6% Poowong — Mortgage: 39.1% Poowong — Renting: 8.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Nyora Poowong
Certificate III & IV 21.4% / 17.0%
Nyora — Certificate III & IV: 21.4% Poowong — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 8.1%
Nyora — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Poowong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.0% / 8.5%
Nyora — Bachelor Degree: 5.0% Poowong — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 2.1%
Nyora — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Poowong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / 1.3%
Nyora — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Poowong — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

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.

Nyora Poowong
England 4.5% / 3.6%
Nyora — England: 4.5% Poowong — England: 3.6%
Scotland 0.8% / 1.5%
Nyora — Scotland: 0.8% Poowong — Scotland: 1.5%
New Zealand 1.0% / 0.7%
Nyora — New Zealand: 1.0% Poowong — New Zealand: 0.7%
Ireland — / 0.8%
Nyora — Ireland: not among its largest Poowong — Ireland: 0.8%
Netherlands 0.6% / —
Nyora — Netherlands: 0.6% Poowong — Netherlands: not among its largest
Philippines 0.5% / —
Nyora — Philippines: 0.5% Poowong — Philippines: not among its largest
Greece — / 0.4%
Nyora — Greece: not among its largest Poowong — Greece: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Nyora 99.6% houses
Nyora — Houses: 99.6% Nyora — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Nyora — Townhouses: 0.6%
Poowong 97.1% houses
Poowong — Houses: 97.1% Poowong — Flats / Apartments: 2.9% Poowong — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Nyora Poowong
Median house price $885,000 $523,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $913,000 $243,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 53 days
from 15 sales
 40 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Nyora Poowong
Rural and farming 90% 96%
Other and special use 5% 0%
Residential 3% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 2%
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

Nyora Poowong
New dwellings approved 170
across South Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +21%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Nyora Poowong
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 26% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 60% of VIC

Liveability

Poowong is more walkable (35 vs 0); Poowong scores higher overall (57 vs 39).

Nyora Poowong
Grade C B
Score 39/100 57/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Nyora carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 16); Nyora carries more flood risk (47 vs 31).

Nyora Poowong
Bushfire Low
26/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Low
37/100
Flood Moderate
47/100
 Low
31/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Nyora Poowong
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Nyora

  • Nyora Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Poowong

  • Poowong Consolidated School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Nyora Poowong
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 4 2
Childcare 1 2
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Waterways 1 7

Mobility

Poowong sits further from the CBD (114.7 km vs 101.9 km).

Nyora Poowong
Walkability score 0/100 35/100
Distance to Melbourne 101.9 km 114.7 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 85 min 92 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3987
 0.0%
postcode 3988
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 3987
 53
postcode 3988

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.

Nyora Poowong
Car (driver) 74.5% / 63.7%
Nyora — Car (driver): 74.5% Poowong — Car (driver): 63.7%
Worked from Home 18.1% / 26.2%
Nyora — Worked from Home: 18.1% Poowong — Worked from Home: 26.2%
Walked Only 3.3% / 6.6%
Nyora — Walked Only: 3.3% Poowong — Walked Only: 6.6%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 3.4%
Nyora — Car (passenger): 3.5% Poowong — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Bus 0.6% / —
Nyora — Bus: 0.6% Poowong — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.5%).

Setting

Nyora Poowong
Elevation 101 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 192 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.4 km 19.4 km

NBN connectivity

Nyora Poowong
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
623 premises
 0%
319 premises

Climate

Nyora Poowong
Annual rainfall 906 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Nyora Poowong
Average residential rate $2,282/yr
same for both
Council South Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Nyora Poowong
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Nyora Poowong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Nyora

Acreage

Poowong

Affordable Quiet Rural

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