Panmure vs Naringal
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Panmure, about half of households are couple families. In Naringal, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Panmure tends to suit couples, while Naringal suits people living alone.
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
Panmure
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 41%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Naringal
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Panmure
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (232.7 km vs 241.7 km)
- has a shorter drive in (171 min vs 176 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Panmure is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- Naringal has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 14%)
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
Panmure and Naringal 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
Panmure has more residents (442 vs 124); Panmure rents higher ($250/wk vs $200/wk).
| Panmure | Naringal | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 442 +72% vs other | 124 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.2% | +3.3% |
| Median age | 40 same for both | |
| Median household income | $88,816/yr | $92,612/yr +4% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +20% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (18.3%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Panmure | Naringal | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $610,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Panmure | Naringal | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% same for both | |
| Infrastructure and transport | 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
| Panmure | Naringal | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 64 across Moyne same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -15% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Panmure | Naringal | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 59% of VIC | Higher than 62% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 74% of VIC | Higher than 9% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 13% of VIC | Higher than 7% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 52% of VIC | Higher than 39% of VIC |
Liveability
Panmure is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Panmure | Naringal | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
| Panmure | Naringal | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 75/100 | High 83/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 58/100 | Moderate 57/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Panmure | Naringal | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Panmure
- Panmure Primary School Government · Primary
Schools in Naringal
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Panmure | Naringal | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 6 | 1 |
Mobility
Naringal sits further from the CBD (241.7 km vs 232.7 km).
| Panmure | Naringal | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 232.7 km | 241.7 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 171 min | 176 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3265 | 0.2% postcode 3277 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 3265 | 34 postcode 3277 |
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 (70.2%).
Setting
| Panmure | Naringal | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 61 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 49 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 16.4 km | 10.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Panmure | Naringal | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 204 premises | 0% 61 premises |
Climate
| Panmure | Naringal | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 717 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Panmure | Naringal | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,613/yr same for both | |
| Council | Moyne same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Panmure | Naringal | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Panmure | Naringal | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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