Plenty vs South Morang

South Morang is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 44 in Plenty. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Plenty: a median of $1.59 million, against $813,000 in South Morang. Plenty is closer to the city centre: 27.8 km, against 32.1 km. On these figures, Plenty tends to suit couples, while South Morang suits families with children 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

South Morang

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (16 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (108 vs 8)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (8 vs 0)
  • But Plenty has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 84%)

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

First-home buyers

South Morang

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($813,000 vs $1,590,000)
  • has cheaper land ($625,000 vs $1,200,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Plenty leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 19%)
  • South Morang has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 4%)

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

Commuting to the city

Plenty

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (27.8 km vs 32.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (41 min vs 46 min)
  • But South Morang is more walkable (70/100 vs 12/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

South Morang

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (16% vs 1%)
  • has more GPs (7 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (70/100 vs 12/100)
  • But Plenty has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Plenty

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.9% vs 3.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Plenty South Morang
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.

Plenty South Morang
Walkability 12 / 70
Plenty — Walkability: 12/100 South Morang — Walkability: 70/100
Safety 44 / 45
Plenty — Safety: 44/100 South Morang — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 37 / 48
Plenty — Low fire risk: 37/100 South Morang — Low fire risk: 48/100
Low flood risk 64 / 51
Plenty — Low flood risk: 64/100 South Morang — Low flood risk: 51/100

Demographics

South Morang has more residents (24,989 vs 2,575); Plenty has higher household incomes ($165,880 vs $108,056).

Plenty South Morang
Population 2,575 24,989
+870% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.9% +3.9%
Median age 44 36
Median household income $165,880/yr
+35% vs other
 $108,056/yr
Median weekly rent $392/wk $390/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Plenty South Morang
0-4 3.0% / 6.0%
Plenty — 0-4: 3.0% South Morang — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 13.6% / 14.9%
Plenty — 5-14: 13.6% South Morang — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 8.5% / 7.3%
Plenty — 15-19: 8.5% South Morang — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 7.8% / 6.7%
Plenty — 20-24: 7.8% South Morang — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 7.0% / 13.2%
Plenty — 25-34: 7.0% South Morang — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 10.3% / 15.9%
Plenty — 35-44: 10.3% South Morang — 35-44: 15.9%
45-54 18.0% / 15.1%
Plenty — 45-54: 18.0% South Morang — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 14.8% / 10.1%
Plenty — 55-64: 14.8% South Morang — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 8.1% / 6.1%
Plenty — 65-74: 8.1% South Morang — 65-74: 6.1%
75-84 4.5% / 3.2%
Plenty — 75-84: 4.5% South Morang — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ 4.2% / 1.5%
Plenty — 85+: 4.2% South Morang — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Plenty 78.0% couple families
Plenty — Couple Families: 78.0% Plenty — Lone Person: 12.9% Plenty — One Parent Families: 6.8% Plenty — Group Household: 1.1% Plenty — Other Families: 1.3%
South Morang 61.0% couple families
South Morang — Couple Families: 61.0% South Morang — Lone Person: 19.5% South Morang — One Parent Families: 15.9% South Morang — Group Household: 2.4% South Morang — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Plenty 4.1% renting
Plenty — Owned Outright: 45.2% Plenty — Mortgage: 50.8% Plenty — Renting: 4.1%
South Morang 21.3% renting
South Morang — Owned Outright: 24.5% South Morang — Mortgage: 54.2% South Morang — Renting: 21.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Plenty South Morang
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 12.8%
Plenty — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% South Morang — Certificate III & IV: 12.8%
Bachelor Degree 13.8% / 12.6%
Plenty — Bachelor Degree: 13.8% South Morang — Bachelor Degree: 12.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 8.2%
Plenty — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% South Morang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 4.8%
Plenty — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% South Morang — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.7%
Plenty — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% South Morang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.8%).

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.

Plenty South Morang
India 1.2% / 6.5%
Plenty — India: 1.2% South Morang — India: 6.5%
Italy 1.9% / 2.4%
Plenty — Italy: 1.9% South Morang — Italy: 2.4%
England 2.7% / 1.2%
Plenty — England: 2.7% South Morang — England: 1.2%
Sri Lanka 0.4% / 1.7%
Plenty — Sri Lanka: 0.4% South Morang — Sri Lanka: 1.7%
Philippines — / 1.4%
Plenty — Philippines: not among its largest South Morang — Philippines: 1.4%
Iran — / 1.3%
Plenty — Iran: not among its largest South Morang — Iran: 1.3%
New Zealand 0.7% / —
Plenty — New Zealand: 0.7% South Morang — New Zealand: not among its largest
Greece 0.6% / —
Plenty — Greece: 0.6% South Morang — Greece: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Plenty 99.3% houses
Plenty — Houses: 99.3% Plenty — Townhouses: 0.0% Plenty — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
South Morang 84.4% houses
South Morang — Houses: 84.4% South Morang — Townhouses: 15.2% South Morang — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Plenty South Morang
Median house price $1,590,000 $813,000
Median unit price — $546,750
Median land price $1,200,000 $625,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 48 days
from 18 sales
 24 days
from 233 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.

Plenty South Morang
3 bed $1.53M / $739K
Plenty — 3 bed: $1.53M (6 sales) South Morang — 3 bed: $739K (154 sales)

6 vs 154 sales

4 bed $1.57M / $900K
Plenty — 4 bed: $1.57M (20 sales) South Morang — 4 bed: $900K (183 sales)

20 vs 183 sales

5 bed $2.44M / $1.12M
Plenty — 5 bed: $2.44M (6 sales) South Morang — 5 bed: $1.12M (22 sales)

6 vs 22 sales

Zoning mix

Plenty has more land zoned for conservation (52% vs 20%).

Plenty South Morang
Environmental 52% 20%
Residential 21% 48%
Parks and recreation 23% 19%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 6%
Commercial 0% 4%
Other and special use 0% 3%
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

Plenty South Morang
New dwellings approved 98
across Nillumbik
 2,632
across Whittlesea
Approvals change year on year +8% -28%

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.

Plenty South Morang
Houses — 3.9%
$570/wk on $755K
Units — 5.3%
$468/wk on $456K

Ranking within VIC

Plenty South Morang
House price — Higher than 52% of VIC
Income Higher than 99% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 8% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 78% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 98% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 63% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 77% of VIC

Liveability

South Morang is more walkable (70 vs 12); Plenty scores higher overall (58 vs 43).

Plenty South Morang
Grade B C
Score 58/100 43/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

South Morang carries more flood risk (49 vs 36); Plenty carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 52).

Plenty South Morang
Bushfire Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
55/100
Flood Low
36/100
 Moderate
49/100
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

Plenty South Morang
Inside the suburb 0 8
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 2
Universities within 10 km 2
Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus, 5.8 km
 2
Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus, 7.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.1% 2.8%

Schools in Plenty

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in South Morang

  • Marymede Catholic College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Morang South Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • The Lakes South Morang College Government · Combined below peers
  • Plenty River College Independent · Secondary
  • The Lakes South Morang College-Primary Campus Government · Combined
  • Collingwood English Language School-South Morang Campus Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Plenty South Morang
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 2 6
Parks & reserves 8 108
Childcare 0 16
GPs 0 7
Pharmacies 0 2
Fuel stations 1 5
Waterways 17 21

Mobility

South Morang sits further from the CBD (32.1 km vs 27.8 km).

Plenty South Morang
Walkability score 12/100 70/100
Distance to Melbourne 27.8 km 32.1 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 41 min 46 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 75.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 379.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 3090
 1.0%
postcode 3752
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 3090
 40
postcode 3752

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.

Plenty South Morang
Car (driver) 63.6% / 66.7%
Plenty — Car (driver): 63.6% South Morang — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 30.8% / 24.2%
Plenty — Worked from Home: 30.8% South Morang — Worked from Home: 24.2%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 4.1%
Plenty — Car (passenger): 4.3% South Morang — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Train 0.7% / 3.5%
Plenty — Train: 0.7% South Morang — Train: 3.5%
Bus 0.3% / 1.0%
Plenty — Bus: 0.3% South Morang — Bus: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).

Setting

Plenty South Morang
Elevation 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 149 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.7 km 26.8 km

NBN connectivity

Plenty South Morang
Connectivity score 80/100 98/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 63%
984 premises
 96%
10,106 premises

Climate

Plenty South Morang
Annual rainfall 534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Plenty South Morang
PM2.5 3.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Plenty South Morang
Average residential rate $2,696/yr $1,899/yr
Council Nillumbik Whittlesea

Federal electorate

Plenty South Morang
Division Mcewen Scullin
Member Rob Mitchell Andrew Giles
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Plenty South Morang
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Plenty

Acreage Outer Premium Quiet River

South Morang

Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks Transport Hub

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