Redbank vs Moonambel
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Moonambel, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Moonambel: a median of $482,000, against $368,000 in Redbank, though rent is higher in Redbank. On these figures, Redbank tends to suit 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
Moonambel
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 81/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (51% vs 26%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Redbank has cheaper houses ($367,500 vs $482,500)
- Moonambel leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 28%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Moonambel
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 25%)
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $195/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Moonambel
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (143 min vs 148 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (202.7 km vs 208.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Moonambel
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 81/100)
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
Redbank and Moonambel 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
Moonambel has more residents (185 vs 102); Redbank rents higher ($195/wk vs $150/wk).
| Redbank | Moonambel | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 102 | 185 +81% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.5% | +10.8% |
| Median age | 59 | 61 |
| Median household income | $40,924/yr | $49,660/yr +21% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $195/wk +23% vs other | $150/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (8.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Redbank | Moonambel | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $367,500 | $482,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 76 days from 3 sales | 50 days from 5 sales |
Zoning mix
Moonambel has more land zoned for conservation (45% vs 8%); Moonambel has more rural and farming land (47% vs 34%).
| Redbank | Moonambel | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks and recreation | 57% | 7% |
| Rural and farming | 34% | 47% |
| Environmental | 8% | 45% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 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
| Redbank | Moonambel | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 28 across Northern Grampians | 45 across Pyrenees |
| Approvals change year on year | -62% | +100% |
Ranking within VIC
| Redbank | Moonambel | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 4% of VIC | Higher than 9% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 61% of VIC | Higher than 19% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 26% of VIC | Higher than 4% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 11% of VIC | Higher than 4% of VIC |
Liveability
| Redbank | Moonambel | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Redbank carries more crime risk (81 vs 20).
| Redbank | Moonambel | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 43/100 | Moderate 49/100 |
| Crime | High 81/100 | Low 20/100 |
| 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
| Redbank | Moonambel | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Redbank
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Moonambel
- Moonambel Primary School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Redbank | Moonambel | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 2 |
| Waterways | 3 | 13 |
Mobility
Redbank sits further from the CBD (208.6 km vs 202.7 km).
| Redbank | Moonambel | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 208.6 km +3% vs other | 202.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 148 min | 143 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 3477 | 0.1% postcode 3478 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 49 postcode 3477 | 41 postcode 3478 |
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 (67.7%).
Setting
| Redbank | Moonambel | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 285 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 287 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Redbank | Moonambel | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 23 premises | 0% 56 premises |
Climate
| Redbank | Moonambel | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 508 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Redbank | Moonambel | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,730/yr | $1,584/yr |
| Council | Northern Grampians | Pyrenees |
Federal electorate
| Redbank | Moonambel | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Redbank | Moonambel | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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