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Moonee Ponds VIC 3039

11,323 addresses · 156 streets

Maribyrnong Electorate › Moonee Valley LGA › Moonee Ponds · 7 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

An established inner-north-western Melbourne suburb with a famous racecourse and a busy shopping precinct, Moonee Ponds is well-connected. Households average 2.2 people and the median age is 38. Median household income is $2,111 a week, with rent around $400.

Moonee Ponds is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 16,224 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $2,111 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 39% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,512,500.

16,224Population
38Median age
$2,111Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Moonee Ponds statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Moonee Ponds itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Moonee Ponds, 150 m west · Tram stop: Stop 32: Moonee Ponds Junction, 350 m east · Bus interchange: Highpoint Shopping Centre, 3 km west · Ferry wharf: Port Phillip Ferries Docklands Terminal, 6.1 km south · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 4.9 km north-west.

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Sport & Recreation

11 facilities recorded in Moonee Ponds, the first 10 below.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$1,512,500House · 2024
$565,000Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 4.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Moonee Ponds

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Moonee Ponds VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20217.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 70.2%

Population by age in Moonee Ponds
Population by age, Moonee Ponds VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4749
5-141,502
15-19722
20-241,105
25-343,138
35-442,423
45-542,130
55-641,936
65-741,361
75-84752
85+415
Dwelling types in Moonee Ponds
Dwelling types, Moonee Ponds VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House3,064
Townhouse1,076
Apartment2,697
Other17
Households by weekly income in Moonee Ponds
Households by weekly income, Moonee Ponds VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650904
$650-1,4991,465
$1,500-2,9992,012
$3,000+2,172
Top ancestries in Moonee Ponds
Top ancestries, Moonee Ponds VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English4,377
Australian3,853
Italian2,658
Other2,189
Irish2,100
Scottish1,452
Housing tenure in Moonee Ponds
Housing tenure, Moonee Ponds VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned2,058
Mortgage1,986
Rented2,648
Other90
Cars per household in Moonee Ponds
Cars per household, Moonee Ponds VIC (ABS Census 2021)
01,042
13,146
21,930
3436
4+215
Commute to work in Moonee Ponds
Commute to work, Moonee Ponds VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,264
Train374
Bus35
Tram/ferry196
Walked272
Bicycle129
Home3,642
Top countries of birth in Moonee Ponds
Top countries of birth, Moonee Ponds VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italy582
India409
England381
New Zealand299
China223
Greece171
Languages used at home in Moonee Ponds
Languages used at home, Moonee Ponds VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian847
Greek423
Mandarin292
Spanish238
Cantonese191
Vietnamese175

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

368,654 bird observations recorded near Moonee Ponds — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Moonee Ponds

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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