Moyston VIC 3377

Living Here

Moyston is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 403 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,260 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 95% of households own their home and 5% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

• 1 school

  • Moyston Primary School

Getting around. Airport: Ararat Airport, 21.4 km east.

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Moyston.

• Moyston Recreation Reserve Australian Rules Football, Cricket, Netball, Tennis (Outdoor)

Socio-economic Standing

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.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 21.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

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

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 55.6%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,258 bird observations recorded near Moyston — most often seen:

• Superb Fairy-wren (76)
• Northern Superb Fairy-wren (71)
• Australian Magpie (62)
• Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (55)
• Eastern New Holland Honeyeater (52)
• Grey Fantail (49)
• Long-billed Corella (49)
• South-eastern Yellow-faced Honeyeater (46)
• Yellow-faced Honeyeater (42)
• Eurasian Blackbird (40)
• Grey Shrike-thrush (40)
• Mistletoebird (40)
• South-eastern Brown Thornbill (40)

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

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Moyston:

• Rhymney (9.5 km)
• Rocky Point (10.2 km)
• Willaura North (10.3 km)
• Norval (10.9 km)
• Cathcart (12.2 km)
• Armstrong (15.4 km)
• Mafeking (15.9 km)
• Ararat (16.2 km)

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