Median price trend for houses
Based on 4 sales in the preceding 12 months
$510,000
Up 4.1% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $510k
- 3 bed
- $528k
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The quick read on
Moyston
VIC 3377 · Ararat
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $510,000
- Population
- 403
- Postcode
- 3377
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Moyston, Victoria
Property market insights for Moyston
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Moyston VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Moyston, VIC is currently $510,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Moyston has a 12-month growth rate of 4.1% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $510,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $528,000 in Moyston.
Crime and safety
Is Moyston safe?
The overall rate for Moyston is 3,017 offences per 100,000 residents — 26% below the Rest of Vic. benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Moyston.
Overall crime rate
3,017
offences per 100,000 residents
26% belowRest of Vic.
MoystonRest of Vic.: 4,070
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Moyston?
Moyston VIC 3377 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..
403 people call Moyston home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,260 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 403
- Median age
- 49 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,083 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $200 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Vic. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.4%Above
15–3414.6%Below
35–5424.6%Above
55–7433.0%Above
75 and over7.9%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses98.1%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright50.0%Above
Paying a mortgage44.6%Above
Renting5.4%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car2.6%Below
One car25.2%Below
Two cars41.9%Above
Three or more29.0%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home11.6%Below
Drove to work65.1%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled8.1%Above
What stands out in Moyston
11.6% of workers in Moyston worked from home on Census day — less common than across Rest of Vic..
4.2% of Moyston residents were born in England.
50.1% of people in Moyston described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Moyston
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Moyston VIC 3377.
Is Moyston family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.4% of Moyston's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
115 family households lived in Moyston; 34.8% were couple families and 16.5% were one-parent families.
38.3% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Moyston?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Moyston had 403 residents at the 2021 Census.
17.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
40.9% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Moyston?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 98.1% of occupied private dwellings in Moyston.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Moyston?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
50.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
44.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
5.4% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Moyston?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Moyston had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 26.0% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Two-person households represented 42.7%, while 28.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Moyston?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
11.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
65.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 8.1% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Moyston?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
2.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
One-car households formed 25.2% of the total.
71.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Moyston, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
64.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 35.6% reported a different address.
10.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Moyston?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
95.0% of residents used only English at home.
1.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Moyston residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
10.2% of Moyston's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 89.8% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.7% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.8%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Moyston?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 42.4% of ancestry responses in Moyston.
Australian ancestry made up 44.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.7% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Moyston?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
14.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Managers accounted for 23.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 18.6% of workers, and education and training employed 4.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Moyston?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 55.6%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..
30.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.5%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Moyston show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
56.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.7% reported asthma, 12.4% arthritis and 3.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Moyston?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
19.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 19.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 39.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Moyston?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,260 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,083.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $200 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Moyston compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 11.6% in Moyston, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..
Outright ownership was 50.0% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Renting accounted for 5.4% in Moyston, against 24.5% across Rest of Vic..
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Moyston
Is Moyston expensive?
The median house price is $510,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Moyston good for families?
The Census counted 115 local families, and 18.4% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Moyston?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $528,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Moyston
48 streets in Moyston
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Adelaide Hills Rd
- Ararat-Halls Gap Rd
- Banfields Rd
- Barton Rd
- Bellellen Rd
- Better Route Rd
- Block Rd
- Bolton Rd
- Bowen Mine Rd
- Brooke St
- Campbells Reef Rd
- Coad Rd
- College Rd
- Crawford Rd
- Decker Rd
- Flavell Rd
- Gillets Road
- Greenacres Rd
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- James Rd
- Kent Rd
- Lennox Springs Rd
- Lovells Ln
- Mannequin Rd
- Mcleod Rd
- Mint Rd
- Morgan Rd
- Morocco Hill Rd
- Moyston Cemetery Rd
- Moyston-Dunkeld Rd
- Moyston-Great Western Rd
- Moyston-Rocky Point Rd
- Moyston West Rd
- Moyston-Willaura Rd
- Old Moyston Reservoir Rd
- Overingtons Rd
- Pierbox Ln
- Pollands Rd
- Presbyterian Church Rd
- Redman Rd
- Rifle Range Rd
- Robinson Rd
- Rocky Point Rd
- School St
- Shield Rd
- Spears Rd
- Wallaces Rd
- White Patch Rd
- Wilde Ln
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