Airly vs Stratford

Stratford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 44 in Airly. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Airly, the large majority of households are couple families. In Stratford, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Airly tends to suit couples, while Stratford suits people living alone.

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

Stratford

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Airly is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 59%)

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

First-home buyers

Airly

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Stratford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Airly

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (222.9 km vs 232.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (163 min vs 170 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Stratford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

Weighs 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

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

Airly Stratford
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.

Airly Stratford
Walkability 0 / 0
Airly — Walkability: 0/100 Stratford — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 54 / 48
Airly — Safety: 54/100 Stratford — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 100 / 11
Airly — Low fire risk: 100/100 Stratford — Low fire risk: 11/100
Low flood risk 25 / 24
Airly — Low flood risk: 25/100 Stratford — Low flood risk: 24/100

Demographics

Stratford has more residents (2,980 vs 160); Airly has higher household incomes ($96,200 vs $73,788).

Airly Stratford
Population 160 2,980
+1762% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.6% +13.9%
Median age 44 39
Median household income $96,200/yr
+23% vs other
 $73,788/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+12% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Airly Stratford
0-4 5.6% / 6.5%
Airly — 0-4: 5.6% Stratford — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 15.6% / 13.4%
Airly — 5-14: 15.6% Stratford — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 6.9% / 5.5%
Airly — 15-19: 6.9% Stratford — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 — / 5.7%
Airly — 20-24: not among its largest Stratford — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 8.8% / 13.1%
Airly — 25-34: 8.8% Stratford — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 10.0% / 11.3%
Airly — 35-44: 10.0% Stratford — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 14.4% / 11.0%
Airly — 45-54: 14.4% Stratford — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 19.4% / 12.8%
Airly — 55-64: 19.4% Stratford — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 14.4% / 13.3%
Airly — 65-74: 14.4% Stratford — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 2.5% / 5.5%
Airly — 75-84: 2.5% Stratford — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ — / 1.6%
Airly — 85+: not among its largest Stratford — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Airly 75.9% couple families
Airly — Couple Families: 75.9% Airly — Lone Person: 13.8% Airly — One Parent Families: 10.3% Airly — Group Household: 0.0% Airly — Other Families: 0.0%
Stratford 45.8% couple families
Stratford — Couple Families: 45.8% Stratford — Lone Person: 37.9% Stratford — One Parent Families: 12.8% Stratford — Group Household: 2.7% Stratford — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Airly 8.5% renting
Airly — Owned Outright: 48.9% Airly — Mortgage: 42.6% Airly — Renting: 8.5%
Stratford 12.9% renting
Stratford — Owned Outright: 41.0% Stratford — Mortgage: 46.2% Stratford — Renting: 12.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Airly Stratford
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 21.5%
Airly — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Stratford — Certificate III & IV: 21.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 7.5%
Airly — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Stratford — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 8.0%
Airly — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Stratford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Airly — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Stratford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.2%
Airly — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Stratford — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

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.

Airly Stratford
New Zealand 2.5% / 1.3%
Airly — New Zealand: 2.5% Stratford — New Zealand: 1.3%
Germany 3.1% / 0.3%
Airly — Germany: 3.1% Stratford — Germany: 0.3%
England — / 2.9%
Airly — England: not among its largest Stratford — England: 2.9%
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Airly — Netherlands: not among its largest Stratford — Netherlands: 0.5%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Airly — Scotland: not among its largest Stratford — Scotland: 0.4%
South Africa — / 0.3%
Airly — South Africa: not among its largest Stratford — South Africa: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Airly 100.0% houses
Airly — Houses: 100.0% Airly — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Stratford 96.4% houses
Stratford — Houses: 96.4% Stratford — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Airly Stratford
Median house price — $560,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $290,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 56 days
from 47 sales

Zoning mix

Airly Stratford
Rural and farming 97% 93%
Infrastructure and transport 2%
same for both
Parks and recreation 1% 2%
Residential 0% 2%
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

Airly Stratford
New dwellings approved 209
across Wellington
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
same for both

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.

Airly Stratford
Houses — 4.5%
$565/wk on $659K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Airly Stratford
House price — Higher than 15% of VIC
Income Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 82% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 9% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 90% of VIC

Liveability

Airly Stratford
Grade — D
Score — 15/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Stratford carries more bushfire risk (89 vs 0).

Airly Stratford
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
89/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood High
75/100
 High
76/100
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

Airly Stratford
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Airly

  • Airly Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Stratford

  • St Patrick's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Stratford Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Airly Stratford
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 7
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 6

Mobility

Stratford sits further from the CBD (232.7 km vs 222.9 km).

Airly Stratford
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 222.9 km 232.7 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 163 min 170 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3851
 0.2%
postcode 3862
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 3851
 57
postcode 3862

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.

Airly Stratford
Car (driver) 55.7% / 82.1%
Airly — Car (driver): 55.7% Stratford — Car (driver): 82.1%
Worked from Home 31.6% / 12.4%
Airly — Worked from Home: 31.6% Stratford — Worked from Home: 12.4%
Walked Only 8.9% / 1.5%
Airly — Walked Only: 8.9% Stratford — Walked Only: 1.5%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 3.7%
Airly — Car (passenger): 3.8% Stratford — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Bus — / 0.3%
Airly — Bus: not among its largest Stratford — Bus: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.1%).

Setting

Airly Stratford
Elevation 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.1 km 38.0 km

NBN connectivity

Airly Stratford
Connectivity score 30/100 66/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
55 premises
 47%
1,538 premises

Climate

Airly Stratford
Annual rainfall 546 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Airly Stratford
Average residential rate $1,960/yr
same for both
Council Wellington
same for both

Federal electorate

Airly Stratford
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Airly Stratford
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Airly

Rural

Stratford

Affordable Rural

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