Allambee Reserve vs Allambee South

Allambee Reserve is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 58 in Allambee South. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Allambee Reserve, most households are couple families. In Allambee South, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Allambee Reserve tends to suit families with children and couples, while Allambee South suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Allambee Reserve

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 67/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 53%)

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

First-home buyers

Allambee Reserve

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Allambee Reserve

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $260/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Allambee Reserve

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (134.6 km vs 148.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (114 min vs 119 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Allambee Reserve carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 67/100)
  • Allambee South has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 15%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Allambee Reserve

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.1% vs -19.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Allambee Reserve Allambee South
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.

Allambee Reserve Allambee South
Walkability 0 / 0
Allambee Reserve — Walkability: 0/100 Allambee South — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 81 / 33
Allambee Reserve — Safety: 81/100 Allambee South — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 100 / 46
Allambee Reserve — Low fire risk: 100/100 Allambee South — Low fire risk: 46/100
Low flood risk 100 / 85
Allambee Reserve — Low flood risk: 100/100 Allambee South — Low flood risk: 85/100

Demographics

Allambee South rents higher ($260/wk vs $100/wk); Allambee Reserve has more residents (96 vs 61).

Allambee Reserve Allambee South
Population 96
+36% vs other
 61
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.1% -19.7%
Median age 44 58
Median household income $76,336/yr
+4% vs other
 $73,632/yr
Median weekly rent $100/wk $260/wk
+160% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Allambee Reserve Allambee South
0-4 5.2% / 8.2%
Allambee Reserve — 0-4: 5.2% Allambee South — 0-4: 8.2%
5-14 16.7% / —
Allambee Reserve — 5-14: 16.7% Allambee South — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 3.1% / —
Allambee Reserve — 15-19: 3.1% Allambee South — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.1% / 6.6%
Allambee Reserve — 20-24: 3.1% Allambee South — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 3.1% / 8.2%
Allambee Reserve — 25-34: 3.1% Allambee South — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 14.6% / —
Allambee Reserve — 35-44: 14.6% Allambee South — 35-44: not among its largest
45-54 25.0% / 19.7%
Allambee Reserve — 45-54: 25.0% Allambee South — 45-54: 19.7%
55-64 6.2% / 26.2%
Allambee Reserve — 55-64: 6.2% Allambee South — 55-64: 26.2%
65-74 10.4% / 16.4%
Allambee Reserve — 65-74: 10.4% Allambee South — 65-74: 16.4%
75-84 4.2% / —
Allambee Reserve — 75-84: 4.2% Allambee South — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / 6.6%
Allambee Reserve — 85+: not among its largest Allambee South — 85+: 6.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).

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.

Allambee Reserve Allambee South
England — / 8.2%
Allambee Reserve — England: not among its largest Allambee South — England: 8.2%
China 3.1% / —
Allambee Reserve — China: 3.1% Allambee South — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Allambee Reserve 66.7% couple families
Allambee Reserve — Couple Families: 66.7% Allambee Reserve — Lone Person: 33.3% Allambee Reserve — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Allambee South 35.3% couple families
Allambee South — Couple Families: 35.3% Allambee South — Lone Person: 47.1% Allambee South — One Parent Families: 17.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Allambee Reserve 100.0% houses
Allambee Reserve — Houses: 100.0%
Allambee South 100.0% houses
Allambee South — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Allambee Reserve Allambee South
Certificate III & IV 21.9% / 19.7%
Allambee Reserve — Certificate III & IV: 21.9% Allambee South — Certificate III & IV: 19.7%
Bachelor Degree 3.1% / 8.2%
Allambee Reserve — Bachelor Degree: 3.1% Allambee South — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.1% / 8.2%
Allambee Reserve — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.1% Allambee South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 5.2% / —
Allambee Reserve — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2% Allambee South — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Allambee Reserve 0.0% renting
Allambee Reserve — Owned Outright: 61.5% Allambee Reserve — Mortgage: 38.5% Allambee Reserve — Renting: 0.0%
Allambee South 8.8% renting
Allambee South — Owned Outright: 58.8% Allambee South — Mortgage: 32.4% Allambee South — Renting: 8.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Allambee Reserve Allambee South
Rural and farming 100% 97%
Parks and recreation 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

Allambee Reserve Allambee South
New dwellings approved 619
across Baw Baw
 170
across South Gippsland
Approvals change year on year +49% +21%

Ranking within VIC

Allambee Reserve Allambee South
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 16% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC

Liveability

Allambee Reserve Allambee South
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Allambee South carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 0); Allambee South carries more flood risk (15 vs 0).

Allambee Reserve Allambee South
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Moderate
67/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
15/100
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

Allambee Reserve Allambee South
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Allambee Reserve Allambee South
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Allambee South sits further from the CBD (148.6 km vs 134.6 km).

Allambee Reserve Allambee South
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 134.6 km 148.6 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 114 min 119 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3871
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 3871
same for both

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.

Allambee Reserve Allambee South
Car (driver) 50.0% / 55.0%
Allambee Reserve — Car (driver): 50.0% Allambee South — Car (driver): 55.0%
Worked from Home 32.4% / 45.0%
Allambee Reserve — Worked from Home: 32.4% Allambee South — Worked from Home: 45.0%
Walked Only 17.6% / —
Allambee Reserve — Walked Only: 17.6% Allambee South — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.0%).

Setting

Allambee Reserve Allambee South
Elevation 324 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 104 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 42.8 km 39.7 km

NBN connectivity

Allambee Reserve Allambee South
Connectivity score 19/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
35 premises
 0%
29 premises

Climate

Allambee Reserve Allambee South
Annual rainfall 700 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Allambee Reserve Allambee South
Average residential rate $2,138/yr $2,282/yr
Council Baw Baw South Gippsland

Federal electorate

Allambee Reserve Allambee South
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Allambee Reserve Allambee South
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Allambee Reserve

Rural

Allambee South

Rural

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