Anakie vs Staughton Vale
Anakie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 50 in Staughton Vale. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.
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
Anakie
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 40/100)
- But Staughton Vale is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 70%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Staughton Vale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 21%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Staughton Vale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Anakie
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (67 min vs 76 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (80.7 km vs 85.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Anakie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 40/100)
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
Anakie and Staughton Vale drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Anakie rents higher ($300/wk vs $0/wk); Anakie has more residents (734 vs 105).
| Anakie | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 734 +86% vs other | 105 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.4% | +7.1% |
| Median age | 43 | 50 |
| Median household income | $100,880/yr | $149,448/yr +48% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Anakie | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $821,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Anakie has more rural and farming land (85% vs 13%).
| Anakie | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 85% | 13% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 75% |
| Environmental | 13% | 11% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 1% |
| Other and special use | 1% | 0% |
| 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
| Anakie | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3,468 across Greater Geelong same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +56% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Anakie | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 74% of VIC | Higher than 98% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 32% of VIC | Higher than 51% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 71% of VIC | Higher than 65% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 35% of VIC | Higher than 37% of VIC |
Liveability
| Anakie | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 48/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Anakie carries more flood risk (24 vs 0); Staughton Vale carries more crime risk (40 vs 29).
| Anakie | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 66/100 | High 80/100 |
| Crime | Low 29/100 | Moderate 40/100 |
| Flood | Low 24/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Anakie | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Anakie
- Anakie Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Staughton Vale
- Bacchus Marsh Grammar - Staughton Vale Farm Campus Independent · Combined
- Northern Bay P-12 College-Staughton Vale Outdoor Education Centre Government · Combined
Amenities in the suburb
| Anakie | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 1 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 same for both | |
Mobility
Staughton Vale sits further from the CBD (85.8 km vs 80.7 km).
| Anakie | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 80.7 km | 85.8 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 67 min | 76 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.8% postcode 3213 | 0.7% postcode 3340 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 3213 | 42 postcode 3340 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.4%).
Setting
| Anakie | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 137 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 364 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 17.9 km | 28.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Anakie | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 326 premises | 0% 38 premises |
Climate
| Anakie | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 502 mm | 578 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.8°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.3°C | — |
Council rates
| Anakie | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,802/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Geelong same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Anakie | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Corio same for both | |
| Member | Richard Marles same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Anakie | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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