Aspendale Gardens vs Chelsea Heights

Chelsea Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Aspendale Gardens. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Aspendale Gardens, most households are couple families. In Chelsea Heights, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Aspendale Gardens: a median of $1.24 million, against $1.01 million in Chelsea Heights, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Aspendale Gardens tends to suit couples, while Chelsea Heights suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Aspendale Gardens

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 56/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 67%)
  • But Chelsea Heights has more parks and reserves (8 vs 5)

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

First-home buyers

Chelsea Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,009,250 vs $1,240,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Chelsea Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($412/wk vs $496/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Aspendale Gardens

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 56/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Aspendale Gardens Chelsea Heights
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.

Aspendale Gardens Chelsea Heights
Walkability 63 / 69
Aspendale Gardens — Walkability: 63/100 Chelsea Heights — Walkability: 69/100
Safety 74 / 44
Aspendale Gardens — Safety: 74/100 Chelsea Heights — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Aspendale Gardens — Low fire risk: 100/100 Chelsea Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 13 / 21
Aspendale Gardens — Low flood risk: 13/100 Chelsea Heights — Low flood risk: 21/100

Demographics

Aspendale Gardens rents higher ($496/wk vs $412/wk); Aspendale Gardens has higher household incomes ($114,920 vs $97,084).

Aspendale Gardens Chelsea Heights
Population 6,427
+16% vs other
 5,393
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.6% +1.1%
Median age 43 40
Median household income $114,920/yr
+16% vs other
 $97,084/yr
Median weekly rent $496/wk
+17% vs other
 $412/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Aspendale Gardens Chelsea Heights
0-4 4.5% / 6.2%
Aspendale Gardens — 0-4: 4.5% Chelsea Heights — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 13.2% / 13.3%
Aspendale Gardens — 5-14: 13.2% Chelsea Heights — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 7.6% / 6.0%
Aspendale Gardens — 15-19: 7.6% Chelsea Heights — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 6.7% / 4.9%
Aspendale Gardens — 20-24: 6.7% Chelsea Heights — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 7.7% / 9.9%
Aspendale Gardens — 25-34: 7.7% Chelsea Heights — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 12.2% / 15.4%
Aspendale Gardens — 35-44: 12.2% Chelsea Heights — 35-44: 15.4%
45-54 16.3% / 13.9%
Aspendale Gardens — 45-54: 16.3% Chelsea Heights — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 14.6% / 11.9%
Aspendale Gardens — 55-64: 14.6% Chelsea Heights — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 8.8% / 10.1%
Aspendale Gardens — 65-74: 8.8% Chelsea Heights — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 6.0% / 6.3%
Aspendale Gardens — 75-84: 6.0% Chelsea Heights — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 2.4% / 2.1%
Aspendale Gardens — 85+: 2.4% Chelsea Heights — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Aspendale Gardens 64.5% couple families
Aspendale Gardens — Couple Families: 64.5% Aspendale Gardens — Lone Person: 21.6% Aspendale Gardens — One Parent Families: 12.2% Aspendale Gardens — Group Household: 0.9% Aspendale Gardens — Other Families: 0.8%
Chelsea Heights 51.3% couple families
Chelsea Heights — Couple Families: 51.3% Chelsea Heights — Lone Person: 30.4% Chelsea Heights — One Parent Families: 15.3% Chelsea Heights — Group Household: 2.1% Chelsea Heights — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Aspendale Gardens 11.0% renting
Aspendale Gardens — Owned Outright: 41.7% Aspendale Gardens — Mortgage: 47.3% Aspendale Gardens — Renting: 11.0%
Chelsea Heights 13.2% renting
Chelsea Heights — Owned Outright: 40.4% Chelsea Heights — Mortgage: 46.4% Chelsea Heights — Renting: 13.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Aspendale Gardens Chelsea Heights
Bachelor Degree 15.3% / 12.1%
Aspendale Gardens — Bachelor Degree: 15.3% Chelsea Heights — Bachelor Degree: 12.1%
Certificate III & IV 12.3% / 15.1%
Aspendale Gardens — Certificate III & IV: 12.3% Chelsea Heights — Certificate III & IV: 15.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 8.7%
Aspendale Gardens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Chelsea Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.6% / 3.7%
Aspendale Gardens — Postgraduate Degree: 4.6% Chelsea Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.9%
Aspendale Gardens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Chelsea Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

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.

Aspendale Gardens Chelsea Heights
England 3.7% / 4.7%
Aspendale Gardens — England: 3.7% Chelsea Heights — England: 4.7%
India 3.0% / 2.3%
Aspendale Gardens — India: 3.0% Chelsea Heights — India: 2.3%
China 2.6% / 1.1%
Aspendale Gardens — China: 2.6% Chelsea Heights — China: 1.1%
Sri Lanka 1.9% / 1.1%
Aspendale Gardens — Sri Lanka: 1.9% Chelsea Heights — Sri Lanka: 1.1%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.5%
Aspendale Gardens — New Zealand: 1.0% Chelsea Heights — New Zealand: 1.5%
South Africa 1.4% / 0.7%
Aspendale Gardens — South Africa: 1.4% Chelsea Heights — South Africa: 0.7%
Philippines — / 1.4%
Aspendale Gardens — Philippines: not among its largest Chelsea Heights — Philippines: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Aspendale Gardens 84.3% houses
Aspendale Gardens — Houses: 84.3% Aspendale Gardens — Flats / Apartments: 13.2% Aspendale Gardens — Townhouses: 2.5%
Chelsea Heights 78.9% houses
Chelsea Heights — Houses: 78.9% Chelsea Heights — Flats / Apartments: 8.0% Chelsea Heights — Townhouses: 13.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Aspendale Gardens Chelsea Heights
Median house price $1,240,000 $1,009,250
Median unit price $693,000 $746,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 15 sales
 22 days
from 22 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Aspendale Gardens Chelsea Heights
3 bed $1.11M / $962K
Aspendale Gardens — 3 bed: $1.11M (30 sales) Chelsea Heights — 3 bed: $962K (51 sales)

30 vs 51 sales

4 bed $1.28M / $1.25M
Aspendale Gardens — 4 bed: $1.28M (49 sales) Chelsea Heights — 4 bed: $1.25M (25 sales)

49 vs 25 sales

5 bed $1.4M / $1.2M
Aspendale Gardens — 5 bed: $1.4M (9 sales) Chelsea Heights — 5 bed: $1.2M (5 sales)

9 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Chelsea Heights has more commercially zoned land (13% vs 1%).

Aspendale Gardens Chelsea Heights
Residential 53% 44%
Infrastructure and transport 32% 37%
Commercial 1% 13%
Rural and farming 9% 0%
Parks and recreation 5% 4%
Industrial 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

Aspendale Gardens Chelsea Heights
New dwellings approved 465
across Kingston (Vic.)
same for both
Approvals change year on year -36%
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.

Aspendale Gardens Chelsea Heights
Houses 4.0%
$850/wk on $1.09M
 4.3%
$792/wk on $960K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Aspendale Gardens Chelsea Heights
House price Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
Income Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC

Liveability

Aspendale Gardens scores higher overall (68 vs 58).

Aspendale Gardens Chelsea Heights
Grade A B
Score 68/100 58/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Chelsea Heights carries more crime risk (56 vs 26).

Aspendale Gardens Chelsea Heights
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
26/100
 Moderate
56/100
Flood High
87/100
 High
79/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Aspendale Gardens Chelsea Heights
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Aspendale Gardens

  • Aspendale Gardens Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Chelsea Heights

  • Chelsea Heights Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Aspendale Gardens Chelsea Heights
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 2 4
Parks & reserves 5 8
Childcare 5 2
GPs 2
same for both
Pharmacies 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 2 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Aspendale Gardens Chelsea Heights
Walkability score 63/100 69/100
Distance to Melbourne 36.4 km 36.8 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 43 min 44 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 47.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 111.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 3195
 1.1%
postcode 3196
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 31
postcode 3195
 25
postcode 3196

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.

Aspendale Gardens Chelsea Heights
Car (driver) 61.4% / 64.7%
Aspendale Gardens — Car (driver): 61.4% Chelsea Heights — Car (driver): 64.7%
Worked from Home 30.7% / 28.7%
Aspendale Gardens — Worked from Home: 30.7% Chelsea Heights — Worked from Home: 28.7%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 3.7%
Aspendale Gardens — Car (passenger): 3.6% Chelsea Heights — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Train 2.0% / 1.8%
Aspendale Gardens — Train: 2.0% Chelsea Heights — Train: 1.8%
Walked Only 1.2% / 0.5%
Aspendale Gardens — Walked Only: 1.2% Chelsea Heights — Walked Only: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.7%).

Setting

Aspendale Gardens Chelsea Heights
Elevation 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.8 km
2.1 km to a named beach
 2.2 km
2.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Aspendale Gardens Chelsea Heights
Connectivity score 89/100 90/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 45%
2,103 premises
 50%
2,428 premises

Climate

Aspendale Gardens Chelsea Heights
Annual rainfall 644 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Aspendale Gardens Chelsea Heights
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.98 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Aspendale Gardens Chelsea Heights
Average residential rate $1,940/yr
same for both
Council Kingston (Vic.)
same for both

Federal electorate

Aspendale Gardens Chelsea Heights
Division Isaacs
same for both
Member Mark Dreyfus
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Aspendale Gardens Chelsea Heights
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Aspendale Gardens

Coastal Outer Parks Premium Quiet

Chelsea Heights

Coastal Outer Parks Quiet

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