Avenel vs Longwood

Avenel is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 52 in Longwood. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Longwood, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Avenel: a median of $585,000, against $487,000 in Longwood, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Longwood tends to suit 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

Longwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 43/100)

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

First-home buyers

Longwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper houses ($487,000 vs $585,000)
  • But Avenel has cheaper land ($292,500 vs $385,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Longwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($261/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Avenel

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (130.3 km vs 149.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (97 min vs 106 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Longwood

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 43/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 27%)

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

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

Avenel Longwood
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.

Avenel Longwood
Walkability 0 / 0
Avenel — Walkability: 0/100 Longwood — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 57 / 81
Avenel — Safety: 57/100 Longwood — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 71 / 75
Avenel — Low fire risk: 71/100 Longwood — Low fire risk: 75/100
Low flood risk 64 / 14
Avenel — Low flood risk: 64/100 Longwood — Low flood risk: 14/100

Demographics

Avenel has more residents (1,112 vs 263); Avenel has higher household incomes ($73,528 vs $57,772).

Avenel Longwood
Population 1,112
+76% vs other
 263
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.1% +9.6%
Median age 49 52
Median household income $73,528/yr
+21% vs other
 $57,772/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+13% vs other
 $261/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Avenel Longwood
0-4 5.3% / 2.3%
Avenel — 0-4: 5.3% Longwood — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 10.9% / 11.8%
Avenel — 5-14: 10.9% Longwood — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 4.4% / 6.5%
Avenel — 15-19: 4.4% Longwood — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 4.5% / 4.9%
Avenel — 20-24: 4.5% Longwood — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 7.8% / 5.3%
Avenel — 25-34: 7.8% Longwood — 25-34: 5.3%
35-44 12.0% / 10.6%
Avenel — 35-44: 12.0% Longwood — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 13.1% / 14.1%
Avenel — 45-54: 13.1% Longwood — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 15.6% / 16.3%
Avenel — 55-64: 15.6% Longwood — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 16.2% / 21.3%
Avenel — 65-74: 16.2% Longwood — 65-74: 21.3%
75-84 8.1% / 10.3%
Avenel — 75-84: 8.1% Longwood — 75-84: 10.3%
85+ 2.3% / 1.1%
Avenel — 85+: 2.3% Longwood — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Avenel 41.5% lone person
Avenel — Lone Person: 41.5% Avenel — Couple Families: 38.9% Avenel — One Parent Families: 16.7% Avenel — Other Families: 1.6% Avenel — Group Household: 1.3%
Longwood 49.2% lone person
Longwood — Lone Person: 49.2% Longwood — Couple Families: 33.8% Longwood — One Parent Families: 16.9% Longwood — Other Families: 0.0% Longwood — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Avenel 15.6% renting
Avenel — Owned Outright: 48.3% Avenel — Mortgage: 36.1% Avenel — Renting: 15.6%
Longwood 8.3% renting
Longwood — Owned Outright: 62.4% Longwood — Mortgage: 29.4% Longwood — Renting: 8.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Avenel Longwood
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 15.6%
Avenel — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Longwood — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.2% / 11.8%
Avenel — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2% Longwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.8%
Bachelor Degree 10.2% / 6.8%
Avenel — Bachelor Degree: 10.2% Longwood — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / 2.7%
Avenel — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Longwood — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.1%
Avenel — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Longwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

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.

Avenel Longwood
England 3.4% / 4.2%
Avenel — England: 3.4% Longwood — England: 4.2%
New Zealand 2.0% / —
Avenel — New Zealand: 2.0% Longwood — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.5%
Avenel — South Africa: not among its largest Longwood — South Africa: 1.5%
Scotland 0.7% / —
Avenel — Scotland: 0.7% Longwood — Scotland: not among its largest
Thailand 0.7% / —
Avenel — Thailand: 0.7% Longwood — Thailand: not among its largest
Philippines 0.6% / —
Avenel — Philippines: 0.6% Longwood — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Avenel 99.6% houses
Avenel — Houses: 99.6% Avenel — Townhouses: 0.7%
Longwood 100.0% houses
Longwood — Houses: 100.0% Longwood — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Avenel Longwood
Median house price $585,000 $487,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $292,500 $385,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 48 days
from 17 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Avenel Longwood
Rural and farming 96%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 2%
same for both
Residential 2%
same for both
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

Avenel Longwood
New dwellings approved 75
across Strathbogie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +167%
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.

Avenel Longwood
Houses 4.1%
$525/wk on $664K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Avenel Longwood
House price Higher than 20% of VIC —
Income Higher than 39% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 73% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 60% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 75% of VIC —

Liveability

Avenel Longwood
Grade C —
Score 41/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Longwood carries more flood risk (86 vs 36); Avenel carries more crime risk (43 vs 19).

Avenel Longwood
Bushfire Low
29/100
 Low
25/100
Crime Moderate
43/100
 Low
19/100
Flood Low
36/100
 High
86/100
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

Avenel Longwood
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Avenel

  • Avenel Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Longwood

  • Longwood Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Avenel Longwood
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 3
same for both
Childcare 2 1
GPs 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 7 2

Mobility

Longwood sits further from the CBD (149.6 km vs 130.3 km).

Avenel Longwood
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 130.3 km 149.6 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 97 min 106 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 3664
 0.6%
postcode 3665
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 3664
 72
postcode 3665

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.

Avenel Longwood
Car (driver) 69.7% / 68.8%
Avenel — Car (driver): 69.7% Longwood — Car (driver): 68.8%
Worked from Home 21.2% / 21.9%
Avenel — Worked from Home: 21.2% Longwood — Worked from Home: 21.9%
Walked Only 4.9% / 5.2%
Avenel — Walked Only: 4.9% Longwood — Walked Only: 5.2%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / 4.2%
Avenel — Car (passenger): 3.4% Longwood — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Bicycle 0.6% / —
Avenel — Bicycle: 0.6% Longwood — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.7%).

Setting

Avenel Longwood
Elevation 360 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 177 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Avenel Longwood
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
539 premises
 0%
143 premises

Climate

Avenel Longwood
Annual rainfall 528 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Avenel Longwood
Average residential rate $2,476/yr
same for both
Council Strathbogie
same for both

Federal electorate

Avenel Longwood
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Avenel Longwood
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Avenel

Affordable Retirees Rural

Longwood

Retirees Rural

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