Bailieston vs Mitchellstown
Mitchellstown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 56 in Bailieston. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bailieston, about half of households are people living alone. In Mitchellstown, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Bailieston tends to suit families with children, couples, and older residents, while Mitchellstown 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Bailieston is already more of a family suburb (46% vs 36%)
- Mitchellstown carries lower crime risk (71/100 vs 81/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mitchellstown
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 27%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mitchellstown
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 23%)
- has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $275/wk)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 9%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bailieston
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (145.8 km vs 154 km)
- has a shorter drive in (107 min vs 112 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Bailieston has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 4%)
- Mitchellstown carries lower crime risk (71/100 vs 81/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mitchellstown
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (24.6% vs 10.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bailieston and Mitchellstown 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
Bailieston rents higher ($275/wk vs $120/wk); Bailieston has more residents (120 vs 71).
| Bailieston | Mitchellstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 120 +41% vs other | 71 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.1% | +24.6% |
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Median household income | $61,724/yr | $97,448/yr +58% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $275/wk +56% vs other | $120/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.7%).
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 (5.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.3%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bailieston | Mitchellstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $455,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Mitchellstown has more rural and farming land (94% vs 79%).
| Bailieston | Mitchellstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 79% | 94% |
| Parks and recreation | 20% | 3% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 3% |
| 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
| Bailieston | Mitchellstown | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 75 across Strathbogie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +167% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Bailieston | Mitchellstown | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 22% of VIC | Higher than 67% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 2% of VIC | Higher than 21% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 29% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 23% of VIC | Higher than 16% of VIC |
Liveability
| Bailieston | Mitchellstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Bailieston carries more flood risk (80 vs 66); Bailieston carries more crime risk (81 vs 71).
| Bailieston | Mitchellstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 17/100 | Low 24/100 |
| Crime | High 81/100 | High 71/100 |
| Flood | High 80/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Bailieston | Mitchellstown | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bailieston | Mitchellstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 2 |
| Waterways | 3 | 4 |
Mobility
Mitchellstown sits further from the CBD (154 km vs 145.8 km).
| Bailieston | Mitchellstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 145.8 km | 154 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 107 min | 112 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 3608 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 3608 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).
Setting
| Bailieston | Mitchellstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 128 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 162 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bailieston | Mitchellstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 24/100 | 19/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 70 premises | 0% 25 premises |
Climate
| Bailieston | Mitchellstown | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bailieston | Mitchellstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,476/yr same for both | |
| Council | Strathbogie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bailieston | Mitchellstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls same for both | |
| Member | Sam Birrell same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bailieston | Mitchellstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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