Balmattum vs Boho

Balmattum is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 60 in Boho. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Balmattum, about half of households are couple families. In Boho, most households are couple families. On these figures, Boho tends to suit couples 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Boho

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $260/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Balmattum

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (175.7 km vs 189.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (121 min vs 129 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Boho

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 24%)

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

Investors

Boho

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (29.4% vs 22.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Balmattum Boho
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.

Balmattum Boho
Walkability 0 / 0
Balmattum — Walkability: 0/100 Boho — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 25 / 23
Balmattum — Safety: 25/100 Boho — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 82 / 57
Balmattum — Low fire risk: 82/100 Boho — Low fire risk: 57/100
Low flood risk 25 / 100
Balmattum — Low flood risk: 25/100 Boho — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Balmattum rents higher ($260/wk vs $0/wk); Balmattum has more residents (135 vs 88).

Balmattum Boho
Population 135
+35% vs other
 88
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.7% +29.4%
Median age 51 60
Median household income $75,816/yr $81,224/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Balmattum Boho
0-4 3.0% / 10.2%
Balmattum — 0-4: 3.0% Boho — 0-4: 10.2%
5-14 15.6% / 10.2%
Balmattum — 5-14: 15.6% Boho — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 — / —
Balmattum — 15-19: not among its largest Boho — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / —
Balmattum — 20-24: not among its largest Boho — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.6% / 13.6%
Balmattum — 25-34: 9.6% Boho — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 9.6% / 9.1%
Balmattum — 35-44: 9.6% Boho — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 16.3% / 5.7%
Balmattum — 45-54: 16.3% Boho — 45-54: 5.7%
55-64 14.8% / 14.8%
Balmattum — 55-64: 14.8% Boho — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 11.1% / 18.2%
Balmattum — 65-74: 11.1% Boho — 65-74: 18.2%
75-84 12.6% / 14.8%
Balmattum — 75-84: 12.6% Boho — 75-84: 14.8%
85+ — / —
Balmattum — 85+: not among its largest Boho — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

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.

Balmattum Boho
England 5.9% / 9.1%
Balmattum — England: 5.9% Boho — England: 9.1%
New Zealand 3.7% / —
Balmattum — New Zealand: 3.7% Boho — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Balmattum 45.7% couple families
Balmattum — Couple Families: 45.7% Balmattum — Lone Person: 34.3% Balmattum — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Boho 58.3% couple families
Boho — Couple Families: 58.3% Boho — Lone Person: 41.7% Boho — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Balmattum 100.0% houses
Balmattum — Houses: 100.0%
Boho 100.0% houses
Boho — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Balmattum Boho
Bachelor Degree 12.6% / 20.5%
Balmattum — Bachelor Degree: 12.6% Boho — Bachelor Degree: 20.5%
Certificate III & IV 14.1% / 17.0%
Balmattum — Certificate III & IV: 14.1% Boho — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 12.5%
Balmattum — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Boho — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.4%
Balmattum — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Boho — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Balmattum 8.3% renting
Balmattum — Owned Outright: 64.6% Balmattum — Mortgage: 27.1% Balmattum — Renting: 8.3%
Boho 0.0% renting
Boho — Owned Outright: 80.0% Boho — Mortgage: 20.0% Boho — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Balmattum Boho
Rural and farming 97% 88%
Parks and recreation 0% 11%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 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

Balmattum Boho
New dwellings approved 75
across Strathbogie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +167%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Balmattum Boho
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 60% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 23% of VIC

Liveability

Balmattum Boho
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Balmattum carries more flood risk (75 vs 0); Boho carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 18).

Balmattum Boho
Bushfire Low
18/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime High
75/100
 High
77/100
Flood High
75/100
 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

Balmattum Boho
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

Balmattum Boho
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 1 13

Mobility

Boho sits further from the CBD (189.5 km vs 175.7 km).

Balmattum Boho
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 175.7 km 189.5 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 121 min 129 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3666
 0.6%
postcode 3669
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 3666
 56
postcode 3669

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.

Balmattum Boho
Car (driver) 53.4% / 56.8%
Balmattum — Car (driver): 53.4% Boho — Car (driver): 56.8%
Worked from Home 37.0% / 29.7%
Balmattum — Worked from Home: 37.0% Boho — Worked from Home: 29.7%
Walked Only 4.1% / 13.5%
Balmattum — Walked Only: 4.1% Boho — Walked Only: 13.5%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / —
Balmattum — Car (passenger): 5.5% Boho — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.8%).

Setting

Balmattum Boho
Elevation 184 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 224 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Balmattum Boho
Connectivity score 27/100 24/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
57 premises
 0%
37 premises

Climate

Balmattum Boho
Annual rainfall 865 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Balmattum Boho
Average residential rate $2,476/yr
same for both
Council Strathbogie
same for both

Federal electorate

Balmattum Boho
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Balmattum Boho
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Balmattum

Rural

Boho

Retirees River Rural Young Families

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