Balmattum vs Marraweeney

In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Balmattum, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Balmattum tends to suit people living alone and families with children.

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

Marraweeney

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 75/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 66%)
  • But Balmattum has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 73%)

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

First-home buyers

Marraweeney

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Balmattum

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (121 min vs 140 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (175.7 km vs 189.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Marraweeney

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 75/100)

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

Investors

Marraweeney

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (48.1% vs 22.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Balmattum and Marraweeney 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 Marraweeney
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 Marraweeney
Walkability 0 / 0
Balmattum — Walkability: 0/100 Marraweeney — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 25 / 80
Balmattum — Safety: 25/100 Marraweeney — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 82 / 100
Balmattum — Low fire risk: 82/100 Marraweeney — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 25 / 100
Balmattum — Low flood risk: 25/100 Marraweeney — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Balmattum has more residents (135 vs 77); Balmattum skews older (51 vs 49).

Balmattum Marraweeney
Population 135
+43% vs other
 77
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.7% +48.1%
Median age 51 49
Median household income $75,816/yr
+6% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $260/wk
+4% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Balmattum Marraweeney
0-4 3.0% / 7.8%
Balmattum — 0-4: 3.0% Marraweeney — 0-4: 7.8%
5-14 15.6% / 6.5%
Balmattum — 5-14: 15.6% Marraweeney — 5-14: 6.5%
15-19 — / 3.9%
Balmattum — 15-19: not among its largest Marraweeney — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 — / 10.4%
Balmattum — 20-24: not among its largest Marraweeney — 20-24: 10.4%
25-34 9.6% / 3.9%
Balmattum — 25-34: 9.6% Marraweeney — 25-34: 3.9%
35-44 9.6% / 13.0%
Balmattum — 35-44: 9.6% Marraweeney — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 16.3% / 9.1%
Balmattum — 45-54: 16.3% Marraweeney — 45-54: 9.1%
55-64 14.8% / 26.0%
Balmattum — 55-64: 14.8% Marraweeney — 55-64: 26.0%
65-74 11.1% / 16.9%
Balmattum — 65-74: 11.1% Marraweeney — 65-74: 16.9%
75-84 12.6% / —
Balmattum — 75-84: 12.6% Marraweeney — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / 3.9%
Balmattum — 85+: not among its largest Marraweeney — 85+: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Balmattum 45.7% couple families
Balmattum — Couple Families: 45.7% Balmattum — One Parent Families: 20.0% Balmattum — Lone Person: 34.3%
Marraweeney 40.0% couple families
Marraweeney — Couple Families: 40.0% Marraweeney — One Parent Families: 40.0% Marraweeney — Lone Person: 20.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person

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%
Marraweeney 0.0% renting
Marraweeney — Owned Outright: 72.7% Marraweeney — Mortgage: 27.3% Marraweeney — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Balmattum 100.0% houses
Balmattum — Houses: 100.0% Balmattum — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Marraweeney 73.1% houses
Marraweeney — Houses: 73.1% Marraweeney — Flats / Apartments: 26.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Balmattum Marraweeney
Bachelor Degree 12.6% / 11.7%
Balmattum — Bachelor Degree: 12.6% Marraweeney — Bachelor Degree: 11.7%
Certificate III & IV 14.1% / 9.1%
Balmattum — Certificate III & IV: 14.1% Marraweeney — Certificate III & IV: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 9.1%
Balmattum — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Marraweeney — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.9%
Balmattum — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Marraweeney — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).

Zoning mix

Balmattum Marraweeney
Rural and farming 97%
same for both
Parks and recreation 0% 3%
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 Marraweeney
New dwellings approved 75
across Strathbogie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +167%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Balmattum Marraweeney
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of VIC Higher than 49% 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 14% of VIC

Liveability

Balmattum Marraweeney
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); Balmattum carries more bushfire risk (18 vs 0).

Balmattum Marraweeney
Bushfire Low
18/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
75/100
 Low
20/100
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 Marraweeney
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 Marraweeney
Parks & reserves 2 3
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

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

Balmattum Marraweeney
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 140 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 Marraweeney
Car (driver) 53.4% / 69.0%
Balmattum — Car (driver): 53.4% Marraweeney — Car (driver): 69.0%
Worked from Home 37.0% / 31.0%
Balmattum — Worked from Home: 37.0% Marraweeney — Worked from Home: 31.0%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / —
Balmattum — Car (passenger): 5.5% Marraweeney — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 4.1% / —
Balmattum — Walked Only: 4.1% Marraweeney — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.0%).

Setting

Balmattum Marraweeney
Elevation 184 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 406 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Balmattum Marraweeney
Connectivity score 27/100 17/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
57 premises
 0%
27 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Balmattum

Rural

Marraweeney

Rural

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