Bamawm vs Rochester

Bamawm is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 53 in Rochester. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bamawm, about half of households are couple families. In Rochester, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bamawm: a median of $575,000, against $455,000 in Rochester. On these figures, Bamawm tends to suit families with children and couples, while Rochester suits people living alone, older residents, 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

Rochester

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Bamawm carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 53/100)

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

First-home buyers

Rochester

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($455,000 vs $575,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bamawm

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Rochester

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (11/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (202.4 km vs 219.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (149 min vs 161 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rochester

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (11/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 17%)
  • But Bamawm carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 53/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Bamawm Rochester
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.

Bamawm Rochester
Walkability 0 / 11
Bamawm — Walkability: 0/100 Rochester — Walkability: 11/100
Safety 80 / 47
Bamawm — Safety: 80/100 Rochester — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 100 / 74
Bamawm — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rochester — Low fire risk: 74/100
Low flood risk 28 / 15
Bamawm — Low flood risk: 28/100 Rochester — Low flood risk: 15/100

Demographics

Rochester has more residents (3,154 vs 491); Bamawm has higher household incomes ($74,880 vs $55,796).

Bamawm Rochester
Population 491 3,154
+542% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.6% +1.3%
Median age 41 53
Median household income $74,880/yr
+25% vs other
 $55,796/yr
Median weekly rent $213/wk $220/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bamawm Rochester
0-4 5.5% / 3.9%
Bamawm — 0-4: 5.5% Rochester — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 15.1% / 10.1%
Bamawm — 5-14: 15.1% Rochester — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 7.1% / 5.1%
Bamawm — 15-19: 7.1% Rochester — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 4.3% / 4.5%
Bamawm — 20-24: 4.3% Rochester — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 10.2% / 7.7%
Bamawm — 25-34: 10.2% Rochester — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 13.8% / 8.4%
Bamawm — 35-44: 13.8% Rochester — 35-44: 8.4%
45-54 13.0% / 12.3%
Bamawm — 45-54: 13.0% Rochester — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 16.1% / 15.7%
Bamawm — 55-64: 16.1% Rochester — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 11.8% / 15.2%
Bamawm — 65-74: 11.8% Rochester — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 4.5% / 11.5%
Bamawm — 75-84: 4.5% Rochester — 75-84: 11.5%
85+ 1.0% / 5.3%
Bamawm — 85+: 1.0% Rochester — 85+: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bamawm 31.8% lone person
Bamawm — Lone Person: 31.8% Bamawm — Couple Families: 50.5% Bamawm — One Parent Families: 14.0% Bamawm — Group Household: 3.7% Bamawm — Other Families: 0.0%
Rochester 50.5% lone person
Rochester — Lone Person: 50.5% Rochester — Couple Families: 28.8% Rochester — One Parent Families: 14.4% Rochester — Group Household: 4.2% Rochester — Other Families: 2.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bamawm 16.7% renting
Bamawm — Owned Outright: 42.3% Bamawm — Mortgage: 41.0% Bamawm — Renting: 16.7%
Rochester 20.0% renting
Rochester — Owned Outright: 51.8% Rochester — Mortgage: 28.2% Rochester — Renting: 20.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bamawm Rochester
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 16.6%
Bamawm — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Rochester — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 5.8%
Bamawm — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Rochester — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 5.5%
Bamawm — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Rochester — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.3%
Bamawm — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Rochester — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 0.7%
Bamawm — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Rochester — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

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.

Bamawm Rochester
England 0.6% / 1.6%
Bamawm — England: 0.6% Rochester — England: 1.6%
South Africa 1.2% / 0.2%
Bamawm — South Africa: 1.2% Rochester — South Africa: 0.2%
Thailand 1.0% / 0.2%
Bamawm — Thailand: 1.0% Rochester — Thailand: 0.2%
New Zealand — / 0.8%
Bamawm — New Zealand: not among its largest Rochester — New Zealand: 0.8%
Malaysia — / 0.7%
Bamawm — Malaysia: not among its largest Rochester — Malaysia: 0.7%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Bamawm — Scotland: not among its largest Rochester — Scotland: 0.4%
Philippines — / 0.3%
Bamawm — Philippines: not among its largest Rochester — Philippines: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bamawm 98.8% houses
Bamawm — Houses: 98.8% Bamawm — Townhouses: 1.8% Bamawm — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Rochester 92.9% houses
Rochester — Houses: 92.9% Rochester — Townhouses: 5.4% Rochester — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bamawm Rochester
Median house price $575,000 $455,000
Median unit price — $365,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 131 days
from 3 sales
 75 days
from 14 sales

Zoning mix

Bamawm has more rural and farming land (99% vs 89%).

Bamawm Rochester
Rural and farming 99% 89%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 5%
Residential 0% 4%
Parks and recreation 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

Bamawm Rochester
New dwellings approved 264
across Campaspe
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
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.

Bamawm Rochester
Houses — 4.2%
$445/wk on $549K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bamawm Rochester
House price — Higher than 8% of VIC
Income Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 10% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 76% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 32% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 81% of VIC

Liveability

Rochester is more walkable (11 vs 0).

Bamawm Rochester
Grade — D
Score — 18/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Rochester carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 0); Rochester carries more crime risk (53 vs 20).

Bamawm Rochester
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
26/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Moderate
53/100
Flood High
72/100
 High
85/100
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

Bamawm Rochester
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Bamawm

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Rochester

  • Rochester Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Rochester Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers
  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bamawm Rochester
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 2 8
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 4
Waterways 0 7

Mobility

Bamawm sits further from the CBD (219.5 km vs 202.4 km).

Bamawm Rochester
Walkability score 0/100 11/100
Distance to Melbourne 219.5 km
+8% vs other
 202.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 161 min 149 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3561
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 3561
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.

Bamawm Rochester
Car (driver) 62.1% / 79.8%
Bamawm — Car (driver): 62.1% Rochester — Car (driver): 79.8%
Worked from Home 25.2% / 9.0%
Bamawm — Worked from Home: 25.2% Rochester — Worked from Home: 9.0%
Walked Only 7.5% / 4.4%
Bamawm — Walked Only: 7.5% Rochester — Walked Only: 4.4%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 5.4%
Bamawm — Car (passenger): 5.1% Rochester — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Bicycle — / 1.1%
Bamawm — Bicycle: not among its largest Rochester — Bicycle: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.8%).

Setting

Bamawm Rochester
Elevation 107 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bamawm Rochester
Connectivity score 30/100 64/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
237 premises
 41%
1,679 premises

Climate

Bamawm Rochester
Annual rainfall 438 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bamawm Rochester
Average residential rate $2,035/yr
same for both
Council Campaspe
same for both

Federal electorate

Bamawm Rochester
Division Nicholls Bendigo
Member Sam Birrell Lisa Chesters
Party The Nationals Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Bamawm Rochester
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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