Bangholme vs Chelsea Heights

Chelsea Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 71 in Bangholme. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bangholme, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Chelsea Heights, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Chelsea Heights: a median of $1.01 million, against $560,000 in Bangholme, and rent is higher there too. Chelsea Heights is closer to the city centre: 36.8 km, against 46.3 km. On these figures, Bangholme tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Chelsea Heights suits families with children and couples.

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

Chelsea Heights

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 2)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 20%)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Bangholme has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 79%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Bangholme has cheaper houses ($560,000 vs $1,009,250)
  • Chelsea Heights leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 103%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bangholme has cheaper rent ($176/wk vs $412/wk)
  • Chelsea Heights leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Chelsea Heights

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (44 min vs 62 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (36.8 km vs 46.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Chelsea Heights

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (21% vs 2%)
  • carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 83/100)
  • But Bangholme has more residents already 65 and over (66% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Chelsea Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.1% vs -4.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bangholme Chelsea Heights
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.

Bangholme Chelsea Heights
Walkability 0 / 69
Bangholme — Walkability: 0/100 Chelsea Heights — Walkability: 69/100
Safety 17 / 44
Bangholme — Safety: 17/100 Chelsea Heights — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 72 / 100
Bangholme — Low fire risk: 72/100 Chelsea Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 39 / 21
Bangholme — Low flood risk: 39/100 Chelsea Heights — Low flood risk: 21/100

Demographics

Chelsea Heights has more residents (5,393 vs 749); Chelsea Heights has higher household incomes ($97,084 vs $33,488).

Bangholme Chelsea Heights
Population 749 5,393
+620% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.5% +1.1%
Median age 71 40
Median household income $33,488/yr $97,084/yr
+190% vs other
Median weekly rent $176/wk $412/wk
+134% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bangholme Chelsea Heights
0-4 1.6% / 6.2%
Bangholme — 0-4: 1.6% Chelsea Heights — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 2.3% / 13.3%
Bangholme — 5-14: 2.3% Chelsea Heights — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 1.5% / 6.0%
Bangholme — 15-19: 1.5% Chelsea Heights — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 2.8% / 4.9%
Bangholme — 20-24: 2.8% Chelsea Heights — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 3.2% / 9.9%
Bangholme — 25-34: 3.2% Chelsea Heights — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 4.1% / 15.4%
Bangholme — 35-44: 4.1% Chelsea Heights — 35-44: 15.4%
45-54 7.3% / 13.9%
Bangholme — 45-54: 7.3% Chelsea Heights — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 10.8% / 11.9%
Bangholme — 55-64: 10.8% Chelsea Heights — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 27.6% / 10.1%
Bangholme — 65-74: 27.6% Chelsea Heights — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 28.6% / 6.3%
Bangholme — 75-84: 28.6% Chelsea Heights — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 9.5% / 2.1%
Bangholme — 85+: 9.5% Chelsea Heights — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bangholme 75.1% lone person
Bangholme — Lone Person: 75.1% Bangholme — Couple Families: 11.1% Bangholme — One Parent Families: 9.2% Bangholme — Group Household: 3.7% Bangholme — Other Families: 0.9%
Chelsea Heights 30.4% lone person
Chelsea Heights — Lone Person: 30.4% Chelsea Heights — Couple Families: 51.3% Chelsea Heights — One Parent Families: 15.3% Chelsea Heights — Group Household: 2.1% Chelsea Heights — Other Families: 0.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bangholme 9.1% renting
Bangholme — Owned Outright: 83.0% Bangholme — Mortgage: 7.9% Bangholme — Renting: 9.1%
Chelsea Heights 13.2% renting
Chelsea Heights — Owned Outright: 40.4% Chelsea Heights — Mortgage: 46.4% Chelsea Heights — Renting: 13.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bangholme Chelsea Heights
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 15.1%
Bangholme — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Chelsea Heights — Certificate III & IV: 15.1%
Bachelor Degree 4.4% / 12.1%
Bangholme — Bachelor Degree: 4.4% Chelsea Heights — Bachelor Degree: 12.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 8.7%
Bangholme — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Chelsea Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 3.7%
Bangholme — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Chelsea Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.9%
Bangholme — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Chelsea Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

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.

Bangholme Chelsea Heights
England 10.4% / 4.7%
Bangholme — England: 10.4% Chelsea Heights — England: 4.7%
New Zealand 3.2% / 1.5%
Bangholme — New Zealand: 3.2% Chelsea Heights — New Zealand: 1.5%
India 1.5% / 2.3%
Bangholme — India: 1.5% Chelsea Heights — India: 2.3%
Scotland 2.5% / —
Bangholme — Scotland: 2.5% Chelsea Heights — Scotland: not among its largest
Italy 1.6% / 0.8%
Bangholme — Italy: 1.6% Chelsea Heights — Italy: 0.8%
Netherlands 1.9% / —
Bangholme — Netherlands: 1.9% Chelsea Heights — Netherlands: not among its largest
Philippines — / 1.4%
Bangholme — Philippines: not among its largest Chelsea Heights — Philippines: 1.4%
China — / 1.1%
Bangholme — China: not among its largest Chelsea Heights — China: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bangholme 98.4% houses
Bangholme — Houses: 98.4% Bangholme — Townhouses: 0.0% Bangholme — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Chelsea Heights 78.9% houses
Chelsea Heights — Houses: 78.9% Chelsea Heights — Townhouses: 13.1% Chelsea Heights — Flats / Apartments: 8.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bangholme Chelsea Heights
Median house price $560,000 $1,009,250
Median unit price — $746,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 22 days
from 22 sales

Zoning mix

Bangholme has more rural and farming land (53% vs 0%); Chelsea Heights has more commercially zoned land (13% vs 0%).

Bangholme Chelsea Heights
Rural and farming 53% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 44% 37%
Residential 0% 44%
Commercial 0% 13%
Parks and recreation 0% 4%
Industrial 2%
same for both
Other and special use 2% 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

Bangholme Chelsea Heights
New dwellings approved 594
across Greater Dandenong
 465
across Kingston (Vic.)
Approvals change year on year -34% -36%

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.

Bangholme Chelsea Heights
Houses — 4.3%
$792/wk on $960K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bangholme Chelsea Heights
House price — Higher than 69% of VIC
Income Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 39% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 85% of VIC

Liveability

Chelsea Heights is more walkable (69 vs 0); Chelsea Heights scores higher overall (58 vs 18).

Bangholme Chelsea Heights
Grade D B
Score 18/100 58/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Bangholme carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 0); Bangholme carries more crime risk (83 vs 56).

Bangholme Chelsea Heights
Bushfire Low
28/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
83/100
 Moderate
56/100
Flood Moderate
61/100
 High
79/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 17
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Bangholme Chelsea Heights
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Bangholme

  • Cornish College Independent · Combined below peers

Schools in Chelsea Heights

  • Chelsea Heights Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bangholme Chelsea Heights
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 2 4
Parks & reserves 2 8
Childcare 2
same for both
GPs 1 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Bangholme sits further from the CBD (46.3 km vs 36.8 km).

Bangholme Chelsea Heights
Walkability score 0/100 69/100
Distance to Melbourne 46.3 km
+21% vs other
 36.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 62 min 44 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 29.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 111.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 3175
 1.1%
postcode 3196
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 3175
 25
postcode 3196

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.

Bangholme Chelsea Heights
Car (driver) 69.9% / 64.7%
Bangholme — Car (driver): 69.9% Chelsea Heights — Car (driver): 64.7%
Worked from Home 20.6% / 28.7%
Bangholme — Worked from Home: 20.6% Chelsea Heights — Worked from Home: 28.7%
Walked Only 7.4% / 0.5%
Bangholme — Walked Only: 7.4% Chelsea Heights — Walked Only: 0.5%
Car (passenger) 2.2% / 3.7%
Bangholme — Car (passenger): 2.2% Chelsea Heights — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Train — / 1.8%
Bangholme — Train: not among its largest Chelsea Heights — Train: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.9%).

Setting

Bangholme Chelsea Heights
Elevation 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.1 km 2.2 km
2.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bangholme Chelsea Heights
Connectivity score 59/100 90/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 24%
589 premises
 50%
2,428 premises

Climate

Bangholme Chelsea Heights
Annual rainfall 781 mm 644 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 26.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 6.9°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Bangholme Chelsea Heights
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.98 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bangholme Chelsea Heights
Average residential rate $2,123/yr $1,940/yr
Council Greater Dandenong Kingston (Vic.)

Federal electorate

Bangholme Chelsea Heights
Division Isaacs
same for both
Member Mark Dreyfus
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bangholme Chelsea Heights
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bangholme

Acreage Affordable Outer Retirees River

Chelsea Heights

Coastal Outer Parks Quiet

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