Beaconsfield vs Officer

Officer is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 39 in Beaconsfield. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Beaconsfield: a median of $982,000, against $755,000 in Officer. On these figures, Officer tends to suit young adults, families with children, 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

Officer

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (15 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (30 vs 7)
  • But Beaconsfield has more parks and reserves (19 vs 11)

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

First-home buyers

Officer

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($755,000 vs $982,500)
  • has cheaper units ($552,500 vs $616,000)
  • But Beaconsfield has cheaper land ($575,000 vs $711,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Officer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

Beaconsfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (50 km vs 53.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Beaconsfield has more residents already 65 and over (13% vs 7%)
  • Officer has more GPs (9 vs 2)

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

Investors

Officer

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (159.4% vs 8.2%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.2% vs 3.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Beaconsfield Officer
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.

Beaconsfield Officer
Walkability 47 / 50
Beaconsfield — Walkability: 47/100 Officer — Walkability: 50/100
Safety 27 / 27
Beaconsfield — Safety: 27/100 Officer — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 22 / 32
Beaconsfield — Low fire risk: 22/100 Officer — Low fire risk: 32/100
Low flood risk 34 / 39
Beaconsfield — Low flood risk: 34/100 Officer — Low flood risk: 39/100

Demographics

Officer has more residents (18,503 vs 7,267); Beaconsfield skews older (39 vs 31).

Beaconsfield Officer
Population 7,267 18,503
+155% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.2% +159.4%
Median age 39 31
Median household income $118,508/yr
+7% vs other
 $110,500/yr
Median weekly rent $390/wk $396/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Beaconsfield Officer
0-4 5.4% / 10.1%
Beaconsfield — 0-4: 5.4% Officer — 0-4: 10.1%
5-14 14.1% / 15.0%
Beaconsfield — 5-14: 14.1% Officer — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 8.3% / 5.6%
Beaconsfield — 15-19: 8.3% Officer — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 7.4% / 6.3%
Beaconsfield — 20-24: 7.4% Officer — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 9.6% / 20.8%
Beaconsfield — 25-34: 9.6% Officer — 25-34: 20.8%
35-44 12.9% / 18.1%
Beaconsfield — 35-44: 12.9% Officer — 35-44: 18.1%
45-54 16.9% / 10.6%
Beaconsfield — 45-54: 16.9% Officer — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 12.6% / 6.7%
Beaconsfield — 55-64: 12.6% Officer — 55-64: 6.7%
65-74 7.5% / 5.0%
Beaconsfield — 65-74: 7.5% Officer — 65-74: 5.0%
75-84 4.2% / 1.7%
Beaconsfield — 75-84: 4.2% Officer — 75-84: 1.7%
85+ 1.1% / 0.2%
Beaconsfield — 85+: 1.1% Officer — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Beaconsfield 61.7% couple families
Beaconsfield — Couple Families: 61.7% Beaconsfield — Lone Person: 22.8% Beaconsfield — One Parent Families: 12.7% Beaconsfield — Group Household: 1.8% Beaconsfield — Other Families: 1.0%
Officer 58.8% couple families
Officer — Couple Families: 58.8% Officer — Lone Person: 20.5% Officer — One Parent Families: 16.6% Officer — Group Household: 2.8% Officer — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Beaconsfield 16.9% renting
Beaconsfield — Owned Outright: 32.7% Beaconsfield — Mortgage: 50.4% Beaconsfield — Renting: 16.9%
Officer 28.5% renting
Officer — Owned Outright: 13.5% Officer — Mortgage: 58.0% Officer — Renting: 28.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Beaconsfield Officer
India 1.6% / 8.9%
Beaconsfield — India: 1.6% Officer — India: 8.9%
England 4.8% / 2.9%
Beaconsfield — England: 4.8% Officer — England: 2.9%
Sri Lanka 1.6% / 5.1%
Beaconsfield — Sri Lanka: 1.6% Officer — Sri Lanka: 5.1%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.7%
Beaconsfield — New Zealand: 1.4% Officer — New Zealand: 1.7%
Philippines 0.9% / 1.6%
Beaconsfield — Philippines: 0.9% Officer — Philippines: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.9%).

Qualifications

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

Beaconsfield Officer
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 13.9%
Beaconsfield — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Officer — Certificate III & IV: 13.9%
Bachelor Degree 10.9% / 13.6%
Beaconsfield — Bachelor Degree: 10.9% Officer — Bachelor Degree: 13.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 10.1%
Beaconsfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Officer — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 5.6%
Beaconsfield — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Officer — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.9%
Beaconsfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Officer — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Beaconsfield 86.3% houses
Beaconsfield — Houses: 86.3% Beaconsfield — Townhouses: 10.2% Beaconsfield — Flats / Apartments: 3.5%
Officer 94.6% houses
Officer — Houses: 94.6% Officer — Townhouses: 5.0% Officer — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Beaconsfield Officer
Median house price $982,500 $755,000
Median unit price $616,000 $552,500
Median land price $575,000 $711,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 95 sales
 35 days
from 429 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Beaconsfield Officer
3 bed $810K / $670K
Beaconsfield — 3 bed: $810K (39 sales) Officer — 3 bed: $670K (196 sales)

39 vs 196 sales

4 bed $998K / $790K
Beaconsfield — 4 bed: $998K (105 sales) Officer — 4 bed: $790K (325 sales)

105 vs 325 sales

5 bed $1.18M / $1.01M
Beaconsfield — 5 bed: $1.18M (20 sales) Officer — 5 bed: $1.01M (49 sales)

20 vs 49 sales

Zoning mix

Beaconsfield has more rural and farming land (23% vs 10%).

Beaconsfield Officer
Residential 38% 57%
Rural and farming 23% 10%
Environmental 21%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 10% 4%
Parks and recreation 6% 7%
Industrial 1% 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

Beaconsfield Officer
New dwellings approved 1,323
across Cardinia
same for both
Approvals change year on year +13%
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.

Beaconsfield Officer
Houses 3.4%
$650/wk on $998K
 4.2%
$620/wk on $765K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Beaconsfield Officer
House price Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Income Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 41% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 86% of VIC
same for both
Affordability Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 97% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 30% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC

Liveability

Beaconsfield Officer
Grade C
same for both
Score 42/100
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Beaconsfield carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 68).

Beaconsfield Officer
Bushfire High
78/100
 Moderate
68/100
Crime High
73/100
same for both
Flood Moderate
66/100
 Moderate
61/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Beaconsfield Officer
Inside the suburb 2 15
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 1 5
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Federation University Berwick, 3.0 km
 1
Federation University Berwick, 5.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 1.9%

Schools in Beaconsfield

  • St Francis Xavier College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Beaconsfield Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Officer

  • Officer Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Officer Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Bridgewood Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Kurrun Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Orchard Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Brigid's School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Beaconsfield Officer
Supermarkets 3 2
Cafes & restaurants 17 8
Parks & reserves 19 11
Childcare 7 30
GPs 2 9
Pharmacies 1 3
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1
Fuel stations 2 7
Waterways 15 33

Mobility

Officer sits further from the CBD (53.9 km vs 50 km).

Beaconsfield Officer
Walkability score 47/100 50/100
Distance to Melbourne 50 km 53.9 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 48 min 50 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 80/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 59.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 51.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 3807
 1.5%
postcode 3809
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3807
 62
postcode 3809

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.

Beaconsfield Officer
Car (driver) 64.2% / 66.8%
Beaconsfield — Car (driver): 64.2% Officer — Car (driver): 66.8%
Worked from Home 27.7% / 25.3%
Beaconsfield — Worked from Home: 27.7% Officer — Worked from Home: 25.3%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 3.5%
Beaconsfield — Car (passenger): 4.9% Officer — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Train 1.8% / 3.5%
Beaconsfield — Train: 1.8% Officer — Train: 3.5%
Walked Only 0.9% / 0.7%
Beaconsfield — Walked Only: 0.9% Officer — Walked Only: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.8%).

Setting

Beaconsfield Officer
Elevation 101 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.5 km 18.1 km

NBN connectivity

Beaconsfield Officer
Connectivity score 76/100 95/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 57%
2,944 premises
 92%
6,447 premises

Climate

Beaconsfield Officer
Annual rainfall 781 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Beaconsfield Officer
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

Beaconsfield Officer
Average residential rate $1,880/yr
same for both
Council Cardinia
same for both

Federal electorate

Beaconsfield Officer
Division La Trobe
same for both
Member Jason Wood
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Beaconsfield Officer
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Beaconsfield

Large Blocks Outer Parks

Officer

Family Large Blocks Outer Trains Transport Hub Young Families

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