Bearii vs Strathmerton

Strathmerton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 63 in Bearii. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bearii, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Bearii tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Strathmerton suits 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

Strathmerton

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 30%)
  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 49/100)

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

First-home buyers

Strathmerton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Bearii has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $210/wk)
  • Strathmerton leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 22%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Strathmerton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (172 min vs 185 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (247 km vs 256.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bearii has more residents already 65 and over (44% vs 15%)
  • Strathmerton carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 49/100)

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

Investors

Bearii

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.2% vs 1.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bearii Strathmerton
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.

Bearii Strathmerton
Walkability 0 / 0
Bearii — Walkability: 0/100 Strathmerton — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 68
Bearii — Safety: 51/100 Strathmerton — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 86 / 100
Bearii — Low fire risk: 86/100 Strathmerton — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 1 / 13
Bearii — Low flood risk: 1/100 Strathmerton — Low flood risk: 13/100

Demographics

Strathmerton has more residents (1,072 vs 167); Strathmerton has higher household incomes ($73,008 vs $43,056).

Bearii Strathmerton
Population 167 1,072
+542% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.2% +1.9%
Median age 63 38
Median household income $43,056/yr $73,008/yr
+70% vs other
Median weekly rent $185/wk $210/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bearii Strathmerton
0-4 2.4% / 5.8%
Bearii — 0-4: 2.4% Strathmerton — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 3.6% / 16.7%
Bearii — 5-14: 3.6% Strathmerton — 5-14: 16.7%
15-19 — / 7.2%
Bearii — 15-19: not among its largest Strathmerton — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 — / 5.0%
Bearii — 20-24: not among its largest Strathmerton — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 4.8% / 11.8%
Bearii — 25-34: 4.8% Strathmerton — 25-34: 11.8%
35-44 5.4% / 12.1%
Bearii — 35-44: 5.4% Strathmerton — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 15.6% / 13.9%
Bearii — 45-54: 15.6% Strathmerton — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 18.6% / 12.1%
Bearii — 55-64: 18.6% Strathmerton — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 26.3% / 10.6%
Bearii — 65-74: 26.3% Strathmerton — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 16.2% / 3.2%
Bearii — 75-84: 16.2% Strathmerton — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ 1.8% / 1.2%
Bearii — 85+: 1.8% Strathmerton — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bearii 60.9% lone person
Bearii — Lone Person: 60.9% Bearii — Couple Families: 10.9% Bearii — One Parent Families: 19.6% Bearii — Group Household: 8.7% Bearii — Other Families: 0.0%
Strathmerton 35.1% lone person
Strathmerton — Lone Person: 35.1% Strathmerton — Couple Families: 44.8% Strathmerton — One Parent Families: 15.7% Strathmerton — Group Household: 3.0% Strathmerton — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bearii 0.0% renting
Bearii — Owned Outright: 70.0% Bearii — Mortgage: 30.0% Bearii — Renting: 0.0%
Strathmerton 21.4% renting
Strathmerton — Owned Outright: 37.0% Strathmerton — Mortgage: 41.6% Strathmerton — Renting: 21.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bearii Strathmerton
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 17.4%
Bearii — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Strathmerton — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.0% / 6.6%
Bearii — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.0% Strathmerton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Bachelor Degree 2.4% / 4.8%
Bearii — Bachelor Degree: 2.4% Strathmerton — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.6%
Bearii — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Strathmerton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.3%
Bearii — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Strathmerton — Postgraduate Degree: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

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.

Bearii Strathmerton
New Zealand 3.6% / 1.8%
Bearii — New Zealand: 3.6% Strathmerton — New Zealand: 1.8%
England 2.4% / 1.3%
Bearii — England: 2.4% Strathmerton — England: 1.3%
South Africa 2.4% / 0.6%
Bearii — South Africa: 2.4% Strathmerton — South Africa: 0.6%
Germany 2.4% / 0.3%
Bearii — Germany: 2.4% Strathmerton — Germany: 0.3%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Bearii — Scotland: not among its largest Strathmerton — Scotland: 0.7%
India — / 0.4%
Bearii — India: not among its largest Strathmerton — India: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bearii 100.0% houses
Bearii — Houses: 100.0% Bearii — Townhouses: 0.0%
Strathmerton 97.5% houses
Strathmerton — Houses: 97.5% Strathmerton — Townhouses: 3.0%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Bearii Strathmerton
Median house price — $348,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $635,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 53 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Bearii Strathmerton
Rural and farming 93% 98%
Parks and recreation 7% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
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

Bearii Strathmerton
New dwellings approved 332
across Moira
same for both
Approvals change year on year -70%
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.

Bearii Strathmerton
Houses — 5.0%
$400/wk on $414K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bearii Strathmerton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 4% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 60% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 98% of VIC

Liveability

Bearii Strathmerton
Grade — D
Score — 30/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Bearii carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Bearii carries more crime risk (49 vs 32).

Bearii Strathmerton
Bushfire Low
14/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Low
32/100
Flood High
99/100
 High
87/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Bearii Strathmerton
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bearii

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

Schools in Strathmerton

  • Strathmerton Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bearii Strathmerton
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Bearii sits further from the CBD (256.5 km vs 247 km).

Bearii Strathmerton
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 256.5 km
+4% vs other
 247 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 185 min 172 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3641
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 3641
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.

Bearii Strathmerton
Car (driver) 78.8% / 73.4%
Bearii — Car (driver): 78.8% Strathmerton — Car (driver): 73.4%
Worked from Home 21.2% / 14.4%
Bearii — Worked from Home: 21.2% Strathmerton — Worked from Home: 14.4%
Walked Only — / 6.1%
Bearii — Walked Only: not among its largest Strathmerton — Walked Only: 6.1%
Car (passenger) — / 4.7%
Bearii — Car (passenger): not among its largest Strathmerton — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Bicycle — / 1.4%
Bearii — Bicycle: not among its largest Strathmerton — Bicycle: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.8%).

Setting

Bearii Strathmerton
Elevation 108 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 111 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bearii Strathmerton
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
122 premises
 0%
471 premises

Climate

Bearii Strathmerton
Annual rainfall 458 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bearii Strathmerton
Average residential rate $1,908/yr
same for both
Council Moira
same for both

Federal electorate

Bearii Strathmerton
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bearii Strathmerton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bearii

Retirees Rural

Strathmerton

Family Rural

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