Beaufort vs Buangor
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Buangor: a median of $530,000, against $422,000 in Beaufort, though rent is higher in Beaufort. On these figures, Beaufort tends to suit older residents and buyers on a tighter budget, while Buangor 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
Beaufort
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (10 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 92/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Beaufort
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($422,500 vs $530,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Beaufort has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 8%)
- Buangor has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Beaufort
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (164.5 km vs 182.1 km)
- has a shorter drive in (116 min vs 125 min)
- But Buangor is more walkable (20/100 vs 4/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Beaufort
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more GPs (4 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 20%)
- carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 92/100)
- But Buangor is more walkable (20/100 vs 4/100)
Weighs 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
Beaufort and Buangor drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Beaufort has more residents (1,712 vs 112); Beaufort rents higher ($250/wk vs $210/wk).
| Beaufort | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,712 +93% vs other | 112 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +11.2% | +8.7% |
| Median age | 51 same for both | |
| Median household income | $53,612/yr | $53,300/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +16% vs other | $210/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Beaufort | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $422,500 | $530,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $142,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 67 days from 35 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Beaufort | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 84% same for both | |
| Environmental | 4% | 11% |
| Parks and recreation | 8% | 4% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 1% |
| Residential | 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
| Beaufort | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 45 across Pyrenees | 56 across Ararat |
| Approvals change year on year | +100% | +80% |
Ranking within VIC
| Beaufort | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 7% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 12% of VIC same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 65% of VIC | Higher than 79% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 75% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 31% of VIC | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 78% of VIC | Higher than 13% of VIC |
Liveability
Buangor is more walkable (20 vs 4).
| Beaufort | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 25/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Beaufort carries more flood risk (29 vs 0); Buangor carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 36).
| Beaufort | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 36/100 | Moderate 65/100 |
| Crime | High 77/100 | High 92/100 |
| Flood | Low 29/100 | 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
| Beaufort | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Beaufort
- Beaufort Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
- Beaufort Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Buangor
- Buangor Primary School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Beaufort | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 8 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 10 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 4 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 9 |
Mobility
Buangor sits further from the CBD (182.1 km vs 164.5 km).
| Beaufort | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 20/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 164.5 km | 182.1 km +11% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 116 min | 125 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3373 | 0.0% postcode 3375 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 3373 | — |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.1%).
Setting
| Beaufort | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 444 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 345 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Beaufort | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 68/100 | 16/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 46% 890 premises | 0% 21 premises |
Climate
| Beaufort | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 554 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Beaufort | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,584/yr | $2,002/yr |
| Council | Pyrenees | Ararat |
Federal electorate
| Beaufort | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Beaufort | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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