Bellfield vs Heidelberg Heights

In both, most homes are detached houses. In Bellfield, about half of households rent. In Heidelberg Heights, most households own their home. Bellfield is closer to the city centre: 13.2 km, against 17.9 km. On these figures, Heidelberg Heights tends to suit people living alone.

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

Bellfield

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 49%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (74% vs 62%)
  • carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 80/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Bellfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (13.2 km vs 17.9 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Bellfield

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 80/100)
  • But Heidelberg Heights has more units and townhouses to downsize into (38% vs 26%)

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

Investors

Heidelberg Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.0% vs 3.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Bellfield and Heidelberg 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.

Bellfield Heidelberg 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.

Bellfield Heidelberg Heights
Walkability 89 / 91
Bellfield — Walkability: 89/100 Heidelberg Heights — Walkability: 91/100
Safety 30 / 20
Bellfield — Safety: 30/100 Heidelberg Heights — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bellfield — Low fire risk: 100/100 Heidelberg Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 59 / 77
Bellfield — Low flood risk: 59/100 Heidelberg Heights — Low flood risk: 77/100

Demographics

Heidelberg Heights has more residents (6,758 vs 1,996).

Bellfield Heidelberg Heights
Population 1,996 6,758
+239% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.3% +11.0%
Median age 36 35
Median household income $95,940/yr
+2% vs other
 $94,484/yr
Median weekly rent $375/wk $381/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bellfield Heidelberg Heights
0-4 6.6% / 6.5%
Bellfield — 0-4: 6.6% Heidelberg Heights — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 10.4% / 10.1%
Bellfield — 5-14: 10.4% Heidelberg Heights — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 5.2% / 3.7%
Bellfield — 15-19: 5.2% Heidelberg Heights — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 6.1% / 7.0%
Bellfield — 20-24: 6.1% Heidelberg Heights — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 19.3% / 21.4%
Bellfield — 25-34: 19.3% Heidelberg Heights — 25-34: 21.4%
35-44 16.6% / 15.9%
Bellfield — 35-44: 16.6% Heidelberg Heights — 35-44: 15.9%
45-54 11.5% / 11.7%
Bellfield — 45-54: 11.5% Heidelberg Heights — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 11.1% / 11.7%
Bellfield — 55-64: 11.1% Heidelberg Heights — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 8.4% / 7.1%
Bellfield — 65-74: 8.4% Heidelberg Heights — 65-74: 7.1%
75-84 3.5% / 3.2%
Bellfield — 75-84: 3.5% Heidelberg Heights — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ 1.8% / 1.8%
Bellfield — 85+: 1.8% Heidelberg Heights — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bellfield 40.7% couple families
Bellfield — Couple Families: 40.7% Bellfield — Lone Person: 30.4% Bellfield — One Parent Families: 17.6% Bellfield — Group Household: 9.0% Bellfield — Other Families: 2.2%
Heidelberg Heights 32.4% couple families
Heidelberg Heights — Couple Families: 32.4% Heidelberg Heights — Lone Person: 40.3% Heidelberg Heights — One Parent Families: 16.2% Heidelberg Heights — Group Household: 8.6% Heidelberg Heights — Other Families: 2.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bellfield 45.3% renting
Bellfield — Owned Outright: 22.3% Bellfield — Mortgage: 32.4% Bellfield — Renting: 45.3%
Heidelberg Heights 42.8% renting
Heidelberg Heights — Owned Outright: 24.4% Heidelberg Heights — Mortgage: 32.8% Heidelberg Heights — Renting: 42.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bellfield Heidelberg Heights
Bachelor Degree 17.6% / 20.1%
Bellfield — Bachelor Degree: 17.6% Heidelberg Heights — Bachelor Degree: 20.1%
Certificate III & IV 9.1% / 9.1%
Bellfield — Certificate III & IV: 9.1% Heidelberg Heights — Certificate III & IV: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 6.9% / 9.0%
Bellfield — Postgraduate Degree: 6.9% Heidelberg Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 7.7%
Bellfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Heidelberg Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 3.3%
Bellfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Heidelberg Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

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.

Bellfield Heidelberg Heights
China 3.3% / 2.6%
Bellfield — China: 3.3% Heidelberg Heights — China: 2.6%
India 2.3% / 2.4%
Bellfield — India: 2.3% Heidelberg Heights — India: 2.4%
England 1.4% / 2.2%
Bellfield — England: 1.4% Heidelberg Heights — England: 2.2%
Vietnam 1.8% / 1.0%
Bellfield — Vietnam: 1.8% Heidelberg Heights — Vietnam: 1.0%
Lebanon 2.3% / —
Bellfield — Lebanon: 2.3% Heidelberg Heights — Lebanon: not among its largest
Philippines 2.0% / —
Bellfield — Philippines: 2.0% Heidelberg Heights — Philippines: not among its largest
Italy — / 1.4%
Bellfield — Italy: not among its largest Heidelberg Heights — Italy: 1.4%
Malaysia — / 1.4%
Bellfield — Malaysia: not among its largest Heidelberg Heights — Malaysia: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bellfield 74.2% houses
Bellfield — Houses: 74.2% Bellfield — Townhouses: 24.2% Bellfield — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Heidelberg Heights 62.0% houses
Heidelberg Heights — Houses: 62.0% Heidelberg Heights — Townhouses: 33.4% Heidelberg Heights — Flats / Apartments: 4.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bellfield Heidelberg Heights
Median house price $1,022,500 $948,000
Median unit price — $656,250
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 39 days
from 6 sales
 24 days
from 51 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.

Bellfield Heidelberg Heights
2 bed $1.01M / $850K
Bellfield — 2 bed: $1.01M (11 sales) Heidelberg Heights — 2 bed: $850K (24 sales)

11 vs 24 sales

3 bed $1.02M / $925K
Bellfield — 3 bed: $1.02M (21 sales) Heidelberg Heights — 3 bed: $925K (60 sales)

21 vs 60 sales

4 bed $1.02M / $1.17M
Bellfield — 4 bed: $1.02M (9 sales) Heidelberg Heights — 4 bed: $1.17M (26 sales)

9 vs 26 sales

Zoning mix

Bellfield Heidelberg Heights
Residential 67% 86%
Parks and recreation 17% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 16% 6%
Commercial 0% 5%
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

Bellfield Heidelberg Heights
New dwellings approved 722
across Banyule
same for both
Approvals change year on year -75%
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.

Bellfield Heidelberg Heights
Houses 3.5%
$630/wk on $948K
 4.0%
$712/wk on $935K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bellfield Heidelberg Heights
House price — Higher than 61% of VIC
Income Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 96% of VIC Higher than 97% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 50% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 88% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC

Liveability

Heidelberg Heights scores higher overall (75 vs 67).

Bellfield Heidelberg Heights
Grade B A
Score 67/100 75/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Bellfield carries more flood risk (41 vs 23); Heidelberg Heights carries more crime risk (80 vs 70).

Bellfield Heidelberg Heights
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
70/100
 High
80/100
Flood Moderate
41/100
 Low
23/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bellfield Heidelberg Heights
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus, 6.3 km
 3
Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus, 5.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.0% 2.7%

Schools in Bellfield

  • Waratah Special Developmental School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Heidelberg Heights

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bellfield Heidelberg Heights
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Childcare 3 5
GPs 2 0
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Heidelberg Heights sits further from the CBD (17.9 km vs 13.2 km).

Bellfield Heidelberg Heights
Walkability score 89/100 91/100
Distance to Melbourne 13.2 km 17.9 km
+36% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 24 min 27 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 60.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 160.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 3081
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 22
postcode 3081
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.

Bellfield Heidelberg Heights
Car (driver) 55.0% / 53.7%
Bellfield — Car (driver): 55.0% Heidelberg Heights — Car (driver): 53.7%
Worked from Home 32.6% / 35.5%
Bellfield — Worked from Home: 32.6% Heidelberg Heights — Worked from Home: 35.5%
Bus 3.8% / 1.7%
Bellfield — Bus: 3.8% Heidelberg Heights — Bus: 1.7%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 2.5%
Bellfield — Car (passenger): 3.0% Heidelberg Heights — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Train 2.4% / 2.7%
Bellfield — Train: 2.4% Heidelberg Heights — Train: 2.7%
Walked Only 1.6% / 2.7%
Bellfield — Walked Only: 1.6% Heidelberg Heights — Walked Only: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.0%).

Setting

Bellfield Heidelberg Heights
Elevation 65 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 77 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.2 km 14.8 km

NBN connectivity

Bellfield Heidelberg Heights
Connectivity score 83/100 90/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 28%
1,016 premises
 51%
3,839 premises

Climate

Bellfield Heidelberg Heights
Annual rainfall 534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bellfield Heidelberg Heights
PM2.5 7.3 µg/m³ 3.9 µg/m³
PM10 17.8 µg/m³ —
NO₂ 0.82 pphm —

Council rates

Bellfield Heidelberg Heights
Average residential rate $1,787/yr
same for both
Council Banyule
same for both

Federal electorate

Bellfield Heidelberg Heights
Division Jagajaga
same for both
Member Kate Thwaites
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bellfield

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Professionals Townhouses

Heidelberg Heights

Middle-Ring Parks Professionals Townhouses Urban

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