Bet Bet vs Betley
Bet Bet is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 52 in Betley. 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. On these figures, Betley tends to suit 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
Betley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 59/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Betley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($193/wk vs $228/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Betley
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (175 km vs 184.8 km)
- has a shorter drive in (127 min vs 132 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Betley
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 59/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 23%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bet Bet
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.7% vs -1.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bet Bet and Betley 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
Bet Bet has more residents (135 vs 101); Bet Bet rents higher ($228/wk vs $193/wk).
| Bet Bet | Betley | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 135 +25% vs other | 101 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.7% | -1.0% |
| Median age | 48 | 52 |
| Median household income | $44,720/yr +9% vs other | $40,560/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $228/wk +15% vs other | $193/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).
Zoning mix
Betley has more rural and farming land (100% vs 85%).
| Bet Bet | Betley | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 85% | 100% |
| Parks and recreation | 10% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 3% | 0% |
| Environmental | 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
| Bet Bet | Betley | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 40 across Central Goldfields same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +129% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Bet Bet | Betley | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 5% of VIC | Higher than 4% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 49% of VIC | Higher than 34% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 66% of VIC | Higher than 59% of VIC |
Liveability
| Bet Bet | Betley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Bet Bet carries more crime risk (59 vs 43).
| Bet Bet | Betley | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 59/100 | Moderate 43/100 |
| Flood | High 87/100 | High 90/100 |
| 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
| Bet Bet | Betley | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Bet Bet | Betley | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 3 | 1 |
Mobility
Bet Bet sits further from the CBD (184.8 km vs 175 km).
| Bet Bet | Betley | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 184.8 km +5% vs other | 175 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 132 min | 127 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3472 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 3472 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).
Setting
| Bet Bet | Betley | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 179 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 174 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bet Bet | Betley | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 79 premises | 0% 52 premises |
Climate
| Bet Bet | Betley | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 510 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Bet Bet | Betley | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,555/yr same for both | |
| Council | Central Goldfields same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bet Bet | Betley | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bet Bet | Betley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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