Bete Bolong vs Jarrahmond

Jarrahmond is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 55 in Bete Bolong. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bete Bolong, most households are people living alone. In Jarrahmond, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bete Bolong tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Jarrahmond suits 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

Jarrahmond

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 44%)

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

First-home buyers

Jarrahmond

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bete Bolong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $238/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bete Bolong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (373 km vs 381.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Jarrahmond

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.4% vs -9.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bete Bolong Jarrahmond
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.

Bete Bolong Jarrahmond
Walkability 0 / 0
Bete Bolong — Walkability: 0/100 Jarrahmond — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 79 / 76
Bete Bolong — Safety: 79/100 Jarrahmond — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 6 / 4
Bete Bolong — Low fire risk: 6/100 Jarrahmond — Low fire risk: 4/100
Low flood risk 45 / 24
Bete Bolong — Low flood risk: 45/100 Jarrahmond — Low flood risk: 24/100

Demographics

Jarrahmond rents higher ($238/wk vs $125/wk); Jarrahmond has more residents (117 vs 84).

Bete Bolong Jarrahmond
Population 84 117
+39% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.7% +11.4%
Median age 55 52
Median household income $81,224/yr
+25% vs other
 $60,632/yr
Median weekly rent $125/wk $238/wk
+90% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bete Bolong Jarrahmond
0-4 3.6% / 4.3%
Bete Bolong — 0-4: 3.6% Jarrahmond — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 16.7% / 10.3%
Bete Bolong — 5-14: 16.7% Jarrahmond — 5-14: 10.3%
15-19 3.6% / 4.3%
Bete Bolong — 15-19: 3.6% Jarrahmond — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 4.8% / —
Bete Bolong — 20-24: 4.8% Jarrahmond — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.0% / 10.3%
Bete Bolong — 25-34: 6.0% Jarrahmond — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 7.1% / 6.8%
Bete Bolong — 35-44: 7.1% Jarrahmond — 35-44: 6.8%
45-54 13.1% / 12.8%
Bete Bolong — 45-54: 13.1% Jarrahmond — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 15.5% / 22.2%
Bete Bolong — 55-64: 15.5% Jarrahmond — 55-64: 22.2%
65-74 21.4% / 22.2%
Bete Bolong — 65-74: 21.4% Jarrahmond — 65-74: 22.2%
75-84 8.3% / 6.8%
Bete Bolong — 75-84: 8.3% Jarrahmond — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ 3.6% / —
Bete Bolong — 85+: 3.6% Jarrahmond — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

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.

Bete Bolong Jarrahmond
Netherlands 6.0% / —
Bete Bolong — Netherlands: 6.0% Jarrahmond — Netherlands: not among its largest
England — / 3.4%
Bete Bolong — England: not among its largest Jarrahmond — England: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bete Bolong 43.5% couple families
Bete Bolong — Couple Families: 43.5% Bete Bolong — Lone Person: 56.5% Bete Bolong — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Jarrahmond 55.6% couple families
Jarrahmond — Couple Families: 55.6% Jarrahmond — Lone Person: 33.3% Jarrahmond — One Parent Families: 11.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bete Bolong 100.0% houses
Bete Bolong — Houses: 100.0%
Jarrahmond 100.0% houses
Jarrahmond — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bete Bolong Jarrahmond
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 15.4%
Bete Bolong — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Jarrahmond — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.9% / 8.5%
Bete Bolong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.9% Jarrahmond — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.7% / 7.7%
Bete Bolong — Bachelor Degree: 10.7% Jarrahmond — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.8% / 2.6%
Bete Bolong — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8% Jarrahmond — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bete Bolong 14.8% renting
Bete Bolong — Owned Outright: 74.1% Bete Bolong — Mortgage: 11.1% Bete Bolong — Renting: 14.8%
Jarrahmond 10.8% renting
Jarrahmond — Owned Outright: 73.0% Jarrahmond — Mortgage: 16.2% Jarrahmond — Renting: 10.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Jarrahmond has more rural and farming land (59% vs 21%).

Bete Bolong Jarrahmond
Parks and recreation 79% 41%
Rural and farming 21% 59%
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

Bete Bolong Jarrahmond
New dwellings approved 386
across East Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +50%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bete Bolong Jarrahmond
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 49% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of VIC Higher than 52% of VIC

Liveability

Bete Bolong Jarrahmond
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Jarrahmond carries more flood risk (76 vs 55).

Bete Bolong Jarrahmond
Bushfire High
94/100
 High
96/100
Crime Low
21/100
 Low
24/100
Flood Moderate
55/100
 High
76/100
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

Bete Bolong Jarrahmond
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

Bete Bolong Jarrahmond
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Jarrahmond sits further from the CBD (381.7 km vs 373 km).

Bete Bolong Jarrahmond
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 373 km 381.7 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 288 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3888
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 3888
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.

Bete Bolong Jarrahmond
Car (driver) 47.1% / 71.1%
Bete Bolong — Car (driver): 47.1% Jarrahmond — Car (driver): 71.1%
Worked from Home 52.9% / 22.2%
Bete Bolong — Worked from Home: 52.9% Jarrahmond — Worked from Home: 22.2%
Walked Only — / 6.7%
Bete Bolong — Walked Only: not among its largest Jarrahmond — Walked Only: 6.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.1%).

Setting

Bete Bolong Jarrahmond
Elevation 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.7 km 15.8 km

NBN connectivity

Bete Bolong Jarrahmond
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
44 premises
 0%
79 premises

Council rates

Bete Bolong Jarrahmond
Average residential rate $1,807/yr
same for both
Council East Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Bete Bolong Jarrahmond
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bete Bolong Jarrahmond
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bete Bolong

Retirees Rural

Jarrahmond

Retirees Rural

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