Beulah vs Rainbow
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Rainbow: a median of $190,000, against $145,000 in Beulah, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Beulah tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Rainbow
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more parks and reserves (12 vs 6)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Beulah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($66,500 vs $200,000)
- has cheaper houses ($145,000 vs $190,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Beulah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($78/wk vs $100/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Beulah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (254 min vs 290 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (360.5 km vs 403.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Rainbow
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (35% vs 29%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, 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
Beulah and Rainbow 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
Rainbow has more residents (672 vs 312); Rainbow rents higher ($100/wk vs $78/wk).
| Beulah | Rainbow | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 312 | 672 +115% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -5.2% | -1.6% |
| Median age | 56 same for both | |
| Median household income | $55,224/yr +1% vs other | $54,496/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $78/wk | $100/wk +28% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Beulah | Rainbow | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $145,000 | $190,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $66,500 | $200,000 |
Zoning mix
Beulah has more rural and farming land (99% vs 86%).
| Beulah | Rainbow | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 86% |
| Parks and recreation | 1% | 13% |
| 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
| Beulah | Rainbow | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 17 across Yarriambiack | 9 across Hindmarsh |
| Approvals change year on year | +300% | +100% |
Ranking within VIC
| Beulah | Rainbow | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 1% of VIC |
| Income | Higher than 13% of VIC same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 13% of VIC | Higher than 66% of VIC |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 99% of VIC |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 40% of VIC | Higher than 46% of VIC |
Liveability
| Beulah | Rainbow | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 14/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Rainbow carries more flood risk (63 vs 0); Rainbow carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 14).
| Beulah | Rainbow | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 14/100 | High 78/100 |
| Crime | Low 33/100 | Moderate 40/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 | Moderate 63/100 |
| 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
| Beulah | Rainbow | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 1 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Beulah
- Beulah Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Rainbow
- Rainbow P-12 College Government · Combined above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Beulah | Rainbow | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 12 |
| Childcare | 1 same for both | |
| GPs | 1 | 2 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 1 same for both | |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 2 |
| Fuel stations | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 8 | 2 |
Mobility
Rainbow sits further from the CBD (403.7 km vs 360.5 km).
| Beulah | Rainbow | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 360.5 km | 403.7 km +12% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 254 min | 290 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3395 | 0.0% postcode 3424 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 63 postcode 3395 | 42 postcode 3424 |
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 (65.5%).
Setting
| Beulah | Rainbow | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 85 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 71 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Beulah | Rainbow | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 231 premises | 0% 431 premises |
Climate
| Beulah | Rainbow | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 300 mm | 347 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Beulah | Rainbow | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,795/yr | $1,660/yr |
| Council | Yarriambiack | Hindmarsh |
Federal electorate
| Beulah | Rainbow | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Beulah | Rainbow | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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