Boho vs Violet Town

Violet Town is the younger of the two, with a median age of 57 against 60 in Boho. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Boho, most households are couple families. In Violet Town, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Boho tends to suit families with children and couples, while Violet Town suits 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

Violet Town

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 77/100)
  • But Boho is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 36%)

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

Boho

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Violet Town

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Boho

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (29.4% vs 7.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Boho Violet Town
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.

Boho Violet Town
Walkability 0 / 0
Boho — Walkability: 0/100 Violet Town — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 68
Boho — Safety: 23/100 Violet Town — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 57 / 63
Boho — Low fire risk: 57/100 Violet Town — Low fire risk: 63/100
Low flood risk 100 / 9
Boho — Low flood risk: 100/100 Violet Town — Low flood risk: 9/100

Demographics

Violet Town rents higher ($250/wk vs $0/wk); Violet Town has more residents (936 vs 88).

Boho Violet Town
Population 88 936
+964% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +29.4% +7.1%
Median age 60 57
Median household income $81,224/yr
+39% vs other
 $49,660/yr
Median weekly rent — $250/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boho Violet Town
0-4 10.2% / 4.0%
Boho — 0-4: 10.2% Violet Town — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 10.2% / 7.4%
Boho — 5-14: 10.2% Violet Town — 5-14: 7.4%
15-19 — / 3.4%
Boho — 15-19: not among its largest Violet Town — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 — / 3.7%
Boho — 20-24: not among its largest Violet Town — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 13.6% / 5.6%
Boho — 25-34: 13.6% Violet Town — 25-34: 5.6%
35-44 9.1% / 8.3%
Boho — 35-44: 9.1% Violet Town — 35-44: 8.3%
45-54 5.7% / 12.3%
Boho — 45-54: 5.7% Violet Town — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 14.8% / 18.6%
Boho — 55-64: 14.8% Violet Town — 55-64: 18.6%
65-74 18.2% / 18.9%
Boho — 65-74: 18.2% Violet Town — 65-74: 18.9%
75-84 14.8% / 11.2%
Boho — 75-84: 14.8% Violet Town — 75-84: 11.2%
85+ — / 5.6%
Boho — 85+: not among its largest Violet Town — 85+: 5.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Boho 41.7% lone person
Boho — Lone Person: 41.7% Boho — Couple Families: 58.3% Boho — One Parent Families: 0.0% Boho — Group Household: 0.0% Boho — Other Families: 0.0%
Violet Town 57.5% lone person
Violet Town — Lone Person: 57.5% Violet Town — Couple Families: 20.9% Violet Town — One Parent Families: 14.7% Violet Town — Group Household: 5.1% Violet Town — Other Families: 1.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Boho 0.0% renting
Boho — Owned Outright: 80.0% Boho — Mortgage: 20.0% Boho — Renting: 0.0%
Violet Town 18.7% renting
Violet Town — Owned Outright: 55.7% Violet Town — Mortgage: 25.6% Violet Town — Renting: 18.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Boho Violet Town
England 9.1% / 2.6%
Boho — England: 9.1% Violet Town — England: 2.6%
New Zealand — / 1.1%
Boho — New Zealand: not among its largest Violet Town — New Zealand: 1.1%
Germany — / 1.0%
Boho — Germany: not among its largest Violet Town — Germany: 1.0%
Thailand — / 0.9%
Boho — Thailand: not among its largest Violet Town — Thailand: 0.9%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Boho — Scotland: not among its largest Violet Town — Scotland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.1%).

Qualifications

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

Boho Violet Town
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 17.8%
Boho — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Violet Town — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Bachelor Degree 20.5% / 8.4%
Boho — Bachelor Degree: 20.5% Violet Town — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.5% / 7.5%
Boho — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.5% Violet Town — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 1.7%
Boho — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Violet Town — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.0%
Boho — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Violet Town — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Boho 100.0% houses
Boho — Houses: 100.0% Boho — Townhouses: 0.0% Boho — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Violet Town 93.3% houses
Violet Town — Houses: 93.3% Violet Town — Townhouses: 5.2% Violet Town — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Boho Violet Town
Median house price — $460,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $195,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 123 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Boho Violet Town
Rural and farming 88% 94%
Parks and recreation 11% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
Residential 0% 1%
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

Boho Violet Town
New dwellings approved 75
across Strathbogie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +167%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Boho Violet Town
House price — Higher than 9% of VIC
Income Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 9% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 1% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 58% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 62% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC

Liveability

Boho Violet Town
Grade — D
Score — 19/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Violet Town carries more flood risk (91 vs 0); Boho carries more crime risk (77 vs 32).

Boho Violet Town
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 Low
37/100
Crime High
77/100
 Low
32/100
Flood None
0/100
 High
91/100
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

Boho Violet Town
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Boho

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

Schools in Violet Town

  • Peranbin Primary College Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Boho Violet Town
Parks & reserves 0 11
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 13 21

Mobility

Boho Violet Town
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 189.5 km 188 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 129 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3669
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 3669
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.

Boho Violet Town
Car (driver) 56.8% / 64.7%
Boho — Car (driver): 56.8% Violet Town — Car (driver): 64.7%
Worked from Home 29.7% / 23.2%
Boho — Worked from Home: 29.7% Violet Town — Worked from Home: 23.2%
Walked Only 13.5% / 6.6%
Boho — Walked Only: 13.5% Violet Town — Walked Only: 6.6%
Car (passenger) — / 4.5%
Boho — Car (passenger): not among its largest Violet Town — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Bicycle — / 1.0%
Boho — Bicycle: not among its largest Violet Town — Bicycle: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.7%).

Setting

Boho Violet Town
Elevation 224 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 170 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Boho Violet Town
Connectivity score 24/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
37 premises
 0%
519 premises

Climate

Boho Violet Town
Annual rainfall 865 mm 484 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.2°C —
Winter min (Jul) 2.0°C —

Council rates

Boho Violet Town
Average residential rate $2,476/yr
same for both
Council Strathbogie
same for both

Federal electorate

Boho Violet Town
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Boho Violet Town
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Boho

Retirees River Rural Young Families

Violet Town

Affordable Retirees Rural

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