Bolinda vs Chintin
Chintin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 51 in Bolinda. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Bolinda tends to suit older residents, while Chintin suits families with children and 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
Chintin
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 35/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 70%)
- But Bolinda has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
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
Chintin
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 31%)
- has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $550/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bolinda
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (56.2 km vs 74.9 km)
- has a shorter drive in (54 min vs 64 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Bolinda has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 14%)
- Chintin carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 35/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Chintin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.7% vs -6.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bolinda and Chintin 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
Bolinda has more residents (185 vs 111); Chintin has higher household incomes ($121,316 vs $93,184).
| Bolinda | Chintin | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 185 +40% vs other | 111 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -6.1% | +4.7% |
| Median age | 51 | 44 |
| Median household income | $93,184/yr | $121,316/yr +30% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $550/wk +18% vs other | $450/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (2.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Bolinda | Chintin | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% same for both | |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% same for both | |
| 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
| Bolinda | Chintin | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 331 across Macedon Ranges same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +80% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Bolinda | Chintin | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 62% of VIC | Higher than 92% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 5% of VIC | Higher than 48% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 54% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 49% of VIC | Higher than 65% of VIC |
Liveability
| Bolinda | Chintin | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Bolinda carries more crime risk (35 vs 20).
| Bolinda | Chintin | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 73/100 | High 80/100 |
| Crime | Low 35/100 | Low 20/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Bolinda | Chintin | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Bolinda
- Bolinda Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Chintin
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bolinda | Chintin | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 0 |
Mobility
Chintin sits further from the CBD (74.9 km vs 56.2 km).
| Bolinda | Chintin | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 56.2 km | 74.9 km +33% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 54 min | 64 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3432 | 0.6% postcode 3756 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | — | 53 postcode 3756 |
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 (55.6%).
Setting
| Bolinda | Chintin | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 367 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 421 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bolinda | Chintin | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 85 premises | 0% 36 premises |
Climate
| Bolinda | Chintin | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 778 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bolinda | Chintin | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,065/yr same for both | |
| Council | Macedon Ranges same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bolinda | Chintin | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mcewen same for both | |
| Member | Rob Mitchell same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bolinda | Chintin | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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