Bona Vista vs Cloverlea

Cloverlea is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Bona Vista. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bona Vista, about half of households are people living alone. In Cloverlea, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bona Vista tends to suit people living alone, while Cloverlea 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

Cloverlea

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 27/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 53%)

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

Cloverlea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($235/wk vs $285/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bona Vista

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (112.1 km vs 117.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bona Vista is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • Cloverlea carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 27/100)

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

Investors

Bona Vista

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-1.8% vs -7.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bona Vista Cloverlea
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.

Bona Vista Cloverlea
Walkability 17 / 0
Bona Vista — Walkability: 17/100 Cloverlea — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 73 / 85
Bona Vista — Safety: 73/100 Cloverlea — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 100 / 58
Bona Vista — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cloverlea — Low fire risk: 58/100
Low flood risk 52 / 53
Bona Vista — Low flood risk: 52/100 Cloverlea — Low flood risk: 53/100

Demographics

Cloverlea has more residents (178 vs 107); Bona Vista rents higher ($285/wk vs $235/wk).

Bona Vista Cloverlea
Population 107 178
+66% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.8% -7.3%
Median age 47 44
Median household income $96,200/yr
+2% vs other
 $94,692/yr
Median weekly rent $285/wk
+18% vs other
 $235/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bona Vista Cloverlea
0-4 3.7% / 5.1%
Bona Vista — 0-4: 3.7% Cloverlea — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 14.0% / 11.2%
Bona Vista — 5-14: 14.0% Cloverlea — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 6.5% / 3.4%
Bona Vista — 15-19: 6.5% Cloverlea — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 4.7% / 5.6%
Bona Vista — 20-24: 4.7% Cloverlea — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 14.0% / 15.7%
Bona Vista — 25-34: 14.0% Cloverlea — 25-34: 15.7%
35-44 8.4% / 10.7%
Bona Vista — 35-44: 8.4% Cloverlea — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 15.9% / 11.2%
Bona Vista — 45-54: 15.9% Cloverlea — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 17.8% / 22.5%
Bona Vista — 55-64: 17.8% Cloverlea — 55-64: 22.5%
65-74 9.3% / 11.2%
Bona Vista — 65-74: 9.3% Cloverlea — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 11.2% / 6.7%
Bona Vista — 75-84: 11.2% Cloverlea — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ — / —
Bona Vista — 85+: not among its largest Cloverlea — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bona Vista 52.6% couple families
Bona Vista — Couple Families: 52.6% Bona Vista — Lone Person: 47.4%
Cloverlea 66.7% couple families
Cloverlea — Couple Families: 66.7% Cloverlea — Lone Person: 33.3%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bona Vista 12.5% renting
Bona Vista — Owned Outright: 66.7% Bona Vista — Mortgage: 20.8% Bona Vista — Renting: 12.5%
Cloverlea 9.1% renting
Cloverlea — Owned Outright: 56.4% Cloverlea — Mortgage: 34.5% Cloverlea — Renting: 9.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bona Vista 100.0% houses
Bona Vista — Houses: 100.0% Bona Vista — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Cloverlea 93.9% houses
Cloverlea — Houses: 93.9% Cloverlea — Flats / Apartments: 6.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bona Vista Cloverlea
Certificate III & IV 22.4% / 21.3%
Bona Vista — Certificate III & IV: 22.4% Cloverlea — Certificate III & IV: 21.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.8% / 12.4%
Bona Vista — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.8% Cloverlea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.4%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 2.8%
Bona Vista — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Cloverlea — Bachelor Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.7% / 5.1%
Bona Vista — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7% Cloverlea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Zoning mix

Bona Vista Cloverlea
Rural and farming 96% 99%
Parks and recreation 4% 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

Bona Vista Cloverlea
New dwellings approved 619
across Baw Baw
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bona Vista Cloverlea
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of VIC
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 19% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC

Liveability

Bona Vista is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Bona Vista Cloverlea
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cloverlea carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 0); Bona Vista carries more crime risk (27 vs 15).

Bona Vista Cloverlea
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
42/100
Crime Low
27/100
 Low
15/100
Flood Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
47/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Bona Vista Cloverlea
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Bona Vista

  • Bona Vista Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Cloverlea

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bona Vista Cloverlea
Waterways 6 3

Mobility

Cloverlea sits further from the CBD (117.5 km vs 112.1 km).

Bona Vista Cloverlea
Walkability score 17/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 112.1 km 117.5 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 87 min 90 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3820
 0.3%
postcode 3822
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 3820
 54
postcode 3822

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.

Bona Vista Cloverlea
Car (driver) 63.0% / 75.5%
Bona Vista — Car (driver): 63.0% Cloverlea — Car (driver): 75.5%
Worked from Home 24.1% / 24.5%
Bona Vista — Worked from Home: 24.1% Cloverlea — Worked from Home: 24.5%
Walked Only 7.4% / —
Bona Vista — Walked Only: 7.4% Cloverlea — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 5.6% / —
Bona Vista — Car (passenger): 5.6% Cloverlea — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.5%).

Setting

Bona Vista Cloverlea
Elevation 149 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.5 km 40.6 km

NBN connectivity

Bona Vista Cloverlea
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
44 premises
 0%
69 premises

Climate

Bona Vista Cloverlea
Annual rainfall 1,090 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Bona Vista Cloverlea
Average residential rate $2,138/yr
same for both
Council Baw Baw
same for both

Federal electorate

Bona Vista Cloverlea
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bona Vista Cloverlea
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bona Vista

Rural

Cloverlea

Rural

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