Bowenvale vs Timor
Bowenvale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 55 in Timor. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Timor, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bowenvale tends to suit families with children, while Timor 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
Bowenvale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (76/100 vs 90/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bowenvale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 27%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Timor
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $295/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Bowenvale
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (137 min vs 145 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (185.4 km vs 188.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bowenvale
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 19%)
- carries lower crime risk (76/100 vs 90/100)
Weighs 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
Bowenvale and Timor 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
Bowenvale rents higher ($295/wk vs $0/wk); Bowenvale has more residents (209 vs 68).
| Bowenvale | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 209 +67% vs other | 68 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +15.5% | +17.2% |
| Median age | 46 | 55 |
| Median household income | $66,924/yr +20% vs other | $53,612/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $295/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).
Property market
| Bowenvale | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $730,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Bowenvale has more rural and farming land (89% vs 33%).
| Bowenvale | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 89% | 33% |
| Parks and recreation | 6% | 65% |
| Residential | 3% | 1% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 0% |
| Environmental | 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
| Bowenvale | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 40 across Central Goldfields same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +129% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Bowenvale | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 28% of VIC | Higher than 12% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 27% of VIC | Higher than 19% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 14% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 30% of VIC same for both | |
Liveability
| Bowenvale | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Bowenvale carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 0); Timor carries more flood risk (89 vs 72).
| Bowenvale | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 42/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 76/100 | High 90/100 |
| Flood | High 72/100 | High 89/100 |
| 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
| Bowenvale | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Bowenvale
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Timor
- Timor Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Bowenvale | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 same for both | |
| Waterways | 3 | 0 |
Mobility
Timor sits further from the CBD (188.6 km vs 185.4 km).
| Bowenvale | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 185.4 km | 188.6 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 137 min | 145 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3465 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 36 postcode 3465 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.0%).
Setting
| Bowenvale | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 200 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 199 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bowenvale | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 112 premises | 0% 40 premises |
Climate
| Bowenvale | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 510 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Bowenvale | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,555/yr same for both | |
| Council | Central Goldfields same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bowenvale | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bowenvale | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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