Brim vs Beulah
Brim is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 56 in Beulah. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Brim, about half of households are couple families. In Beulah, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Brim: a median of $235,000, against $145,000 in Beulah, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Brim tends to suit couples, while Beulah suits people living alone and 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Brim carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 33/100)
- Beulah has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Beulah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($145,000 vs $235,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Beulah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($78/wk vs $165/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for 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
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Brim carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 33/100)
- Beulah has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 22%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Brim
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (5.8% vs -5.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Brim and Beulah 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
Brim rents higher ($165/wk vs $78/wk); Beulah has more residents (312 vs 181).
| Brim | Beulah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 181 | 312 +72% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.8% | -5.2% |
| Median age | 50 | 56 |
| Median household income | $70,200/yr +21% vs other | $55,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $165/wk +53% vs other | $78/wk |
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.
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 (2.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Brim | Beulah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $235,000 | $145,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $66,500 |
Zoning mix
| Brim | Beulah | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% 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
| Brim | Beulah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 17 across Yarriambiack same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +300% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Brim | Beulah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 32% of VIC | Higher than 13% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 20% of VIC | Higher than 13% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 55% of VIC | Higher than 40% of VIC |
Liveability
| Brim | Beulah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Beulah carries more crime risk (33 vs 22).
| Brim | Beulah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 15/100 | Low 14/100 |
| Crime | Low 22/100 | Low 33/100 |
| 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
| Brim | Beulah | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Brim
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Beulah
- Beulah Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Brim | Beulah | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 6 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 6 | 8 |
Mobility
| Brim | Beulah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 361 km | 360.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 250 min | 254 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3391 | 0.0% postcode 3395 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | — | 63 postcode 3395 |
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 (59.4%).
Setting
| Brim | Beulah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 96 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 85 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Brim | Beulah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 104 premises | 0% 231 premises |
Climate
| Brim | Beulah | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 300 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Brim | Beulah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,795/yr same for both | |
| Council | Yarriambiack same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Brim | Beulah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Brim | Beulah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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