Browns Plains vs Gooramadda

Browns Plains is the younger of the two, with a median age of 55 against 58 in Gooramadda. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Browns Plains, most households are couple families. In Gooramadda, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Browns Plains tends to suit couples, while Gooramadda 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Browns Plains is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 43%)
  • Gooramadda carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 86/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Gooramadda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Browns Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $290/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

Gooramadda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 86/100)

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

Investors

Gooramadda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.9% vs -2.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Browns Plains Gooramadda
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.

Browns Plains Gooramadda
Walkability 0 / 0
Browns Plains — Walkability: 0/100 Gooramadda — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 14 / 60
Browns Plains — Safety: 14/100 Gooramadda — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 27 / 70
Browns Plains — Low fire risk: 27/100 Gooramadda — Low fire risk: 70/100
Low flood risk 27 / 7
Browns Plains — Low flood risk: 27/100 Gooramadda — Low flood risk: 7/100

Demographics

Browns Plains has more residents (99 vs 62); Gooramadda rents higher ($290/wk vs $200/wk).

Browns Plains Gooramadda
Population 99
+37% vs other
 62
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.9% +6.9%
Median age 55 58
Median household income $73,112/yr $97,448/yr
+33% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $290/wk
+45% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Browns Plains Gooramadda
0-4 — / —
Browns Plains — 0-4: not among its largest Gooramadda — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 13.1% / —
Browns Plains — 5-14: 13.1% Gooramadda — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 8.1% / —
Browns Plains — 15-19: 8.1% Gooramadda — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.0% / —
Browns Plains — 20-24: 3.0% Gooramadda — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 3.0% / 17.7%
Browns Plains — 25-34: 3.0% Gooramadda — 25-34: 17.7%
35-44 4.0% / 11.3%
Browns Plains — 35-44: 4.0% Gooramadda — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 16.2% / 12.9%
Browns Plains — 45-54: 16.2% Gooramadda — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 25.3% / 30.6%
Browns Plains — 55-64: 25.3% Gooramadda — 55-64: 30.6%
65-74 21.2% / 12.9%
Browns Plains — 65-74: 21.2% Gooramadda — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 3.0% / 8.1%
Browns Plains — 75-84: 3.0% Gooramadda — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ — / —
Browns Plains — 85+: not among its largest Gooramadda — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Browns Plains 71.4% couple families
Browns Plains — Couple Families: 71.4% Browns Plains — Lone Person: 28.6%
Gooramadda 42.9% couple families
Gooramadda — Couple Families: 42.9% Gooramadda — Lone Person: 57.1%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Browns Plains 13.5% renting
Browns Plains — Owned Outright: 48.6% Browns Plains — Mortgage: 37.8% Browns Plains — Renting: 13.5%
Gooramadda 20.0% renting
Gooramadda — Owned Outright: 45.0% Gooramadda — Mortgage: 35.0% Gooramadda — Renting: 20.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Browns Plains 100.0% houses
Browns Plains — Houses: 100.0%
Gooramadda 100.0% houses
Gooramadda — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Browns Plains Gooramadda
Certificate III & IV 13.1% / 14.5%
Browns Plains — Certificate III & IV: 13.1% Gooramadda — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 15.2% / 8.1%
Browns Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.2% Gooramadda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Bachelor Degree 14.1% / 8.1%
Browns Plains — Bachelor Degree: 14.1% Gooramadda — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 4.8%
Browns Plains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Gooramadda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.8%
Browns Plains — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Gooramadda — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

Zoning mix

Browns Plains Gooramadda
Rural and farming 95% 97%
Parks and recreation 3% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 0%
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

Browns Plains Gooramadda
New dwellings approved 120
across Indigo
same for both
Approvals change year on year +15%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Browns Plains Gooramadda
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 6% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC

Liveability

Browns Plains Gooramadda
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Browns Plains carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 30); Browns Plains carries more crime risk (86 vs 40).

Browns Plains Gooramadda
Bushfire High
73/100
 Low
30/100
Crime High
86/100
 Moderate
40/100
Flood High
73/100
 High
93/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Browns Plains Gooramadda
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Browns Plains Gooramadda
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Browns Plains Gooramadda
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 303.4 km 305.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 196 min 199 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3685
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 3685
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.

Browns Plains Gooramadda
Car (driver) 68.6% / 55.6%
Browns Plains — Car (driver): 68.6% Gooramadda — Car (driver): 55.6%
Worked from Home 21.6% / 25.9%
Browns Plains — Worked from Home: 21.6% Gooramadda — Worked from Home: 25.9%
Walked Only — / 18.5%
Browns Plains — Walked Only: not among its largest Gooramadda — Walked Only: 18.5%
Car (passenger) 9.8% / —
Browns Plains — Car (passenger): 9.8% Gooramadda — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.6%).

Setting

Browns Plains Gooramadda
Elevation 158 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 147 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Browns Plains Gooramadda
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
44 premises
 0%
31 premises

Climate

Browns Plains Gooramadda
Annual rainfall 567 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Browns Plains Gooramadda
Average residential rate $1,828/yr
same for both
Council Indigo
same for both

Federal electorate

Browns Plains Gooramadda
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Browns Plains Gooramadda
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Browns Plains

Rural

Gooramadda

Rural

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