Buckrabanyule vs Charlton

Buckrabanyule is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 56 in Charlton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Charlton, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Buckrabanyule tends to suit families with children, while Charlton suits people living alone and older residents.

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

  • Buckrabanyule is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 36%)
  • Charlton has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Charlton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Buckrabanyule

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Buckrabanyule

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (238.2 km vs 248.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Charlton

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (35% vs 21%)
  • But Buckrabanyule carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 52/100)

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

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

Buckrabanyule Charlton
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.

Buckrabanyule Charlton
Walkability 0 / 4
Buckrabanyule — Walkability: 0/100 Charlton — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 60 / 48
Buckrabanyule — Safety: 60/100 Charlton — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 77 / 70
Buckrabanyule — Low fire risk: 77/100 Charlton — Low fire risk: 70/100
Low flood risk 73 / 12
Buckrabanyule — Low flood risk: 73/100 Charlton — Low flood risk: 12/100

Demographics

Charlton has more residents (1,095 vs 52); Charlton rents higher ($200/wk vs $100/wk).

Buckrabanyule Charlton
Population 52 1,095
+2006% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.0% +4.3%
Median age 48 56
Median household income $62,816/yr
+21% vs other
 $49,816/yr
Median weekly rent $100/wk $200/wk
+100% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Buckrabanyule Charlton
0-4 11.5% / 3.4%
Buckrabanyule — 0-4: 11.5% Charlton — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 7.7% / 9.1%
Buckrabanyule — 5-14: 7.7% Charlton — 5-14: 9.1%
15-19 11.5% / 4.1%
Buckrabanyule — 15-19: 11.5% Charlton — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 — / 3.7%
Buckrabanyule — 20-24: not among its largest Charlton — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 5.8% / 7.9%
Buckrabanyule — 25-34: 5.8% Charlton — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 — / 6.3%
Buckrabanyule — 35-44: not among its largest Charlton — 35-44: 6.3%
45-54 19.2% / 12.9%
Buckrabanyule — 45-54: 19.2% Charlton — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 9.6% / 16.8%
Buckrabanyule — 55-64: 9.6% Charlton — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 21.2% / 19.1%
Buckrabanyule — 65-74: 21.2% Charlton — 65-74: 19.1%
75-84 — / 10.4%
Buckrabanyule — 75-84: not among its largest Charlton — 75-84: 10.4%
85+ — / 5.7%
Buckrabanyule — 85+: not among its largest Charlton — 85+: 5.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Buckrabanyule 35.3% lone person
Buckrabanyule — Lone Person: 35.3% Buckrabanyule — Couple Families: 35.3% Buckrabanyule — One Parent Families: 29.4% Buckrabanyule — Group Household: 0.0% Buckrabanyule — Other Families: 0.0%
Charlton 56.1% lone person
Charlton — Lone Person: 56.1% Charlton — Couple Families: 24.8% Charlton — One Parent Families: 11.5% Charlton — Group Household: 4.8% Charlton — Other Families: 2.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Buckrabanyule 0.0% renting
Buckrabanyule — Owned Outright: 66.7% Buckrabanyule — Mortgage: 33.3% Buckrabanyule — Renting: 0.0%
Charlton 16.5% renting
Charlton — Owned Outright: 58.1% Charlton — Mortgage: 25.4% Charlton — Renting: 16.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Buckrabanyule 100.0% houses
Buckrabanyule — Houses: 100.0% Buckrabanyule — Townhouses: 0.0% Buckrabanyule — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Charlton 94.7% houses
Charlton — Houses: 94.7% Charlton — Townhouses: 4.2% Charlton — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Buckrabanyule Charlton
Certificate III & IV 5.8% / 15.8%
Buckrabanyule — Certificate III & IV: 5.8% Charlton — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 6.8%
Buckrabanyule — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% Charlton — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 6.6%
Buckrabanyule — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Charlton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.5%
Buckrabanyule — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Charlton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Buckrabanyule — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Charlton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Property market

Buckrabanyule Charlton
Median house price — $285,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $110,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 86 days
from 16 sales

Zoning mix

Buckrabanyule Charlton
Rural and farming 94%
same for both
Parks and recreation 6% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
Residential 0% 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

Buckrabanyule Charlton
New dwellings approved 27
across Loddon
 16
across Buloke
Approvals change year on year +150% -50%

Ranking within VIC

Buckrabanyule Charlton
House price — Higher than 4% of VIC
Income Higher than 24% of VIC Higher than 9% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 67% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 14% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 85% of VIC
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC

Liveability

Buckrabanyule Charlton
Grade — C
Score — 31/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Charlton carries more flood risk (88 vs 27); Charlton carries more crime risk (52 vs 40).

Buckrabanyule Charlton
Bushfire Low
23/100
 Low
30/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood Low
27/100
 High
88/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Buckrabanyule Charlton
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Buckrabanyule

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

Schools in Charlton

  • Charlton College Government · Combined above peers
  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Charlton College Charlton College (Cluster) Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Buckrabanyule Charlton
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 6 10
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 0 8

Mobility

Charlton sits further from the CBD (248.2 km vs 238.2 km).

Buckrabanyule Charlton
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Melbourne 238.2 km 248.2 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 171 min 175 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3525
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3525
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.

Buckrabanyule Charlton
Car (driver) 62.5% / 74.3%
Buckrabanyule — Car (driver): 62.5% Charlton — Car (driver): 74.3%
Worked from Home 37.5% / 11.9%
Buckrabanyule — Worked from Home: 37.5% Charlton — Worked from Home: 11.9%
Walked Only — / 8.8%
Buckrabanyule — Walked Only: not among its largest Charlton — Walked Only: 8.8%
Car (passenger) — / 4.2%
Buckrabanyule — Car (passenger): not among its largest Charlton — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Bicycle — / 0.8%
Buckrabanyule — Bicycle: not among its largest Charlton — Bicycle: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.3%).

Setting

Buckrabanyule Charlton
Elevation 172 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 134 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Buckrabanyule Charlton
Connectivity score 21/100 67/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
10 premises
 41%
671 premises

Climate

Buckrabanyule Charlton
Annual rainfall 411 mm 357 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Buckrabanyule Charlton
Average residential rate $1,353/yr $2,140/yr
Council Loddon Buloke

Federal electorate

Buckrabanyule Charlton
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Buckrabanyule Charlton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Buckrabanyule

Rural Young Families

Charlton

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