Bulart vs Gritjurk

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Gritjurk tends to suit 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

Bulart

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 55/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Gritjurk

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (4% vs 14%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gritjurk

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Bulart

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (233 min vs 246 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (330.4 km vs 343.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Bulart carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 55/100)
  • Gritjurk has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 10%)

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

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

Bulart Gritjurk
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.

Bulart Gritjurk
Walkability 0 / 0
Bulart — Walkability: 0/100 Gritjurk — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 88 / 45
Bulart — Safety: 88/100 Gritjurk — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 87 / 100
Bulart — Low fire risk: 87/100 Gritjurk — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Bulart — Low flood risk: 100/100 Gritjurk — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bulart rents higher ($250/wk vs $0/wk); Bulart has more residents (104 vs 61).

Bulart Gritjurk
Population 104
+41% vs other
 61
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.8% +10.9%
Median age 38 39
Median household income $108,316/yr $117,000/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bulart Gritjurk
0-4 3.8% / 11.5%
Bulart — 0-4: 3.8% Gritjurk — 0-4: 11.5%
5-14 27.9% / 16.4%
Bulart — 5-14: 27.9% Gritjurk — 5-14: 16.4%
15-19 6.7% / —
Bulart — 15-19: 6.7% Gritjurk — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 2.9% / 8.2%
Bulart — 20-24: 2.9% Gritjurk — 20-24: 8.2%
25-34 5.8% / —
Bulart — 25-34: 5.8% Gritjurk — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 16.3% / 21.3%
Bulart — 35-44: 16.3% Gritjurk — 35-44: 21.3%
45-54 14.4% / 4.9%
Bulart — 45-54: 14.4% Gritjurk — 45-54: 4.9%
55-64 6.7% / 13.1%
Bulart — 55-64: 6.7% Gritjurk — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 5.8% / 11.5%
Bulart — 65-74: 5.8% Gritjurk — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 3.8% / 4.9%
Bulart — 75-84: 3.8% Gritjurk — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ — / —
Bulart — 85+: not among its largest Gritjurk — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bulart 60.0% couple families
Bulart — Couple Families: 60.0% Bulart — Lone Person: 15.0% Bulart — One Parent Families: 25.0%
Gritjurk 80.0% couple families
Gritjurk — Couple Families: 80.0% Gritjurk — Lone Person: 20.0% Gritjurk — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bulart 19.2% renting
Bulart — Owned Outright: 38.5% Bulart — Mortgage: 42.3% Bulart — Renting: 19.2%
Gritjurk 0.0% renting
Gritjurk — Owned Outright: 70.6% Gritjurk — Mortgage: 29.4% Gritjurk — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bulart 100.0% houses
Bulart — Houses: 100.0%
Gritjurk 100.0% houses
Gritjurk — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bulart Gritjurk
Certificate III & IV 10.6% / 18.0%
Bulart — Certificate III & IV: 10.6% Gritjurk — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 8.2%
Bulart — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% Gritjurk — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 18.3% / —
Bulart — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 18.3% Gritjurk — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 6.6%
Bulart — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Gritjurk — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.9%
Bulart — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Gritjurk — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Zoning mix

Bulart Gritjurk
Rural and farming 99% 100%
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

Bulart Gritjurk
New dwellings approved 43
across Southern Grampians
same for both
Approvals change year on year +200%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bulart Gritjurk
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 14% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 63% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 21% of VIC

Liveability

Bulart Gritjurk
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bulart carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0); Gritjurk carries more crime risk (55 vs 12).

Bulart Gritjurk
Bushfire Low
13/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
12/100
 Moderate
55/100
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

Bulart Gritjurk
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

Bulart Gritjurk
Parks & reserves 3 0
Waterways 3 2

Mobility

Gritjurk sits further from the CBD (343.1 km vs 330.4 km).

Bulart Gritjurk
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 330.4 km 343.1 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 233 min 246 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3314
 0.0%
postcode 3315
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 3314
 32
postcode 3315

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.

Bulart Gritjurk
Car (driver) 52.1% / 65.2%
Bulart — Car (driver): 52.1% Gritjurk — Car (driver): 65.2%
Worked from Home 39.6% / 34.8%
Bulart — Worked from Home: 39.6% Gritjurk — Worked from Home: 34.8%
Walked Only 8.3% / —
Bulart — Walked Only: 8.3% Gritjurk — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.2%).

Setting

Bulart Gritjurk
Elevation 236 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 227 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bulart Gritjurk
Connectivity score 29/100 22/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
45 premises
 0%
16 premises

Climate

Bulart Gritjurk
Annual rainfall 604 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Bulart Gritjurk
Average residential rate $1,892/yr
same for both
Council Southern Grampians
same for both

Federal electorate

Bulart Gritjurk
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bulart Gritjurk
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bulart

Family Rural

Gritjurk

Family Rural Young Families

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