Bumberrah vs Johnsonville
Bumberrah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 58 in Johnsonville. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Johnsonville, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Johnsonville tends to suit 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
Bumberrah
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 53/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 75%)
- is already more of a family suburb (46% vs 37%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bumberrah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Bumberrah
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (16% vs 2%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 32%)
- has cheaper rent ($285/wk vs $325/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Johnsonville
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (219 min vs 224 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (298 km vs 303.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Bumberrah carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 53/100)
- Johnsonville has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 21%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bumberrah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (26.2% vs -0.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bumberrah and Johnsonville 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
Johnsonville has more residents (326 vs 101); Bumberrah has higher household incomes ($74,724 vs $52,364).
| Bumberrah | Johnsonville | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 101 | 326 +223% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +26.2% | -0.3% |
| Median age | 46 | 58 |
| Median household income | $74,724/yr +30% vs other | $52,364/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $285/wk | $325/wk +14% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).
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 (4.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bumberrah | Johnsonville | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $607,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Bumberrah | Johnsonville | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 90% | 85% |
| Parks and recreation | 8% | 7% |
| Residential | 0% | 7% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 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
| Bumberrah | Johnsonville | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 386 across East Gippsland same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +50% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Bumberrah | Johnsonville | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 40% of VIC | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 6% of VIC | Higher than 14% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 50% of VIC | Higher than 53% of VIC |
Liveability
| Bumberrah | Johnsonville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Johnsonville carries more flood risk (65 vs 0); Johnsonville carries more crime risk (53 vs 22).
| Bumberrah | Johnsonville | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 99/100 | High 96/100 |
| Crime | Low 22/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 | Moderate 65/100 |
| 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
| Bumberrah | Johnsonville | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bumberrah | Johnsonville | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 3 |
Mobility
Bumberrah sits further from the CBD (303.3 km vs 298 km).
| Bumberrah | Johnsonville | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 303.3 km +2% vs other | 298 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 224 min | 219 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3902 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 3902 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 (77.9%).
Setting
| Bumberrah | Johnsonville | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 60 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 35 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 14.7 km | 12.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bumberrah | Johnsonville | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 39 premises | 0% 158 premises |
Climate
| Bumberrah | Johnsonville | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 620 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Bumberrah | Johnsonville | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,807/yr same for both | |
| Council | East Gippsland same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bumberrah | Johnsonville | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gippsland same for both | |
| Member | Darren Chester same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bumberrah | Johnsonville | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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