Bunbartha vs Zeerust
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, Zeerust tends to suit 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
Bunbartha
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 69%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Zeerust
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $275/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Zeerust
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (204.1 km vs 208 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Zeerust
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bunbartha
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (13.4% vs -1.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bunbartha and Zeerust 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
Bunbartha has more residents (313 vs 147); Bunbartha has higher household incomes ($125,944 vs $94,224).
| Bunbartha | Zeerust | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 313 +53% vs other | 147 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +13.4% | -1.3% |
| Median age | 40 | 39 |
| Median household income | $125,944/yr +25% vs other | $94,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $275/wk +16% vs other | $230/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).
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 (5.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bunbartha | Zeerust | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $795,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Zeerust has more rural and farming land (100% vs 82%).
| Bunbartha | Zeerust | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 82% | 100% |
| Parks and recreation | 16% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 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
| Bunbartha | Zeerust | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 649 across Greater Shepparton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -23% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Bunbartha | Zeerust | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 94% of VIC | Higher than 65% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 9% of VIC | Higher than 76% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 18% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 51% of VIC | Higher than 70% of VIC |
Liveability
Zeerust is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Bunbartha | Zeerust | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Bunbartha carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 0).
| Bunbartha | Zeerust | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 42/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 42/100 | Low 39/100 |
| Flood | High 98/100 | High 95/100 |
| 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
| Bunbartha | Zeerust | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Bunbartha
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Zeerust
- Zeerust Primary School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Bunbartha | Zeerust | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
Bunbartha sits further from the CBD (208 km vs 204.1 km).
| Bunbartha | Zeerust | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 208 km +2% vs other | 204.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 148 min | 146 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 3634 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 64 postcode 3634 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 (77.3%).
Setting
| Bunbartha | Zeerust | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 105 m above sea level, at the suburb centre same for both | |
NBN connectivity
| Bunbartha | Zeerust | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 130 premises | 0% 56 premises |
Climate
| Bunbartha | Zeerust | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 458 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bunbartha | Zeerust | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,449/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Shepparton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bunbartha | Zeerust | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls same for both | |
| Member | Sam Birrell same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bunbartha | Zeerust | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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