Bundalaguah vs Fulham

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bundalaguah, most households are couple families. In Fulham, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bundalaguah tends to suit families with children and couples, while Fulham suits young adults and 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

Bundalaguah

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 59%)

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

Fulham

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($133/wk vs $233/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bundalaguah is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • Fulham sits closer to the CBD (210.5 km vs 218.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bundalaguah

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (13% vs 4%)

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

Investors

Bundalaguah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.8% vs 4.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bundalaguah Fulham
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.

Bundalaguah Fulham
Walkability 13 / 0
Bundalaguah — Walkability: 13/100 Fulham — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 28 / 35
Bundalaguah — Safety: 28/100 Fulham — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 56 / 89
Bundalaguah — Low fire risk: 56/100 Fulham — Low fire risk: 89/100
Low flood risk 18 / 31
Bundalaguah — Low flood risk: 18/100 Fulham — Low flood risk: 31/100

Demographics

Fulham has more residents (994 vs 229); Bundalaguah rents higher ($233/wk vs $133/wk).

Bundalaguah Fulham
Population 229 994
+334% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.8% +4.5%
Median age 37 35
Median household income $93,184/yr $106,184/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $233/wk
+43% vs other
 $133/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bundalaguah Fulham
0-4 6.6% / 2.0%
Bundalaguah — 0-4: 6.6% Fulham — 0-4: 2.0%
5-14 17.9% / 2.3%
Bundalaguah — 5-14: 17.9% Fulham — 5-14: 2.3%
15-19 8.3% / 1.1%
Bundalaguah — 15-19: 8.3% Fulham — 15-19: 1.1%
20-24 3.1% / 5.0%
Bundalaguah — 20-24: 3.1% Fulham — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 14.4% / 37.0%
Bundalaguah — 25-34: 14.4% Fulham — 25-34: 37.0%
35-44 11.8% / 31.0%
Bundalaguah — 35-44: 11.8% Fulham — 35-44: 31.0%
45-54 10.0% / 12.0%
Bundalaguah — 45-54: 10.0% Fulham — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 16.2% / 5.5%
Bundalaguah — 55-64: 16.2% Fulham — 55-64: 5.5%
65-74 9.6% / 3.2%
Bundalaguah — 65-74: 9.6% Fulham — 65-74: 3.2%
75-84 3.1% / 0.5%
Bundalaguah — 75-84: 3.1% Fulham — 75-84: 0.5%
85+ — / —
Bundalaguah — 85+: not among its largest Fulham — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (37.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bundalaguah 70.7% couple families
Bundalaguah — Couple Families: 70.7% Bundalaguah — Lone Person: 19.5% Bundalaguah — One Parent Families: 9.8%
Fulham 52.2% couple families
Fulham — Couple Families: 52.2% Fulham — Lone Person: 41.3% Fulham — One Parent Families: 6.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bundalaguah 13.2% renting
Bundalaguah — Owned Outright: 43.4% Bundalaguah — Mortgage: 43.4% Bundalaguah — Renting: 13.2%
Fulham 23.0% renting
Fulham — Owned Outright: 29.5% Fulham — Mortgage: 47.5% Fulham — Renting: 23.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bundalaguah Fulham
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 4.6%
Bundalaguah — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Fulham — Certificate III & IV: 4.6%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 2.3%
Bundalaguah — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Fulham — Bachelor Degree: 2.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 0.4%
Bundalaguah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Fulham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

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.

Bundalaguah Fulham
Vietnam — / 6.7%
Bundalaguah — Vietnam: not among its largest Fulham — Vietnam: 6.7%
England 3.9% / —
Bundalaguah — England: 3.9% Fulham — England: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 3.0%
Bundalaguah — New Zealand: not among its largest Fulham — New Zealand: 3.0%
Malaysia — / 2.5%
Bundalaguah — Malaysia: not among its largest Fulham — Malaysia: 2.5%
China — / 1.6%
Bundalaguah — China: not among its largest Fulham — China: 1.6%
India — / 1.2%
Bundalaguah — India: not among its largest Fulham — India: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bundalaguah 93.8% houses
Bundalaguah — Houses: 93.8% Bundalaguah — Flats / Apartments: 6.2%
Fulham 100.0% houses
Fulham — Houses: 100.0% Fulham — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

Bundalaguah Fulham
Rural and farming 96% 91%
Other and special use 0% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 3%
Parks and recreation 2% 0%
Industrial 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

Bundalaguah Fulham
New dwellings approved 209
across Wellington
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bundalaguah Fulham
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC

Liveability

Bundalaguah is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Bundalaguah Fulham
Grade — C
Score — 33/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bundalaguah carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 11); Bundalaguah carries more flood risk (82 vs 69).

Bundalaguah Fulham
Bushfire Moderate
44/100
 Low
11/100
Crime High
72/100
 Moderate
65/100
Flood High
82/100
 Moderate
69/100
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

Bundalaguah Fulham
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bundalaguah

  • Bundalaguah Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Fulham

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bundalaguah Fulham
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Bundalaguah sits further from the CBD (218.1 km vs 210.5 km).

Bundalaguah Fulham
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 218.1 km
+3% vs other
 210.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 158 min 154 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3851
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 3851
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.

Bundalaguah Fulham
Car (driver) 55.4% / 66.3%
Bundalaguah — Car (driver): 55.4% Fulham — Car (driver): 66.3%
Worked from Home 17.4% / 27.9%
Bundalaguah — Worked from Home: 17.4% Fulham — Worked from Home: 27.9%
Car (passenger) 7.6% / 5.8%
Bundalaguah — Car (passenger): 7.6% Fulham — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Walked Only 13.0% / —
Bundalaguah — Walked Only: 13.0% Fulham — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 6.5% / —
Bundalaguah — Bus: 6.5% Fulham — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.3%).

Setting

Bundalaguah Fulham
Elevation 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 38.3 km 37.0 km

NBN connectivity

Bundalaguah Fulham
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
82 premises
 0%
81 premises

Climate

Bundalaguah Fulham
Annual rainfall 546 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Bundalaguah Fulham
Average residential rate $1,960/yr
same for both
Council Wellington
same for both

Federal electorate

Bundalaguah Fulham
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bundalaguah Fulham
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bundalaguah

Family Rural

Fulham

Multicultural Rural

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