Bundalaguah vs Stratford

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 Stratford, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bundalaguah tends to suit families with children and couples, while Stratford suits 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

Stratford

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 72/100)
  • But Bundalaguah has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

Bundalaguah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($233/wk vs $290/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bundalaguah

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (158 min vs 170 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (218.1 km vs 232.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Stratford

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 13%)
  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 72/100)
  • But Bundalaguah is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Bundalaguah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.8% vs 13.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bundalaguah and Stratford 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 Stratford
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 Stratford
Walkability 13 / 0
Bundalaguah — Walkability: 13/100 Stratford — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 28 / 48
Bundalaguah — Safety: 28/100 Stratford — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 56 / 11
Bundalaguah — Low fire risk: 56/100 Stratford — Low fire risk: 11/100
Low flood risk 18 / 24
Bundalaguah — Low flood risk: 18/100 Stratford — Low flood risk: 24/100

Demographics

Stratford has more residents (2,980 vs 229); Bundalaguah has higher household incomes ($93,184 vs $73,788).

Bundalaguah Stratford
Population 229 2,980
+1201% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.8% +13.9%
Median age 37 39
Median household income $93,184/yr
+21% vs other
 $73,788/yr
Median weekly rent $233/wk $290/wk
+24% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bundalaguah Stratford
0-4 6.6% / 6.5%
Bundalaguah — 0-4: 6.6% Stratford — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 17.9% / 13.4%
Bundalaguah — 5-14: 17.9% Stratford — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 8.3% / 5.5%
Bundalaguah — 15-19: 8.3% Stratford — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 3.1% / 5.7%
Bundalaguah — 20-24: 3.1% Stratford — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 14.4% / 13.1%
Bundalaguah — 25-34: 14.4% Stratford — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 11.8% / 11.3%
Bundalaguah — 35-44: 11.8% Stratford — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 10.0% / 11.0%
Bundalaguah — 45-54: 10.0% Stratford — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 16.2% / 12.8%
Bundalaguah — 55-64: 16.2% Stratford — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 9.6% / 13.3%
Bundalaguah — 65-74: 9.6% Stratford — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 3.1% / 5.5%
Bundalaguah — 75-84: 3.1% Stratford — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ — / 1.6%
Bundalaguah — 85+: not among its largest Stratford — 85+: 1.6%

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

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% Bundalaguah — Group Household: 0.0% Bundalaguah — Other Families: 0.0%
Stratford 45.8% couple families
Stratford — Couple Families: 45.8% Stratford — Lone Person: 37.9% Stratford — One Parent Families: 12.8% Stratford — Group Household: 2.7% Stratford — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other 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%
Stratford 12.9% renting
Stratford — Owned Outright: 41.0% Stratford — Mortgage: 46.2% Stratford — Renting: 12.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Stratford
England 3.9% / 2.9%
Bundalaguah — England: 3.9% Stratford — England: 2.9%
New Zealand — / 1.3%
Bundalaguah — New Zealand: not among its largest Stratford — New Zealand: 1.3%
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Bundalaguah — Netherlands: not among its largest Stratford — Netherlands: 0.5%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Bundalaguah — Scotland: not among its largest Stratford — Scotland: 0.4%
South Africa — / 0.3%
Bundalaguah — South Africa: not among its largest Stratford — South Africa: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Qualifications

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

Bundalaguah Stratford
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 21.5%
Bundalaguah — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Stratford — Certificate III & IV: 21.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 7.5%
Bundalaguah — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Stratford — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 8.0%
Bundalaguah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Stratford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Bundalaguah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Stratford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.2%
Bundalaguah — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Stratford — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bundalaguah 93.8% houses
Bundalaguah — Houses: 93.8% Bundalaguah — Flats / Apartments: 6.2%
Stratford 96.4% houses
Stratford — Houses: 96.4% Stratford — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bundalaguah Stratford
Median house price — $560,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $290,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 56 days
from 47 sales

Zoning mix

Bundalaguah Stratford
Rural and farming 96% 93%
Infrastructure and transport 2%
same for both
Parks and recreation 2%
same for both
Residential 0% 2%
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 Stratford
New dwellings approved 209
across Wellington
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bundalaguah Stratford
Houses — 4.5%
$565/wk on $659K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bundalaguah Stratford
House price — Higher than 15% of VIC
Income Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 82% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 9% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 90% of VIC

Liveability

Bundalaguah is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Bundalaguah Stratford
Grade — D
Score — 15/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Stratford carries more bushfire risk (89 vs 44); Bundalaguah carries more crime risk (72 vs 52).

Bundalaguah Stratford
Bushfire Moderate
44/100
 High
89/100
Crime High
72/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood High
82/100
 High
76/100
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

Bundalaguah Stratford
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bundalaguah

  • Bundalaguah Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Stratford

  • St Patrick's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Stratford Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bundalaguah Stratford
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 7
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 6

Mobility

Stratford sits further from the CBD (232.7 km vs 218.1 km).

Bundalaguah Stratford
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 218.1 km 232.7 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 158 min 170 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3851
 0.2%
postcode 3862
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 3851
 57
postcode 3862

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 Stratford
Car (driver) 55.4% / 82.1%
Bundalaguah — Car (driver): 55.4% Stratford — Car (driver): 82.1%
Worked from Home 17.4% / 12.4%
Bundalaguah — Worked from Home: 17.4% Stratford — Worked from Home: 12.4%
Walked Only 13.0% / 1.5%
Bundalaguah — Walked Only: 13.0% Stratford — Walked Only: 1.5%
Car (passenger) 7.6% / 3.7%
Bundalaguah — Car (passenger): 7.6% Stratford — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Bus 6.5% / 0.3%
Bundalaguah — Bus: 6.5% Stratford — Bus: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.1%).

Setting

Bundalaguah Stratford
Elevation 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 38.3 km 38.0 km

NBN connectivity

Bundalaguah Stratford
Connectivity score 30/100 66/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
82 premises
 47%
1,538 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bundalaguah

Family Rural

Stratford

Affordable Rural

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