Bunyip North vs Bunyip

Bunyip is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 47 in Bunyip North. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bunyip North, about half of households are couple families. In Bunyip, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bunyip tends to suit families with children and 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

Bunyip

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 53/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bunyip

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 37%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bunyip

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $414/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bunyip

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (70/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bunyip

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (70/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 53/100)

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

Investors

Bunyip

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.9% vs -15.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bunyip North Bunyip
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.

Bunyip North Bunyip
Walkability 0 / 70
Bunyip North — Walkability: 0/100 Bunyip — Walkability: 70/100
Safety 47 / 60
Bunyip North — Safety: 47/100 Bunyip — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 35 / 39
Bunyip North — Low fire risk: 35/100 Bunyip — Low fire risk: 39/100
Low flood risk 30 / 7
Bunyip North — Low flood risk: 30/100 Bunyip — Low flood risk: 7/100

Demographics

Bunyip has more residents (3,131 vs 95); Bunyip North rents higher ($414/wk vs $320/wk).

Bunyip North Bunyip
Population 95 3,131
+3196% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -15.2% +26.9%
Median age 47 38
Median household income $84,448/yr $100,204/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $414/wk
+23% vs other
 $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bunyip North Bunyip
0-4 4.2% / 7.6%
Bunyip North — 0-4: 4.2% Bunyip — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 7.4% / 15.2%
Bunyip North — 5-14: 7.4% Bunyip — 5-14: 15.2%
15-19 5.3% / 6.8%
Bunyip North — 15-19: 5.3% Bunyip — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 — / 5.1%
Bunyip North — 20-24: not among its largest Bunyip — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 13.7% / 10.9%
Bunyip North — 25-34: 13.7% Bunyip — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 9.5% / 12.6%
Bunyip North — 35-44: 9.5% Bunyip — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 12.6% / 12.0%
Bunyip North — 45-54: 12.6% Bunyip — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 15.8% / 12.4%
Bunyip North — 55-64: 15.8% Bunyip — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 14.7% / 8.5%
Bunyip North — 65-74: 14.7% Bunyip — 65-74: 8.5%
75-84 5.3% / 6.3%
Bunyip North — 75-84: 5.3% Bunyip — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ — / 2.3%
Bunyip North — 85+: not among its largest Bunyip — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bunyip North 45.8% couple families
Bunyip North — Couple Families: 45.8% Bunyip North — Lone Person: 33.3% Bunyip North — One Parent Families: 20.8% Bunyip North — Group Household: 0.0% Bunyip North — Other Families: 0.0%
Bunyip 57.0% couple families
Bunyip — Couple Families: 57.0% Bunyip — Lone Person: 27.4% Bunyip — One Parent Families: 12.4% Bunyip — Group Household: 2.1% Bunyip — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bunyip North 15.6% renting
Bunyip North — Owned Outright: 62.5% Bunyip North — Mortgage: 21.9% Bunyip North — Renting: 15.6%
Bunyip 11.9% renting
Bunyip — Owned Outright: 34.2% Bunyip — Mortgage: 53.9% Bunyip — Renting: 11.9%
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.

Bunyip North Bunyip
England 6.3% / 3.4%
Bunyip North — England: 6.3% Bunyip — England: 3.4%
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Bunyip North — New Zealand: not among its largest Bunyip — New Zealand: 1.0%
Germany — / 0.4%
Bunyip North — Germany: not among its largest Bunyip — Germany: 0.4%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Bunyip North — Scotland: not among its largest Bunyip — Scotland: 0.4%
Netherlands — / 0.4%
Bunyip North — Netherlands: not among its largest Bunyip — Netherlands: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

Qualifications

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

Bunyip North Bunyip
Certificate III & IV 14.7% / 20.0%
Bunyip North — Certificate III & IV: 14.7% Bunyip — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 7.1%
Bunyip North — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Bunyip — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 6.7%
Bunyip North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Bunyip — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 1.5%
Bunyip North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Bunyip — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
Bunyip North — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Bunyip — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bunyip North 100.0% houses
Bunyip North — Houses: 100.0% Bunyip North — Townhouses: 0.0% Bunyip North — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Bunyip 97.5% houses
Bunyip — Houses: 97.5% Bunyip — Townhouses: 1.7% Bunyip — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bunyip North Bunyip
Median house price — $888,000
Median unit price — $490,000
Median land price — $791,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 34 days
from 35 sales

Zoning mix

Bunyip North has more rural and farming land (92% vs 72%).

Bunyip North Bunyip
Rural and farming 92% 72%
Residential 0% 17%
Parks and recreation 6% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 5%
Other and special use 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

Bunyip North Bunyip
New dwellings approved 1,323
across Cardinia
same for both
Approvals change year on year +13%
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.

Bunyip North Bunyip
Houses — 3.2%
$550/wk on $882K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bunyip North Bunyip
House price — Higher than 64% of VIC
Income Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 52% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 51% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 25% of VIC

Liveability

Bunyip is more walkable (70 vs 0).

Bunyip North Bunyip
Grade — C
Score — 38/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Bunyip carries more flood risk (93 vs 70); Bunyip North carries more crime risk (53 vs 40).

Bunyip North Bunyip
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 Moderate
40/100
Flood High
70/100
 High
93/100
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

Bunyip North Bunyip
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bunyip North

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

Schools in Bunyip

  • Columba Catholic School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Bunyip Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bunyip North Bunyip
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 3 4
Childcare 0 5
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Waterways 7 5

Mobility

Bunyip North Bunyip
Walkability score 0/100 70/100
Distance to Melbourne 83.5 km 83.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 66 min 68 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3815
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3815
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.

Bunyip North Bunyip
Car (driver) 76.7% / 72.2%
Bunyip North — Car (driver): 76.7% Bunyip — Car (driver): 72.2%
Worked from Home 23.3% / 20.5%
Bunyip North — Worked from Home: 23.3% Bunyip — Worked from Home: 20.5%
Car (passenger) — / 4.0%
Bunyip North — Car (passenger): not among its largest Bunyip — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Walked Only — / 1.5%
Bunyip North — Walked Only: not among its largest Bunyip — Walked Only: 1.5%
Train — / 1.3%
Bunyip North — Train: not among its largest Bunyip — Train: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.7%).

Setting

Bunyip North Bunyip
Elevation 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.3 km 25.1 km

NBN connectivity

Bunyip North Bunyip
Connectivity score 30/100 72/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 53%
1,333 premises

Climate

Bunyip North Bunyip
Annual rainfall 1,350 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bunyip North Bunyip
Average residential rate $1,880/yr
same for both
Council Cardinia
same for both

Federal electorate

Bunyip North Bunyip
Division La Trobe
same for both
Member Jason Wood
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bunyip North Bunyip
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bunyip North

Rural

Bunyip

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