Bunyip North vs Longwarry North

Bunyip North is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 55 in Longwarry 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 Longwarry North, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bunyip North tends to suit couples, while Longwarry North suits 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

Bunyip North

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 83/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 45%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 79%)

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

First-home buyers

Bunyip North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (37% vs 47%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Longwarry North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $414/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bunyip North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (83.5 km vs 88 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bunyip North carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 83/100)
  • Longwarry North has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Longwarry North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.0% vs -15.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bunyip North and Longwarry North 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 Longwarry North
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 Longwarry North
Walkability 0 / 0
Bunyip North — Walkability: 0/100 Longwarry North — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 47 / 17
Bunyip North — Safety: 47/100 Longwarry North — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 35 / 0
Bunyip North — Low fire risk: 35/100 Longwarry North — Low fire risk: 0/100
Low flood risk 30 / 10
Bunyip North — Low flood risk: 30/100 Longwarry North — Low flood risk: 10/100

Demographics

Longwarry North has more residents (230 vs 95); Bunyip North rents higher ($414/wk vs $220/wk).

Bunyip North Longwarry North
Population 95 230
+142% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -15.2% +7.0%
Median age 47 55
Median household income $84,448/yr
+46% vs other
 $45,916/yr
Median weekly rent $414/wk
+47% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bunyip North Longwarry North
0-4 4.2% / 4.8%
Bunyip North — 0-4: 4.2% Longwarry North — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 7.4% / 5.2%
Bunyip North — 5-14: 7.4% Longwarry North — 5-14: 5.2%
15-19 5.3% / 4.8%
Bunyip North — 15-19: 5.3% Longwarry North — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 — / 3.5%
Bunyip North — 20-24: not among its largest Longwarry North — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 13.7% / 4.3%
Bunyip North — 25-34: 13.7% Longwarry North — 25-34: 4.3%
35-44 9.5% / 10.9%
Bunyip North — 35-44: 9.5% Longwarry North — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 12.6% / 14.8%
Bunyip North — 45-54: 12.6% Longwarry North — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 15.8% / 20.9%
Bunyip North — 55-64: 15.8% Longwarry North — 55-64: 20.9%
65-74 14.7% / 19.1%
Bunyip North — 65-74: 14.7% Longwarry North — 65-74: 19.1%
75-84 5.3% / 10.0%
Bunyip North — 75-84: 5.3% Longwarry North — 75-84: 10.0%
85+ — / 2.6%
Bunyip North — 85+: not among its largest Longwarry North — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bunyip North 33.3% lone person
Bunyip North — Lone Person: 33.3% Bunyip North — Couple Families: 45.8% Bunyip North — One Parent Families: 20.8%
Longwarry North 54.5% lone person
Longwarry North — Lone Person: 54.5% Longwarry North — Couple Families: 30.9% Longwarry North — One Parent Families: 14.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent 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%
Longwarry North 20.3% renting
Longwarry North — Owned Outright: 50.0% Longwarry North — Mortgage: 29.7% Longwarry North — Renting: 20.3%
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 Longwarry North
England 6.3% / 3.0%
Bunyip North — England: 6.3% Longwarry North — England: 3.0%
New Zealand — / 1.7%
Bunyip North — New Zealand: not among its largest Longwarry North — New Zealand: 1.7%
Italy — / 1.3%
Bunyip North — Italy: not among its largest Longwarry North — Italy: 1.3%

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

Qualifications

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

Bunyip North Longwarry North
Certificate III & IV 14.7% / 18.3%
Bunyip North — Certificate III & IV: 14.7% Longwarry North — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 7.8%
Bunyip North — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Longwarry North — Bachelor Degree: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 4.8%
Bunyip North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Longwarry North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / —
Bunyip North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Longwarry North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bunyip North 100.0% houses
Bunyip North — Houses: 100.0% Bunyip North — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Longwarry North 78.6% houses
Longwarry North — Houses: 78.6% Longwarry North — Flats / Apartments: 21.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

Bunyip North Longwarry North
Rural and farming 92% 90%
Parks and recreation 6% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 5%
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 Longwarry North
New dwellings approved 1,323
across Cardinia
 619
across Baw Baw
Approvals change year on year +13% +49%

Ranking within VIC

Bunyip North Longwarry North
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 52% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 16% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC

Liveability

Bunyip North Longwarry North
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Longwarry North carries more crime risk (83 vs 53); Longwarry North carries more bushfire risk (100 vs 65).

Bunyip North Longwarry North
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 High
100/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 High
83/100
Flood High
70/100
 High
90/100
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 Longwarry North
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

Bunyip North Longwarry North
Parks & reserves 3 2
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 7 2

Mobility

Longwarry North sits further from the CBD (88 km vs 83.5 km).

Bunyip North Longwarry North
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 83.5 km 88 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 66 min 69 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3815
 0.3%
postcode 3816
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3815
 46
postcode 3816

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 Longwarry North
Car (driver) 76.7% / 78.5%
Bunyip North — Car (driver): 76.7% Longwarry North — Car (driver): 78.5%
Worked from Home 23.3% / 7.7%
Bunyip North — Worked from Home: 23.3% Longwarry North — Worked from Home: 7.7%
Walked Only — / 9.2%
Bunyip North — Walked Only: not among its largest Longwarry North — Walked Only: 9.2%
Car (passenger) — / 4.6%
Bunyip North — Car (passenger): not among its largest Longwarry North — Car (passenger): 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.5%).

Setting

Bunyip North Longwarry North
Elevation 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.3 km 30.9 km

NBN connectivity

Bunyip North Longwarry North
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
91 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Bunyip North Longwarry North
Average residential rate $1,880/yr $2,138/yr
Council Cardinia Baw Baw

Federal electorate

Bunyip North Longwarry North
Division La Trobe Monash
Member Jason Wood Mary Aldred
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bunyip North

Rural

Longwarry North

Retirees Rural

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