Byaduk vs Branxholme
Branxholme is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 53 in Byaduk. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Byaduk, most households are people living alone. In Branxholme, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Byaduk 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
Branxholme
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 63/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 39%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Byaduk
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 20%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Byaduk
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 12%)
- has cheaper rent ($110/wk vs $170/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Byaduk
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (310.6 km vs 335.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Byaduk has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 21%)
- Branxholme carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 63/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Byaduk
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.9% vs -13.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Byaduk and Branxholme 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
Branxholme has more residents (304 vs 129); Branxholme rents higher ($170/wk vs $110/wk).
| Byaduk | Branxholme | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 129 | 304 +136% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.9% | -13.4% |
| Median age | 53 | 50 |
| Median household income | $97,500/yr +27% vs other | $70,824/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $110/wk | $170/wk +55% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).
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 (3.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Byaduk | Branxholme | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $450,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $115,000 |
Zoning mix
| Byaduk | Branxholme | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 99% |
| Parks and recreation | 3% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% same for both | |
| 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
| Byaduk | Branxholme | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 43 across Southern Grampians same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +200% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Byaduk | Branxholme | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 70% of VIC | Higher than 33% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 73% of VIC | Higher than 75% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 16% of VIC | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 46% of VIC | Higher than 36% of VIC |
Liveability
| Byaduk | Branxholme | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Branxholme carries more flood risk (29 vs 0); Byaduk carries more crime risk (63 vs 28).
| Byaduk | Branxholme | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 68/100 | High 82/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 63/100 | Low 28/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 | Low 29/100 |
| 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
| Byaduk | Branxholme | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Byaduk
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Branxholme
- Branxholme-Wallacedale Community School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Byaduk | Branxholme | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 3 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 4 | 9 |
Mobility
Branxholme sits further from the CBD (335.2 km vs 310.6 km).
| Byaduk | Branxholme | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 310.6 km | 335.2 km +8% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 231 min | 232 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3301 | 0.0% postcode 3302 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 32 postcode 3301 | 30 postcode 3302 |
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 (63.4%).
Setting
| Byaduk | Branxholme | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 138 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 113 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 36.4 km | 45.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Byaduk | Branxholme | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 71 premises | 0% 177 premises |
Climate
| Byaduk | Branxholme | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 604 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Byaduk | Branxholme | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,892/yr same for both | |
| Council | Southern Grampians same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Byaduk | Branxholme | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Byaduk | Branxholme | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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