Catani vs Heath Hill
Catani is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 45 in Heath Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Catani, most households are couple families. In Heath Hill, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Heath Hill: a median of $1.13 million, against $780,000 in Catani, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Catani tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Catani
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 53/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Catani
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($780,000 vs $1,126,250)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Catani
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Catani
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (83.5 km vs 94 km)
- has a shorter drive in (69 min vs 77 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Catani carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 53/100)
- Heath Hill has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 15%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Heath Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.4% vs 1.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Catani and Heath Hill 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
Catani has more residents (297 vs 189); Heath Hill rents higher ($250/wk vs $210/wk).
| Catani | Heath Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 297 +36% vs other | 189 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.0% | +17.4% |
| Median age | 41 | 45 |
| Median household income | $79,040/yr +5% vs other | $75,348/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $210/wk | $250/wk +19% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).
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 (2.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Catani | Heath Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $780,000 | $1,126,250 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Heath Hill has more rural and farming land (96% vs 65%).
| Catani | Heath Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 65% | 96% |
| Other and special use | 33% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 3% |
| 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
| Catani | Heath Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,323 across Cardinia same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +13% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Catani | Heath Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 46% of VIC | Higher than 42% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 63% of VIC | Higher than 50% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 25% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 71% of VIC | Higher than 66% of VIC |
Liveability
| Catani | Heath Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Catani carries more flood risk (99 vs 69); Heath Hill carries more crime risk (53 vs 39).
| Catani | Heath Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 39/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| Flood | High 99/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Catani | Heath Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Catani | Heath Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
Heath Hill sits further from the CBD (94 km vs 83.5 km).
| Catani | Heath Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 83.5 km | 94 km +13% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 69 min | 77 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 3981 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 51 postcode 3981 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.3%).
Setting
| Catani | Heath Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 22 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 108 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 14.8 km | 17.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Catani | Heath Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 123 premises | 0% 79 premises |
Climate
| Catani | Heath Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,350 mm | 906 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 24.6°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 6.9°C |
Council rates
| Catani | Heath Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,880/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cardinia same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Catani | Heath Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | La Trobe same for both | |
| Member | Jason Wood same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Catani | Heath Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.