Chepstowe vs Snake Valley
Snake Valley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 53 in Chepstowe. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses.
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
Snake Valley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 79/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Chepstowe
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Chepstowe
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 8%)
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $250/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 20%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Snake Valley
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (110 min vs 117 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (154.5 km vs 161.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Snake Valley
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 79/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Snake Valley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.4% vs -1.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Chepstowe and Snake Valley 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
Snake Valley has more residents (820 vs 60); Snake Valley rents higher ($250/wk vs $100/wk).
| Chepstowe | Snake Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 60 | 820 +1267% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.6% | +10.4% |
| Median age | 53 | 46 |
| Median household income | $60,632/yr | $63,752/yr +5% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $100/wk | $250/wk +150% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).
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 (6.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Chepstowe | Snake Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $502,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $250,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 38 days from 9 sales |
Zoning mix
Chepstowe has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 0%).
| Chepstowe | Snake Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 86% same for both | |
| Environmental | 14% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 12% |
| 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
| Chepstowe | Snake Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 45 across Pyrenees same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +100% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Chepstowe | Snake Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 21% of VIC | Higher than 25% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 61% of VIC | Higher than 82% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 40% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 37% of VIC | Higher than 59% of VIC |
Liveability
Snake Valley is more walkable (28 vs 0).
| Chepstowe | Snake Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 43/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Chepstowe carries more crime risk (79 vs 38); Snake Valley carries more bushfire risk (59 vs 45).
| Chepstowe | Snake Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 45/100 | Moderate 59/100 |
| Crime | High 79/100 | Low 38/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Chepstowe | Snake Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Chepstowe
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Snake Valley
- Woady Yaloak Primary School-Snake Valley Campus Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Chepstowe | Snake Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 | 6 |
Mobility
Chepstowe sits further from the CBD (161.4 km vs 154.5 km).
| Chepstowe | Snake Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 28/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 161.4 km +4% vs other | 154.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 117 min | 110 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3351 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 52 postcode 3351 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 (84.2%).
Setting
| Chepstowe | Snake Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 379 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 401 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Chepstowe | Snake Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 28 premises | 0% 359 premises |
Climate
| Chepstowe | Snake Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 605 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Chepstowe | Snake Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,584/yr same for both | |
| Council | Pyrenees same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Chepstowe | Snake Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Chepstowe | Snake Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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