Chesney Vale vs Goorambat

Chesney Vale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 55 in Goorambat. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Chesney Vale, most households are couple families. In Goorambat, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Chesney Vale: a median of $635,000, against $450,000 in Goorambat. On these figures, Chesney Vale tends to suit families with children, while Goorambat suits people living alone, older residents, 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

Chesney Vale

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 88/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 57%)
  • But Goorambat has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Goorambat

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper houses ($450,000 vs $635,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Goorambat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (232.8 km vs 238.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Chesney Vale carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 88/100)
  • Goorambat has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Chesney Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (29.9% vs -9.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Chesney Vale Goorambat
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.

Chesney Vale Goorambat
Walkability 0 / 0
Chesney Vale — Walkability: 0/100 Goorambat — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 90 / 12
Chesney Vale — Safety: 90/100 Goorambat — Safety: 12/100
Low fire risk 58 / 52
Chesney Vale — Low fire risk: 58/100 Goorambat — Low fire risk: 52/100
Low flood risk 100 / 54
Chesney Vale — Low flood risk: 100/100 Goorambat — Low flood risk: 54/100

Demographics

Goorambat has more residents (269 vs 204); Goorambat skews older (55 vs 42).

Chesney Vale Goorambat
Population 204 269
+32% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +29.9% -9.4%
Median age 42 55
Median household income $81,224/yr
+10% vs other
 $72,748/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+5% vs other
 $190/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Chesney Vale Goorambat
0-4 6.9% / 6.3%
Chesney Vale — 0-4: 6.9% Goorambat — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 12.3% / 8.9%
Chesney Vale — 5-14: 12.3% Goorambat — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 7.4% / 4.5%
Chesney Vale — 15-19: 7.4% Goorambat — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 2.9% / 1.9%
Chesney Vale — 20-24: 2.9% Goorambat — 20-24: 1.9%
25-34 11.8% / 5.6%
Chesney Vale — 25-34: 11.8% Goorambat — 25-34: 5.6%
35-44 12.7% / 9.3%
Chesney Vale — 35-44: 12.7% Goorambat — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 16.2% / 10.4%
Chesney Vale — 45-54: 16.2% Goorambat — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 12.7% / 18.2%
Chesney Vale — 55-64: 12.7% Goorambat — 55-64: 18.2%
65-74 17.2% / 20.1%
Chesney Vale — 65-74: 17.2% Goorambat — 65-74: 20.1%
75-84 2.9% / 10.4%
Chesney Vale — 75-84: 2.9% Goorambat — 75-84: 10.4%
85+ — / 2.2%
Chesney Vale — 85+: not among its largest Goorambat — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Chesney Vale 57.9% couple families
Chesney Vale — Couple Families: 57.9% Chesney Vale — Lone Person: 34.2% Chesney Vale — One Parent Families: 7.9%
Goorambat 49.0% couple families
Goorambat — Couple Families: 49.0% Goorambat — Lone Person: 43.1% Goorambat — One Parent Families: 7.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Chesney Vale 13.9% renting
Chesney Vale — Owned Outright: 45.8% Chesney Vale — Mortgage: 40.3% Chesney Vale — Renting: 13.9%
Goorambat 12.1% renting
Goorambat — Owned Outright: 57.1% Goorambat — Mortgage: 30.8% Goorambat — Renting: 12.1%
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.

Chesney Vale Goorambat
England 1.5% / 3.3%
Chesney Vale — England: 1.5% Goorambat — England: 3.3%
Greece 2.0% / —
Chesney Vale — Greece: 2.0% Goorambat — Greece: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.5% / —
Chesney Vale — Netherlands: 1.5% Goorambat — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

Qualifications

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

Chesney Vale Goorambat
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 16.4%
Chesney Vale — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Goorambat — Certificate III & IV: 16.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.3% / 9.3%
Chesney Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.3% Goorambat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 7.4%
Chesney Vale — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Goorambat — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 3.0%
Chesney Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Goorambat — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.9%
Chesney Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Goorambat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Chesney Vale 91.8% houses
Chesney Vale — Houses: 91.8% Chesney Vale — Flats / Apartments: 8.2%
Goorambat 96.1% houses
Goorambat — Houses: 96.1% Goorambat — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Chesney Vale Goorambat
Median house price $635,000 $450,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $312,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) — 79 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Chesney Vale Goorambat
Rural and farming 96% 98%
Parks and recreation 4% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Chesney Vale Goorambat
New dwellings approved 235
across Benalla
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Chesney Vale Goorambat
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 35% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC

Liveability

Chesney Vale Goorambat
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Goorambat carries more flood risk (46 vs 0); Goorambat carries more crime risk (88 vs 10).

Chesney Vale Goorambat
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
48/100
Crime Low
10/100
 High
88/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
46/100
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

Chesney Vale Goorambat
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

Chesney Vale Goorambat
Parks & reserves 0 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Chesney Vale sits further from the CBD (238.1 km vs 232.8 km).

Chesney Vale Goorambat
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 238.1 km
+2% vs other
 232.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 161 min 162 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3725
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 3725
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.

Chesney Vale Goorambat
Car (driver) 80.3% / 71.1%
Chesney Vale — Car (driver): 80.3% Goorambat — Car (driver): 71.1%
Worked from Home 19.7% / 28.9%
Chesney Vale — Worked from Home: 19.7% Goorambat — Worked from Home: 28.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.3%).

Setting

Chesney Vale Goorambat
Elevation 207 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 185 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Chesney Vale Goorambat
Connectivity score 28/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
71 premises
 0%
127 premises

Climate

Chesney Vale Goorambat
Annual rainfall 565 mm 484 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C —
Winter min (Jul) 2.7°C —

Council rates

Chesney Vale Goorambat
Average residential rate $2,119/yr
same for both
Council Benalla
same for both

Federal electorate

Chesney Vale Goorambat
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Chesney Vale Goorambat
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Chesney Vale

Rural

Goorambat

Retirees Rural

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