Chewton Bushlands vs Chewton
Chewton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 57 in Chewton Bushlands. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Chewton Bushlands, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Chewton, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Chewton Bushlands 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
Chewton
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 36/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Chewton
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 69%)
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $800/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Chewton Bushlands
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (84 min vs 89 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (113.3 km vs 119.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Chewton Bushlands has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 26%)
- Chewton carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 36/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Chewton Bushlands
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (11.1% vs -41.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Chewton Bushlands and Chewton 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
Chewton has more residents (763 vs 50); Chewton Bushlands rents higher ($800/wk vs $300/wk).
| Chewton Bushlands | Chewton | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 50 | 763 +1426% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +11.1% | -41.9% |
| Median age | 57 | 51 |
| Median household income | $60,632/yr | $64,740/yr +7% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $800/wk +62% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (34.0%).
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 (6.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Chewton Bushlands | Chewton | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $785,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $314,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 90 days from 10 sales |
Zoning mix
Chewton Bushlands has more rural and farming land (100% vs 21%).
| Chewton Bushlands | Chewton | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 21% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 62% |
| Residential | 0% | 9% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 8% |
| 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
| Chewton Bushlands | Chewton | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 102 across Mount Alexander same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -7% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Chewton Bushlands | Chewton | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 29% of VIC |
| Income | Higher than 21% of VIC | Higher than 25% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 35% of VIC same for both | |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 46% of VIC |
| EV adoption | Higher than 82% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 60% of VIC | Higher than 75% of VIC |
Liveability
| Chewton Bushlands | Chewton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 53/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Chewton carries more flood risk (28 vs 0); Chewton carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0).
| Chewton Bushlands | Chewton | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 15/100 |
| Crime | Low 36/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 | Low 28/100 |
| 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
| Chewton Bushlands | Chewton | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Chewton Bushlands
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Chewton
- Chewton Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Chewton Bushlands | Chewton | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 4 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
Chewton sits further from the CBD (119.2 km vs 113.3 km).
| Chewton Bushlands | Chewton | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 113.3 km | 119.2 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 84 min | 89 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.2% postcode 3451 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 59 postcode 3451 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 (68.4%).
Setting
| Chewton Bushlands | Chewton | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 433 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 370 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Chewton Bushlands | Chewton | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 61/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 41 premises | 37% 420 premises |
Climate
| Chewton Bushlands | Chewton | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 598 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Chewton Bushlands | Chewton | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,885/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mount Alexander same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Chewton Bushlands | Chewton | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bendigo same for both | |
| Member | Lisa Chesters same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Chewton Bushlands | Chewton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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