Chewton Bushlands vs Faraday
Faraday is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 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. 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 Bushlands
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 50/100)
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
Faraday
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 69%)
- has cheaper rent ($315/wk vs $800/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Chewton Bushlands
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (113.3 km vs 116.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Chewton Bushlands
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 50/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 27%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Faraday
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (22.8% vs 11.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Chewton Bushlands and Faraday 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
Faraday has more residents (194 vs 50); Chewton Bushlands rents higher ($800/wk vs $315/wk).
| Chewton Bushlands | Faraday | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 50 | 194 +288% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +11.1% | +22.8% |
| Median age | 57 | 50 |
| Median household income | $60,632/yr | $69,628/yr +15% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $800/wk +61% vs other | $315/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.
Zoning mix
| Chewton Bushlands | Faraday | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 90% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 7% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 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
| Chewton Bushlands | Faraday | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 102 across Mount Alexander same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -7% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Chewton Bushlands | Faraday | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 21% of VIC | Higher than 32% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 35% of VIC | Higher than 61% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 82% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 60% of VIC | Higher than 71% of VIC |
Liveability
| Chewton Bushlands | Faraday | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Faraday carries more bushfire risk (17 vs 0); Faraday carries more crime risk (50 vs 36).
| Chewton Bushlands | Faraday | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 17/100 |
| Crime | Low 36/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| 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
| Chewton Bushlands | Faraday | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Chewton Bushlands | Faraday | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 6 |
Mobility
Faraday sits further from the CBD (116.9 km vs 113.3 km).
| Chewton Bushlands | Faraday | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 113.3 km | 116.9 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 84 min same for both | |
| 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 | Faraday | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 433 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 430 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Chewton Bushlands | Faraday | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 41 premises | 0% 90 premises |
Climate
| Chewton Bushlands | Faraday | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Faraday | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,885/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mount Alexander same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Chewton Bushlands | Faraday | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bendigo same for both | |
| Member | Lisa Chesters same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Chewton Bushlands | Faraday | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Chewton Bushlands
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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