Chewton vs Fryerstown
Comparing Chewton and Fryerstown, VIC: Chewton carries more flood risk (28 vs 0); Chewton has more residents (763 vs 232); and Fryerstown sits further from the CBD (124.3 km vs 119.2 km).
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
Fryerstown
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 26/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Fryerstown
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Chewton
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (89 min vs 99 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (119.2 km vs 124.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Chewton has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)
- Fryerstown carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 26/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Fryerstown
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (1.8% vs -41.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Chewton and Fryerstown 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 232).
| Chewton | Fryerstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 763 +70% vs other | 232 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -41.9% | +1.8% |
| Median age | 51 same for both | |
| Median household income | $64,740/yr +1% vs other | $64,012/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +8% vs other | $275/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).
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 (19.4%).
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 (4.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Chewton | Fryerstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $785,000 | $730,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $314,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 90 days from 10 sales | 52 days from 9 sales |
Zoning mix
Fryerstown has more rural and farming land (35% vs 21%).
| Chewton | Fryerstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks and recreation | 62% | 61% |
| Rural and farming | 21% | 35% |
| Residential | 9% | 3% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 8% | 0% |
| 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 | Fryerstown | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 102 across Mount Alexander same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -7% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Chewton | Fryerstown | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 29% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 25% of VIC same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 35% of VIC | Higher than 63% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 46% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 82% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 75% of VIC | Higher than 12% of VIC |
Liveability
| Chewton | Fryerstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 53/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Chewton carries more flood risk (28 vs 0); Fryerstown carries more bushfire risk (67 vs 15).
| Chewton | Fryerstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 15/100 | Moderate 67/100 |
| Crime | Low 26/100 | Low 12/100 |
| Flood | Low 28/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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 | Fryerstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Chewton
- Chewton Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Fryerstown
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Chewton | Fryerstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 2 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 4 |
Mobility
Fryerstown sits further from the CBD (124.3 km vs 119.2 km).
| Chewton | Fryerstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 119.2 km | 124.3 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 89 min | 99 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 (67.4%).
Setting
| Chewton | Fryerstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 370 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 395 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Chewton | Fryerstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 61/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 37% 420 premises | 0% 75 premises |
Climate
| Chewton | Fryerstown | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Fryerstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,885/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mount Alexander same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Chewton | Fryerstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bendigo same for both | |
| Member | Lisa Chesters same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Chewton | Fryerstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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