Chewton vs Golden Point
Chewton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 55 in Golden Point. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Chewton, about half of households are people living alone. In Golden Point, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Golden Point 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 the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (46% vs 36%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Golden Point
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)
Weighs 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
Golden Point
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a shorter drive in (84 min vs 89 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Golden Point
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-2.9% vs -41.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Chewton and Golden Point 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 102); Chewton has higher household incomes ($64,740 vs $58,500).
| Chewton | Golden Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 763 +87% vs other | 102 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -41.9% | -2.9% |
| Median age | 51 | 55 |
| Median household income | $64,740/yr +10% vs other | $58,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.4%).
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 (6.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Chewton | Golden Point | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Golden Point has more rural and farming land (61% vs 21%).
| Chewton | Golden Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks and recreation | 62% | 29% |
| Rural and farming | 21% | 61% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 8% | 11% |
| Residential | 9% | 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 | Golden Point | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 102 across Mount Alexander same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -7% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Chewton | Golden Point | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 29% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 25% of VIC | Higher than 19% of VIC |
| 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 47% of VIC |
Liveability
| Chewton | Golden Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 53/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Chewton carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0); Golden Point carries more flood risk (82 vs 28).
| Chewton | Golden Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 15/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 26/100 | Low 31/100 |
| Flood | Low 28/100 | High 82/100 |
| 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 | Golden Point | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Golden Point
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Chewton | Golden Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 2 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 3 |
Mobility
| Chewton | Golden Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 119.2 km +1% vs other | 117.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 89 min | 84 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 (58.9%).
Setting
| Chewton | Golden Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 370 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 350 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Chewton | Golden Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 61/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 37% 420 premises | 0% 55 premises |
Climate
| Chewton | Golden Point | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Golden Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,885/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mount Alexander same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Chewton | Golden Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bendigo same for both | |
| Member | Lisa Chesters same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Chewton | Golden Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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