Childers vs Allambee Reserve
Allambee Reserve is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 57 in Childers. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Childers, most households are people living alone. In Allambee Reserve, most households are couple families. On these figures, Childers tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Allambee Reserve suits families with children and couples.
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
Allambee Reserve
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 38%)
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 30/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Allambee Reserve
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 43%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Allambee Reserve
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 12%)
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $130/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Childers has a shorter drive in (108 min vs 114 min)
- Allambee Reserve sits closer to the CBD (134.6 km vs 136.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Childers has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 15%)
- Allambee Reserve carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 30/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Allambee Reserve
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (1.1% vs -14.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Childers and Allambee Reserve 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
Allambee Reserve has higher household incomes ($76,336 vs $55,224); Childers rents higher ($130/wk vs $100/wk).
| Childers | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 91 | 96 +5% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -14.2% | +1.1% |
| Median age | 57 | 44 |
| Median household income | $55,224/yr | $76,336/yr +38% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $130/wk +23% vs other | $100/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).
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 (6.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Childers | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% same for both | |
| 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
| Childers | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 619 across Baw Baw same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +49% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Childers | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 14% of VIC | Higher than 44% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 39% of VIC | Higher than 18% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 34% of VIC | Higher than 58% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of VIC | Higher than 16% of VIC |
Liveability
| Childers | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Childers carries more crime risk (30 vs 19).
| Childers | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 30/100 | Low 19/100 |
| 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
| Childers | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Childers
- Baringa School-Baringa Homestead Government · Secondary · Special school
Schools in Allambee Reserve
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Childers | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Childers sits further from the CBD (136.6 km vs 134.6 km).
| Childers | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 136.6 km +1% vs other | 134.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 108 min | 114 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3824 | 0.6% postcode 3871 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 3824 | 51 postcode 3871 |
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 (54.8%).
Setting
| Childers | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 286 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 324 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 45.1 km | 42.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Childers | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 19/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 45 premises | 0% 35 premises |
Climate
| Childers | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 700 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Childers | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,138/yr same for both | |
| Council | Baw Baw same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Childers | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Monash same for both | |
| Member | Mary Aldred same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Childers | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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