Clonbinane vs Strath Creek

Clonbinane is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 49 in Strath Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Clonbinane, about half of households are couple families. In Strath Creek, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Clonbinane tends to suit couples, while Strath Creek suits 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

Clonbinane

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 37%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Clonbinane

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Strath Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $475/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 25%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Clonbinane

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (89.9 km vs 103.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Clonbinane

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Strath Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (40.9% vs 5.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Clonbinane and Strath Creek drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Clonbinane Strath Creek
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Clonbinane Strath Creek
Walkability 10 / 0
Clonbinane — Walkability: 10/100 Strath Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 29 / 38
Clonbinane — Safety: 29/100 Strath Creek — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 6 / 20
Clonbinane — Low fire risk: 6/100 Strath Creek — Low fire risk: 20/100
Low flood risk 76 / 46
Clonbinane — Low flood risk: 76/100 Strath Creek — Low flood risk: 46/100

Demographics

Clonbinane rents higher ($475/wk vs $250/wk); Clonbinane has more residents (347 vs 231).

Clonbinane Strath Creek
Population 347
+33% vs other
 231
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.2% +40.9%
Median age 44 49
Median household income $98,904/yr
+28% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $475/wk
+47% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clonbinane Strath Creek
0-4 6.1% / 2.6%
Clonbinane — 0-4: 6.1% Strath Creek — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 9.5% / 14.3%
Clonbinane — 5-14: 9.5% Strath Creek — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 6.1% / 6.1%
Clonbinane — 15-19: 6.1% Strath Creek — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 5.2% / 6.1%
Clonbinane — 20-24: 5.2% Strath Creek — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 10.4% / 7.4%
Clonbinane — 25-34: 10.4% Strath Creek — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 12.4% / 8.2%
Clonbinane — 35-44: 12.4% Strath Creek — 35-44: 8.2%
45-54 12.4% / 21.6%
Clonbinane — 45-54: 12.4% Strath Creek — 45-54: 21.6%
55-64 14.1% / 22.9%
Clonbinane — 55-64: 14.1% Strath Creek — 55-64: 22.9%
65-74 13.3% / 10.8%
Clonbinane — 65-74: 13.3% Strath Creek — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 7.2% / 6.1%
Clonbinane — 75-84: 7.2% Strath Creek — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ — / —
Clonbinane — 85+: not among its largest Strath Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clonbinane 34.7% lone person
Clonbinane — Lone Person: 34.7% Clonbinane — Couple Families: 52.0% Clonbinane — One Parent Families: 13.3% Clonbinane — Group Household: 0.0%
Strath Creek 53.1% lone person
Strath Creek — Lone Person: 53.1% Strath Creek — Couple Families: 24.5% Strath Creek — One Parent Families: 12.2% Strath Creek — Group Household: 10.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clonbinane 5.2% renting
Clonbinane — Owned Outright: 54.3% Clonbinane — Mortgage: 40.5% Clonbinane — Renting: 5.2%
Strath Creek 12.7% renting
Strath Creek — Owned Outright: 58.7% Strath Creek — Mortgage: 28.6% Strath Creek — Renting: 12.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Clonbinane Strath Creek
New Zealand 4.0% / 1.7%
Clonbinane — New Zealand: 4.0% Strath Creek — New Zealand: 1.7%
England 2.3% / 2.2%
Clonbinane — England: 2.3% Strath Creek — England: 2.2%
Italy 1.2% / —
Clonbinane — Italy: 1.2% Strath Creek — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Clonbinane Strath Creek
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 9.5%
Clonbinane — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Strath Creek — Certificate III & IV: 9.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 8.2%
Clonbinane — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Strath Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 5.2%
Clonbinane — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Strath Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 3.9%
Clonbinane — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Strath Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 3.5%
Clonbinane — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Strath Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clonbinane 100.0% houses
Clonbinane — Houses: 100.0%
Strath Creek 100.0% houses
Strath Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Clonbinane Strath Creek
Median house price $1,700,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Strath Creek has more rural and farming land (98% vs 18%).

Clonbinane Strath Creek
Rural and farming 18% 98%
Parks and recreation 76% 1%
Environmental 6% 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

Clonbinane Strath Creek
New dwellings approved 1,074
across Mitchell
 82
across Murrindindi
Approvals change year on year +70% +83%

Ranking within VIC

Clonbinane Strath Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 71% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 29% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 26% of VIC

Liveability

Clonbinane is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Clonbinane Strath Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Strath Creek carries more flood risk (54 vs 24); Clonbinane carries more bushfire risk (94 vs 80).

Clonbinane Strath Creek
Bushfire High
94/100
 High
80/100
Crime High
71/100
 Moderate
62/100
Flood Low
24/100
 Moderate
54/100
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

Clonbinane Strath Creek
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

Clonbinane Strath Creek
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 5 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 70 22

Mobility

Strath Creek sits further from the CBD (103.4 km vs 89.9 km).

Clonbinane Strath Creek
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 89.9 km 103.4 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 84 min 82 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3658
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 3658
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.

Clonbinane Strath Creek
Car (driver) 64.6% / 61.1%
Clonbinane — Car (driver): 64.6% Strath Creek — Car (driver): 61.1%
Worked from Home 26.4% / 33.3%
Clonbinane — Worked from Home: 26.4% Strath Creek — Worked from Home: 33.3%
Walked Only 5.6% / 5.6%
Clonbinane — Walked Only: 5.6% Strath Creek — Walked Only: 5.6%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / —
Clonbinane — Car (passenger): 3.5% Strath Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.6%).

Setting

Clonbinane Strath Creek
Elevation 594 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 248 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Clonbinane Strath Creek
Connectivity score 29/100 25/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
158 premises
 0%
88 premises

Climate

Clonbinane Strath Creek
Annual rainfall 540 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Clonbinane Strath Creek
Average residential rate $1,947/yr $1,973/yr
Council Mitchell Murrindindi

Federal electorate

Clonbinane Strath Creek
Division Mcewen Indi
Member Rob Mitchell Helen Haines
Party Australian Labor Party Independent

First Home Owner Grant

Clonbinane Strath Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Clonbinane

Rural

Strath Creek

Rural

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