Clydesdale vs Strangways

Strangways is the younger of the two, with a median age of 55 against 60 in Clydesdale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Clydesdale, most households are people living alone. In Strangways, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Clydesdale tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Strangways suits 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

Clydesdale

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 43/100)
  • But Strangways is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 41%)

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

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

Clydesdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($195/wk vs $225/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Clydesdale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (136.1 km vs 138.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Clydesdale

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 43/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (39% vs 30%)

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

Investors

Strangways

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.1% vs 6.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Clydesdale Strangways
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.

Clydesdale Strangways
Walkability 10 / 0
Clydesdale — Walkability: 10/100 Strangways — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 57
Clydesdale — Safety: 77/100 Strangways — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 15 / 75
Clydesdale — Low fire risk: 15/100 Strangways — Low fire risk: 75/100
Low flood risk 51 / 61
Clydesdale — Low flood risk: 51/100 Strangways — Low flood risk: 61/100

Demographics

Strangways has more residents (101 vs 62); Strangways rents higher ($225/wk vs $195/wk).

Clydesdale Strangways
Population 62 101
+63% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.9% +16.1%
Median age 60 55
Median household income $67,184/yr $73,112/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $195/wk $225/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clydesdale Strangways
0-4 — / 4.0%
Clydesdale — 0-4: not among its largest Strangways — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 8.1% / —
Clydesdale — 5-14: 8.1% Strangways — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 — / 5.9%
Clydesdale — 15-19: not among its largest Strangways — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 — / 5.0%
Clydesdale — 20-24: not among its largest Strangways — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 12.9% / 5.0%
Clydesdale — 25-34: 12.9% Strangways — 25-34: 5.0%
35-44 6.5% / 14.9%
Clydesdale — 35-44: 6.5% Strangways — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 17.7% / 14.9%
Clydesdale — 45-54: 17.7% Strangways — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 21.0% / 16.8%
Clydesdale — 55-64: 21.0% Strangways — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 33.9% / 24.8%
Clydesdale — 65-74: 33.9% Strangways — 65-74: 24.8%
75-84 4.8% / 5.0%
Clydesdale — 75-84: 4.8% Strangways — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ — / —
Clydesdale — 85+: not among its largest Strangways — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (33.9%).

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.

Clydesdale Strangways
England 11.3% / 5.9%
Clydesdale — England: 11.3% Strangways — England: 5.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clydesdale 58.8% lone person
Clydesdale — Lone Person: 58.8% Clydesdale — Couple Families: 17.6% Clydesdale — One Parent Families: 23.5%
Strangways 25.0% lone person
Strangways — Lone Person: 25.0% Strangways — Couple Families: 45.8% Strangways — One Parent Families: 29.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clydesdale 100.0% houses
Clydesdale — Houses: 100.0%
Strangways 102.7% houses
Strangways — Houses: 102.7%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Clydesdale Strangways
Certificate III & IV 25.8% / 15.8%
Clydesdale — Certificate III & IV: 25.8% Strangways — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 19.4% / 10.9%
Clydesdale — Bachelor Degree: 19.4% Strangways — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 8.9%
Clydesdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Strangways — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Postgraduate Degree 8.1% / 5.9%
Clydesdale — Postgraduate Degree: 8.1% Strangways — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.8% / 3.0%
Clydesdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8% Strangways — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clydesdale 0.0% renting
Clydesdale — Owned Outright: 56.5% Clydesdale — Mortgage: 43.5% Clydesdale — Renting: 0.0%
Strangways 7.1% renting
Strangways — Owned Outright: 61.9% Strangways — Mortgage: 31.0% Strangways — Renting: 7.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Clydesdale Strangways
Rural and farming 90% 98%
Parks and recreation 10% 1%
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

Clydesdale Strangways
New dwellings approved 104
across Hepburn
 102
across Mount Alexander
Approvals change year on year -6% -7%

Ranking within VIC

Clydesdale Strangways
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 8% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 14% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC

Liveability

Clydesdale is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Clydesdale Strangways
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Clydesdale carries more bushfire risk (85 vs 25); Strangways carries more crime risk (43 vs 23).

Clydesdale Strangways
Bushfire High
85/100
 Low
25/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Moderate
43/100
Flood Moderate
49/100
 Low
39/100
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

Clydesdale Strangways
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

Clydesdale Strangways
Parks & reserves 4 0
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Strangways sits further from the CBD (138.8 km vs 136.1 km).

Clydesdale Strangways
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 136.1 km 138.8 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 106 min 107 min
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 3461
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 3461
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.

Clydesdale Strangways
Car (driver) 61.9% / 63.2%
Clydesdale — Car (driver): 61.9% Strangways — Car (driver): 63.2%
Worked from Home 23.8% / 21.1%
Clydesdale — Worked from Home: 23.8% Strangways — Worked from Home: 21.1%
Car (passenger) — / 15.8%
Clydesdale — Car (passenger): not among its largest Strangways — Car (passenger): 15.8%
Walked Only 14.3% / —
Clydesdale — Walked Only: 14.3% Strangways — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.2%).

Setting

Clydesdale Strangways
Elevation 258 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 229 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Clydesdale Strangways
Connectivity score 17/100 27/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 0%
39 premises

Climate

Clydesdale Strangways
Annual rainfall 531 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Clydesdale Strangways
Average residential rate $1,748/yr $1,885/yr
Council Hepburn Mount Alexander

Federal electorate

Clydesdale Strangways
Division Ballarat Bendigo
Member Catherine King Lisa Chesters
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Clydesdale Strangways
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Clydesdale

Retirees Rural

Strangways

Professionals Retirees Rural

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