Coldstream vs Healesville

Coldstream is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 46 in Healesville. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coldstream, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Coldstream tends to suit couples, while Healesville 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

Healesville

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (8 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 11)
  • But Coldstream is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

Coldstream

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices and 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

Coldstream

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (54 min vs 73 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (49.9 km vs 65.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Healesville

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 2)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coldstream Healesville
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.

Coldstream Healesville
Walkability 0 / 4
Coldstream — Walkability: 0/100 Healesville — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 44 / 40
Coldstream — Safety: 44/100 Healesville — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 2 / 4
Coldstream — Low fire risk: 2/100 Healesville — Low fire risk: 4/100
Low flood risk 20 / 42
Coldstream — Low flood risk: 20/100 Healesville — Low flood risk: 42/100

Demographics

Healesville has more residents (7,589 vs 2,199); Coldstream has higher household incomes ($99,476 vs $76,544).

Coldstream Healesville
Population 2,199 7,589
+245% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.6% +1.7%
Median age 37 46
Median household income $99,476/yr
+23% vs other
 $76,544/yr
Median weekly rent $371/wk
+6% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coldstream Healesville
0-4 7.0% / 5.1%
Coldstream — 0-4: 7.0% Healesville — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 13.1% / 11.4%
Coldstream — 5-14: 13.1% Healesville — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 6.5% / 5.6%
Coldstream — 15-19: 6.5% Healesville — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 5.2% / 4.5%
Coldstream — 20-24: 5.2% Healesville — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 14.5% / 10.2%
Coldstream — 25-34: 14.5% Healesville — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 13.1% / 11.6%
Coldstream — 35-44: 13.1% Healesville — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 11.1% / 13.2%
Coldstream — 45-54: 11.1% Healesville — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 13.3% / 14.9%
Coldstream — 55-64: 13.3% Healesville — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 10.6% / 11.9%
Coldstream — 65-74: 10.6% Healesville — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 5.0% / 8.4%
Coldstream — 75-84: 5.0% Healesville — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ 1.0% / 3.4%
Coldstream — 85+: 1.0% Healesville — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coldstream 54.2% couple families
Coldstream — Couple Families: 54.2% Coldstream — Lone Person: 24.7% Coldstream — One Parent Families: 16.9% Coldstream — Group Household: 3.0% Coldstream — Other Families: 1.1%
Healesville 39.2% couple families
Healesville — Couple Families: 39.2% Healesville — Lone Person: 39.7% Healesville — One Parent Families: 17.3% Healesville — Group Household: 2.9% Healesville — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coldstream 13.4% renting
Coldstream — Owned Outright: 35.5% Coldstream — Mortgage: 51.1% Coldstream — Renting: 13.4%
Healesville 17.7% renting
Healesville — Owned Outright: 41.3% Healesville — Mortgage: 41.0% Healesville — Renting: 17.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Coldstream Healesville
Certificate III & IV 21.4% / 16.7%
Coldstream — Certificate III & IV: 21.4% Healesville — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 10.9%
Coldstream — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Healesville — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 9.1%
Coldstream — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Healesville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 3.1%
Coldstream — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Healesville — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 2.2%
Coldstream — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Healesville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

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.

Coldstream Healesville
England 4.7% / 5.4%
Coldstream — England: 4.7% Healesville — England: 5.4%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.7%
Coldstream — New Zealand: 0.9% Healesville — New Zealand: 1.7%
Scotland 0.8% / 0.8%
Coldstream — Scotland: 0.8% Healesville — Scotland: 0.8%
Netherlands 0.7% / 0.9%
Coldstream — Netherlands: 0.7% Healesville — Netherlands: 0.9%
Italy 0.7% / 0.5%
Coldstream — Italy: 0.7% Healesville — Italy: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.8%
Coldstream — Germany: not among its largest Healesville — Germany: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coldstream 98.9% houses
Coldstream — Houses: 98.9% Coldstream — Townhouses: 0.4% Coldstream — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Healesville 89.3% houses
Healesville — Houses: 89.3% Healesville — Townhouses: 10.0% Healesville — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Coldstream Healesville
Median house price $870,000 $805,500
Median unit price — $610,175
Median land price — $537,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 17 sales
 30 days
from 75 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Coldstream Healesville
3 bed $830K / $795K
Coldstream — 3 bed: $830K (36 sales) Healesville — 3 bed: $795K (55 sales)

36 vs 55 sales

4 bed $920K / $915K
Coldstream — 4 bed: $920K (14 sales) Healesville — 4 bed: $915K (31 sales)

14 vs 31 sales

Zoning mix

Coldstream has more rural and farming land (95% vs 29%).

Coldstream Healesville
Rural and farming 95% 29%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 56%
Environmental 0% 6%
Parks and recreation 0% 5%
Residential 1% 3%
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

Coldstream Healesville
New dwellings approved 416
across Yarra Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year -57%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Coldstream Healesville
Houses — 3.8%
$650/wk on $888K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Coldstream Healesville
House price Higher than 60% of VIC Higher than 52% of VIC
Income Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 5% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 6% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 55% of VIC

Liveability

Coldstream Healesville
Grade D
same for both
Score 26/100 23/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Coldstream carries more flood risk (80 vs 58).

Coldstream Healesville
Bushfire High
98/100
 High
96/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
60/100
Flood High
80/100
 Moderate
58/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Coldstream Healesville
Inside the suburb 2 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 2

Schools in Coldstream

  • Coldstream Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Lyrebird College Independent · Combined · Special school

Schools in Healesville

  • Healesville Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Healesville High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • St Brigid's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Worawa Aboriginal College Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Coldstream Healesville
Supermarkets 1 4
Cafes & restaurants 13 15
Parks & reserves 11 17
Childcare 2 8
GPs 2 4
Pharmacies 1 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 4
Fuel stations 0 4
EV chargers 1 2
Waterways 4 80

Mobility

Healesville sits further from the CBD (65.8 km vs 49.9 km).

Coldstream Healesville
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Melbourne 49.9 km 65.8 km
+32% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 54 min 73 min
Public transport score 42/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 7.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 41.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3770
 0.8%
postcode 3777
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 3770
 42
postcode 3777

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.

Coldstream Healesville
Car (driver) 69.5% / 65.9%
Coldstream — Car (driver): 69.5% Healesville — Car (driver): 65.9%
Worked from Home 21.9% / 24.9%
Coldstream — Worked from Home: 21.9% Healesville — Worked from Home: 24.9%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 3.9%
Coldstream — Car (passenger): 4.4% Healesville — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only 2.6% / 3.6%
Coldstream — Walked Only: 2.6% Healesville — Walked Only: 3.6%
Train 0.9% / 0.8%
Coldstream — Train: 0.9% Healesville — Train: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.5%).

Setting

Coldstream Healesville
Elevation 76 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 156 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Coldstream Healesville
Connectivity score 77/100 69/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 40%
962 premises
 45%
3,775 premises

Climate

Coldstream Healesville
Annual rainfall 1,215 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Coldstream Healesville
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Coldstream Healesville
Average residential rate $2,161/yr
same for both
Council Yarra Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Coldstream Healesville
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coldstream Healesville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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