Crossover vs Rokeby

Rokeby is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 51 in Crossover. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rokeby, most households are couple families. On these figures, Rokeby tends to suit 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

Rokeby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 58%)

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

Rokeby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($261/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Rokeby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (104.4 km vs 108.4 km)

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

Rokeby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.3% vs 1.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Crossover Rokeby
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.

Crossover Rokeby
Walkability 4 / 8
Crossover — Walkability: 4/100 Rokeby — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 63 / 61
Crossover — Safety: 63/100 Rokeby — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 1 / 100
Crossover — Low fire risk: 1/100 Rokeby — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 85 / 35
Crossover — Low flood risk: 85/100 Rokeby — Low flood risk: 35/100

Demographics

Crossover rents higher ($350/wk vs $261/wk); Rokeby has more residents (213 vs 161).

Crossover Rokeby
Population 161 213
+32% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.9% +18.3%
Median age 51 48
Median household income $102,336/yr
+8% vs other
 $94,224/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+25% vs other
 $261/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Crossover Rokeby
0-4 2.5% / 7.0%
Crossover — 0-4: 2.5% Rokeby — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 8.7% / 8.9%
Crossover — 5-14: 8.7% Rokeby — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 5.0% / 3.3%
Crossover — 15-19: 5.0% Rokeby — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 8.1% / 5.2%
Crossover — 20-24: 8.1% Rokeby — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 8.7% / 14.1%
Crossover — 25-34: 8.7% Rokeby — 25-34: 14.1%
35-44 6.8% / 6.6%
Crossover — 35-44: 6.8% Rokeby — 35-44: 6.6%
45-54 14.3% / 9.4%
Crossover — 45-54: 14.3% Rokeby — 45-54: 9.4%
55-64 24.2% / 23.0%
Crossover — 55-64: 24.2% Rokeby — 55-64: 23.0%
65-74 11.2% / 13.6%
Crossover — 65-74: 11.2% Rokeby — 65-74: 13.6%
75-84 5.0% / 3.8%
Crossover — 75-84: 5.0% Rokeby — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 1.9% / 2.3%
Crossover — 85+: 1.9% Rokeby — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

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.

Crossover Rokeby
England 5.6% / 2.3%
Crossover — England: 5.6% Rokeby — England: 2.3%
Germany 1.9% / —
Crossover — Germany: 1.9% Rokeby — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Crossover 43.9% couple families
Crossover — Couple Families: 43.9% Crossover — Lone Person: 29.3% Crossover — One Parent Families: 14.6% Crossover — Group Household: 12.2%
Rokeby 67.4% couple families
Rokeby — Couple Families: 67.4% Rokeby — Lone Person: 32.6% Rokeby — One Parent Families: 0.0% Rokeby — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Crossover 96.2% houses
Crossover — Houses: 96.2% Crossover — Flats / Apartments: 3.8%
Rokeby 100.0% houses
Rokeby — Houses: 100.0% Rokeby — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Crossover Rokeby
Certificate III & IV 17.4% / 16.4%
Crossover — Certificate III & IV: 17.4% Rokeby — Certificate III & IV: 16.4%
Bachelor Degree 16.1% / 11.3%
Crossover — Bachelor Degree: 16.1% Rokeby — Bachelor Degree: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 8.0%
Crossover — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Rokeby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 5.0% / 1.4%
Crossover — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0% Rokeby — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.7% / 1.9%
Crossover — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7% Rokeby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Crossover 9.1% renting
Crossover — Owned Outright: 30.9% Crossover — Mortgage: 60.0% Crossover — Renting: 9.1%
Rokeby 5.3% renting
Rokeby — Owned Outright: 44.0% Rokeby — Mortgage: 50.7% Rokeby — Renting: 5.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Crossover Rokeby
Rural and farming 76% 80%
Parks and recreation 21% 10%
Residential 0% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 4%
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

Crossover Rokeby
New dwellings approved 619
across Baw Baw
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Crossover Rokeby
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 58% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC

Liveability

Crossover Rokeby
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Crossover carries more bushfire risk (99 vs 0); Rokeby carries more flood risk (65 vs 15).

Crossover Rokeby
Bushfire High
99/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
37/100
 Low
39/100
Flood Low
15/100
 Moderate
65/100
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

Crossover Rokeby
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

Crossover Rokeby
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 13 3

Mobility

Crossover sits further from the CBD (108.4 km vs 104.4 km).

Crossover Rokeby
Walkability score 4/100 8/100
Distance to Melbourne 108.4 km
+4% vs other
 104.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 85 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3821
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 3821
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.

Crossover Rokeby
Car (driver) 62.1% / 76.0%
Crossover — Car (driver): 62.1% Rokeby — Car (driver): 76.0%
Worked from Home 37.9% / 21.0%
Crossover — Worked from Home: 37.9% Rokeby — Worked from Home: 21.0%
Car (passenger) — / 3.0%
Crossover — Car (passenger): not among its largest Rokeby — Car (passenger): 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.0%).

Setting

Crossover Rokeby
Elevation 206 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 143 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 46.4 km 43.2 km

NBN connectivity

Crossover Rokeby
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
68 premises
 0%
84 premises

Climate

Crossover Rokeby
Annual rainfall 1,090 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Crossover Rokeby
Average residential rate $2,138/yr
same for both
Council Baw Baw
same for both

Federal electorate

Crossover Rokeby
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Crossover Rokeby
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Crossover

Professionals Rural

Rokeby

Rural

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