Croydon Hills vs Croydon North

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Croydon Hills 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

Croydon Hills

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 34/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 71%)
  • But Croydon North has more childcare (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Croydon North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($410/wk vs $491/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Croydon Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (33.8 km vs 36.3 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Croydon Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 34/100)

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

Investors

Croydon North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.0% vs -3.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Croydon Hills Croydon North
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.

Croydon Hills Croydon North
Walkability 80 / 76
Croydon Hills — Walkability: 80/100 Croydon North — Walkability: 76/100
Safety 79 / 66
Croydon Hills — Safety: 79/100 Croydon North — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 4 / 8
Croydon Hills — Low fire risk: 4/100 Croydon North — Low fire risk: 8/100
Low flood risk 100 / 77
Croydon Hills — Low flood risk: 100/100 Croydon North — Low flood risk: 77/100

Demographics

Croydon North has more residents (8,092 vs 4,839); Croydon Hills rents higher ($491/wk vs $410/wk).

Croydon Hills Croydon North
Population 4,839 8,092
+67% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.1% +3.0%
Median age 42 40
Median household income $126,724/yr
+12% vs other
 $112,112/yr
Median weekly rent $491/wk
+16% vs other
 $410/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Croydon Hills Croydon North
0-4 4.6% / 5.7%
Croydon Hills — 0-4: 4.6% Croydon North — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 13.5% / 12.7%
Croydon Hills — 5-14: 13.5% Croydon North — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 7.5% / 5.8%
Croydon Hills — 15-19: 7.5% Croydon North — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 7.0% / 6.1%
Croydon Hills — 20-24: 7.0% Croydon North — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 9.0% / 11.7%
Croydon Hills — 25-34: 9.0% Croydon North — 25-34: 11.7%
35-44 12.1% / 14.2%
Croydon Hills — 35-44: 12.1% Croydon North — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 15.5% / 13.3%
Croydon Hills — 45-54: 15.5% Croydon North — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 15.5% / 13.8%
Croydon Hills — 55-64: 15.5% Croydon North — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 9.8% / 9.8%
Croydon Hills — 65-74: 9.8% Croydon North — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 4.4% / 4.8%
Croydon Hills — 75-84: 4.4% Croydon North — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 0.9% / 2.1%
Croydon Hills — 85+: 0.9% Croydon North — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Croydon Hills 65.1% couple families
Croydon Hills — Couple Families: 65.1% Croydon Hills — Lone Person: 16.8% Croydon Hills — One Parent Families: 16.1% Croydon Hills — Group Household: 1.3% Croydon Hills — Other Families: 0.7%
Croydon North 55.0% couple families
Croydon North — Couple Families: 55.0% Croydon North — Lone Person: 25.7% Croydon North — One Parent Families: 16.0% Croydon North — Group Household: 2.1% Croydon North — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Croydon Hills 10.0% renting
Croydon Hills — Owned Outright: 41.5% Croydon Hills — Mortgage: 48.5% Croydon Hills — Renting: 10.0%
Croydon North 17.8% renting
Croydon North — Owned Outright: 34.8% Croydon North — Mortgage: 47.4% Croydon North — Renting: 17.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Croydon Hills Croydon North
Bachelor Degree 17.4% / 15.1%
Croydon Hills — Bachelor Degree: 17.4% Croydon North — Bachelor Degree: 15.1%
Certificate III & IV 12.8% / 13.2%
Croydon Hills — Certificate III & IV: 12.8% Croydon North — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.9% / 9.6%
Croydon Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9% Croydon North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 4.7% / 5.0%
Croydon Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7% Croydon North — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 3.1%
Croydon Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Croydon North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

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

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.

Croydon Hills Croydon North
England 3.4% / 4.4%
Croydon Hills — England: 3.4% Croydon North — England: 4.4%
China 3.8% / 3.1%
Croydon Hills — China: 3.8% Croydon North — China: 3.1%
South Africa 1.1% / 1.1%
Croydon Hills — South Africa: 1.1% Croydon North — South Africa: 1.1%
New Zealand 0.9% / 0.9%
Croydon Hills — New Zealand: 0.9% Croydon North — New Zealand: 0.9%
India — / 1.3%
Croydon Hills — India: not among its largest Croydon North — India: 1.3%
Malaysia 0.7% / 0.6%
Croydon Hills — Malaysia: 0.7% Croydon North — Malaysia: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Croydon Hills 99.9% houses
Croydon Hills — Houses: 99.9% Croydon Hills — Townhouses: 0.0% Croydon Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Croydon North 94.6% houses
Croydon North — Houses: 94.6% Croydon North — Townhouses: 5.1% Croydon North — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Croydon Hills Croydon North
Median house price $1,160,000 $1,093,500
Median unit price — $705,000
Median land price — $972,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 23 sales
 24 days
from 66 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.

Croydon Hills Croydon North
3 bed $990K / $905K
Croydon Hills — 3 bed: $990K (33 sales) Croydon North — 3 bed: $905K (51 sales)

33 vs 51 sales

4 bed $1.22M / $1.15M
Croydon Hills — 4 bed: $1.22M (54 sales) Croydon North — 4 bed: $1.15M (57 sales)

54 vs 57 sales

5 bed $1.41M / $1.36M
Croydon Hills — 5 bed: $1.41M (17 sales) Croydon North — 5 bed: $1.36M (20 sales)

17 vs 20 sales

Zoning mix

Croydon Hills Croydon North
Residential 82% 80%
Parks and recreation 10% 12%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 7%
Rural and farming 3% 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

Croydon Hills Croydon North
New dwellings approved 328
across Maroondah
same for both
Approvals change year on year -74%
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.

Croydon Hills Croydon North
Houses 3.6%
$800/wk on $1.15M
 3.8%
$760/wk on $1.05M
Units — 4.3%
$598/wk on $724K

Ranking within VIC

Croydon Hills Croydon North
House price Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Income Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Schools Higher than 100% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 84% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 52% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 21% of VIC

Liveability

Croydon Hills scores higher overall (80 vs 49).

Croydon Hills Croydon North
Grade A C
Score 80/100 49/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Croydon North carries more flood risk (23 vs 0); Croydon North carries more crime risk (34 vs 21).

Croydon Hills Croydon North
Bushfire High
96/100
 High
92/100
Crime Low
21/100
 Low
34/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
23/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Croydon Hills Croydon North
Inside the suburb 3
same for both
Rated above peers 3 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Croydon Hills

  • Croydon Hills Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School Independent · Primary above peers
  • Luther College Independent · Secondary above peers

Schools in Croydon North

  • Yarra Road Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Village School Independent · Primary below peers
  • Blackburn English Language School-Maroondah Campus Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Croydon Hills Croydon North
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 8 16
Childcare 2 5
Pharmacies 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Croydon North sits further from the CBD (36.3 km vs 33.8 km).

Croydon Hills Croydon North
Walkability score 80/100 76/100
Distance to Melbourne 33.8 km 36.3 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 39 min 40 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 44.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 56.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 3136
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 3136
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.

Croydon Hills Croydon North
Car (driver) 59.4% / 60.4%
Croydon Hills — Car (driver): 59.4% Croydon North — Car (driver): 60.4%
Worked from Home 33.8% / 32.9%
Croydon Hills — Worked from Home: 33.8% Croydon North — Worked from Home: 32.9%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 3.3%
Croydon Hills — Car (passenger): 3.9% Croydon North — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Train 1.7% / 1.8%
Croydon Hills — Train: 1.7% Croydon North — Train: 1.8%
Walked Only 0.9% / 0.7%
Croydon Hills — Walked Only: 0.9% Croydon North — Walked Only: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.4%).

Setting

Croydon Hills Croydon North
Elevation 133 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 153 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.7 km 29.2 km

NBN connectivity

Croydon Hills Croydon North
Connectivity score 77/100 85/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 8%
1,712 premises
 35%
3,255 premises

Climate

Croydon Hills Croydon North
Annual rainfall 777 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.3°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Croydon Hills Croydon North
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Croydon Hills Croydon North
Average residential rate $1,715/yr
same for both
Council Maroondah
same for both

Federal electorate

Croydon Hills Croydon North
Division Deakin
same for both
Member Matt Gregg
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Croydon Hills Croydon North
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Croydon Hills

Outer Parks Quiet

Croydon North

Outer Parks Quiet

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