Croydon Hills vs Croydon

Croydon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Croydon Hills. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Croydon Hills, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Croydon Hills: a median of $1.16 million, against $908,000 in Croydon, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Croydon Hills tends to suit couples, while Croydon suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Croydon Hills carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 69/100)
  • Croydon has more childcare (30 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Croydon Hills leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 28%)
  • Croydon has cheaper houses ($908,500 vs $1,160,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Croydon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($380/wk vs $491/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Croydon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (90/100 vs 80/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Croydon

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (17% vs 0%)
  • has more GPs (7 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 15%)
  • But Croydon Hills carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 69/100)

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

Investors

Croydon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.2% vs -3.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Croydon Hills and Croydon 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
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
Walkability 80 / 90
Croydon Hills — Walkability: 80/100 Croydon — Walkability: 90/100
Safety 79 / 31
Croydon Hills — Safety: 79/100 Croydon — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 4 / 15
Croydon Hills — Low fire risk: 4/100 Croydon — Low fire risk: 15/100
Low flood risk 100 / 80
Croydon Hills — Low flood risk: 100/100 Croydon — Low flood risk: 80/100

Demographics

Croydon has more residents (28,608 vs 4,839); Croydon Hills has higher household incomes ($126,724 vs $83,980).

Croydon Hills Croydon
Population 4,839 28,608
+491% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.1% +6.2%
Median age 42 39
Median household income $126,724/yr
+34% vs other
 $83,980/yr
Median weekly rent $491/wk
+23% vs other
 $380/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Croydon Hills Croydon
0-4 4.6% / 6.5%
Croydon Hills — 0-4: 4.6% Croydon — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 13.5% / 11.5%
Croydon Hills — 5-14: 13.5% Croydon — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 7.5% / 4.8%
Croydon Hills — 15-19: 7.5% Croydon — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 7.0% / 5.2%
Croydon Hills — 20-24: 7.0% Croydon — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 9.0% / 14.2%
Croydon Hills — 25-34: 9.0% Croydon — 25-34: 14.2%
35-44 12.1% / 14.6%
Croydon Hills — 35-44: 12.1% Croydon — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 15.5% / 12.1%
Croydon Hills — 45-54: 15.5% Croydon — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 15.5% / 10.7%
Croydon Hills — 55-64: 15.5% Croydon — 55-64: 10.7%
65-74 9.8% / 10.1%
Croydon Hills — 65-74: 9.8% Croydon — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 4.4% / 7.1%
Croydon Hills — 75-84: 4.4% Croydon — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ 0.9% / 3.3%
Croydon Hills — 85+: 0.9% Croydon — 85+: 3.3%

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 39.1% couple families
Croydon — Couple Families: 39.1% Croydon — Lone Person: 39.9% Croydon — One Parent Families: 16.1% Croydon — Group Household: 3.7% Croydon — Other Families: 1.3%
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 27.4% renting
Croydon — Owned Outright: 33.2% Croydon — Mortgage: 39.4% Croydon — Renting: 27.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Croydon Hills Croydon
Bachelor Degree 17.4% / 14.5%
Croydon Hills — Bachelor Degree: 17.4% Croydon — Bachelor Degree: 14.5%
Certificate III & IV 12.8% / 13.5%
Croydon Hills — Certificate III & IV: 12.8% Croydon — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.9% / 8.8%
Croydon Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9% Croydon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 4.7% / 5.1%
Croydon Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7% Croydon — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 2.6%
Croydon Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Croydon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

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
England 3.4% / 4.3%
Croydon Hills — England: 3.4% Croydon — England: 4.3%
China 3.8% / 2.7%
Croydon Hills — China: 3.8% Croydon — China: 2.7%
Myanmar — / 2.7%
Croydon Hills — Myanmar: not among its largest Croydon — Myanmar: 2.7%
India — / 2.3%
Croydon Hills — India: not among its largest Croydon — India: 2.3%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.2%
Croydon Hills — New Zealand: 0.9% Croydon — New Zealand: 1.2%
South Africa 1.1% / 0.8%
Croydon Hills — South Africa: 1.1% Croydon — South Africa: 0.8%
Malaysia 0.7% / 1.0%
Croydon Hills — Malaysia: 0.7% Croydon — Malaysia: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

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 83.4% houses
Croydon — Houses: 83.4% Croydon — Townhouses: 11.4% Croydon — Flats / Apartments: 5.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Croydon Hills Croydon
Median house price $1,160,000 $908,500
Median unit price — $650,000
Median land price — $1,185,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 23 sales
 24 days
from 233 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
3 bed $990K / $870K
Croydon Hills — 3 bed: $990K (33 sales) Croydon — 3 bed: $870K (240 sales)

33 vs 240 sales

4 bed $1.22M / $1.09M
Croydon Hills — 4 bed: $1.22M (54 sales) Croydon — 4 bed: $1.09M (97 sales)

54 vs 97 sales

5 bed $1.41M / $1.22M
Croydon Hills — 5 bed: $1.41M (17 sales) Croydon — 5 bed: $1.22M (27 sales)

17 vs 27 sales

Zoning mix

Croydon Hills Croydon
Residential 82% 73%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 11%
Parks and recreation 10% 11%
Rural and farming 3% 0%
Industrial 0% 2%
Commercial 0% 2%
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
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
Houses 3.6%
$800/wk on $1.15M
 3.9%
$680/wk on $900K
Units — 4.8%
$580/wk on $630K

Ranking within VIC

Croydon Hills Croydon
House price Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
Income Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC
Schools Higher than 100% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 51% of VIC

Liveability

Croydon Hills scores higher overall (80 vs 55); Croydon is more walkable (90 vs 80).

Croydon Hills Croydon
Grade A B
Score 80/100 55/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Croydon carries more flood risk (20 vs 0); Croydon carries more crime risk (69 vs 21).

Croydon Hills Croydon
Bushfire High
96/100
 High
85/100
Crime Low
21/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
20/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 13
within 5 km

Schools

Croydon Hills Croydon
Inside the suburb 3 9
Rated above peers 3
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 2

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

  • Croydon Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Dorset Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Ruskin Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Melba Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Sacred Heart School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Ainslie Parklands Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Croydon Hills Croydon
Supermarkets 0 8
Cafes & restaurants 0 35
Parks & reserves 8 29
Childcare 2 30
GPs 0 7
Pharmacies 0 7
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 9
Fuel stations 0 6
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 10

Mobility

Croydon Hills Croydon
Walkability score 80/100 90/100
Distance to Melbourne 33.8 km
+2% vs other
 33 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 39 min 37 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 92/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 44.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 498.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
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
Car (driver) 59.4% / 59.8%
Croydon Hills — Car (driver): 59.4% Croydon — Car (driver): 59.8%
Worked from Home 33.8% / 30.9%
Croydon Hills — Worked from Home: 33.8% Croydon — Worked from Home: 30.9%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 3.7%
Croydon Hills — Car (passenger): 3.9% Croydon — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Train 1.7% / 3.1%
Croydon Hills — Train: 1.7% Croydon — Train: 3.1%
Walked Only 0.9% / 1.4%
Croydon Hills — Walked Only: 0.9% Croydon — Walked Only: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.8%).

Setting

Croydon Hills Croydon
Elevation 133 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 115 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.7 km 28.4 km

NBN connectivity

Croydon Hills Croydon
Connectivity score 77/100 85/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 8%
1,712 premises
 40%
14,270 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Croydon Hills Croydon
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
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

Easy Commute Outer Parks Transport Hub

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