Croydon North vs Croydon

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Croydon North, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Croydon North: a median of $1.09 million, against $908,000 in Croydon, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Croydon North 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 North carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 69/100)
  • Croydon has more childcare (30 vs 5)

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

First-home buyers

Croydon North

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper land ($972,500 vs $1,185,000)
  • But Croydon has cheaper houses ($908,500 vs $1,093,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land 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

Croydon

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (90/100 vs 76/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (33 km vs 36.3 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Croydon

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (7 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (17% vs 5%)
  • is more walkable (90/100 vs 76/100)
  • But Croydon North carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 69/100)

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

Investors

Croydon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (4.8% vs 4.3%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Croydon North 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 North 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 North Croydon
Walkability 76 / 90
Croydon North — Walkability: 76/100 Croydon — Walkability: 90/100
Safety 66 / 31
Croydon North — Safety: 66/100 Croydon — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 8 / 15
Croydon North — Low fire risk: 8/100 Croydon — Low fire risk: 15/100
Low flood risk 77 / 80
Croydon North — Low flood risk: 77/100 Croydon — Low flood risk: 80/100

Demographics

Croydon has more residents (28,608 vs 8,092); Croydon North has higher household incomes ($112,112 vs $83,980).

Croydon North Croydon
Population 8,092 28,608
+254% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.0% +6.2%
Median age 40 39
Median household income $112,112/yr
+25% vs other
 $83,980/yr
Median weekly rent $410/wk
+7% vs other
 $380/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Croydon North Croydon
0-4 5.7% / 6.5%
Croydon North — 0-4: 5.7% Croydon — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 12.7% / 11.5%
Croydon North — 5-14: 12.7% Croydon — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 5.8% / 4.8%
Croydon North — 15-19: 5.8% Croydon — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 6.1% / 5.2%
Croydon North — 20-24: 6.1% Croydon — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 11.7% / 14.2%
Croydon North — 25-34: 11.7% Croydon — 25-34: 14.2%
35-44 14.2% / 14.6%
Croydon North — 35-44: 14.2% Croydon — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 13.3% / 12.1%
Croydon North — 45-54: 13.3% Croydon — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 13.8% / 10.7%
Croydon North — 55-64: 13.8% Croydon — 55-64: 10.7%
65-74 9.8% / 10.1%
Croydon North — 65-74: 9.8% Croydon — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 4.8% / 7.1%
Croydon North — 75-84: 4.8% Croydon — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ 2.1% / 3.3%
Croydon North — 85+: 2.1% Croydon — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
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 North 17.8% renting
Croydon North — Owned Outright: 34.8% Croydon North — Mortgage: 47.4% Croydon North — Renting: 17.8%
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 North Croydon
Bachelor Degree 15.1% / 14.5%
Croydon North — Bachelor Degree: 15.1% Croydon — Bachelor Degree: 14.5%
Certificate III & IV 13.2% / 13.5%
Croydon North — Certificate III & IV: 13.2% Croydon — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 8.8%
Croydon North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Croydon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 5.0% / 5.1%
Croydon North — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0% Croydon — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 2.6%
Croydon North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Croydon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

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 North Croydon
England 4.4% / 4.3%
Croydon North — England: 4.4% Croydon — England: 4.3%
China 3.1% / 2.7%
Croydon North — China: 3.1% Croydon — China: 2.7%
India 1.3% / 2.3%
Croydon North — India: 1.3% Croydon — India: 2.3%
Myanmar — / 2.7%
Croydon North — Myanmar: not among its largest Croydon — Myanmar: 2.7%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.2%
Croydon North — New Zealand: 0.9% Croydon — New Zealand: 1.2%
South Africa 1.1% / 0.8%
Croydon North — South Africa: 1.1% Croydon — South Africa: 0.8%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Croydon North 94.6% houses
Croydon North — Houses: 94.6% Croydon North — Townhouses: 5.1% Croydon North — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Croydon 83.4% houses
Croydon — Houses: 83.4% Croydon — Townhouses: 11.4% Croydon — Flats / Apartments: 5.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Croydon North Croydon
Median house price $1,093,500 $908,500
Median unit price $705,000 $650,000
Median land price $972,500 $1,185,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 66 sales
 24 days
from 233 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Croydon North Croydon
2 bed $658K / $600K
Croydon North — 2 bed: $658K (20 sales) Croydon — 2 bed: $600K (148 sales)

20 vs 148 sales

3 bed $756K / $775K
Croydon North — 3 bed: $756K (19 sales) Croydon — 3 bed: $775K (59 sales)

19 vs 59 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 North Croydon
3 bed $905K / $870K
Croydon North — 3 bed: $905K (51 sales) Croydon — 3 bed: $870K (240 sales)

51 vs 240 sales

4 bed $1.15M / $1.09M
Croydon North — 4 bed: $1.15M (57 sales) Croydon — 4 bed: $1.09M (97 sales)

57 vs 97 sales

5 bed $1.36M / $1.22M
Croydon North — 5 bed: $1.36M (20 sales) Croydon — 5 bed: $1.22M (27 sales)

20 vs 27 sales

Zoning mix

Croydon North Croydon
Residential 80% 73%
Parks and recreation 12% 11%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 11%
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 North 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 North Croydon
Houses 3.8%
$760/wk on $1.05M
 3.9%
$680/wk on $900K
Units 4.3%
$598/wk on $724K
 4.8%
$580/wk on $630K

Ranking within VIC

Croydon North Croydon
House price Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
Income Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC
Schools Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of VIC
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC

Liveability

Croydon is more walkable (90 vs 76); Croydon scores higher overall (55 vs 49).

Croydon North Croydon
Grade C B
Score 49/100 55/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Croydon carries more crime risk (69 vs 34).

Croydon North Croydon
Bushfire High
92/100
 High
85/100
Crime Low
34/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood Low
23/100
 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 North Croydon
Inside the suburb 3 9
Rated above peers 0 3
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 1 2

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

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 North Croydon
Supermarkets 1 8
Cafes & restaurants 1 35
Parks & reserves 16 29
Childcare 5 30
GPs 0 7
Pharmacies 1 7
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 9
Fuel stations 0 6
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 10

Mobility

Croydon North sits further from the CBD (36.3 km vs 33 km).

Croydon North Croydon
Walkability score 76/100 90/100
Distance to Melbourne 36.3 km
+9% vs other
 33 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 40 min 37 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 92/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 56.5
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 North Croydon
Car (driver) 60.4% / 59.8%
Croydon North — Car (driver): 60.4% Croydon — Car (driver): 59.8%
Worked from Home 32.9% / 30.9%
Croydon North — Worked from Home: 32.9% Croydon — Worked from Home: 30.9%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 3.7%
Croydon North — Car (passenger): 3.3% Croydon — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Train 1.8% / 3.1%
Croydon North — Train: 1.8% Croydon — Train: 3.1%
Walked Only 0.7% / 1.4%
Croydon North — Walked Only: 0.7% Croydon — Walked Only: 1.4%

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

Setting

Croydon North Croydon
Elevation 153 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 115 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.2 km 28.4 km

NBN connectivity

Croydon North Croydon
Connectivity score 85/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 35%
3,255 premises
 40%
14,270 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Croydon North

Outer Parks Quiet

Croydon

Easy Commute Outer Parks Transport Hub

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