Dartmoor vs Bahgallah

Bahgallah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 55 in Dartmoor. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dartmoor, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Dartmoor tends to suit 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

They split

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

  • Dartmoor has more parks and reserves (16 vs 3)
  • Bahgallah carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 68/100)

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

First-home buyers

Dartmoor

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 18%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Dartmoor

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($153/wk vs $175/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Dartmoor

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (389.8 km vs 392.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Dartmoor has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 25%)
  • Bahgallah carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 68/100)

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

Investors

Bahgallah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (60.0% vs -7.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dartmoor Bahgallah
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.

Dartmoor Bahgallah
Walkability 0 / 0
Dartmoor — Walkability: 0/100 Bahgallah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 32 / 74
Dartmoor — Safety: 32/100 Bahgallah — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 16 / 9
Dartmoor — Low fire risk: 16/100 Bahgallah — Low fire risk: 9/100
Low flood risk 83 / 63
Dartmoor — Low flood risk: 83/100 Bahgallah — Low flood risk: 63/100

Demographics

Dartmoor has more residents (299 vs 56); Bahgallah has higher household incomes ($75,816 vs $60,476).

Dartmoor Bahgallah
Population 299
+81% vs other
 56
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.1% +60.0%
Median age 55 45
Median household income $60,476/yr $75,816/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $153/wk $175/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dartmoor Bahgallah
0-4 2.7% / 5.4%
Dartmoor — 0-4: 2.7% Bahgallah — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 6.4% / 5.4%
Dartmoor — 5-14: 6.4% Bahgallah — 5-14: 5.4%
15-19 4.0% / —
Dartmoor — 15-19: 4.0% Bahgallah — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 2.3% / —
Dartmoor — 20-24: 2.3% Bahgallah — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.7% / 5.4%
Dartmoor — 25-34: 9.7% Bahgallah — 25-34: 5.4%
35-44 10.4% / 10.7%
Dartmoor — 35-44: 10.4% Bahgallah — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 11.7% / 7.1%
Dartmoor — 45-54: 11.7% Bahgallah — 45-54: 7.1%
55-64 21.4% / 16.1%
Dartmoor — 55-64: 21.4% Bahgallah — 55-64: 16.1%
65-74 21.4% / 8.9%
Dartmoor — 65-74: 21.4% Bahgallah — 65-74: 8.9%
75-84 8.4% / 16.1%
Dartmoor — 75-84: 8.4% Bahgallah — 75-84: 16.1%
85+ 2.7% / —
Dartmoor — 85+: 2.7% Bahgallah — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dartmoor 64.0% lone person
Dartmoor — Lone Person: 64.0% Dartmoor — Couple Families: 30.7% Dartmoor — Group Household: 0.0% Dartmoor — One Parent Families: 5.3%
Bahgallah 30.0% lone person
Bahgallah — Lone Person: 30.0% Bahgallah — Couple Families: 30.0% Bahgallah — Group Household: 40.0% Bahgallah — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dartmoor 5.6% renting
Dartmoor — Owned Outright: 61.3% Dartmoor — Mortgage: 33.1% Dartmoor — Renting: 5.6%
Bahgallah 14.3% renting
Bahgallah — Owned Outright: 53.6% Bahgallah — Mortgage: 32.1% Bahgallah — Renting: 14.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dartmoor 100.8% houses
Dartmoor — Houses: 100.8%
Bahgallah 100.0% houses
Bahgallah — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Dartmoor Bahgallah
Certificate III & IV 18.4% / 10.7%
Dartmoor — Certificate III & IV: 18.4% Bahgallah — Certificate III & IV: 10.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 12.5%
Dartmoor — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Bahgallah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.5%
Bachelor Degree 2.3% / 5.4%
Dartmoor — Bachelor Degree: 2.3% Bahgallah — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 5.4%
Dartmoor — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Bahgallah — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Property market

Dartmoor Bahgallah
Median house price $210,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 84 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Dartmoor Bahgallah
Rural and farming 83% 75%
Parks and recreation 16% 25%
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

Dartmoor Bahgallah
New dwellings approved 60
across Glenelg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -65%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Dartmoor Bahgallah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 31% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 6% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC

Liveability

Dartmoor Bahgallah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Dartmoor carries more crime risk (68 vs 26); Bahgallah carries more flood risk (37 vs 17).

Dartmoor Bahgallah
Bushfire High
84/100
 High
91/100
Crime Moderate
68/100
 Low
26/100
Flood Low
17/100
 Low
37/100
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

Dartmoor Bahgallah
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Dartmoor

  • Dartmoor Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Bahgallah

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Dartmoor Bahgallah
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 16 3
Childcare 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Bahgallah sits further from the CBD (392.5 km vs 389.8 km).

Dartmoor Bahgallah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 389.8 km 392.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 277 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3304
 0.0%
postcode 3312
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 3304
 28
postcode 3312

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.

Dartmoor Bahgallah
Car (driver) 76.6% / 58.6%
Dartmoor — Car (driver): 76.6% Bahgallah — Car (driver): 58.6%
Walked Only 11.7% / 13.8%
Dartmoor — Walked Only: 11.7% Bahgallah — Walked Only: 13.8%
Worked from Home 7.0% / 17.2%
Dartmoor — Worked from Home: 7.0% Bahgallah — Worked from Home: 17.2%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 10.3%
Dartmoor — Car (passenger): 4.7% Bahgallah — Car (passenger): 10.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.6%).

Setting

Dartmoor Bahgallah
Elevation 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 61 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 30.7 km 48.6 km

NBN connectivity

Dartmoor Bahgallah
Connectivity score 15/100 25/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
32 premises
 0%
21 premises

Climate

Dartmoor Bahgallah
Annual rainfall 724 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Dartmoor Bahgallah
Average residential rate $1,852/yr
same for both
Council Glenelg
same for both

Federal electorate

Dartmoor Bahgallah
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dartmoor Bahgallah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dartmoor

Affordable Retirees Rural

Bahgallah

Professionals Retirees Rural

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