Devon Meadows vs Blind Bight

Blind Bight is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 44 in Devon Meadows. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Devon Meadows, most households are couple families. In Blind Bight, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Devon Meadows: a median of $1.5 million, against $735,000 in Blind Bight, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Blind Bight tends to suit 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

Blind Bight

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 63/100)

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

First-home buyers

Blind Bight

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($735,000 vs $1,500,000)
  • has cheaper land ($820,000 vs $1,452,500)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Blind Bight

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $392/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Devon Meadows

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (56 min vs 61 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (59.2 km vs 64.4 km)
  • But Blind Bight is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Blind Bight

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 63/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Devon Meadows Blind Bight
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.

Devon Meadows Blind Bight
Walkability 0 / 30
Devon Meadows — Walkability: 0/100 Blind Bight — Walkability: 30/100
Safety 37 / 82
Devon Meadows — Safety: 37/100 Blind Bight — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Devon Meadows — Low fire risk: 100/100 Blind Bight — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 28 / 11
Devon Meadows — Low flood risk: 28/100 Blind Bight — Low flood risk: 11/100

Demographics

Devon Meadows skews older (44 vs 39).

Devon Meadows Blind Bight
Population 1,551
+17% vs other
 1,290
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.2% +3.1%
Median age 44 39
Median household income $93,080/yr $98,228/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $392/wk
+8% vs other
 $360/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Devon Meadows Blind Bight
0-4 4.5% / 7.1%
Devon Meadows — 0-4: 4.5% Blind Bight — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 13.1% / 12.5%
Devon Meadows — 5-14: 13.1% Blind Bight — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 5.4% / 6.1%
Devon Meadows — 15-19: 5.4% Blind Bight — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 5.9% / 5.8%
Devon Meadows — 20-24: 5.9% Blind Bight — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 11.0% / 14.3%
Devon Meadows — 25-34: 11.0% Blind Bight — 25-34: 14.3%
35-44 11.1% / 11.1%
Devon Meadows — 35-44: 11.1% Blind Bight — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 15.5% / 13.9%
Devon Meadows — 45-54: 15.5% Blind Bight — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 14.2% / 13.0%
Devon Meadows — 55-64: 14.2% Blind Bight — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 12.0% / 10.4%
Devon Meadows — 65-74: 12.0% Blind Bight — 65-74: 10.4%
75-84 6.4% / 4.5%
Devon Meadows — 75-84: 6.4% Blind Bight — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 1.5% / 1.0%
Devon Meadows — 85+: 1.5% Blind Bight — 85+: 1.0%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Devon Meadows 58.7% couple families
Devon Meadows — Couple Families: 58.7% Devon Meadows — Lone Person: 24.1% Devon Meadows — One Parent Families: 13.8% Devon Meadows — Group Household: 2.6% Devon Meadows — Other Families: 0.9%
Blind Bight 54.5% couple families
Blind Bight — Couple Families: 54.5% Blind Bight — Lone Person: 26.3% Blind Bight — One Parent Families: 15.6% Blind Bight — Group Household: 1.8% Blind Bight — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Devon Meadows 13.6% renting
Devon Meadows — Owned Outright: 48.2% Devon Meadows — Mortgage: 38.2% Devon Meadows — Renting: 13.6%
Blind Bight 9.8% renting
Blind Bight — Owned Outright: 32.0% Blind Bight — Mortgage: 58.2% Blind Bight — Renting: 9.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Devon Meadows Blind Bight
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 24.0%
Devon Meadows — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% Blind Bight — Certificate III & IV: 24.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 5.5%
Devon Meadows — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Blind Bight — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 4.9%
Devon Meadows — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Blind Bight — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.7%
Devon Meadows — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Blind Bight — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 1.0%
Devon Meadows — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Blind Bight — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

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.

Devon Meadows Blind Bight
England 2.9% / 4.2%
Devon Meadows — England: 2.9% Blind Bight — England: 4.2%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.4%
Devon Meadows — New Zealand: 1.1% Blind Bight — New Zealand: 1.4%
Netherlands 1.2% / 0.6%
Devon Meadows — Netherlands: 1.2% Blind Bight — Netherlands: 0.6%
Italy 0.8% / 0.5%
Devon Meadows — Italy: 0.8% Blind Bight — Italy: 0.5%
India 1.2% / —
Devon Meadows — India: 1.2% Blind Bight — India: not among its largest
China 1.2% / —
Devon Meadows — China: 1.2% Blind Bight — China: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.6%
Devon Meadows — Germany: not among its largest Blind Bight — Germany: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Devon Meadows 99.4% houses
Devon Meadows — Houses: 99.4% Devon Meadows — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Blind Bight 98.9% houses
Blind Bight — Houses: 98.9% Blind Bight — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Devon Meadows Blind Bight
Median house price $1,500,000 $735,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,452,500 $820,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 124 days
from 4 sales
 25 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Devon Meadows has more rural and farming land (96% vs 1%); Blind Bight has more land zoned for conservation (66% vs 0%).

Devon Meadows Blind Bight
Rural and farming 96% 1%
Environmental 0% 66%
Parks and recreation 0% 21%
Residential 0% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 2%
Planning zones cover 100% of Devon Meadows and 99% of Blind Bight. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Devon Meadows Blind Bight
New dwellings approved 3,412
across Casey
same for both
Approvals change year on year -15%
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.

Devon Meadows Blind Bight
Houses 4.8%
$1,400/wk on $1.51M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Devon Meadows Blind Bight
House price — Higher than 47% of VIC
Income Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 74% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 34% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 96% of VIC —

Liveability

Blind Bight is more walkable (30 vs 0); Blind Bight scores higher overall (49 vs 38).

Devon Meadows Blind Bight
Grade C
same for both
Score 38/100 49/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Devon Meadows carries more crime risk (63 vs 18); Blind Bight carries more flood risk (89 vs 72).

Devon Meadows Blind Bight
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Low
18/100
Flood High
72/100
 High
89/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Devon Meadows Blind Bight
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Devon Meadows

  • Devon Meadows Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Blind Bight

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

Amenities in the suburb

Devon Meadows Blind Bight
Parks & reserves 1 4
Childcare 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Blind Bight sits further from the CBD (64.4 km vs 59.2 km).

Devon Meadows Blind Bight
Walkability score 0/100 30/100
Distance to Melbourne 59.2 km 64.4 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 56 min 61 min
Public transport score 46/100
Bus
 23/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 12.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 3977
 0.4%
postcode 3980
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 3977
 55
postcode 3980

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.

Devon Meadows Blind Bight
Car (driver) 69.9% / 83.1%
Devon Meadows — Car (driver): 69.9% Blind Bight — Car (driver): 83.1%
Worked from Home 20.2% / 13.2%
Devon Meadows — Worked from Home: 20.2% Blind Bight — Worked from Home: 13.2%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 3.7%
Devon Meadows — Car (passenger): 4.2% Blind Bight — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Walked Only 4.1% / —
Devon Meadows — Walked Only: 4.1% Blind Bight — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 1.0% / —
Devon Meadows — Bicycle: 1.0% Blind Bight — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.1%).

Setting

Devon Meadows Blind Bight
Elevation 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.4 km 520 m

NBN connectivity

Devon Meadows Blind Bight
Connectivity score 34/100 79/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 5%
594 premises
 63%
500 premises

Climate

Devon Meadows Blind Bight
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.3°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Devon Meadows Blind Bight
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.98 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Devon Meadows Blind Bight
Average residential rate $1,767/yr
same for both
Council Casey
same for both

Federal electorate

Devon Meadows Blind Bight
Division Holt
same for both
Member Cassandra Fernando
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Devon Meadows Blind Bight
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Devon Meadows

Acreage Premium

Blind Bight

Acreage Coastal Parks

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