Dixie vs Elingamite North

Elingamite North is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 45 in Dixie. 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, Elingamite North tends to suit families with children.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Dixie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Elingamite North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $245/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Elingamite North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (208.9 km vs 217.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dixie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Elingamite North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (51.3% vs 13.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Dixie and Elingamite 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.

Dixie Elingamite 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.

Dixie Elingamite North
Walkability 0 / 0
Dixie — Walkability: 0/100 Elingamite North — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 86 / 85
Dixie — Safety: 86/100 Elingamite North — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 19 / 17
Dixie — Low fire risk: 19/100 Elingamite North — Low fire risk: 17/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Dixie — Low flood risk: 100/100 Elingamite North — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dixie rents higher ($245/wk vs $150/wk); Dixie skews older (45 vs 35).

Dixie Elingamite North
Population 148
+20% vs other
 118
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.0% +51.3%
Median age 45 35
Median household income $102,336/yr
+2% vs other
 $100,724/yr
Median weekly rent $245/wk
+39% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dixie Elingamite North
0-4 4.7% / 7.6%
Dixie — 0-4: 4.7% Elingamite North — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 13.5% / 20.3%
Dixie — 5-14: 13.5% Elingamite North — 5-14: 20.3%
15-19 13.5% / 5.9%
Dixie — 15-19: 13.5% Elingamite North — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 5.4% / 9.3%
Dixie — 20-24: 5.4% Elingamite North — 20-24: 9.3%
25-34 4.1% / 11.0%
Dixie — 25-34: 4.1% Elingamite North — 25-34: 11.0%
35-44 10.1% / 10.2%
Dixie — 35-44: 10.1% Elingamite North — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 20.9% / 16.1%
Dixie — 45-54: 20.9% Elingamite North — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 13.5% / 10.2%
Dixie — 55-64: 13.5% Elingamite North — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 8.8% / 6.8%
Dixie — 65-74: 8.8% Elingamite North — 65-74: 6.8%
75-84 6.8% / 2.5%
Dixie — 75-84: 6.8% Elingamite North — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ 4.1% / 2.5%
Dixie — 85+: 4.1% Elingamite North — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dixie 75.0% couple families
Dixie — Couple Families: 75.0% Dixie — One Parent Families: 12.5% Dixie — Lone Person: 12.5%
Elingamite North 66.7% couple families
Elingamite North — Couple Families: 66.7% Elingamite North — One Parent Families: 18.5% Elingamite North — Lone Person: 14.8%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dixie 11.1% renting
Dixie — Owned Outright: 40.0% Dixie — Mortgage: 48.9% Dixie — Renting: 11.1%
Elingamite North 18.8% renting
Elingamite North — Owned Outright: 37.5% Elingamite North — Mortgage: 43.8% Elingamite North — Renting: 18.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Dixie Elingamite North
New Zealand — / 8.5%
Dixie — New Zealand: not among its largest Elingamite North — New Zealand: 8.5%
Philippines — / 5.1%
Dixie — Philippines: not among its largest Elingamite North — Philippines: 5.1%
England 2.0% / —
Dixie — England: 2.0% Elingamite North — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.5%).

Qualifications

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

Dixie Elingamite North
Certificate III & IV 15.5% / 10.2%
Dixie — Certificate III & IV: 15.5% Elingamite North — Certificate III & IV: 10.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 5.9%
Dixie — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Elingamite North — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / —
Dixie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Elingamite North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / —
Dixie — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Elingamite North — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dixie 98.0% houses
Dixie — Houses: 98.0% Dixie — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Elingamite North 100.0% houses
Elingamite North — Houses: 100.0% Elingamite North — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

Dixie Elingamite North
Rural and farming 99% 90%
Parks and recreation 0% 10%
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

Dixie Elingamite North
New dwellings approved 60
across Corangamite
same for both
Approvals change year on year +117%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Dixie Elingamite North
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 15% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC

Liveability

Dixie Elingamite North
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Dixie Elingamite North
Bushfire High
81/100
 High
83/100
Crime Low
14/100
 Low
15/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
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

Dixie Elingamite North
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Dixie Elingamite North
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 3
same for both

Mobility

Dixie sits further from the CBD (217.2 km vs 208.9 km).

Dixie Elingamite North
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 217.2 km
+4% vs other
 208.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 159 min 163 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3265
 0.2%
postcode 3266
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 3265
 37
postcode 3266

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.

Dixie Elingamite North
Car (driver) 58.3% / 73.3%
Dixie — Car (driver): 58.3% Elingamite North — Car (driver): 73.3%
Worked from Home 20.8% / 17.8%
Dixie — Worked from Home: 20.8% Elingamite North — Worked from Home: 17.8%
Car (passenger) 6.9% / 8.9%
Dixie — Car (passenger): 6.9% Elingamite North — Car (passenger): 8.9%
Walked Only 13.9% / —
Dixie — Walked Only: 13.9% Elingamite North — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.3%).

Setting

Dixie Elingamite North
Elevation 155 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 136 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 30.0 km 29.2 km

NBN connectivity

Dixie Elingamite North
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
48 premises
 0%
42 premises

Climate

Dixie Elingamite North
Annual rainfall 717 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Dixie Elingamite North
Average residential rate $2,335/yr
same for both
Council Corangamite
same for both

Federal electorate

Dixie Elingamite North
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Dixie

Rural

Elingamite North

Family Rural

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