Earlston vs Upotipotpon

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Earlston, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Earlston tends to suit people living alone and couples.

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

Upotipotpon

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 54%)

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

First-home buyers

Earlston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Earlston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Earlston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (200 km vs 204.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Earlston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.8% vs -1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Earlston Upotipotpon
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.

Earlston Upotipotpon
Walkability 0 / 0
Earlston — Walkability: 0/100 Upotipotpon — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 66 / 74
Earlston — Safety: 66/100 Upotipotpon — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 100 / 52
Earlston — Low fire risk: 100/100 Upotipotpon — Low fire risk: 52/100
Low flood risk 100 / 11
Earlston — Low flood risk: 100/100 Upotipotpon — Low flood risk: 11/100

Demographics

Upotipotpon rents higher ($350/wk vs $0/wk); Earlston has more residents (82 vs 56).

Earlston Upotipotpon
Population 82
+32% vs other
 56
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.8% -1.8%
Median age 57 58
Median household income $82,316/yr
+18% vs other
 $67,184/yr
Median weekly rent — $350/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Earlston Upotipotpon
0-4 3.7% / 7.1%
Earlston — 0-4: 3.7% Upotipotpon — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 11.0% / 8.9%
Earlston — 5-14: 11.0% Upotipotpon — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 — / —
Earlston — 15-19: not among its largest Upotipotpon — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / —
Earlston — 20-24: not among its largest Upotipotpon — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.3% / —
Earlston — 25-34: 7.3% Upotipotpon — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 6.1% / —
Earlston — 35-44: 6.1% Upotipotpon — 35-44: not among its largest
45-54 8.5% / 25.0%
Earlston — 45-54: 8.5% Upotipotpon — 45-54: 25.0%
55-64 24.4% / 37.5%
Earlston — 55-64: 24.4% Upotipotpon — 55-64: 37.5%
65-74 20.7% / 23.2%
Earlston — 65-74: 20.7% Upotipotpon — 65-74: 23.2%
75-84 6.1% / —
Earlston — 75-84: 6.1% Upotipotpon — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Earlston — 85+: not among its largest Upotipotpon — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (37.5%).

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.

Earlston Upotipotpon
England 7.3% / 5.4%
Earlston — England: 7.3% Upotipotpon — England: 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Earlston 53.8% couple families
Earlston — Couple Families: 53.8% Earlston — Lone Person: 46.2% Earlston — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Upotipotpon 35.0% couple families
Upotipotpon — Couple Families: 35.0% Upotipotpon — Lone Person: 35.0% Upotipotpon — One Parent Families: 30.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Earlston 100.0% houses
Earlston — Houses: 100.0%
Upotipotpon 100.0% houses
Upotipotpon — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Earlston Upotipotpon
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.0% / 23.2%
Earlston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.0% Upotipotpon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 23.2%
Certificate III & IV 8.5% / 14.3%
Earlston — Certificate III & IV: 8.5% Upotipotpon — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / —
Earlston — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Upotipotpon — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 4.9% / —
Earlston — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9% Upotipotpon — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.9% / —
Earlston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.9% Upotipotpon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Earlston 0.0% renting
Earlston — Owned Outright: 59.5% Earlston — Mortgage: 40.5% Earlston — Renting: 0.0%
Upotipotpon 0.0% renting
Upotipotpon — Owned Outright: 60.0% Upotipotpon — Mortgage: 40.0% Upotipotpon — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Earlston Upotipotpon
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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

Earlston Upotipotpon
New dwellings approved 75
across Strathbogie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +167%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Earlston Upotipotpon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 15% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 62% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 18% of VIC

Liveability

Earlston Upotipotpon
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Upotipotpon carries more flood risk (89 vs 0); Upotipotpon carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 0).

Earlston Upotipotpon
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
48/100
Crime Low
34/100
 Low
26/100
Flood None
0/100
 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
same for both

Schools

Earlston Upotipotpon
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

Earlston Upotipotpon
Parks & reserves 1 5
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Upotipotpon sits further from the CBD (204.4 km vs 200 km).

Earlston Upotipotpon
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 200 km 204.4 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 140 min 142 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3669
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 3669
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.

Earlston Upotipotpon
Worked from Home 45.7% / 57.9%
Earlston — Worked from Home: 45.7% Upotipotpon — Worked from Home: 57.9%
Car (driver) 54.3% / 42.1%
Earlston — Car (driver): 54.3% Upotipotpon — Car (driver): 42.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.9%).

Setting

Earlston Upotipotpon
Elevation 142 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 203 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Earlston Upotipotpon
Connectivity score 22/100 21/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
40 premises
 0%
28 premises

Climate

Earlston Upotipotpon
Annual rainfall 484 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Earlston Upotipotpon
Average residential rate $2,476/yr
same for both
Council Strathbogie
same for both

Federal electorate

Earlston Upotipotpon
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Earlston Upotipotpon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Earlston

Retirees Rural

Upotipotpon

Professionals Rural

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