Eltham North vs Eltham

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, Eltham North tends to suit 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

Eltham North

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 58/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 74%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 86%)
  • But Eltham has more childcare (13 vs 6)

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

First-home buyers

Eltham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($867,500 vs $1,122,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Eltham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($440/wk vs $512/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Eltham

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 63/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (25.3 km vs 27.3 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Eltham

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 2%)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 1)
  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 63/100)
  • But Eltham North carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 58/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Eltham North Eltham
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.

Eltham North Eltham
Walkability 63 / 81
Eltham North — Walkability: 63/100 Eltham — Walkability: 81/100
Safety 81 / 42
Eltham North — Safety: 81/100 Eltham — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 55 / 14
Eltham North — Low fire risk: 55/100 Eltham — Low fire risk: 14/100
Low flood risk 51 / 37
Eltham North — Low flood risk: 51/100 Eltham — Low flood risk: 37/100

Demographics

Eltham has more residents (18,847 vs 6,830); Eltham North rents higher ($512/wk vs $440/wk).

Eltham North Eltham
Population 6,830 18,847
+176% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.4% +2.9%
Median age 42 43
Median household income $144,040/yr
+14% vs other
 $124,332/yr
Median weekly rent $512/wk
+14% vs other
 $440/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Eltham North Eltham
0-4 5.1% / 5.3%
Eltham North — 0-4: 5.1% Eltham — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 14.8% / 13.4%
Eltham North — 5-14: 14.8% Eltham — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 6.9% / 7.0%
Eltham North — 15-19: 6.9% Eltham — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 5.7% / 5.4%
Eltham North — 20-24: 5.7% Eltham — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 8.4% / 8.0%
Eltham North — 25-34: 8.4% Eltham — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 12.2% / 12.5%
Eltham North — 35-44: 12.2% Eltham — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 15.5% / 15.7%
Eltham North — 45-54: 15.5% Eltham — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 15.5% / 14.1%
Eltham North — 55-64: 15.5% Eltham — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 11.1% / 11.8%
Eltham North — 65-74: 11.1% Eltham — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 3.6% / 5.3%
Eltham North — 75-84: 3.6% Eltham — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 0.8% / 1.5%
Eltham North — 85+: 0.8% Eltham — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Eltham North 73.6% couple families
Eltham North — Couple Families: 73.6% Eltham North — Lone Person: 12.9% Eltham North — One Parent Families: 11.7% Eltham North — Group Household: 0.8% Eltham North — Other Families: 1.0%
Eltham 59.1% couple families
Eltham — Couple Families: 59.1% Eltham — Lone Person: 24.4% Eltham — One Parent Families: 14.4% Eltham — Group Household: 1.3% Eltham — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Eltham North 6.3% renting
Eltham North — Owned Outright: 44.6% Eltham North — Mortgage: 49.2% Eltham North — Renting: 6.3%
Eltham 12.2% renting
Eltham — Owned Outright: 43.1% Eltham — Mortgage: 44.8% Eltham — Renting: 12.2%
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.

Eltham North Eltham
England 4.2% / 4.6%
Eltham North — England: 4.2% Eltham — England: 4.6%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.2%
Eltham North — New Zealand: 1.3% Eltham — New Zealand: 1.2%
China 1.1% / 1.2%
Eltham North — China: 1.1% Eltham — China: 1.2%
Italy 0.9% / 0.7%
Eltham North — Italy: 0.9% Eltham — Italy: 0.7%
South Africa 0.7% / 0.7%
Eltham North — South Africa: 0.7% Eltham — South Africa: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

Qualifications

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

Eltham North Eltham
Bachelor Degree 18.5% / 18.9%
Eltham North — Bachelor Degree: 18.5% Eltham — Bachelor Degree: 18.9%
Certificate III & IV 12.1% / 10.7%
Eltham North — Certificate III & IV: 12.1% Eltham — Certificate III & IV: 10.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 9.0%
Eltham North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Eltham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Postgraduate Degree 6.4% / 7.6%
Eltham North — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4% Eltham — Postgraduate Degree: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 3.9%
Eltham North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Eltham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Eltham North 98.2% houses
Eltham North — Houses: 98.2% Eltham North — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Eltham North — Townhouses: 1.7%
Eltham 85.9% houses
Eltham — Houses: 85.9% Eltham — Flats / Apartments: 8.4% Eltham — Townhouses: 5.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Eltham North Eltham
Median house price $1,230,000
same for both
Median unit price — $776,500
Median land price $1,122,500 $867,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 71 sales
 23 days
from 205 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.

Eltham North Eltham
3 bed $1.08M / $1.06M
Eltham North — 3 bed: $1.08M (52 sales) Eltham — 3 bed: $1.06M (108 sales)

52 vs 108 sales

4 bed $1.29M / $1.3M
Eltham North — 4 bed: $1.29M (83 sales) Eltham — 4 bed: $1.3M (158 sales)

83 vs 158 sales

5 bed $1.54M / $1.54M
Eltham North — 5 bed: $1.54M (18 sales) Eltham — 5 bed: $1.54M (40 sales)

18 vs 40 sales

Zoning mix

Eltham has more land zoned for conservation (15% vs 0%).

Eltham North Eltham
Residential 85% 59%
Parks and recreation 9% 16%
Environmental 0% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 6%
same for both
Commercial 0% 2%
Industrial 0% 1%
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

Eltham North Eltham
New dwellings approved 98
across Nillumbik
same for both
Approvals change year on year +8%
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.

Eltham North Eltham
Houses 3.7%
$850/wk on $1.2M
 3.5%
$785/wk on $1.15M
Units — 4.0%
$580/wk on $745K

Ranking within VIC

Eltham North Eltham
House price Higher than 79% of VIC
same for both
Income Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
Schools Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 92% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of VIC
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 11% of VIC

Liveability

Eltham North scores higher overall (71 vs 55); Eltham is more walkable (81 vs 63).

Eltham North Eltham
Grade A B
Score 71/100 55/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Eltham carries more crime risk (58 vs 19); Eltham carries more bushfire risk (86 vs 45).

Eltham North Eltham
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 High
86/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Moderate
58/100
Flood Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
63/100
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

Eltham North Eltham
Inside the suburb 4 5
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 2 3
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus, 7.2 km
 2
Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus, 9.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.4% 2.6%

Schools in Eltham North

  • Holy Trinity Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Eltham North Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Helena Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Glen Katherine Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Eltham

  • Our Lady Help of Christians School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Catholic Ladies' College Ltd Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Eltham East Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Eltham High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Eltham Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Eltham North Eltham
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 30
Parks & reserves 28 51
Childcare 6 13
GPs 1 4
Pharmacies 0 4
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 1 6
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 2 24

Mobility

Eltham North sits further from the CBD (27.3 km vs 25.3 km).

Eltham North Eltham
Walkability score 63/100 81/100
Distance to Melbourne 27.3 km
+7% vs other
 25.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 39 min 36 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 91/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 65.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 270.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.8%
postcode 3095
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 3095
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.

Eltham North Eltham
Car (driver) 53.8% / 50.6%
Eltham North — Car (driver): 53.8% Eltham — Car (driver): 50.6%
Worked from Home 40.1% / 42.2%
Eltham North — Worked from Home: 40.1% Eltham — Worked from Home: 42.2%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 3.1%
Eltham North — Car (passenger): 2.5% Eltham — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Train 2.5% / 2.3%
Eltham North — Train: 2.5% Eltham — Train: 2.3%
Walked Only 0.5% / 1.1%
Eltham North — Walked Only: 0.5% Eltham — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.8%).

Setting

Eltham North Eltham
Elevation 107 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 94 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.5 km 23.1 km

NBN connectivity

Eltham North Eltham
Connectivity score 75/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
2,361 premises
 9%
7,841 premises

Climate

Eltham North Eltham
Annual rainfall 534 mm 777 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C 26.9°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C 6.3°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Eltham North Eltham
PM2.5 3.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Eltham North Eltham
Average residential rate $2,696/yr
same for both
Council Nillumbik
same for both

Federal electorate

Eltham North Eltham
Division Jagajaga
same for both
Member Kate Thwaites
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Eltham North

Large Blocks Outer Parks Quiet River

Eltham

Easy Commute Large Blocks Outer Parks Professionals Transport Hub

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