Fairy Dell vs Nanneella

Nanneella is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 44 in Fairy Dell. 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, Fairy Dell tends to suit older residents, while Nanneella suits 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

Nanneella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Nanneella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $265/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Fairy Dell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (205.2 km vs 208.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Fairy Dell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Fairy Dell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.2% vs 9.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Fairy Dell Nanneella
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.

Fairy Dell Nanneella
Walkability 0 / 0
Fairy Dell — Walkability: 0/100 Nanneella — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 44 / 47
Fairy Dell — Safety: 44/100 Nanneella — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 57 / 100
Fairy Dell — Low fire risk: 57/100 Nanneella — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 33
Fairy Dell — Low flood risk: 100/100 Nanneella — Low flood risk: 33/100

Demographics

Nanneella has more residents (425 vs 93); Fairy Dell rents higher ($265/wk vs $200/wk).

Fairy Dell Nanneella
Population 93 425
+357% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.2% +9.5%
Median age 44 36
Median household income $94,224/yr $94,536/yr
Median weekly rent $265/wk
+25% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fairy Dell Nanneella
0-4 — / 5.6%
Fairy Dell — 0-4: not among its largest Nanneella — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 15.1% / 16.0%
Fairy Dell — 5-14: 15.1% Nanneella — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 5.4% / 7.3%
Fairy Dell — 15-19: 5.4% Nanneella — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 10.8% / 6.6%
Fairy Dell — 20-24: 10.8% Nanneella — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 7.5% / 9.9%
Fairy Dell — 25-34: 7.5% Nanneella — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 9.7% / 12.7%
Fairy Dell — 35-44: 9.7% Nanneella — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 8.6% / 13.2%
Fairy Dell — 45-54: 8.6% Nanneella — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 18.3% / 16.5%
Fairy Dell — 55-64: 18.3% Nanneella — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 18.3% / 7.3%
Fairy Dell — 65-74: 18.3% Nanneella — 65-74: 7.3%
75-84 3.2% / 2.4%
Fairy Dell — 75-84: 3.2% Nanneella — 75-84: 2.4%
85+ — / —
Fairy Dell — 85+: not among its largest Nanneella — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Fairy Dell 75.0% couple families
Fairy Dell — Couple Families: 75.0% Fairy Dell — Lone Person: 25.0% Fairy Dell — One Parent Families: 0.0% Fairy Dell — Group Household: 0.0% Fairy Dell — Other Families: 0.0%
Nanneella 66.7% couple families
Nanneella — Couple Families: 66.7% Nanneella — Lone Person: 14.4% Nanneella — One Parent Families: 11.1% Nanneella — Group Household: 4.4% Nanneella — Other Families: 3.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Fairy Dell 16.7% renting
Fairy Dell — Owned Outright: 33.3% Fairy Dell — Mortgage: 50.0% Fairy Dell — Renting: 16.7%
Nanneella 12.2% renting
Nanneella — Owned Outright: 43.9% Nanneella — Mortgage: 43.9% Nanneella — Renting: 12.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Fairy Dell 100.0% houses
Fairy Dell — Houses: 100.0% Fairy Dell — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Nanneella 97.7% houses
Nanneella — Houses: 97.7% Nanneella — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Fairy Dell Nanneella
Certificate III & IV 23.7% / 19.5%
Fairy Dell — Certificate III & IV: 23.7% Nanneella — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 6.6%
Fairy Dell — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Nanneella — Bachelor Degree: 6.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 4.5%
Fairy Dell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Nanneella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 2.1%
Fairy Dell — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Nanneella — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Fairy Dell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Nanneella — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

Zoning mix

Fairy Dell Nanneella
Rural and farming 96% 98%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 2%
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

Fairy Dell Nanneella
New dwellings approved 264
across Campaspe
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Fairy Dell Nanneella
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 30% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 32% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 58% of VIC

Liveability

Fairy Dell Nanneella
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Nanneella carries more flood risk (67 vs 0); Fairy Dell carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 0).

Fairy Dell Nanneella
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
53/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
67/100
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

Fairy Dell Nanneella
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Fairy Dell

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

Schools in Nanneella

  • Nanneella Estate Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Fairy Dell Nanneella
Parks & reserves 0 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Nanneella sits further from the CBD (208.6 km vs 205.2 km).

Fairy Dell Nanneella
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 205.2 km 208.6 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 150 min 151 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3561
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 3561
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.

Fairy Dell Nanneella
Car (driver) 57.8% / 70.1%
Fairy Dell — Car (driver): 57.8% Nanneella — Car (driver): 70.1%
Worked from Home 26.7% / 20.3%
Fairy Dell — Worked from Home: 26.7% Nanneella — Worked from Home: 20.3%
Walked Only 8.9% / 8.1%
Fairy Dell — Walked Only: 8.9% Nanneella — Walked Only: 8.1%
Car (passenger) 6.7% / 1.5%
Fairy Dell — Car (passenger): 6.7% Nanneella — Car (passenger): 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.1%).

Setting

Fairy Dell Nanneella
Elevation 110 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Fairy Dell Nanneella
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
40 premises
 0%
167 premises

Climate

Fairy Dell Nanneella
Annual rainfall 438 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Fairy Dell Nanneella
Average residential rate $2,035/yr
same for both
Council Campaspe
same for both

Federal electorate

Fairy Dell Nanneella
Division Bendigo Nicholls
Member Lisa Chesters Sam Birrell
Party Australian Labor Party The Nationals

First Home Owner Grant

Fairy Dell Nanneella
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Fairy Dell

Rural

Nanneella

Rural

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