Faraday vs Harcourt North

Faraday is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 55 in Harcourt North. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Harcourt North, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Harcourt 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

Harcourt North

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

Harcourt North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Harcourt North

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($285/wk vs $315/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Faraday

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (116.9 km vs 129.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (84 min vs 92 min)

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

Faraday

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.8% vs 9.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Faraday and Harcourt 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.

Faraday Harcourt 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.

Faraday Harcourt North
Walkability 0 / 0
Faraday — Walkability: 0/100 Harcourt North — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 50 / 55
Faraday — Safety: 50/100 Harcourt North — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 83 / 35
Faraday — Low fire risk: 83/100 Harcourt North — Low fire risk: 35/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Faraday — Low flood risk: 100/100 Harcourt North — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Harcourt North has higher household incomes ($111,592 vs $69,628); Harcourt North has more residents (291 vs 194).

Faraday Harcourt North
Population 194 291
+50% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.8% +9.8%
Median age 50 55
Median household income $69,628/yr $111,592/yr
+60% vs other
Median weekly rent $315/wk
+10% vs other
 $285/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Faraday Harcourt North
0-4 4.1% / 4.8%
Faraday — 0-4: 4.1% Harcourt North — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 8.8% / 7.9%
Faraday — 5-14: 8.8% Harcourt North — 5-14: 7.9%
15-19 5.7% / 5.5%
Faraday — 15-19: 5.7% Harcourt North — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 5.7% / 2.1%
Faraday — 20-24: 5.7% Harcourt North — 20-24: 2.1%
25-34 6.2% / 7.6%
Faraday — 25-34: 6.2% Harcourt North — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 8.8% / 8.6%
Faraday — 35-44: 8.8% Harcourt North — 35-44: 8.6%
45-54 20.1% / 13.1%
Faraday — 45-54: 20.1% Harcourt North — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 22.2% / 25.8%
Faraday — 55-64: 22.2% Harcourt North — 55-64: 25.8%
65-74 20.1% / 18.9%
Faraday — 65-74: 20.1% Harcourt North — 65-74: 18.9%
75-84 6.7% / 4.5%
Faraday — 75-84: 6.7% Harcourt North — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ — / 1.7%
Faraday — 85+: not among its largest Harcourt North — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Faraday 36.0% couple families
Faraday — Couple Families: 36.0% Faraday — Lone Person: 44.0% Faraday — One Parent Families: 20.0% Faraday — Other Families: 0.0%
Harcourt North 50.0% couple families
Harcourt North — Couple Families: 50.0% Harcourt North — Lone Person: 36.7% Harcourt North — One Parent Families: 8.3% Harcourt North — Other Families: 5.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Faraday 11.4% renting
Faraday — Owned Outright: 48.1% Faraday — Mortgage: 40.5% Faraday — Renting: 11.4%
Harcourt North 8.1% renting
Harcourt North — Owned Outright: 51.5% Harcourt North — Mortgage: 40.4% Harcourt North — Renting: 8.1%
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.

Faraday Harcourt North
New Zealand 4.1% / 2.1%
Faraday — New Zealand: 4.1% Harcourt North — New Zealand: 2.1%
Netherlands 1.5% / 1.0%
Faraday — Netherlands: 1.5% Harcourt North — Netherlands: 1.0%
Canada 2.1% / —
Faraday — Canada: 2.1% Harcourt North — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

Qualifications

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

Faraday Harcourt North
Certificate III & IV 19.6% / 11.0%
Faraday — Certificate III & IV: 19.6% Harcourt North — Certificate III & IV: 11.0%
Bachelor Degree 10.8% / 16.5%
Faraday — Bachelor Degree: 10.8% Harcourt North — Bachelor Degree: 16.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.4% / 11.7%
Faraday — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.4% Harcourt North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 6.2% / 6.9%
Faraday — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.2% Harcourt North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 5.7% / 6.2%
Faraday — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7% Harcourt North — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Faraday 100.0% houses
Faraday — Houses: 100.0%
Harcourt North 100.0% houses
Harcourt North — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Faraday has more rural and farming land (90% vs 52%); Harcourt North has more land zoned for conservation (22% vs 0%).

Faraday Harcourt North
Rural and farming 90% 52%
Parks and recreation 3% 23%
Environmental 0% 22%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 3%
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

Faraday Harcourt North
New dwellings approved 102
across Mount Alexander
 885
across Greater Bendigo
Approvals change year on year -7% +28%

Ranking within VIC

Faraday Harcourt North
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 58% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC

Liveability

Faraday Harcourt North
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Harcourt North carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 17).

Faraday Harcourt North
Bushfire Low
17/100
 Moderate
65/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Moderate
45/100
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

Faraday Harcourt 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

Faraday Harcourt North
Parks & reserves 0 3
Waterways 6 7

Mobility

Harcourt North sits further from the CBD (129.3 km vs 116.9 km).

Faraday Harcourt North
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 116.9 km 129.3 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 84 min 92 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 3451
 0.4%
postcode 3453
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 3451
 72
postcode 3453

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.

Faraday Harcourt North
Car (driver) 52.9% / 53.7%
Faraday — Car (driver): 52.9% Harcourt North — Car (driver): 53.7%
Worked from Home 32.9% / 40.5%
Faraday — Worked from Home: 32.9% Harcourt North — Worked from Home: 40.5%
Walked Only 5.9% / 5.8%
Faraday — Walked Only: 5.9% Harcourt North — Walked Only: 5.8%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / —
Faraday — Car (passenger): 4.7% Harcourt North — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 3.5% / —
Faraday — Bicycle: 3.5% Harcourt North — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.7%).

Setting

Faraday Harcourt North
Elevation 430 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 381 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Faraday Harcourt North
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
90 premises
 0%
130 premises

Climate

Faraday Harcourt North
Annual rainfall 598 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Faraday Harcourt North
Average residential rate $1,885/yr $1,949/yr
Council Mount Alexander Greater Bendigo

Federal electorate

Faraday Harcourt North
Division Bendigo
same for both
Member Lisa Chesters
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Faraday

Retirees Rural

Harcourt North

Professionals Retirees Rural

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