Flinders vs Boneo

Boneo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 63 in Flinders. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Flinders, about half of households are people living alone. In Boneo, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Boneo: a median of $2.92 million, against $2.21 million in Flinders, though rent is higher in Flinders. On these figures, Flinders tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Boneo suits 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

Boneo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 44%)

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

First-home buyers

Flinders

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 39%)
  • has cheaper houses ($2,205,000 vs $2,925,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Boneo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $451/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Boneo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (79 min vs 84 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Flinders

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (44% vs 27%)

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

Investors

Flinders

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.9% vs -11.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Flinders Boneo
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.

Flinders Boneo
Walkability 10 / 13
Flinders — Walkability: 10/100 Boneo — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 33 / 34
Flinders — Safety: 33/100 Boneo — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 100 / 86
Flinders — Low fire risk: 100/100 Boneo — Low fire risk: 86/100
Low flood risk 80 / 42
Flinders — Low flood risk: 80/100 Boneo — Low flood risk: 42/100

Demographics

Flinders has more residents (1,130 vs 314); Flinders skews older (63 vs 52).

Flinders Boneo
Population 1,130
+72% vs other
 314
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.9% -11.3%
Median age 63 52
Median household income $109,408/yr
+14% vs other
 $94,224/yr
Median weekly rent $451/wk
+11% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Flinders Boneo
0-4 3.3% / 3.8%
Flinders — 0-4: 3.3% Boneo — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 5.8% / 5.7%
Flinders — 5-14: 5.8% Boneo — 5-14: 5.7%
15-19 2.9% / 5.1%
Flinders — 15-19: 2.9% Boneo — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 3.8% / 5.4%
Flinders — 20-24: 3.8% Boneo — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 3.0% / 10.5%
Flinders — 25-34: 3.0% Boneo — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 6.4% / 8.3%
Flinders — 35-44: 6.4% Boneo — 35-44: 8.3%
45-54 9.5% / 15.0%
Flinders — 45-54: 9.5% Boneo — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 21.2% / 19.7%
Flinders — 55-64: 21.2% Boneo — 55-64: 19.7%
65-74 25.0% / 15.6%
Flinders — 65-74: 25.0% Boneo — 65-74: 15.6%
75-84 16.1% / 7.3%
Flinders — 75-84: 16.1% Boneo — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ 2.8% / 4.1%
Flinders — 85+: 2.8% Boneo — 85+: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Flinders 53.3% lone person
Flinders — Lone Person: 53.3% Flinders — Couple Families: 33.6% Flinders — One Parent Families: 10.0% Flinders — Group Household: 3.1% Flinders — Other Families: 0.0%
Boneo 27.5% lone person
Boneo — Lone Person: 27.5% Boneo — Couple Families: 46.2% Boneo — One Parent Families: 15.0% Boneo — Group Household: 5.0% Boneo — Other Families: 6.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Flinders 11.9% renting
Flinders — Owned Outright: 67.2% Flinders — Mortgage: 20.9% Flinders — Renting: 11.9%
Boneo 12.1% renting
Boneo — Owned Outright: 58.6% Boneo — Mortgage: 29.3% Boneo — Renting: 12.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Flinders Boneo
Bachelor Degree 23.7% / 12.1%
Flinders — Bachelor Degree: 23.7% Boneo — Bachelor Degree: 12.1%
Certificate III & IV 5.7% / 17.5%
Flinders — Certificate III & IV: 5.7% Boneo — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.8% / 8.6%
Flinders — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.8% Boneo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 9.2% / 4.1%
Flinders — Postgraduate Degree: 9.2% Boneo — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 1.0%
Flinders — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Boneo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

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

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.

Flinders Boneo
England 7.4% / 3.5%
Flinders — England: 7.4% Boneo — England: 3.5%
New Zealand 1.9% / —
Flinders — New Zealand: 1.9% Boneo — New Zealand: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.7% / 1.0%
Flinders — Netherlands: 0.7% Boneo — Netherlands: 1.0%
Thailand — / 1.0%
Flinders — Thailand: not among its largest Boneo — Thailand: 1.0%
Ireland 0.7% / —
Flinders — Ireland: 0.7% Boneo — Ireland: not among its largest
Italy 0.6% / —
Flinders — Italy: 0.6% Boneo — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Flinders 96.7% houses
Flinders — Houses: 96.7% Flinders — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Boneo 92.8% houses
Boneo — Houses: 92.8% Boneo — Flats / Apartments: 7.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Flinders Boneo
Median house price $2,205,000 $2,925,000
Median unit price $1,367,000 —
Median land price $2,100,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 10 sales
 272 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Flinders has more rural and farming land (91% vs 73%).

Flinders Boneo
Rural and farming 91% 73%
Parks and recreation 3% 17%
Other and special use 1% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 4%
Residential 3% 0%
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

Flinders Boneo
New dwellings approved 791
across Mornington Peninsula
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
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.

Flinders Boneo
Houses 1.5%
$995/wk on $3.35M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Flinders Boneo
House price Higher than 98% of VIC —
Income Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 2% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 99% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 1% of VIC —

Liveability

Flinders Boneo
Grade A —
Score 70/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Boneo carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Boneo carries more flood risk (58 vs 20).

Flinders Boneo
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 Moderate
66/100
Flood Low
20/100
 Moderate
58/100
Coastal erosion Low
37/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Flinders Boneo
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Flinders

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

Schools in Boneo

  • Boneo Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Flinders Boneo
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 2
Parks & reserves 3
same for both
Childcare 1
same for both
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Beaches 2 0
Waterways 30 8

Mobility

Flinders Boneo
Walkability score 10/100 13/100
Distance to Melbourne 98.6 km
+1% vs other
 97.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 84 min 79 min
Electric vehicle share 3.1%
postcode 3929
 1.0%
postcode 3939
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 3929
 31
postcode 3939

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.

Flinders Boneo
Car (driver) 48.8% / 65.1%
Flinders — Car (driver): 48.8% Boneo — Car (driver): 65.1%
Worked from Home 42.0% / 21.2%
Flinders — Worked from Home: 42.0% Boneo — Worked from Home: 21.2%
Walked Only 7.9% / 13.7%
Flinders — Walked Only: 7.9% Boneo — Walked Only: 13.7%
Car (passenger) 1.4% / —
Flinders — Car (passenger): 1.4% Boneo — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.1%).

Setting

Flinders Boneo
Elevation 103 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.9 km
3.3 km to a named beach
 5.8 km

NBN connectivity

Flinders Boneo
Connectivity score 67/100 32/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 45%
1,151 premises
 3%
183 premises

Climate

Flinders Boneo
Annual rainfall 696 mm 700 mm
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C —
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C —

Council rates

Flinders Boneo
Average residential rate $1,659/yr
same for both
Council Mornington Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Flinders Boneo
Division Flinders
same for both
Member Zoe Mckenzie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Flinders Boneo
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Flinders

Acreage Coastal Luxury Retirees

Boneo

Retirees Rural

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