Flora Hill vs Strathfieldsaye

Flora Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 36 in Strathfieldsaye. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Flora Hill, about half of households rent. In Strathfieldsaye, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Strathfieldsaye: a median of $780,000, against $590,000 in Flora Hill, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Flora Hill tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Strathfieldsaye suits families with children 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

Strathfieldsaye

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 3)
  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 79/100)
  • has more childcare (7 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Flora Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($590,000 vs $780,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Flora Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (51% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Strathfieldsaye

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 62/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (105 min vs 111 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (146 km vs 152.3 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Strathfieldsaye

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 79/100)
  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 62/100)
  • But Flora Hill has more units and townhouses to downsize into (19% vs 0%)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Flora Hill returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.2% vs 3.6%)
  • Strathfieldsaye is growing faster (26.2% vs 0.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Flora Hill Strathfieldsaye
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.

Flora Hill Strathfieldsaye
Walkability 62 / 72
Flora Hill — Walkability: 62/100 Strathfieldsaye — Walkability: 72/100
Safety 21 / 78
Flora Hill — Safety: 21/100 Strathfieldsaye — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 39 / 59
Flora Hill — Low fire risk: 39/100 Strathfieldsaye — Low fire risk: 59/100
Low flood risk 73 / 49
Flora Hill — Low flood risk: 73/100 Strathfieldsaye — Low flood risk: 49/100

Demographics

Strathfieldsaye has more residents (6,850 vs 3,989); Strathfieldsaye has higher household incomes ($116,324 vs $70,044).

Flora Hill Strathfieldsaye
Population 3,989 6,850
+72% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.9% +26.2%
Median age 32 36
Median household income $70,044/yr $116,324/yr
+66% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk $400/wk
+38% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Flora Hill Strathfieldsaye
0-4 6.1% / 7.0%
Flora Hill — 0-4: 6.1% Strathfieldsaye — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 11.1% / 18.0%
Flora Hill — 5-14: 11.1% Strathfieldsaye — 5-14: 18.0%
15-19 7.6% / 7.3%
Flora Hill — 15-19: 7.6% Strathfieldsaye — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 12.9% / 4.7%
Flora Hill — 20-24: 12.9% Strathfieldsaye — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 17.0% / 11.0%
Flora Hill — 25-34: 17.0% Strathfieldsaye — 25-34: 11.0%
35-44 12.4% / 14.6%
Flora Hill — 35-44: 12.4% Strathfieldsaye — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 10.3% / 13.0%
Flora Hill — 45-54: 10.3% Strathfieldsaye — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 9.2% / 10.3%
Flora Hill — 55-64: 9.2% Strathfieldsaye — 55-64: 10.3%
65-74 6.8% / 9.8%
Flora Hill — 65-74: 6.8% Strathfieldsaye — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 3.6% / 3.5%
Flora Hill — 75-84: 3.6% Strathfieldsaye — 75-84: 3.5%
85+ 2.8% / 0.8%
Flora Hill — 85+: 2.8% Strathfieldsaye — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Flora Hill 24.6% couple families
Flora Hill — Couple Families: 24.6% Flora Hill — Lone Person: 42.4% Flora Hill — One Parent Families: 21.1% Flora Hill — Group Household: 9.7% Flora Hill — Other Families: 2.1%
Strathfieldsaye 66.0% couple families
Strathfieldsaye — Couple Families: 66.0% Strathfieldsaye — Lone Person: 17.0% Strathfieldsaye — One Parent Families: 14.3% Strathfieldsaye — Group Household: 2.2% Strathfieldsaye — Other Families: 0.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Flora Hill 51.2% renting
Flora Hill — Owned Outright: 23.6% Flora Hill — Mortgage: 25.2% Flora Hill — Renting: 51.2%
Strathfieldsaye 13.2% renting
Strathfieldsaye — Owned Outright: 35.0% Strathfieldsaye — Mortgage: 51.9% Strathfieldsaye — Renting: 13.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Flora Hill Strathfieldsaye
Certificate III & IV 14.5% / 14.4%
Flora Hill — Certificate III & IV: 14.5% Strathfieldsaye — Certificate III & IV: 14.4%
Bachelor Degree 14.3% / 14.6%
Flora Hill — Bachelor Degree: 14.3% Strathfieldsaye — Bachelor Degree: 14.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 8.2%
Flora Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Strathfieldsaye — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 3.3%
Flora Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Strathfieldsaye — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 3.2%
Flora Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Strathfieldsaye — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).

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.

Flora Hill Strathfieldsaye
England 1.4% / 2.0%
Flora Hill — England: 1.4% Strathfieldsaye — England: 2.0%
India 1.3% / 0.9%
Flora Hill — India: 1.3% Strathfieldsaye — India: 0.9%
New Zealand 0.7% / 0.6%
Flora Hill — New Zealand: 0.7% Strathfieldsaye — New Zealand: 0.6%
Philippines 0.4% / 0.5%
Flora Hill — Philippines: 0.4% Strathfieldsaye — Philippines: 0.5%
Malaysia 0.8% / —
Flora Hill — Malaysia: 0.8% Strathfieldsaye — Malaysia: not among its largest
Thailand 0.7% / —
Flora Hill — Thailand: 0.7% Strathfieldsaye — Thailand: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.5%
Flora Hill — South Africa: not among its largest Strathfieldsaye — South Africa: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Flora Hill 81.1% houses
Flora Hill — Houses: 81.1% Flora Hill — Townhouses: 17.5% Flora Hill — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Strathfieldsaye 100.0% houses
Strathfieldsaye — Houses: 100.0% Strathfieldsaye — Townhouses: 0.2% Strathfieldsaye — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Flora Hill Strathfieldsaye
Median house price $590,000 $780,000
Median unit price $435,000 —
Median land price $330,000 $332,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 56 sales
 36 days
from 81 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.

Flora Hill Strathfieldsaye
3 bed $580K / $678K
Flora Hill — 3 bed: $580K (91 sales) Strathfieldsaye — 3 bed: $678K (43 sales)

91 vs 43 sales

4 bed $735K / $805K
Flora Hill — 4 bed: $735K (25 sales) Strathfieldsaye — 4 bed: $805K (111 sales)

25 vs 111 sales

5 bed $818K / $960K
Flora Hill — 5 bed: $818K (8 sales) Strathfieldsaye — 5 bed: $960K (7 sales)

8 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Strathfieldsaye has more rural and farming land (35% vs 0%).

Flora Hill Strathfieldsaye
Residential 61% 28%
Rural and farming 0% 35%
Parks and recreation 20% 27%
Infrastructure and transport 18% 2%
Environmental 0% 6%
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

Flora Hill Strathfieldsaye
New dwellings approved 885
across Greater Bendigo
same for both
Approvals change year on year +28%
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.

Flora Hill Strathfieldsaye
Houses 4.2%
$505/wk on $632K
 3.6%
$630/wk on $901K
Units 5.0%
$425/wk on $446K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Flora Hill Strathfieldsaye
House price Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
Income Higher than 32% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 63% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 59% of VIC —

Liveability

Strathfieldsaye scores higher overall (62 vs 31); Strathfieldsaye is more walkable (72 vs 62).

Flora Hill Strathfieldsaye
Grade D B
Score 31/100 62/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Flora Hill carries more crime risk (79 vs 22); Strathfieldsaye carries more flood risk (51 vs 27).

Flora Hill Strathfieldsaye
Bushfire Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
41/100
Crime High
79/100
 Low
22/100
Flood Low
27/100
 Moderate
51/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Flora Hill Strathfieldsaye
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Bendigo Campus, 0.0 km
 1
Bendigo Campus, 5.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 7.4% 2.0%

Schools in Flora Hill

  • Bendigo South East 7-10 Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers

Schools in Strathfieldsaye

  • St Francis of the Fields School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Strathfieldsaye Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Flora Hill Strathfieldsaye
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 3 12
Childcare 3 7
GPs 2 3
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 4
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 0 7

Mobility

Flora Hill sits further from the CBD (152.3 km vs 146 km).

Flora Hill Strathfieldsaye
Walkability score 62/100 72/100
Distance to Melbourne 152.3 km
+4% vs other
 146 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 111 min 105 min
Public transport score 74/100 73/100
Peak arrivals per hour 56.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 65.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3550
 0.6%
postcode 3551
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 3550
 64
postcode 3551

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.

Flora Hill Strathfieldsaye
Car (driver) 71.5% / 71.8%
Flora Hill — Car (driver): 71.5% Strathfieldsaye — Car (driver): 71.8%
Worked from Home 16.3% / 20.7%
Flora Hill — Worked from Home: 16.3% Strathfieldsaye — Worked from Home: 20.7%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 5.5%
Flora Hill — Car (passenger): 5.4% Strathfieldsaye — Car (passenger): 5.5%
Walked Only 2.9% / 1.0%
Flora Hill — Walked Only: 2.9% Strathfieldsaye — Walked Only: 1.0%
Bus 2.1% / 0.7%
Flora Hill — Bus: 2.1% Strathfieldsaye — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.8%).

Setting

Flora Hill Strathfieldsaye
Elevation 269 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 206 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Flora Hill Strathfieldsaye
Connectivity score 62/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 29%
2,087 premises
 58%
2,881 premises

Climate

Flora Hill Strathfieldsaye
Annual rainfall 553 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Flora Hill Strathfieldsaye
Average residential rate $1,949/yr
same for both
Council Greater Bendigo
same for both

Federal electorate

Flora Hill Strathfieldsaye
Division Bendigo
same for both
Member Lisa Chesters
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Flora Hill Strathfieldsaye
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Flora Hill

Affordable Parks Students

Strathfieldsaye

Acreage Family Parks Quiet River

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