Flowerdale vs Glenburn

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Flowerdale, about half of households are people living alone. In Glenburn, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Glenburn: a median of $925,000, against $582,000 in Flowerdale, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Flowerdale tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Glenburn 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

Glenburn

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 63/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 50%)
  • But Flowerdale has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Flowerdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($582,500 vs $925,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Flowerdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($286/wk vs $320/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Glenburn

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (82 min vs 88 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (84.8 km vs 88.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Glenburn

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 63/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Flowerdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.7% vs 6.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Flowerdale Glenburn
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.

Flowerdale Glenburn
Walkability 0 / 0
Flowerdale — Walkability: 0/100 Glenburn — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 37 / 58
Flowerdale — Safety: 37/100 Glenburn — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 4 / 5
Flowerdale — Low fire risk: 4/100 Glenburn — Low fire risk: 5/100
Low flood risk 68 / 68
Flowerdale — Low flood risk: 68/100 Glenburn — Low flood risk: 68/100

Demographics

Flowerdale has more residents (790 vs 443); Glenburn has higher household incomes ($88,192 vs $63,596).

Flowerdale Glenburn
Population 790
+44% vs other
 443
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.7% +6.7%
Median age 48 50
Median household income $63,596/yr $88,192/yr
+39% vs other
Median weekly rent $286/wk $320/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Flowerdale Glenburn
0-4 3.9% / 4.3%
Flowerdale — 0-4: 3.9% Glenburn — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 9.4% / 10.8%
Flowerdale — 5-14: 9.4% Glenburn — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 5.4% / 7.2%
Flowerdale — 15-19: 5.4% Glenburn — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 4.9% / 4.1%
Flowerdale — 20-24: 4.9% Glenburn — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 8.9% / 6.5%
Flowerdale — 25-34: 8.9% Glenburn — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 13.7% / 9.9%
Flowerdale — 35-44: 13.7% Glenburn — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 15.7% / 14.4%
Flowerdale — 45-54: 15.7% Glenburn — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 17.6% / 16.9%
Flowerdale — 55-64: 17.6% Glenburn — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 13.7% / 16.5%
Flowerdale — 65-74: 13.7% Glenburn — 65-74: 16.5%
75-84 6.3% / 6.1%
Flowerdale — 75-84: 6.3% Glenburn — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 0.5% / 3.2%
Flowerdale — 85+: 0.5% Glenburn — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Flowerdale 34.4% couple families
Flowerdale — Couple Families: 34.4% Flowerdale — Lone Person: 46.3% Flowerdale — One Parent Families: 15.1% Flowerdale — Group Household: 4.1% Flowerdale — Other Families: 0.0%
Glenburn 48.3% couple families
Glenburn — Couple Families: 48.3% Glenburn — Lone Person: 28.1% Glenburn — One Parent Families: 15.7% Glenburn — Group Household: 3.4% Glenburn — Other Families: 4.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Flowerdale 8.4% renting
Flowerdale — Owned Outright: 45.8% Flowerdale — Mortgage: 45.8% Flowerdale — Renting: 8.4%
Glenburn 12.3% renting
Glenburn — Owned Outright: 48.6% Glenburn — Mortgage: 39.1% Glenburn — Renting: 12.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Flowerdale Glenburn
Certificate III & IV 18.4% / 20.8%
Flowerdale — Certificate III & IV: 18.4% Glenburn — Certificate III & IV: 20.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 7.2%
Flowerdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Glenburn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.6% / 6.5%
Flowerdale — Bachelor Degree: 7.6% Glenburn — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 1.4%
Flowerdale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Glenburn — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 2.0%
Flowerdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Glenburn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

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.

Flowerdale Glenburn
England 3.4% / 4.3%
Flowerdale — England: 3.4% Glenburn — England: 4.3%
New Zealand 1.9% / 1.8%
Flowerdale — New Zealand: 1.9% Glenburn — New Zealand: 1.8%
Germany 1.1% / —
Flowerdale — Germany: 1.1% Glenburn — Germany: not among its largest
Italy 0.9% / —
Flowerdale — Italy: 0.9% Glenburn — Italy: not among its largest
Greece 0.8% / —
Flowerdale — Greece: 0.8% Glenburn — Greece: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.7%
Flowerdale — Scotland: not among its largest Glenburn — Scotland: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Flowerdale 100.0% houses
Flowerdale — Houses: 100.0%
Glenburn 100.0% houses
Glenburn — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Flowerdale Glenburn
Median house price $582,500 $925,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $245,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 65 days
from 5 sales
 66 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Glenburn has more rural and farming land (79% vs 68%).

Flowerdale Glenburn
Rural and farming 68% 79%
Parks and recreation 31% 21%
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

Flowerdale Glenburn
New dwellings approved 82
across Murrindindi
same for both
Approvals change year on year +83%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Flowerdale Glenburn
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 25% of VIC Higher than 58% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 5% of VIC

Liveability

Flowerdale Glenburn
Grade D —
Score 17/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Flowerdale carries more crime risk (63 vs 42).

Flowerdale Glenburn
Bushfire High
96/100
 High
95/100
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
42/100
Flood Low
32/100
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

Flowerdale Glenburn
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Flowerdale

  • Flowerdale Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Glenburn

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

Amenities in the suburb

Flowerdale Glenburn
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 5 2
Childcare 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 33 34

Mobility

Flowerdale sits further from the CBD (88.8 km vs 84.8 km).

Flowerdale Glenburn
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 88.8 km
+5% vs other
 84.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 88 min 82 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3717
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3717
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.

Flowerdale Glenburn
Car (driver) 74.0% / 70.3%
Flowerdale — Car (driver): 74.0% Glenburn — Car (driver): 70.3%
Worked from Home 19.5% / 23.0%
Flowerdale — Worked from Home: 19.5% Glenburn — Worked from Home: 23.0%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 2.0%
Flowerdale — Car (passenger): 5.1% Glenburn — Car (passenger): 2.0%
Walked Only — / 4.7%
Flowerdale — Walked Only: not among its largest Glenburn — Walked Only: 4.7%
Bus 1.4% / —
Flowerdale — Bus: 1.4% Glenburn — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.0%).

Setting

Flowerdale Glenburn
Elevation 312 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 318 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Flowerdale Glenburn
Connectivity score 29/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
412 premises
 0%
93 premises

Climate

Flowerdale Glenburn
Annual rainfall 1,215 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Flowerdale Glenburn
Average residential rate $1,973/yr
same for both
Council Murrindindi
same for both

Federal electorate

Flowerdale Glenburn
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Flowerdale Glenburn
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Flowerdale

Affordable Rural

Glenburn

Retirees Rural

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