Flowerdale vs Homewood
Homewood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 48 in Flowerdale. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Homewood tends to suit families with children, couples, and older residents.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Flowerdale has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
- Homewood carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 63/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Flowerdale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 41%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Flowerdale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($286/wk vs $323/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Flowerdale
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (88.8 km vs 127.9 km)
- has a shorter drive in (88 min vs 102 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Homewood
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 63/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 20%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Homewood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (29.6% vs 14.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Flowerdale and Homewood drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Flowerdale has more residents (790 vs 70); Flowerdale skews older (48 vs 42).
| Flowerdale | Homewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 790 +91% vs other | 70 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.7% | +29.6% |
| Median age | 48 | 42 |
| Median household income | $63,596/yr +5% vs other | $60,632/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $286/wk | $323/wk +13% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Flowerdale | Homewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $582,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $245,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 65 days from 5 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Homewood has more rural and farming land (98% vs 68%).
| Flowerdale | Homewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 68% | 98% |
| Parks and recreation | 31% | 1% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% same for both | |
| 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 | Homewood | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 82 across Murrindindi same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +83% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Flowerdale | Homewood | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 25% of VIC | Higher than 21% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 55% of VIC | Higher than 10% 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 2% of VIC |
Liveability
| Flowerdale | Homewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 17/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Flowerdale carries more bushfire risk (96 vs 0); Homewood carries more flood risk (69 vs 32).
| Flowerdale | Homewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 96/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 63/100 | Low 33/100 |
| Flood | Low 32/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| 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
| Flowerdale | Homewood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Homewood
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Flowerdale | Homewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 0 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 33 | 21 |
Mobility
Homewood sits further from the CBD (127.9 km vs 88.8 km).
| Flowerdale | Homewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 88.8 km | 127.9 km +44% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 88 min | 102 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.0%).
Setting
| Flowerdale | Homewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 312 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 227 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Flowerdale | Homewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 412 premises | 0% 18 premises |
Climate
| Flowerdale | Homewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,215 mm | 540 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 22.9°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.8°C | — |
Council rates
| Flowerdale | Homewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,973/yr same for both | |
| Council | Murrindindi same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Flowerdale | Homewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Flowerdale | Homewood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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