Garfield North vs Bunyip

Bunyip is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 50 in Garfield North. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Bunyip tends to suit families with children.

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

Bunyip

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Bunyip

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bunyip

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $387/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Garfield North sits closer to the CBD (81 km vs 83.2 km)
  • Bunyip is more walkable (70/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bunyip

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (70/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Garfield North has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Bunyip

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.9% vs 21.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Garfield North Bunyip
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.

Garfield North Bunyip
Walkability 0 / 70
Garfield North — Walkability: 0/100 Bunyip — Walkability: 70/100
Safety 62 / 60
Garfield North — Safety: 62/100 Bunyip — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 1 / 39
Garfield North — Low fire risk: 1/100 Bunyip — Low fire risk: 39/100
Low flood risk 52 / 7
Garfield North — Low flood risk: 52/100 Bunyip — Low flood risk: 7/100

Demographics

Bunyip has more residents (3,131 vs 236); Garfield North skews older (50 vs 38).

Garfield North Bunyip
Population 236 3,131
+1227% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.6% +26.9%
Median age 50 38
Median household income $89,076/yr $100,204/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $387/wk
+17% vs other
 $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Garfield North Bunyip
0-4 5.1% / 7.6%
Garfield North — 0-4: 5.1% Bunyip — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 11.0% / 15.2%
Garfield North — 5-14: 11.0% Bunyip — 5-14: 15.2%
15-19 6.8% / 6.8%
Garfield North — 15-19: 6.8% Bunyip — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 6.4% / 5.1%
Garfield North — 20-24: 6.4% Bunyip — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 6.8% / 10.9%
Garfield North — 25-34: 6.8% Bunyip — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 9.7% / 12.6%
Garfield North — 35-44: 9.7% Bunyip — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 14.4% / 12.0%
Garfield North — 45-54: 14.4% Bunyip — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 16.9% / 12.4%
Garfield North — 55-64: 16.9% Bunyip — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 16.9% / 8.5%
Garfield North — 65-74: 16.9% Bunyip — 65-74: 8.5%
75-84 6.4% / 6.3%
Garfield North — 75-84: 6.4% Bunyip — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ — / 2.3%
Garfield North — 85+: not among its largest Bunyip — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Garfield North 59.5% couple families
Garfield North — Couple Families: 59.5% Garfield North — Lone Person: 24.3% Garfield North — One Parent Families: 8.1% Garfield North — Group Household: 8.1% Garfield North — Other Families: 0.0%
Bunyip 57.0% couple families
Bunyip — Couple Families: 57.0% Bunyip — Lone Person: 27.4% Bunyip — One Parent Families: 12.4% Bunyip — Group Household: 2.1% Bunyip — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Garfield North 5.3% renting
Garfield North — Owned Outright: 56.0% Garfield North — Mortgage: 38.7% Garfield North — Renting: 5.3%
Bunyip 11.9% renting
Bunyip — Owned Outright: 34.2% Bunyip — Mortgage: 53.9% Bunyip — Renting: 11.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Garfield North Bunyip
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 20.0%
Garfield North — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Bunyip — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 8.9% / 7.1%
Garfield North — Bachelor Degree: 8.9% Bunyip — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 6.7%
Garfield North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Bunyip — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / 1.6%
Garfield North — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Bunyip — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.5%
Garfield North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Bunyip — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

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.

Garfield North Bunyip
England 4.7% / 3.4%
Garfield North — England: 4.7% Bunyip — England: 3.4%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.0%
Garfield North — New Zealand: 1.3% Bunyip — New Zealand: 1.0%
Philippines 1.3% / 0.4%
Garfield North — Philippines: 1.3% Bunyip — Philippines: 0.4%
Germany — / 0.4%
Garfield North — Germany: not among its largest Bunyip — Germany: 0.4%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Garfield North — Scotland: not among its largest Bunyip — Scotland: 0.4%
Netherlands — / 0.4%
Garfield North — Netherlands: not among its largest Bunyip — Netherlands: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Garfield North 100.0% houses
Garfield North — Houses: 100.0% Garfield North — Townhouses: 0.0% Garfield North — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Bunyip 97.5% houses
Bunyip — Houses: 97.5% Bunyip — Townhouses: 1.7% Bunyip — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Garfield North Bunyip
Median house price — $888,000
Median unit price — $490,000
Median land price — $791,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 34 days
from 35 sales

Zoning mix

Garfield North has more land zoned for conservation (43% vs 0%); Bunyip has more rural and farming land (72% vs 52%).

Garfield North Bunyip
Rural and farming 52% 72%
Environmental 43% 0%
Residential 0% 17%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 5%
Parks and recreation 4% 3%
Other and special use 0% 2%
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

Garfield North Bunyip
New dwellings approved 1,323
across Cardinia
same for both
Approvals change year on year +13%
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.

Garfield North Bunyip
Houses — 3.2%
$550/wk on $882K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Garfield North Bunyip
House price — Higher than 64% of VIC
Income Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 14% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 52% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 25% of VIC

Liveability

Bunyip is more walkable (70 vs 0).

Garfield North Bunyip
Grade — C
Score — 38/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Bunyip carries more flood risk (93 vs 48); Garfield North carries more bushfire risk (99 vs 61).

Garfield North Bunyip
Bushfire High
99/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime Low
38/100
 Moderate
40/100
Flood Moderate
48/100
 High
93/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Garfield North Bunyip
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Garfield North

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

Schools in Bunyip

  • Columba Catholic School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Bunyip Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Garfield North Bunyip
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 2 4
Childcare 0 5
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Waterways 1 5

Mobility

Bunyip sits further from the CBD (83.2 km vs 81 km).

Garfield North Bunyip
Walkability score 0/100 70/100
Distance to Melbourne 81 km 83.2 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 67 min 68 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3814
 0.5%
postcode 3815
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 3814
 47
postcode 3815

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.

Garfield North Bunyip
Car (driver) 66.3% / 72.2%
Garfield North — Car (driver): 66.3% Bunyip — Car (driver): 72.2%
Worked from Home 19.8% / 20.5%
Garfield North — Worked from Home: 19.8% Bunyip — Worked from Home: 20.5%
Walked Only 8.9% / 1.5%
Garfield North — Walked Only: 8.9% Bunyip — Walked Only: 1.5%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 4.0%
Garfield North — Car (passenger): 5.0% Bunyip — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Train — / 1.3%
Garfield North — Train: not among its largest Bunyip — Train: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.2%).

Setting

Garfield North Bunyip
Elevation 131 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.2 km 25.1 km

NBN connectivity

Garfield North Bunyip
Connectivity score 29/100 72/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
93 premises
 53%
1,333 premises

Climate

Garfield North Bunyip
Annual rainfall 1,350 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Garfield North Bunyip
Average residential rate $1,880/yr
same for both
Council Cardinia
same for both

Federal electorate

Garfield North Bunyip
Division La Trobe
same for both
Member Jason Wood
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Garfield North

Rural

Bunyip

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