Giffard West vs Stradbroke

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Giffard West, most households are couple families. In Stradbroke, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Giffard West tends to suit couples, while Stradbroke suits people living alone.

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

Giffard West

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 57/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 51%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Giffard West

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($248/wk vs $320/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Stradbroke

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (164 min vs 174 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (229.1 km vs 242.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Giffard West

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 57/100)

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

Investors

Stradbroke

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.7% vs 1.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Giffard West Stradbroke
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.

Giffard West Stradbroke
Walkability 0 / 0
Giffard West — Walkability: 0/100 Stradbroke — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 43
Giffard West — Safety: 77/100 Stradbroke — Safety: 43/100
Low fire risk 54 / 40
Giffard West — Low fire risk: 54/100 Stradbroke — Low fire risk: 40/100
Low flood risk 88 / 47
Giffard West — Low flood risk: 88/100 Stradbroke — Low flood risk: 47/100

Demographics

Stradbroke has more residents (187 vs 72); Stradbroke rents higher ($320/wk vs $248/wk).

Giffard West Stradbroke
Population 72 187
+160% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.4% +8.7%
Median age 52 51
Median household income $74,724/yr
+1% vs other
 $73,632/yr
Median weekly rent $248/wk $320/wk
+29% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Giffard West Stradbroke
0-4 5.6% / 5.3%
Giffard West — 0-4: 5.6% Stradbroke — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 5.6% / 11.8%
Giffard West — 5-14: 5.6% Stradbroke — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 6.9% / 3.2%
Giffard West — 15-19: 6.9% Stradbroke — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 4.2% / 3.2%
Giffard West — 20-24: 4.2% Stradbroke — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 9.7% / 3.2%
Giffard West — 25-34: 9.7% Stradbroke — 25-34: 3.2%
35-44 9.7% / 12.8%
Giffard West — 35-44: 9.7% Stradbroke — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 9.7% / 16.6%
Giffard West — 45-54: 9.7% Stradbroke — 45-54: 16.6%
55-64 22.2% / 15.0%
Giffard West — 55-64: 22.2% Stradbroke — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 18.1% / 18.2%
Giffard West — 65-74: 18.1% Stradbroke — 65-74: 18.2%
75-84 6.9% / 7.5%
Giffard West — 75-84: 6.9% Stradbroke — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ — / —
Giffard West — 85+: not among its largest Stradbroke — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

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.

Giffard West Stradbroke
Netherlands 5.6% / —
Giffard West — Netherlands: 5.6% Stradbroke — Netherlands: not among its largest
England — / 3.7%
Giffard West — England: not among its largest Stradbroke — England: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Giffard West 60.0% couple families
Giffard West — Couple Families: 60.0% Giffard West — Lone Person: 40.0% Giffard West — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Stradbroke 44.7% couple families
Stradbroke — Couple Families: 44.7% Stradbroke — Lone Person: 48.9% Stradbroke — One Parent Families: 6.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Giffard West 100.0% houses
Giffard West — Houses: 100.0%
Stradbroke 100.0% houses
Stradbroke — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Giffard West Stradbroke
Certificate III & IV 15.3% / 20.9%
Giffard West — Certificate III & IV: 15.3% Stradbroke — Certificate III & IV: 20.9%
Bachelor Degree 11.1% / 10.2%
Giffard West — Bachelor Degree: 11.1% Stradbroke — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 10.7%
Giffard West — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Stradbroke — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.2% / 2.7%
Giffard West — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2% Stradbroke — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Giffard West 0.0% renting
Giffard West — Owned Outright: 52.4% Giffard West — Mortgage: 47.6% Giffard West — Renting: 0.0%
Stradbroke 4.0% renting
Stradbroke — Owned Outright: 64.0% Stradbroke — Mortgage: 32.0% Stradbroke — Renting: 4.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Giffard West Stradbroke
Rural and farming 84% 89%
Parks and recreation 15% 10%
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

Giffard West Stradbroke
New dwellings approved 209
across Wellington
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Giffard West Stradbroke
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 41% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 26% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 33% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 8% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC

Liveability

Giffard West Stradbroke
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Stradbroke carries more flood risk (53 vs 12); Stradbroke carries more crime risk (57 vs 23).

Giffard West Stradbroke
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Moderate
57/100
Flood Low
12/100
 Moderate
53/100
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

Giffard West Stradbroke
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Giffard West Stradbroke
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 1 6

Mobility

Giffard West sits further from the CBD (242.3 km vs 229.1 km).

Giffard West Stradbroke
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 242.3 km
+5% vs other
 229.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 174 min 164 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3851
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 3851
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.

Giffard West Stradbroke
Car (driver) 53.8% / 62.5%
Giffard West — Car (driver): 53.8% Stradbroke — Car (driver): 62.5%
Worked from Home 26.9% / 37.5%
Giffard West — Worked from Home: 26.9% Stradbroke — Worked from Home: 37.5%
Car (passenger) 19.2% / —
Giffard West — Car (passenger): 19.2% Stradbroke — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.5%).

Setting

Giffard West Stradbroke
Elevation 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 65 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.6 km 17.3 km

NBN connectivity

Giffard West Stradbroke
Connectivity score 15/100 17/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
10 premises
 0%
36 premises

Climate

Giffard West Stradbroke
Annual rainfall 546 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Giffard West Stradbroke
Average residential rate $1,960/yr
same for both
Council Wellington
same for both

Federal electorate

Giffard West Stradbroke
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Giffard West Stradbroke
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Giffard West

Retirees Rural

Stradbroke

Retirees Rural

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