Goldie vs Nulla Vale

Goldie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 49 in Nulla Vale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Goldie, most households are couple families. In Nulla Vale, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Goldie tends to suit families with children and couples, while Nulla Vale 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Goldie is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 30%)
  • Nulla Vale carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 47/100)

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

Nulla Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $345/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 15%)

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

Commuting to the city

Goldie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (81.8 km vs 84.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nulla Vale

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 47/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 19%)

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

Investors

Nulla Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (52.4% vs 11.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Goldie Nulla Vale
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.

Goldie Nulla Vale
Walkability 0 / 0
Goldie — Walkability: 0/100 Nulla Vale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 71
Goldie — Safety: 53/100 Nulla Vale — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 36 / 51
Goldie — Low fire risk: 36/100 Nulla Vale — Low fire risk: 51/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Goldie — Low flood risk: 100/100 Nulla Vale — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Goldie has more residents (253 vs 96); Goldie rents higher ($345/wk vs $150/wk).

Goldie Nulla Vale
Population 253
+62% vs other
 96
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.5% +52.4%
Median age 44 49
Median household income $121,836/yr
+17% vs other
 $100,724/yr
Median weekly rent $345/wk
+57% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Goldie Nulla Vale
0-4 5.5% / —
Goldie — 0-4: 5.5% Nulla Vale — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 13.4% / 12.5%
Goldie — 5-14: 13.4% Nulla Vale — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 4.0% / 9.4%
Goldie — 15-19: 4.0% Nulla Vale — 15-19: 9.4%
20-24 1.6% / —
Goldie — 20-24: 1.6% Nulla Vale — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.3% / 3.1%
Goldie — 25-34: 8.3% Nulla Vale — 25-34: 3.1%
35-44 13.4% / 13.5%
Goldie — 35-44: 13.4% Nulla Vale — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 10.3% / 21.9%
Goldie — 45-54: 10.3% Nulla Vale — 45-54: 21.9%
55-64 19.4% / 18.8%
Goldie — 55-64: 19.4% Nulla Vale — 55-64: 18.8%
65-74 12.6% / 14.6%
Goldie — 65-74: 12.6% Nulla Vale — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 4.0% / 9.4%
Goldie — 75-84: 4.0% Nulla Vale — 75-84: 9.4%
85+ 2.4% / —
Goldie — 85+: 2.4% Nulla Vale — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

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.

Goldie Nulla Vale
England 3.6% / 6.2%
Goldie — England: 3.6% Nulla Vale — England: 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Goldie 25.9% lone person
Goldie — Lone Person: 25.9% Goldie — Couple Families: 61.1% Goldie — One Parent Families: 13.0%
Nulla Vale 70.0% lone person
Nulla Vale — Lone Person: 70.0% Nulla Vale — Couple Families: 30.0% Nulla Vale — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Goldie 100.0% houses
Goldie — Houses: 100.0% Goldie — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Nulla Vale 95.1% houses
Nulla Vale — Houses: 95.1% Nulla Vale — Flats / Apartments: 4.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Goldie Nulla Vale
Bachelor Degree 15.8% / 22.9%
Goldie — Bachelor Degree: 15.8% Nulla Vale — Bachelor Degree: 22.9%
Certificate III & IV 15.0% / 10.4%
Goldie — Certificate III & IV: 15.0% Nulla Vale — Certificate III & IV: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 6.2%
Goldie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Nulla Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 4.2%
Goldie — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Nulla Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 4.2%
Goldie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Nulla Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Goldie 7.9% renting
Goldie — Owned Outright: 44.7% Goldie — Mortgage: 47.4% Goldie — Renting: 7.9%
Nulla Vale 10.5% renting
Nulla Vale — Owned Outright: 42.1% Nulla Vale — Mortgage: 47.4% Nulla Vale — Renting: 10.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Goldie Nulla Vale
Rural and farming 99%
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

Goldie Nulla Vale
New dwellings approved 331
across Macedon Ranges
 1,074
across Mitchell
Approvals change year on year +80% +70%

Ranking within VIC

Goldie Nulla Vale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 52% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 67% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC

Liveability

Goldie Nulla Vale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Goldie carries more crime risk (47 vs 29); Goldie carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 49).

Goldie Nulla Vale
Bushfire Moderate
64/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Low
29/100
Flood None
0/100
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

Goldie Nulla Vale
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

Goldie Nulla Vale
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 6 7

Mobility

Nulla Vale sits further from the CBD (84.1 km vs 81.8 km).

Goldie Nulla Vale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 81.8 km 84.1 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 76 min 77 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3435
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 3435
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.

Goldie Nulla Vale
Car (driver) 75.8% / 44.2%
Goldie — Car (driver): 75.8% Nulla Vale — Car (driver): 44.2%
Worked from Home 24.2% / 38.5%
Goldie — Worked from Home: 24.2% Nulla Vale — Worked from Home: 38.5%
Train — / 9.6%
Goldie — Train: not among its largest Nulla Vale — Train: 9.6%
Car (passenger) — / 7.7%
Goldie — Car (passenger): not among its largest Nulla Vale — Car (passenger): 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.8%).

Setting

Goldie Nulla Vale
Elevation 610 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 431 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Goldie Nulla Vale
Connectivity score 23/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
91 premises
 0%
46 premises

Climate

Goldie Nulla Vale
Annual rainfall 778 mm 553 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 29.6°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.1°C

Council rates

Goldie Nulla Vale
Average residential rate $2,065/yr $1,947/yr
Council Macedon Ranges Mitchell

Federal electorate

Goldie Nulla Vale
Division Mcewen Bendigo
Member Rob Mitchell Lisa Chesters
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Goldie Nulla Vale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Goldie

Rural

Nulla Vale

Rural

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