Gooram vs Strathbogie
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gooram, about half of households are people living alone. In Strathbogie, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Gooram tends to suit 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
Gooram
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 38/100)
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
Gooram
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 22%)
- has cheaper rent ($165/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Gooram
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (181 km vs 189.5 km)
- has a shorter drive in (134 min vs 139 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Gooram
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 38/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Strathbogie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.5% vs -4.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Gooram and Strathbogie 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
Strathbogie has more residents (351 vs 141); Strathbogie rents higher ($250/wk vs $165/wk).
| Gooram | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 141 | 351 +149% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -4.7% | +15.5% |
| Median age | 56 | 57 |
| Median household income | $62,816/yr +5% vs other | $59,852/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $165/wk | $250/wk +52% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).
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 (17.0%).
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 (4.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Gooram | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $565,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $645,000 |
Zoning mix
Gooram has more rural and farming land (98% vs 81%).
| Gooram | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 81% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 17% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% 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
| Gooram | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 75 across Strathbogie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +167% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Gooram | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 24% of VIC | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 58% of VIC | Higher than 34% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 60% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 13% of VIC | Higher than 35% of VIC |
Liveability
| Gooram | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Gooram carries more flood risk (26 vs 0); Strathbogie carries more crime risk (38 vs 14).
| Gooram | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 68/100 | Moderate 62/100 |
| Crime | Low 14/100 | Low 38/100 |
| Flood | Low 26/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Gooram | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Gooram
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Strathbogie
- Peranbin Primary College-Strathbogie Campus Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Gooram | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 5 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 7 | 5 |
Mobility
Strathbogie sits further from the CBD (189.5 km vs 181 km).
| Gooram | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 181 km | 189.5 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 134 min | 139 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 3666 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 3666 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 (60.5%).
Setting
| Gooram | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 340 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 517 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Gooram | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 45 premises | 0% 194 premises |
Climate
| Gooram | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 865 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.2°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Gooram | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,476/yr same for both | |
| Council | Strathbogie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Gooram | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Gooram | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Strathbogie
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