Gowrie vs Monash

Gowrie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Monash. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gowrie, most households are couple families. Gowrie is closer to the city centre: 21.2 km, against 24.4 km. On these figures, Gowrie tends to suit couples, while Monash 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

Gowrie

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 60%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 86%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Gowrie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (62/100 vs 45/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (21.2 km vs 24.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Monash

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 1%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)
  • But Gowrie is more walkable (62/100 vs 45/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gowrie Monash
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.

Gowrie Monash
Walkability 62 / 45
Gowrie — Walkability: 62/100 Monash — Walkability: 45/100
Safety 55 / 62
Gowrie — Safety: 55/100 Monash — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 9 / 12
Gowrie — Low fire risk: 9/100 Monash — Low fire risk: 12/100
Low flood risk 68 / 45
Gowrie — Low flood risk: 68/100 Monash — Low flood risk: 45/100

Demographics

Monash has more residents (5,644 vs 3,140); Gowrie has higher household incomes ($139,048 vs $112,528).

Gowrie Monash
Population 3,140 5,644
+80% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.7% +3.9%
Median age 38 43
Median household income $139,048/yr
+19% vs other
 $112,528/yr
Median weekly rent $440/wk $450/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gowrie Monash
0-4 6.9% / 5.8%
Gowrie — 0-4: 6.9% Monash — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 14.1% / 11.7%
Gowrie — 5-14: 14.1% Monash — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 5.1% / 5.1%
Gowrie — 15-19: 5.1% Monash — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 5.1% / 4.7%
Gowrie — 20-24: 5.1% Monash — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 13.5% / 11.2%
Gowrie — 25-34: 13.5% Monash — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 14.5% / 12.6%
Gowrie — 35-44: 14.5% Monash — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 11.2% / 11.3%
Gowrie — 45-54: 11.2% Monash — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 12.2% / 13.9%
Gowrie — 55-64: 12.2% Monash — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 12.0% / 11.4%
Gowrie — 65-74: 12.0% Monash — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 4.3% / 7.2%
Gowrie — 75-84: 4.3% Monash — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 1.0% / 5.0%
Gowrie — 85+: 1.0% Monash — 85+: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gowrie 56.3% couple families
Gowrie — Couple Families: 56.3% Gowrie — Lone Person: 22.0% Gowrie — One Parent Families: 17.8% Gowrie — Group Household: 2.8% Gowrie — Other Families: 1.0%
Monash 44.5% couple families
Monash — Couple Families: 44.5% Monash — Lone Person: 35.6% Monash — One Parent Families: 16.0% Monash — Group Household: 2.5% Monash — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gowrie 15.8% renting
Gowrie — Owned Outright: 35.2% Gowrie — Mortgage: 49.0% Gowrie — Renting: 15.8%
Monash 20.6% renting
Monash — Owned Outright: 38.8% Monash — Mortgage: 40.6% Monash — Renting: 20.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gowrie Monash
Bachelor Degree 16.3% / 15.3%
Gowrie — Bachelor Degree: 16.3% Monash — Bachelor Degree: 15.3%
Certificate III & IV 12.1% / 11.7%
Gowrie — Certificate III & IV: 12.1% Monash — Certificate III & IV: 11.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 9.8%
Gowrie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Monash — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Postgraduate Degree 6.4% / 5.5%
Gowrie — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4% Monash — Postgraduate Degree: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 2.9%
Gowrie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Monash — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

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.

Gowrie Monash
England 3.3% / 3.0%
Gowrie — England: 3.3% Monash — England: 3.0%
India 2.0% / 2.9%
Gowrie — India: 2.0% Monash — India: 2.9%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.1%
Gowrie — New Zealand: 1.2% Monash — New Zealand: 1.1%
Philippines 1.2% / 0.9%
Gowrie — Philippines: 1.2% Monash — Philippines: 0.9%
Sri Lanka 0.6% / 1.4%
Gowrie — Sri Lanka: 0.6% Monash — Sri Lanka: 1.4%
Vietnam — / 1.0%
Gowrie — Vietnam: not among its largest Monash — Vietnam: 1.0%
Italy 0.7% / —
Gowrie — Italy: 0.7% Monash — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gowrie 98.7% houses
Gowrie — Houses: 98.7% Gowrie — Townhouses: 0.7% Gowrie — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Monash 86.1% houses
Monash — Houses: 86.1% Monash — Townhouses: 12.2% Monash — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gowrie Monash
Median house price $1,000,000 $940,000
Median unit price — $701,100
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 30 sales
 19 days
from 29 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Gowrie Monash
3 bed $910K / $882K
Gowrie — 3 bed: $910K (19 sales) Monash — 3 bed: $882K (30 sales)

19 vs 30 sales

4 bed $1.02M / $988K
Gowrie — 4 bed: $1.02M (40 sales) Monash — 4 bed: $988K (18 sales)

40 vs 18 sales

Development activity

Gowrie Monash
New dwellings approved 3,750
across Unincorporated ACT
same for both
Approvals change year on year -48%
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.

Gowrie Monash
Houses 4.5%
$850/wk on $979K
 4.3%
$695/wk on $849K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within ACT

Gowrie Monash
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 75% of ACT Higher than 21% of ACT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of ACT Higher than 28% of ACT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 21% of ACT Higher than 23% of ACT
NBN connectivity Higher than 10% of ACT Higher than 53% of ACT
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 71% of ACT Higher than 43% of ACT

Liveability

Gowrie scores higher overall (29 vs 18); Gowrie is more walkable (62 vs 45).

Gowrie Monash
Grade D
same for both
Score 29/100 18/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Monash carries more flood risk (55 vs 32).

Gowrie Monash
Bushfire High
91/100
 High
88/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Low
38/100
Flood Low
32/100
 Moderate
55/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Gowrie Monash
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Gowrie

  • Gowrie Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Holy Family Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers

Schools in Monash

  • Monash Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gowrie Monash
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 5 4
Pharmacies 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Monash sits further from the CBD (24.4 km vs 21.2 km).

Gowrie Monash
Walkability score 62/100 45/100
Distance to Canberra 21.2 km 24.4 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 27 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 57.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 93.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.1%
postcode 2904
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2904
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.

Gowrie Monash
Car (driver) 77.4% / 75.4%
Gowrie — Car (driver): 77.4% Monash — Car (driver): 75.4%
Worked from Home 11.1% / 11.1%
Gowrie — Worked from Home: 11.1% Monash — Worked from Home: 11.1%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / 6.2%
Gowrie — Car (passenger): 6.1% Monash — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Bus 3.6% / 4.7%
Gowrie — Bus: 3.6% Monash — Bus: 4.7%
Walked Only 1.1% / 1.6%
Gowrie — Walked Only: 1.1% Monash — Walked Only: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.4%).

Setting

Gowrie Monash
Elevation 611 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 590 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gowrie Monash
Connectivity score 45/100 57/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
1,196 premises
 19%
2,433 premises

Climate

Gowrie Monash
Annual rainfall 686 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Gowrie Monash
PM2.5 7.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 11.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.32 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Gowrie Monash
Average residential rate $3,105/yr
same for both
Council Unincorporated ACT
same for both

Federal electorate

Gowrie Monash
Division Bean
same for both
Member David Smith
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gowrie Monash
Grant amount Not offered
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility None
same for both

Tags

Gowrie

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Quiet

Monash

Large Blocks Middle-Ring

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