Green Gully vs Newstead
Newstead is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 60 in Green Gully. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Green Gully, most households are people living alone. In Newstead, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Green Gully: a median of $712,000, against $550,000 in Newstead, though rent is higher in Newstead. On these figures, Green Gully tends to suit people living alone, while Newstead suits buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Newstead
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (47% vs 27%)
- But Green Gully carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 46/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Newstead
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($550,000 vs $712,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Green Gully
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($163/wk vs $300/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 27%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Green Gully sits closer to the CBD (134.7 km vs 138 km)
- Newstead is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Green Gully carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 46/100)
- Newstead is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Green Gully
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.5% vs 8.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Green Gully and Newstead 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
Newstead has more residents (820 vs 71); Newstead rents higher ($300/wk vs $163/wk).
| Green Gully | Newstead | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 71 | 820 +1055% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.5% | +8.8% |
| Median age | 60 | 51 |
| Median household income | $56,316/yr | $57,460/yr +2% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $163/wk | $300/wk +84% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (8.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Green Gully | Newstead | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $712,500 | $550,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $207,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 58 days from 4 sales |
Zoning mix
Green Gully has more rural and farming land (78% vs 64%).
| Green Gully | Newstead | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 78% | 64% |
| Parks and recreation | 21% | 25% |
| Residential | 0% | 6% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 5% |
| 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
| Green Gully | Newstead | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 102 across Mount Alexander same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -7% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Green Gully | Newstead | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 15% of VIC | Higher than 16% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 22% of VIC | Higher than 84% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 64% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 16% of VIC | Higher than 56% of VIC |
Liveability
Newstead is more walkable (40 vs 0).
| Green Gully | Newstead | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 56/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Newstead carries more crime risk (46 vs 21).
| Green Gully | Newstead | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 21/100 | Moderate 46/100 |
| 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
| Green Gully | Newstead | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Green Gully
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Newstead
- Newstead Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Green Gully | Newstead | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 5 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 | 4 |
Mobility
Newstead sits further from the CBD (138 km vs 134.7 km).
| Green Gully | Newstead | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 40/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 134.7 km | 138 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 104 min | 105 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 3462 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 3462 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 (73.9%).
Setting
| Green Gully | Newstead | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 246 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 213 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Green Gully | Newstead | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 19/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 21 premises | 0% 429 premises |
Climate
| Green Gully | Newstead | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 531 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Green Gully | Newstead | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,885/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mount Alexander same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Green Gully | Newstead | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bendigo same for both | |
| Member | Lisa Chesters same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Green Gully | Newstead | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Green Gully
Newstead
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