Guildford vs Strangways

Guildford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 55 in Strangways. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Strangways, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Guildford tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Strangways suits 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

Strangways

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 42%)
  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 64/100)
  • But Guildford has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Strangways

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Strangways

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $250/wk)
  • But Guildford has a bigger rental market to choose from (17% vs 7%)

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

Commuting to the city

Guildford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (135.6 km vs 138.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Strangways

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 64/100)

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

Investors

Strangways

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.1% vs -0.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Guildford Strangways
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.

Guildford Strangways
Walkability 0 / 0
Guildford — Walkability: 0/100 Strangways — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 36 / 57
Guildford — Safety: 36/100 Strangways — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 25 / 75
Guildford — Low fire risk: 25/100 Strangways — Low fire risk: 75/100
Low flood risk 77 / 61
Guildford — Low flood risk: 77/100 Strangways — Low flood risk: 61/100

Demographics

Guildford has more residents (330 vs 101); Strangways has higher household incomes ($73,112 vs $59,176).

Guildford Strangways
Population 330
+69% vs other
 101
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.9% +16.1%
Median age 46 55
Median household income $59,176/yr $73,112/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+10% vs other
 $225/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Guildford Strangways
0-4 5.5% / 4.0%
Guildford — 0-4: 5.5% Strangways — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 16.1% / —
Guildford — 5-14: 16.1% Strangways — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 3.9% / 5.9%
Guildford — 15-19: 3.9% Strangways — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 1.2% / 5.0%
Guildford — 20-24: 1.2% Strangways — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 5.8% / 5.0%
Guildford — 25-34: 5.8% Strangways — 25-34: 5.0%
35-44 14.8% / 14.9%
Guildford — 35-44: 14.8% Strangways — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 12.1% / 14.9%
Guildford — 45-54: 12.1% Strangways — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 16.4% / 16.8%
Guildford — 55-64: 16.4% Strangways — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 14.5% / 24.8%
Guildford — 65-74: 14.5% Strangways — 65-74: 24.8%
75-84 8.2% / 5.0%
Guildford — 75-84: 8.2% Strangways — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 2.7% / —
Guildford — 85+: 2.7% Strangways — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Guildford 24.2% couple families
Guildford — Couple Families: 24.2% Guildford — Lone Person: 44.2% Guildford — One Parent Families: 17.9% Guildford — Group Household: 9.5% Guildford — Other Families: 4.2%
Strangways 45.8% couple families
Strangways — Couple Families: 45.8% Strangways — Lone Person: 25.0% Strangways — One Parent Families: 29.2% Strangways — Group Household: 0.0% Strangways — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Guildford 17.4% renting
Guildford — Owned Outright: 44.2% Guildford — Mortgage: 38.4% Guildford — Renting: 17.4%
Strangways 7.1% renting
Strangways — Owned Outright: 61.9% Strangways — Mortgage: 31.0% Strangways — Renting: 7.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Guildford Strangways
England 4.8% / 5.9%
Guildford — England: 4.8% Strangways — England: 5.9%
New Zealand 2.1% / —
Guildford — New Zealand: 2.1% Strangways — New Zealand: not among its largest
Italy 1.5% / —
Guildford — Italy: 1.5% Strangways — Italy: not among its largest
Philippines 1.2% / —
Guildford — Philippines: 1.2% Strangways — Philippines: not among its largest
Canada 0.9% / —
Guildford — Canada: 0.9% Strangways — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

Qualifications

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

Guildford Strangways
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 15.8%
Guildford — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Strangways — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 13.6% / 10.9%
Guildford — Bachelor Degree: 13.6% Strangways — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 8.9%
Guildford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Strangways — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Postgraduate Degree 4.8% / 5.9%
Guildford — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8% Strangways — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.5% / 3.0%
Guildford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5% Strangways — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Guildford 95.7% houses
Guildford — Houses: 95.7% Guildford — Flats / Apartments: 4.3%
Strangways 102.7% houses
Strangways — Houses: 102.7% Strangways — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Guildford Strangways
Median house price $692,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $607,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 40 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Strangways has more rural and farming land (98% vs 53%).

Guildford Strangways
Rural and farming 53% 98%
Parks and recreation 44% 1%
Residential 2% 0%
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

Guildford Strangways
New dwellings approved 104
across Hepburn
 102
across Mount Alexander
Approvals change year on year -6% -7%

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.

Guildford Strangways
Houses 2.4%
$500/wk on $1.1M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Guildford Strangways
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 19% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 8% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 3% of VIC —

Liveability

Guildford Strangways
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

Guildford carries more bushfire risk (75 vs 25); Strangways carries more flood risk (39 vs 23).

Guildford Strangways
Bushfire High
75/100
 Low
25/100
Crime Moderate
64/100
 Moderate
43/100
Flood Low
23/100
 Low
39/100
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

Guildford Strangways
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Guildford

  • Campbells Creek Primary School - Guildford Campus Government · Primary

Schools in Strangways

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Guildford Strangways
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 6 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 4 1

Mobility

Strangways sits further from the CBD (138.8 km vs 135.6 km).

Guildford Strangways
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 135.6 km 138.8 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 110 min 107 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 3451
 1.4%
postcode 3461
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 3451
 48
postcode 3461

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.

Guildford Strangways
Car (driver) 59.1% / 63.2%
Guildford — Car (driver): 59.1% Strangways — Car (driver): 63.2%
Worked from Home 31.8% / 21.1%
Guildford — Worked from Home: 31.8% Strangways — Worked from Home: 21.1%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 15.8%
Guildford — Car (passenger): 4.5% Strangways — Car (passenger): 15.8%
Walked Only 4.5% / —
Guildford — Walked Only: 4.5% Strangways — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.2%).

Setting

Guildford Strangways
Elevation 337 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 229 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Guildford Strangways
Connectivity score 29/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
173 premises
 0%
39 premises

Climate

Guildford Strangways
Annual rainfall 531 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Guildford Strangways
Average residential rate $1,748/yr $1,885/yr
Council Hepburn Mount Alexander

Federal electorate

Guildford Strangways
Division Ballarat Bendigo
Member Catherine King Lisa Chesters
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Guildford Strangways
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Guildford

Professionals Retirees Rural

Strangways

Professionals Retirees Rural

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