Gunbower vs Pyramid Hill

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pyramid Hill, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Pyramid Hill: a median of $300,000, against $160,000 in Gunbower, though rent is higher in Gunbower. On these figures, Gunbower tends to suit 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

They split

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

  • Gunbower carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 57/100)
  • Pyramid Hill has more parks and reserves (11 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

Gunbower

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($160,000 vs $300,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Pyramid Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($170/wk vs $185/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Pyramid Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (170 min vs 189 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (236.2 km vs 259.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gunbower

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 57/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gunbower Pyramid Hill
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.

Gunbower Pyramid Hill
Walkability 0 / 0
Gunbower — Walkability: 0/100 Pyramid Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 65 / 43
Gunbower — Safety: 65/100 Pyramid Hill — Safety: 43/100
Low fire risk 87 / 100
Gunbower — Low fire risk: 87/100 Pyramid Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 5 / 10
Gunbower — Low flood risk: 5/100 Pyramid Hill — Low flood risk: 10/100

Demographics

Gunbower has higher household incomes ($55,224 vs $50,128); Gunbower skews older (48 vs 46).

Gunbower Pyramid Hill
Population 578 598
+3% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.9% +7.2%
Median age 48 46
Median household income $55,224/yr
+9% vs other
 $50,128/yr
Median weekly rent $185/wk
+8% vs other
 $170/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gunbower Pyramid Hill
0-4 4.5% / 4.3%
Gunbower — 0-4: 4.5% Pyramid Hill — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 13.5% / 13.7%
Gunbower — 5-14: 13.5% Pyramid Hill — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 3.3% / 6.7%
Gunbower — 15-19: 3.3% Pyramid Hill — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 5.5% / 3.3%
Gunbower — 20-24: 5.5% Pyramid Hill — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 8.1% / 9.0%
Gunbower — 25-34: 8.1% Pyramid Hill — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 10.4% / 12.0%
Gunbower — 35-44: 10.4% Pyramid Hill — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 13.1% / 12.2%
Gunbower — 45-54: 13.1% Pyramid Hill — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 16.4% / 15.6%
Gunbower — 55-64: 16.4% Pyramid Hill — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 15.1% / 12.5%
Gunbower — 65-74: 15.1% Pyramid Hill — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 7.8% / 6.9%
Gunbower — 75-84: 7.8% Pyramid Hill — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ 1.4% / 3.7%
Gunbower — 85+: 1.4% Pyramid Hill — 85+: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gunbower 41.8% lone person
Gunbower — Lone Person: 41.8% Gunbower — Couple Families: 41.8% Gunbower — One Parent Families: 14.6% Gunbower — Group Household: 1.9%
Pyramid Hill 49.4% lone person
Pyramid Hill — Lone Person: 49.4% Pyramid Hill — Couple Families: 30.5% Pyramid Hill — One Parent Families: 18.4% Pyramid Hill — Group Household: 1.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gunbower 16.7% renting
Gunbower — Owned Outright: 52.7% Gunbower — Mortgage: 30.5% Gunbower — Renting: 16.7%
Pyramid Hill 25.4% renting
Pyramid Hill — Owned Outright: 53.1% Pyramid Hill — Mortgage: 21.4% Pyramid Hill — Renting: 25.4%
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.

Gunbower Pyramid Hill
Philippines 1.9% / 12.7%
Gunbower — Philippines: 1.9% Pyramid Hill — Philippines: 12.7%
England 1.6% / 1.5%
Gunbower — England: 1.6% Pyramid Hill — England: 1.5%
New Zealand — / 1.2%
Gunbower — New Zealand: not among its largest Pyramid Hill — New Zealand: 1.2%
Germany — / 0.5%
Gunbower — Germany: not among its largest Pyramid Hill — Germany: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.7%).

Qualifications

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

Gunbower Pyramid Hill
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 13.0%
Gunbower — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Pyramid Hill — Certificate III & IV: 13.0%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 8.0%
Gunbower — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% Pyramid Hill — Bachelor Degree: 8.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 4.0%
Gunbower — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Pyramid Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / 1.2%
Gunbower — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Pyramid Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.3%
Gunbower — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Pyramid Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gunbower 98.7% houses
Gunbower — Houses: 98.7% Gunbower — Townhouses: 3.1% Gunbower — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Pyramid Hill 96.6% houses
Pyramid Hill — Houses: 96.6% Pyramid Hill — Townhouses: 2.9% Pyramid Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gunbower Pyramid Hill
Median house price $160,000 $300,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Pyramid Hill has more rural and farming land (97% vs 58%).

Gunbower Pyramid Hill
Rural and farming 58% 97%
Parks and recreation 41% 2%
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

Gunbower Pyramid Hill
New dwellings approved 264
across Campaspe
 27
across Loddon
Approvals change year on year +63% +150%

Ranking within VIC

Gunbower Pyramid Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 10% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of VIC Higher than 19% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC

Liveability

Gunbower scores higher overall (23 vs 17).

Gunbower Pyramid Hill
Grade D
same for both
Score 23/100 17/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Gunbower carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0); Pyramid Hill carries more crime risk (57 vs 35).

Gunbower Pyramid Hill
Bushfire Low
13/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Moderate
57/100
Flood High
95/100
 High
90/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Gunbower Pyramid Hill
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Gunbower

  • Gunbower Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Pyramid Hill

  • Pyramid Hill College Government · Combined below peers
  • St Patrick's School Catholic · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Gunbower Pyramid Hill
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 4 11
Childcare 1 2
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 8 29

Mobility

Gunbower sits further from the CBD (259.6 km vs 236.2 km).

Gunbower Pyramid Hill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 259.6 km
+9% vs other
 236.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 189 min 170 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3566
 0.0%
postcode 3575
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3566
 46
postcode 3575

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.

Gunbower Pyramid Hill
Car (driver) 74.9% / 64.6%
Gunbower — Car (driver): 74.9% Pyramid Hill — Car (driver): 64.6%
Worked from Home 14.5% / 12.6%
Gunbower — Worked from Home: 14.5% Pyramid Hill — Worked from Home: 12.6%
Walked Only 9.3% / 11.7%
Gunbower — Walked Only: 9.3% Pyramid Hill — Walked Only: 11.7%
Car (passenger) 1.3% / 9.2%
Gunbower — Car (passenger): 1.3% Pyramid Hill — Car (passenger): 9.2%
Bicycle — / 1.9%
Gunbower — Bicycle: not among its largest Pyramid Hill — Bicycle: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.9%).

Setting

Gunbower Pyramid Hill
Elevation 85 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 91 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gunbower Pyramid Hill
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
294 premises
 0%
341 premises

Climate

Gunbower Pyramid Hill
Annual rainfall 406 mm 411 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.6°C —
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C —

Council rates

Gunbower Pyramid Hill
Average residential rate $2,035/yr $1,353/yr
Council Campaspe Loddon

Federal electorate

Gunbower Pyramid Hill
Division Nicholls Mallee
Member Sam Birrell Anne Webster
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gunbower Pyramid Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gunbower

Rural

Pyramid Hill

Rural

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