Gundowring vs Upper Gundowring

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gundowring, about half of households are couple families. In Upper Gundowring, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Upper Gundowring tends to suit 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

Gundowring

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 55%)

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

First-home buyers

Upper Gundowring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 25%)

Weighs 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

Gundowring

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (228 min vs 237 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gundowring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Upper Gundowring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.2% vs -2.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gundowring Upper Gundowring
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.

Gundowring Upper Gundowring
Walkability 10 / 0
Gundowring — Walkability: 10/100 Upper Gundowring — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 88
Gundowring — Safety: 87/100 Upper Gundowring — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 61 / 3
Gundowring — Low fire risk: 61/100 Upper Gundowring — Low fire risk: 3/100
Low flood risk 17 / 100
Gundowring — Low flood risk: 17/100 Upper Gundowring — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Gundowring has more residents (208 vs 120).

Gundowring Upper Gundowring
Population 208
+42% vs other
 120
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.8% +21.2%
Median age 47 46
Median household income $87,412/yr
+5% vs other
 $82,836/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gundowring Upper Gundowring
0-4 4.8% / 5.0%
Gundowring — 0-4: 4.8% Upper Gundowring — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 9.6% / 10.0%
Gundowring — 5-14: 9.6% Upper Gundowring — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 3.8% / 6.7%
Gundowring — 15-19: 3.8% Upper Gundowring — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 1.9% / 5.0%
Gundowring — 20-24: 1.9% Upper Gundowring — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 7.2% / 5.8%
Gundowring — 25-34: 7.2% Upper Gundowring — 25-34: 5.8%
35-44 13.0% / 10.0%
Gundowring — 35-44: 13.0% Upper Gundowring — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 21.2% / 20.8%
Gundowring — 45-54: 21.2% Upper Gundowring — 45-54: 20.8%
55-64 18.8% / 11.7%
Gundowring — 55-64: 18.8% Upper Gundowring — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 9.6% / 10.8%
Gundowring — 65-74: 9.6% Upper Gundowring — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 5.3% / 5.8%
Gundowring — 75-84: 5.3% Upper Gundowring — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 1.4% / 2.5%
Gundowring — 85+: 1.4% Upper Gundowring — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

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.

Gundowring Upper Gundowring
England 2.4% / 2.5%
Gundowring — England: 2.4% Upper Gundowring — England: 2.5%
China 2.4% / —
Gundowring — China: 2.4% Upper Gundowring — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gundowring 51.2% couple families
Gundowring — Couple Families: 51.2% Gundowring — Lone Person: 37.2% Gundowring — One Parent Families: 11.6%
Upper Gundowring 45.5% couple families
Upper Gundowring — Couple Families: 45.5% Upper Gundowring — Lone Person: 45.5% Upper Gundowring — One Parent Families: 9.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gundowring 100.0% houses
Gundowring — Houses: 100.0%
Upper Gundowring 100.0% houses
Upper Gundowring — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Gundowring Upper Gundowring
Certificate III & IV 23.6% / 20.0%
Gundowring — Certificate III & IV: 23.6% Upper Gundowring — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.6% / 7.5%
Gundowring — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6% Upper Gundowring — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 8.3%
Gundowring — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Upper Gundowring — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 2.5%
Gundowring — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Upper Gundowring — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / —
Gundowring — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Upper Gundowring — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gundowring 16.9% renting
Gundowring — Owned Outright: 52.5% Gundowring — Mortgage: 30.5% Gundowring — Renting: 16.9%
Upper Gundowring 14.0% renting
Upper Gundowring — Owned Outright: 48.8% Upper Gundowring — Mortgage: 37.2% Upper Gundowring — Renting: 14.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Gundowring has more rural and farming land (84% vs 42%).

Gundowring Upper Gundowring
Rural and farming 84% 42%
Parks and recreation 16% 58%
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

Gundowring Upper Gundowring
New dwellings approved 120
across Indigo
 32
across Alpine
Approvals change year on year +15% -42%

Ranking within VIC

Gundowring Upper Gundowring
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 54% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC

Liveability

Gundowring is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Gundowring Upper Gundowring
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Gundowring carries more flood risk (83 vs 0); Upper Gundowring carries more bushfire risk (97 vs 39).

Gundowring Upper Gundowring
Bushfire Low
39/100
 High
97/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Low
12/100
Flood High
83/100
 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

Gundowring Upper Gundowring
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Gundowring Upper Gundowring
Parks & reserves 3 0
Waterways 12 0

Mobility

Gundowring Upper Gundowring
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 339.5 km 340.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 228 min 237 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3691
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 3691
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.

Gundowring Upper Gundowring
Car (driver) 57.5% / 54.0%
Gundowring — Car (driver): 57.5% Upper Gundowring — Car (driver): 54.0%
Worked from Home 31.1% / 22.0%
Gundowring — Worked from Home: 31.1% Upper Gundowring — Worked from Home: 22.0%
Walked Only 7.5% / 18.0%
Gundowring — Walked Only: 7.5% Upper Gundowring — Walked Only: 18.0%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 6.0%
Gundowring — Car (passenger): 3.8% Upper Gundowring — Car (passenger): 6.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.5%).

Setting

Gundowring Upper Gundowring
Elevation 213 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 688 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gundowring Upper Gundowring
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
84 premises
 0%
50 premises

Climate

Gundowring Upper Gundowring
Annual rainfall 692 mm 895 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.1°C —
Winter min (Jul) 5.0°C —

Council rates

Gundowring Upper Gundowring
Average residential rate $1,828/yr $1,945/yr
Council Indigo Alpine

Federal electorate

Gundowring Upper Gundowring
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gundowring Upper Gundowring
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gundowring

Rural

Upper Gundowring

Rural

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