Haddon vs Snake Valley

Haddon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 46 in Snake Valley. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Haddon, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Haddon: a median of $835,000, against $502,000 in Snake Valley, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Haddon tends to suit couples, while Snake Valley suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

Haddon and Snake Valley are rural Victorian suburbs with notably different economic profiles. Haddon has a significantly higher median household income at $101,140 compared to Snake Valley's $63,752, and median house prices reflect this gap at $835,000 versus $502,500. Snake Valley scores better on liveability (44 versus 29) and has no flood risk, while Haddon sits closer to the CBD at 138 kilometres. Both suburbs are relatively quiet, though Snake Valley has a slight walkability advantage. Haddon may suit buyers with stronger purchasing power seeking proximity to Melbourne, while Snake Valley appeals to those prioritising affordability and community liveability in a lower-risk flood zone.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Haddon

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 38/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 63%)

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

First-home buyers

Snake Valley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($250,000 vs $688,750)
  • has cheaper houses ($502,500 vs $835,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Snake Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Haddon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (138 km vs 154.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (102 min vs 110 min)
  • But Snake Valley is more walkable (28/100 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

  • Haddon carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 38/100)
  • Snake Valley is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs 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

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

Haddon Snake Valley
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.

Haddon Snake Valley
Walkability 0 / 28
Haddon — Walkability: 0/100 Snake Valley — Walkability: 28/100
Safety 73 / 62
Haddon — Safety: 73/100 Snake Valley — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 42 / 41
Haddon — Low fire risk: 42/100 Snake Valley — Low fire risk: 41/100
Low flood risk 41 / 100
Haddon — Low flood risk: 41/100 Snake Valley — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Haddon rents higher ($400/wk vs $250/wk); Haddon has higher household incomes ($101,140 vs $63,752).

Haddon Snake Valley
Population 1,276
+36% vs other
 820
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.9% +10.4%
Median age 40 46
Median household income $101,140/yr
+37% vs other
 $63,752/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+38% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Haddon Snake Valley
0-4 6.0% / 3.9%
Haddon — 0-4: 6.0% Snake Valley — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 14.4% / 13.0%
Haddon — 5-14: 14.4% Snake Valley — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 7.1% / 5.0%
Haddon — 15-19: 7.1% Snake Valley — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 5.6% / 4.4%
Haddon — 20-24: 5.6% Snake Valley — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 10.1% / 10.1%
Haddon — 25-34: 10.1% Snake Valley — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 11.8% / 12.0%
Haddon — 35-44: 11.8% Snake Valley — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 13.9% / 15.0%
Haddon — 45-54: 13.9% Snake Valley — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 15.5% / 18.5%
Haddon — 55-64: 15.5% Snake Valley — 55-64: 18.5%
65-74 10.5% / 11.1%
Haddon — 65-74: 10.5% Snake Valley — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 3.4% / 5.2%
Haddon — 75-84: 3.4% Snake Valley — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 0.6% / 0.6%
Haddon — 85+: 0.6% Snake Valley — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Haddon 59.0% couple families
Haddon — Couple Families: 59.0% Haddon — Lone Person: 24.4% Haddon — One Parent Families: 12.5% Haddon — Group Household: 3.2% Haddon — Other Families: 1.0%
Snake Valley 41.6% couple families
Snake Valley — Couple Families: 41.6% Snake Valley — Lone Person: 37.3% Snake Valley — One Parent Families: 21.1% Snake Valley — Group Household: 0.0% Snake Valley — 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.

Haddon 3.0% renting
Haddon — Owned Outright: 41.6% Haddon — Mortgage: 55.3% Haddon — Renting: 3.0%
Snake Valley 7.9% renting
Snake Valley — Owned Outright: 45.5% Snake Valley — Mortgage: 46.5% Snake Valley — Renting: 7.9%
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.

Haddon Snake Valley
England 3.0% / 4.4%
Haddon — England: 3.0% Snake Valley — England: 4.4%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.1%
Haddon — New Zealand: 1.1% Snake Valley — New Zealand: 1.1%
Philippines 0.4% / 1.5%
Haddon — Philippines: 0.4% Snake Valley — Philippines: 1.5%
Germany 0.9% / 0.6%
Haddon — Germany: 0.9% Snake Valley — Germany: 0.6%
Scotland 0.6% / 0.6%
Haddon — Scotland: 0.6% Snake Valley — Scotland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

Qualifications

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

Haddon Snake Valley
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 18.4%
Haddon — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Snake Valley — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.9% / 7.7%
Haddon — Bachelor Degree: 8.9% Snake Valley — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 7.7%
Haddon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Snake Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 2.1%
Haddon — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Snake Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 0.7%
Haddon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Snake Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Haddon 100.5% houses
Haddon — Houses: 100.5% Haddon — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Snake Valley 98.4% houses
Snake Valley — Houses: 98.4% Snake Valley — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Haddon Snake Valley
Median house price $835,000 $502,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $688,750 $250,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 7 sales
 38 days
from 9 sales

Zoning mix

Haddon Snake Valley
Rural and farming 92% 86%
Parks and recreation 0% 12%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 0%
Residential 3% 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

Haddon Snake Valley
New dwellings approved 186
across Golden Plains
 45
across Pyrenees
Approvals change year on year +10% +100%

Ranking within VIC

Haddon Snake Valley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 40% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC

Liveability

Snake Valley is more walkable (28 vs 0); Snake Valley scores higher overall (43 vs 32).

Haddon Snake Valley
Grade C
same for both
Score 32/100 43/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Haddon carries more flood risk (59 vs 0); Snake Valley carries more crime risk (38 vs 27).

Haddon Snake Valley
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
59/100
Crime Low
27/100
 Low
38/100
Flood Moderate
59/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Haddon Snake Valley
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Haddon

  • Haddon Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Snake Valley

  • Woady Yaloak Primary School-Snake Valley Campus Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Haddon Snake Valley
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Childcare 3 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 3 6

Mobility

Snake Valley sits further from the CBD (154.5 km vs 138 km).

Haddon Snake Valley
Walkability score 0/100 28/100
Distance to Melbourne 138 km 154.5 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 102 min 110 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3351
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3351
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.

Haddon Snake Valley
Car (driver) 75.2% / 84.2%
Haddon — Car (driver): 75.2% Snake Valley — Car (driver): 84.2%
Worked from Home 19.6% / 12.6%
Haddon — Worked from Home: 19.6% Snake Valley — Worked from Home: 12.6%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 1.8%
Haddon — Car (passenger): 3.7% Snake Valley — Car (passenger): 1.8%
Walked Only 0.5% / 1.4%
Haddon — Walked Only: 0.5% Snake Valley — Walked Only: 1.4%
Train 0.9% / —
Haddon — Train: 0.9% Snake Valley — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.2%).

Setting

Haddon Snake Valley
Elevation 394 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 401 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Haddon Snake Valley
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
462 premises
 0%
359 premises

Climate

Haddon Snake Valley
Annual rainfall 605 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Haddon Snake Valley
Average residential rate $2,052/yr $1,584/yr
Council Golden Plains Pyrenees

Federal electorate

Haddon Snake Valley
Division Ballarat Wannon
Member Catherine King Dan Tehan
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

Haddon Snake Valley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Haddon

Acreage

Snake Valley

Affordable Rural

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