Havelock vs Bet Bet
Bet Bet is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 53 in Havelock. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bet Bet, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bet Bet tends to suit families with children.
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
Havelock
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 59/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Havelock
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (181.3 km vs 184.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Havelock
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 59/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Havelock
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.2% vs 4.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Havelock and Bet Bet 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
Bet Bet has more residents (135 vs 83); Havelock has higher household incomes ($50,232 vs $44,720).
| Havelock | Bet Bet | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 83 | 135 +63% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.2% | +4.7% |
| Median age | 53 | 48 |
| Median household income | $50,232/yr +11% vs other | $44,720/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $230/wk | $228/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).
Zoning mix
Bet Bet has more rural and farming land (85% vs 40%).
| Havelock | Bet Bet | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 40% | 85% |
| Parks and recreation | 56% | 10% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 3% |
| Environmental | 1% | 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
| Havelock | Bet Bet | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 40 across Central Goldfields same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +129% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Havelock | Bet Bet | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 10% of VIC | Higher than 5% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 2% of VIC | Higher than 49% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 13% of VIC | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 38% of VIC | Higher than 66% of VIC |
Liveability
| Havelock | Bet Bet | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Havelock carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Bet Bet carries more crime risk (59 vs 44).
| Havelock | Bet Bet | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 14/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 44/100 | Moderate 59/100 |
| Flood | High 90/100 | High 87/100 |
| 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
| Havelock | Bet Bet | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Havelock | Bet Bet | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 3 |
Mobility
Bet Bet sits further from the CBD (184.8 km vs 181.3 km).
| Havelock | Bet Bet | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 181.3 km | 184.8 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 131 min | 132 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3465 | 0.0% postcode 3472 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 36 postcode 3465 | 54 postcode 3472 |
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 (91.2%).
Setting
| Havelock | Bet Bet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 192 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 179 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Havelock | Bet Bet | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 43 premises | 0% 79 premises |
Climate
| Havelock | Bet Bet | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 510 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Havelock | Bet Bet | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,555/yr same for both | |
| Council | Central Goldfields same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Havelock | Bet Bet | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Havelock | Bet Bet | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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