Hawkesdale vs Minhamite

Minhamite is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 43 in Hawkesdale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hawkesdale, about half of households are couple families. In Minhamite, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Minhamite tends to suit families with children and 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

Minhamite

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 59%)

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

Minhamite

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $180/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Minhamite

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (268.7 km vs 272.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

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

Hawkesdale Minhamite
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.

Hawkesdale Minhamite
Walkability 0 / 0
Hawkesdale — Walkability: 0/100 Minhamite — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 58 / 65
Hawkesdale — Safety: 58/100 Minhamite — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 57 / 52
Hawkesdale — Low fire risk: 57/100 Minhamite — Low fire risk: 52/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Hawkesdale — Low flood risk: 100/100 Minhamite — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Hawkesdale has more residents (311 vs 106); Hawkesdale rents higher ($180/wk vs $125/wk).

Hawkesdale Minhamite
Population 311
+66% vs other
 106
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.4% -6.2%
Median age 43 34
Median household income $86,632/yr $96,564/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $180/wk
+31% vs other
 $125/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hawkesdale Minhamite
0-4 4.2% / 3.8%
Hawkesdale — 0-4: 4.2% Minhamite — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 10.0% / 23.6%
Hawkesdale — 5-14: 10.0% Minhamite — 5-14: 23.6%
15-19 8.4% / 7.5%
Hawkesdale — 15-19: 8.4% Minhamite — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 6.1% / 5.7%
Hawkesdale — 20-24: 6.1% Minhamite — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 12.5% / 5.7%
Hawkesdale — 25-34: 12.5% Minhamite — 25-34: 5.7%
35-44 8.4% / 13.2%
Hawkesdale — 35-44: 8.4% Minhamite — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 15.1% / 17.9%
Hawkesdale — 45-54: 15.1% Minhamite — 45-54: 17.9%
55-64 20.3% / 7.5%
Hawkesdale — 55-64: 20.3% Minhamite — 55-64: 7.5%
65-74 5.5% / 2.8%
Hawkesdale — 65-74: 5.5% Minhamite — 65-74: 2.8%
75-84 5.1% / 6.6%
Hawkesdale — 75-84: 5.1% Minhamite — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ — / 3.8%
Hawkesdale — 85+: not among its largest Minhamite — 85+: 3.8%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hawkesdale 54.8% couple families
Hawkesdale — Couple Families: 54.8% Hawkesdale — Lone Person: 37.0% Hawkesdale — One Parent Families: 4.1% Hawkesdale — Group Household: 4.1%
Minhamite 100.0% couple families
Minhamite — Couple Families: 100.0% Minhamite — Lone Person: 0.0% Minhamite — One Parent Families: 0.0% Minhamite — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hawkesdale 19.6% renting
Hawkesdale — Owned Outright: 43.8% Hawkesdale — Mortgage: 36.6% Hawkesdale — Renting: 19.6%
Minhamite 0.0% renting
Minhamite — Owned Outright: 70.0% Minhamite — Mortgage: 30.0% Minhamite — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Hawkesdale Minhamite
Philippines 1.3% / 10.4%
Hawkesdale — Philippines: 1.3% Minhamite — Philippines: 10.4%
New Zealand 1.9% / —
Hawkesdale — New Zealand: 1.9% Minhamite — New Zealand: not among its largest
England 1.6% / —
Hawkesdale — England: 1.6% Minhamite — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.4%).

Qualifications

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

Hawkesdale Minhamite
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 15.1%
Hawkesdale — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Minhamite — Certificate III & IV: 15.1%
Bachelor Degree 10.0% / 14.2%
Hawkesdale — Bachelor Degree: 10.0% Minhamite — Bachelor Degree: 14.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 5.7%
Hawkesdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Minhamite — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / —
Hawkesdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Minhamite — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / —
Hawkesdale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Minhamite — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hawkesdale 96.6% houses
Hawkesdale — Houses: 96.6% Hawkesdale — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Minhamite 100.0% houses
Minhamite — Houses: 100.0% Minhamite — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hawkesdale Minhamite
Median house price $415,250 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Hawkesdale Minhamite
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
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

Hawkesdale Minhamite
New dwellings approved 64
across Moyne
same for both
Approvals change year on year -15%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Hawkesdale Minhamite
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC

Liveability

Hawkesdale Minhamite
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Hawkesdale Minhamite
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 Moderate
48/100
Crime Moderate
42/100
 Low
35/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
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

Hawkesdale Minhamite
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Hawkesdale

  • Hawkesdale P12 College Government · Combined below peers

Schools in Minhamite

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

Amenities in the suburb

Hawkesdale Minhamite
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 22 10

Mobility

Hawkesdale sits further from the CBD (272.1 km vs 268.7 km).

Hawkesdale Minhamite
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 272.1 km
+1% vs other
 268.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 204 min 200 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3287
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 32
postcode 3287
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.

Hawkesdale Minhamite
Car (driver) 63.9% / 56.5%
Hawkesdale — Car (driver): 63.9% Minhamite — Car (driver): 56.5%
Worked from Home 27.2% / 37.0%
Hawkesdale — Worked from Home: 27.2% Minhamite — Worked from Home: 37.0%
Walked Only 6.3% / 6.5%
Hawkesdale — Walked Only: 6.3% Minhamite — Walked Only: 6.5%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / —
Hawkesdale — Car (passenger): 2.5% Minhamite — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.9%).

Setting

Hawkesdale Minhamite
Elevation 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 177 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.8 km 40.3 km

NBN connectivity

Hawkesdale Minhamite
Connectivity score 29/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
149 premises
 0%
47 premises

Climate

Hawkesdale Minhamite
Annual rainfall 699 mm 594 mm
Summer max (Jan) 22.5°C 26.1°C
Winter min (Jul) 7.2°C 4.7°C

Council rates

Hawkesdale Minhamite
Average residential rate $1,613/yr
same for both
Council Moyne
same for both

Federal electorate

Hawkesdale Minhamite
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hawkesdale Minhamite
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hawkesdale

Rural

Minhamite

Family Rural

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