Heath Hill vs Nyora

Nyora is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 45 in Heath Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Heath Hill, about half of households are couple families. In Nyora, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Heath Hill: a median of $1.13 million, against $885,000 in Nyora, though rent is higher in Nyora. On these figures, Nyora tends to suit families with children and 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

Nyora

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Nyora

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper houses ($885,000 vs $1,126,250)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Heath Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $315/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Heath Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (77 min vs 85 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (94 km vs 101.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Heath Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Heath Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.4% vs 7.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Heath Hill Nyora
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.

Heath Hill Nyora
Walkability 0 / 0
Heath Hill — Walkability: 0/100 Nyora — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 47 / 53
Heath Hill — Safety: 47/100 Nyora — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 100 / 74
Heath Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Nyora — Low fire risk: 74/100
Low flood risk 31 / 53
Heath Hill — Low flood risk: 31/100 Nyora — Low flood risk: 53/100

Demographics

Nyora has more residents (1,644 vs 189); Nyora has higher household incomes ($95,056 vs $75,348).

Heath Hill Nyora
Population 189 1,644
+770% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.4% +7.7%
Median age 45 41
Median household income $75,348/yr $95,056/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $315/wk
+26% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Heath Hill Nyora
0-4 3.7% / 5.4%
Heath Hill — 0-4: 3.7% Nyora — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 11.1% / 14.9%
Heath Hill — 5-14: 11.1% Nyora — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 4.8% / 6.1%
Heath Hill — 15-19: 4.8% Nyora — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 8.5% / 5.1%
Heath Hill — 20-24: 8.5% Nyora — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 11.6% / 10.3%
Heath Hill — 25-34: 11.6% Nyora — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 10.6% / 13.3%
Heath Hill — 35-44: 10.6% Nyora — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 14.3% / 16.3%
Heath Hill — 45-54: 14.3% Nyora — 45-54: 16.3%
55-64 15.9% / 15.1%
Heath Hill — 55-64: 15.9% Nyora — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 13.8% / 8.9%
Heath Hill — 65-74: 13.8% Nyora — 65-74: 8.9%
75-84 5.8% / 4.3%
Heath Hill — 75-84: 5.8% Nyora — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 2.1% / 0.6%
Heath Hill — 85+: 2.1% Nyora — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Heath Hill 51.4% couple families
Heath Hill — Couple Families: 51.4% Heath Hill — Lone Person: 28.6% Heath Hill — One Parent Families: 20.0% Heath Hill — Group Household: 0.0% Heath Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Nyora 61.2% couple families
Nyora — Couple Families: 61.2% Nyora — Lone Person: 21.7% Nyora — One Parent Families: 13.9% Nyora — Group Household: 2.0% Nyora — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Heath Hill 8.8% renting
Heath Hill — Owned Outright: 42.6% Heath Hill — Mortgage: 48.5% Heath Hill — Renting: 8.8%
Nyora 6.9% renting
Nyora — Owned Outright: 35.2% Nyora — Mortgage: 58.0% Nyora — Renting: 6.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Heath Hill Nyora
Certificate III & IV 23.3% / 21.4%
Heath Hill — Certificate III & IV: 23.3% Nyora — Certificate III & IV: 21.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 7.1%
Heath Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Nyora — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 5.0%
Heath Hill — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Nyora — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Heath Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Nyora — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Heath Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Nyora — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

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.

Heath Hill Nyora
England — / 4.5%
Heath Hill — England: not among its largest Nyora — England: 4.5%
Thailand 2.6% / —
Heath Hill — Thailand: 2.6% Nyora — Thailand: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Heath Hill — New Zealand: not among its largest Nyora — New Zealand: 1.0%
Scotland — / 0.8%
Heath Hill — Scotland: not among its largest Nyora — Scotland: 0.8%
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Heath Hill — Netherlands: not among its largest Nyora — Netherlands: 0.6%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Heath Hill — Philippines: not among its largest Nyora — Philippines: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Heath Hill 93.8% houses
Heath Hill — Houses: 93.8% Heath Hill — Flats / Apartments: 6.2% Heath Hill — Townhouses: 0.0%
Nyora 99.6% houses
Nyora — Houses: 99.6% Nyora — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Nyora — Townhouses: 0.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Heath Hill Nyora
Median house price $1,126,250 $885,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $913,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 53 days
from 15 sales

Zoning mix

Heath Hill Nyora
Rural and farming 96% 90%
Other and special use 0% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 2%
Residential 0% 3%
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

Heath Hill Nyora
New dwellings approved 1,323
across Cardinia
 170
across South Gippsland
Approvals change year on year +13% +21%

Ranking within VIC

Heath Hill Nyora
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 25% of VIC Higher than 26% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC

Liveability

Heath Hill Nyora
Grade — C
Score — 39/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Nyora carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 0); Heath Hill carries more flood risk (69 vs 47).

Heath Hill Nyora
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
26/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 Moderate
47/100
Flood Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
47/100
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

Heath Hill Nyora
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Heath Hill

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

Schools in Nyora

  • Nyora Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Heath Hill Nyora
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Nyora sits further from the CBD (101.9 km vs 94 km).

Heath Hill Nyora
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 94 km 101.9 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 77 min 85 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3981
 0.3%
postcode 3987
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 3981
 63
postcode 3987

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.

Heath Hill Nyora
Car (driver) 70.5% / 74.5%
Heath Hill — Car (driver): 70.5% Nyora — Car (driver): 74.5%
Worked from Home 24.4% / 18.1%
Heath Hill — Worked from Home: 24.4% Nyora — Worked from Home: 18.1%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 3.5%
Heath Hill — Car (passenger): 5.1% Nyora — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Walked Only — / 3.3%
Heath Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest Nyora — Walked Only: 3.3%
Bus — / 0.6%
Heath Hill — Bus: not among its largest Nyora — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.5%).

Setting

Heath Hill Nyora
Elevation 108 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 101 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.4 km 12.4 km

NBN connectivity

Heath Hill Nyora
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
79 premises
 0%
623 premises

Climate

Heath Hill Nyora
Annual rainfall 906 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Heath Hill Nyora
Average residential rate $1,880/yr $2,282/yr
Council Cardinia South Gippsland

Federal electorate

Heath Hill Nyora
Division La Trobe Monash
Member Jason Wood Mary Aldred
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Heath Hill

Rural

Nyora

Acreage

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