Heath Hill vs Poowong North

Poowong North is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 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 Poowong North, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Heath Hill tends to suit older residents, while Poowong North suits 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

Poowong North

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 53/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 71%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (107% vs 94%)

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

First-home buyers

Poowong North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 30%)

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

Heath Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (77 min vs 91 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (94 km vs 109.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Heath Hill has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 12%)
  • Poowong North carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 53/100)

Weighs 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 8.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Heath Hill and Poowong North 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 Poowong North
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 Poowong North
Walkability 0 / 0
Heath Hill — Walkability: 0/100 Poowong North — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 47 / 86
Heath Hill — Safety: 47/100 Poowong North — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Heath Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Poowong North — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 31 / 35
Heath Hill — Low flood risk: 31/100 Poowong North — Low flood risk: 35/100

Demographics

Poowong North has higher household incomes ($93,600 vs $75,348); Heath Hill skews older (45 vs 37).

Heath Hill Poowong North
Population 189 202
+7% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.4% +8.6%
Median age 45 37
Median household income $75,348/yr $93,600/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Heath Hill Poowong North
0-4 3.7% / 5.9%
Heath Hill — 0-4: 3.7% Poowong North — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 11.1% / 12.9%
Heath Hill — 5-14: 11.1% Poowong North — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 4.8% / 6.4%
Heath Hill — 15-19: 4.8% Poowong North — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 8.5% / 4.5%
Heath Hill — 20-24: 8.5% Poowong North — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 11.6% / 11.4%
Heath Hill — 25-34: 11.6% Poowong North — 25-34: 11.4%
35-44 10.6% / 12.4%
Heath Hill — 35-44: 10.6% Poowong North — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 14.3% / 12.9%
Heath Hill — 45-54: 14.3% Poowong North — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 15.9% / 14.4%
Heath Hill — 55-64: 15.9% Poowong North — 55-64: 14.4%
65-74 13.8% / 7.4%
Heath Hill — 65-74: 13.8% Poowong North — 65-74: 7.4%
75-84 5.8% / 5.0%
Heath Hill — 75-84: 5.8% Poowong North — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 2.1% / —
Heath Hill — 85+: 2.1% Poowong North — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

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%
Poowong North 82.1% couple families
Poowong North — Couple Families: 82.1% Poowong North — Lone Person: 17.9% Poowong North — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent 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%
Poowong North 14.3% renting
Poowong North — Owned Outright: 49.2% Poowong North — Mortgage: 36.5% Poowong North — Renting: 14.3%
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.

Heath Hill Poowong North
Thailand 2.6% / —
Heath Hill — Thailand: 2.6% Poowong North — Thailand: not among its largest
England — / 1.5%
Heath Hill — England: not among its largest Poowong North — England: 1.5%
New Zealand — / 1.5%
Heath Hill — New Zealand: not among its largest Poowong North — New Zealand: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

Qualifications

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

Heath Hill Poowong North
Certificate III & IV 23.3% / 21.3%
Heath Hill — Certificate III & IV: 23.3% Poowong North — Certificate III & IV: 21.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 5.9%
Heath Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Poowong North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 7.9%
Heath Hill — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Poowong North — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.5%
Heath Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Poowong North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%

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

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%
Poowong North 106.7% houses
Poowong North — Houses: 106.7% Poowong North — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Heath Hill Poowong North
Median house price $1,126,250 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Heath Hill Poowong North
Rural and farming 96% 98%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 1%
Parks and recreation 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

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

Ranking within VIC

Heath Hill Poowong North
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 25% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC

Liveability

Heath Hill Poowong North
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Heath Hill carries more crime risk (53 vs 14).

Heath Hill Poowong North
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
53/100
 Low
14/100
Flood Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
65/100
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

Heath Hill Poowong North
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

Heath Hill Poowong North
Waterways 2 8

Mobility

Poowong North sits further from the CBD (109.6 km vs 94 km).

Heath Hill Poowong North
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 94 km 109.6 km
+17% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 77 min 91 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3981
 0.0%
postcode 3988
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 3981
 53
postcode 3988

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 Poowong North
Car (driver) 70.5% / 58.2%
Heath Hill — Car (driver): 70.5% Poowong North — Car (driver): 58.2%
Worked from Home 24.4% / 19.0%
Heath Hill — Worked from Home: 24.4% Poowong North — Worked from Home: 19.0%
Walked Only — / 22.8%
Heath Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest Poowong North — Walked Only: 22.8%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / —
Heath Hill — Car (passenger): 5.1% Poowong North — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.5%).

Setting

Heath Hill Poowong North
Elevation 108 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 124 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.4 km 21.3 km

NBN connectivity

Heath Hill Poowong North
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
79 premises
 0%
83 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Heath Hill

Rural

Poowong North

Rural

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