Hensley Park vs Strathkellar
Hensley Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 51 in Strathkellar. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Hensley Park tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and older residents.
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
Strathkellar
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 28/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 65%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Strathkellar
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Strathkellar
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $231/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Strathkellar
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (207 min vs 220 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (302.9 km vs 313 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Hensley Park has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 17%)
- Strathkellar carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 28/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Hensley Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (27.1% vs -9.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Hensley Park and Strathkellar 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
Hensley Park rents higher ($231/wk vs $180/wk); Strathkellar skews older (51 vs 40).
| Hensley Park | Strathkellar | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 75 | 84 +12% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +27.1% | -9.7% |
| Median age | 40 | 51 |
| Median household income | $85,748/yr +12% vs other | $75,348/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $231/wk +22% vs other | $180/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).
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 (20.2%).
Zoning mix
| Hensley Park | Strathkellar | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% same for both | |
| Other and special use | 1% | 0% |
| 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
| Hensley Park | Strathkellar | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 43 across Southern Grampians same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +200% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Hensley Park | Strathkellar | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 56% of VIC | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 37% of VIC | Higher than 26% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 16% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 43% of VIC | Higher than 57% of VIC |
Liveability
| Hensley Park | Strathkellar | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Hensley Park carries more bushfire risk (11 vs 0); Hensley Park carries more crime risk (28 vs 10).
| Hensley Park | Strathkellar | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 11/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 28/100 | Low 10/100 |
| 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
| Hensley Park | Strathkellar | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Hensley Park | Strathkellar | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 5 | 3 |
Mobility
Hensley Park sits further from the CBD (313 km vs 302.9 km).
| Hensley Park | Strathkellar | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 313 km +3% vs other | 302.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 220 min | 207 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3301 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 32 postcode 3301 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.7%).
Setting
| Hensley Park | Strathkellar | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 231 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 208 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Hensley Park | Strathkellar | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 40 premises | 0% 38 premises |
Climate
| Hensley Park | Strathkellar | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 604 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Hensley Park | Strathkellar | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,892/yr same for both | |
| Council | Southern Grampians same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Hensley Park | Strathkellar | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Hensley Park | Strathkellar | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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