Inglewood vs Arnold

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Arnold tends to suit 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

Inglewood

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 81/100)

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

Arnold

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Arnold

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (131 min vs 138 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (182.8 km vs 188.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Inglewood

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 81/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 29%)

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

Investors

Arnold

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.1% vs 3.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Inglewood Arnold
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.

Inglewood Arnold
Walkability 4 / 0
Inglewood — Walkability: 4/100 Arnold — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 40 / 19
Inglewood — Safety: 40/100 Arnold — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 41 / 33
Inglewood — Low fire risk: 41/100 Arnold — Low fire risk: 33/100
Low flood risk 36 / 13
Inglewood — Low flood risk: 36/100 Arnold — Low flood risk: 13/100

Demographics

Inglewood has more residents (886 vs 56); Inglewood rents higher ($200/wk vs $100/wk).

Inglewood Arnold
Population 886
+94% vs other
 56
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.6% +19.1%
Median age 55 54
Median household income $43,888/yr $60,632/yr
+38% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+50% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Inglewood Arnold
0-4 3.4% / 7.1%
Inglewood — 0-4: 3.4% Arnold — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 9.6% / 8.9%
Inglewood — 5-14: 9.6% Arnold — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 4.0% / 8.9%
Inglewood — 15-19: 4.0% Arnold — 15-19: 8.9%
20-24 4.0% / —
Inglewood — 20-24: 4.0% Arnold — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.8% / —
Inglewood — 25-34: 7.8% Arnold — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 8.6% / 16.1%
Inglewood — 35-44: 8.6% Arnold — 35-44: 16.1%
45-54 13.2% / 8.9%
Inglewood — 45-54: 13.2% Arnold — 45-54: 8.9%
55-64 14.7% / 19.6%
Inglewood — 55-64: 14.7% Arnold — 55-64: 19.6%
65-74 17.7% / 12.5%
Inglewood — 65-74: 17.7% Arnold — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 10.2% / —
Inglewood — 75-84: 10.2% Arnold — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 8.2% / 16.1%
Inglewood — 85+: 8.2% Arnold — 85+: 16.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Inglewood 52.9% lone person
Inglewood — Lone Person: 52.9% Inglewood — Couple Families: 27.5% Inglewood — One Parent Families: 14.9% Inglewood — Group Household: 3.1% Inglewood — Other Families: 1.6%
Arnold 50.0% lone person
Arnold — Lone Person: 50.0% Arnold — Couple Families: 50.0% Arnold — One Parent Families: 0.0% Arnold — Group Household: 0.0% Arnold — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Inglewood 14.4% renting
Inglewood — Owned Outright: 55.4% Inglewood — Mortgage: 30.2% Inglewood — Renting: 14.4%
Arnold 0.0% renting
Arnold — Owned Outright: 76.0% Arnold — Mortgage: 24.0% Arnold — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Inglewood 91.8% houses
Inglewood — Houses: 91.8% Inglewood — Flats / Apartments: 5.7% Inglewood — Townhouses: 2.5%
Arnold 95.8% houses
Arnold — Houses: 95.8% Arnold — Flats / Apartments: 4.2% Arnold — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Inglewood Arnold
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 21.4%
Inglewood — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Arnold — Certificate III & IV: 21.4%
Bachelor Degree 4.5% / 5.4%
Inglewood — Bachelor Degree: 4.5% Arnold — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 7.1%
Inglewood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Arnold — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / —
Inglewood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Arnold — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 0.3% / —
Inglewood — Postgraduate Degree: 0.3% Arnold — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Property market

Inglewood Arnold
Median house price $415,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 64 days
from 7 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Arnold has more rural and farming land (91% vs 57%).

Inglewood Arnold
Rural and farming 57% 91%
Parks and recreation 39% 8%
Residential 3% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
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

Inglewood Arnold
New dwellings approved 27
across Loddon
same for both
Approvals change year on year +150%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Inglewood Arnold
House price Higher than 8% of VIC —
Income Higher than 4% of VIC Higher than 21% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 49% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC

Liveability

Inglewood Arnold
Grade D —
Score 12/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Arnold carries more flood risk (87 vs 64); Arnold carries more crime risk (81 vs 60).

Inglewood Arnold
Bushfire Moderate
59/100
 Moderate
67/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 High
81/100
Flood Moderate
64/100
 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

Inglewood Arnold
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Inglewood

  • Inglewood Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Mary's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Arnold

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

Amenities in the suburb

Inglewood Arnold
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 2
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 9 6

Mobility

Inglewood sits further from the CBD (188.8 km vs 182.8 km).

Inglewood Arnold
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 188.8 km
+3% vs other
 182.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 138 min 131 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3517
 0.6%
postcode 3551
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 3517
 64
postcode 3551

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.

Inglewood Arnold
Car (driver) 74.3% / 57.7%
Inglewood — Car (driver): 74.3% Arnold — Car (driver): 57.7%
Worked from Home 10.8% / 26.9%
Inglewood — Worked from Home: 10.8% Arnold — Worked from Home: 26.9%
Walked Only 10.8% / 15.4%
Inglewood — Walked Only: 10.8% Arnold — Walked Only: 15.4%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / —
Inglewood — Car (passenger): 4.1% Arnold — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.3%).

Setting

Inglewood Arnold
Elevation 155 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 153 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Inglewood Arnold
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
466 premises
 0%
20 premises

Council rates

Inglewood Arnold
Average residential rate $1,353/yr
same for both
Council Loddon
same for both

Federal electorate

Inglewood Arnold
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Inglewood Arnold
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Inglewood

Affordable Retirees Rural

Arnold

Retirees Rural

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