Ivanhoe vs Bellfield

Bellfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 40 in Ivanhoe. In Ivanhoe, most households own their home. In Bellfield, about half of households rent and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Ivanhoe: a median of $1.85 million, against $1.02 million in Bellfield, and rent is higher there too. Ivanhoe is closer to the city centre: 11.5 km, against 13.2 km. On these figures, Ivanhoe tends to suit people living alone, while Bellfield suits renters 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

Ivanhoe

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (18 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (13 vs 3)
  • But Bellfield has more separate houses rather than flats (74% vs 53%)

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

First-home buyers

Bellfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,022,500 vs $1,846,250)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bellfield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 33%)
  • has cheaper rent ($375/wk vs $430/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ivanhoe

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (8 vs 2)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (47% vs 26%)

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

Investors

Bellfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.5% vs 2.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ivanhoe Bellfield
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.

Ivanhoe Bellfield
Walkability 93 / 89
Ivanhoe — Walkability: 93/100 Bellfield — Walkability: 89/100
Safety 22 / 30
Ivanhoe — Safety: 22/100 Bellfield — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Ivanhoe — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bellfield — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 28 / 59
Ivanhoe — Low flood risk: 28/100 Bellfield — Low flood risk: 59/100

Demographics

Ivanhoe has more residents (13,374 vs 1,996); Ivanhoe has higher household incomes ($116,064 vs $95,940).

Ivanhoe Bellfield
Population 13,374
+85% vs other
 1,996
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.9% +11.3%
Median age 40 36
Median household income $116,064/yr
+17% vs other
 $95,940/yr
Median weekly rent $430/wk
+13% vs other
 $375/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ivanhoe Bellfield
0-4 4.4% / 6.6%
Ivanhoe — 0-4: 4.4% Bellfield — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 10.7% / 10.4%
Ivanhoe — 5-14: 10.7% Bellfield — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 5.5% / 5.2%
Ivanhoe — 15-19: 5.5% Bellfield — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 6.4% / 6.1%
Ivanhoe — 20-24: 6.4% Bellfield — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 14.4% / 19.3%
Ivanhoe — 25-34: 14.4% Bellfield — 25-34: 19.3%
35-44 14.2% / 16.6%
Ivanhoe — 35-44: 14.2% Bellfield — 35-44: 16.6%
45-54 13.5% / 11.5%
Ivanhoe — 45-54: 13.5% Bellfield — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 13.0% / 11.1%
Ivanhoe — 55-64: 13.0% Bellfield — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 10.1% / 8.4%
Ivanhoe — 65-74: 10.1% Bellfield — 65-74: 8.4%
75-84 5.1% / 3.5%
Ivanhoe — 75-84: 5.1% Bellfield — 75-84: 3.5%
85+ 2.8% / 1.8%
Ivanhoe — 85+: 2.8% Bellfield — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ivanhoe 42.4% couple families
Ivanhoe — Couple Families: 42.4% Ivanhoe — Lone Person: 39.7% Ivanhoe — One Parent Families: 11.7% Ivanhoe — Group Household: 4.7% Ivanhoe — Other Families: 1.5%
Bellfield 40.7% couple families
Bellfield — Couple Families: 40.7% Bellfield — Lone Person: 30.4% Bellfield — One Parent Families: 17.6% Bellfield — Group Household: 9.0% Bellfield — Other Families: 2.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ivanhoe 33.3% renting
Ivanhoe — Owned Outright: 35.9% Ivanhoe — Mortgage: 30.7% Ivanhoe — Renting: 33.3%
Bellfield 45.3% renting
Bellfield — Owned Outright: 22.3% Bellfield — Mortgage: 32.4% Bellfield — Renting: 45.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ivanhoe Bellfield
Bachelor Degree 25.7% / 17.6%
Ivanhoe — Bachelor Degree: 25.7% Bellfield — Bachelor Degree: 17.6%
Postgraduate Degree 12.3% / 6.9%
Ivanhoe — Postgraduate Degree: 12.3% Bellfield — Postgraduate Degree: 6.9%
Certificate III & IV 6.3% / 9.1%
Ivanhoe — Certificate III & IV: 6.3% Bellfield — Certificate III & IV: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 7.1%
Ivanhoe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Bellfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.4% / 2.7%
Ivanhoe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4% Bellfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).

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.

Ivanhoe Bellfield
China 4.3% / 3.3%
Ivanhoe — China: 4.3% Bellfield — China: 3.3%
England 3.0% / 1.4%
Ivanhoe — England: 3.0% Bellfield — England: 1.4%
India 1.9% / 2.3%
Ivanhoe — India: 1.9% Bellfield — India: 2.3%
Vietnam 0.8% / 1.8%
Ivanhoe — Vietnam: 0.8% Bellfield — Vietnam: 1.8%
Lebanon — / 2.3%
Ivanhoe — Lebanon: not among its largest Bellfield — Lebanon: 2.3%
Philippines — / 2.0%
Ivanhoe — Philippines: not among its largest Bellfield — Philippines: 2.0%
Italy 1.6% / —
Ivanhoe — Italy: 1.6% Bellfield — Italy: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.4% / —
Ivanhoe — New Zealand: 1.4% Bellfield — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ivanhoe 52.8% houses
Ivanhoe — Houses: 52.8% Ivanhoe — Townhouses: 22.2% Ivanhoe — Flats / Apartments: 25.0%
Bellfield 74.2% houses
Bellfield — Houses: 74.2% Bellfield — Townhouses: 24.2% Bellfield — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ivanhoe Bellfield
Median house price $1,846,250 $1,022,500
Median unit price $731,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 88 sales
 39 days
from 6 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Ivanhoe Bellfield
2 bed $1.21M / $1.01M
Ivanhoe — 2 bed: $1.21M (11 sales) Bellfield — 2 bed: $1.01M (11 sales)

11 vs 11 sales

3 bed $1.62M / $1.02M
Ivanhoe — 3 bed: $1.62M (65 sales) Bellfield — 3 bed: $1.02M (21 sales)

65 vs 21 sales

4 bed $2.08M / $1.02M
Ivanhoe — 4 bed: $2.08M (49 sales) Bellfield — 4 bed: $1.02M (9 sales)

49 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Ivanhoe Bellfield
Residential 66% 67%
Parks and recreation 21% 17%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 16%
Commercial 4% 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

Ivanhoe Bellfield
New dwellings approved 722
across Banyule
same for both
Approvals change year on year -75%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Ivanhoe Bellfield
Houses 2.7%
$890/wk on $1.73M
 3.5%
$630/wk on $948K
Units 4.1%
$600/wk on $760K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Ivanhoe Bellfield
House price Higher than 94% of VIC —
Income Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC
Schools Higher than 78% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 97% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 9% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 97% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 6% of VIC Higher than 34% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 13% of VIC —

Liveability

Ivanhoe scores higher overall (75 vs 67).

Ivanhoe Bellfield
Grade A B
Score 75/100 67/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Ivanhoe carries more flood risk (72 vs 41).

Ivanhoe Bellfield
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
78/100
 High
70/100
Flood High
72/100
 Moderate
41/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Ivanhoe Bellfield
Inside the suburb 5 1
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Hawthorn Campus John Street Hawthorn Swinburne University, 6.4 km
 3
Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus, 6.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.0% 3.0%

Schools in Ivanhoe

  • Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Ivanhoe Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Ivanhoe Grammar School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Mary Immaculate School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • St Bernadette's School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Bellfield

  • Waratah Special Developmental School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Ivanhoe Bellfield
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 20 0
Parks & reserves 18 2
Childcare 13 3
GPs 8 2
Pharmacies 4 0
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 4 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Ivanhoe Bellfield
Walkability score 93/100 89/100
Distance to Melbourne 11.5 km 13.2 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 21 min 24 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 256.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 60.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.6%
postcode 3079
 1.5%
postcode 3081
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 21
postcode 3079
 22
postcode 3081

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.

Ivanhoe Bellfield
Car (driver) 40.8% / 55.0%
Ivanhoe — Car (driver): 40.8% Bellfield — Car (driver): 55.0%
Worked from Home 46.5% / 32.6%
Ivanhoe — Worked from Home: 46.5% Bellfield — Worked from Home: 32.6%
Train 4.3% / 2.4%
Ivanhoe — Train: 4.3% Bellfield — Train: 2.4%
Walked Only 3.8% / 1.6%
Ivanhoe — Walked Only: 3.8% Bellfield — Walked Only: 1.6%
Car (passenger) 2.4% / 3.0%
Ivanhoe — Car (passenger): 2.4% Bellfield — Car (passenger): 3.0%
Bus 1.0% / 3.8%
Ivanhoe — Bus: 1.0% Bellfield — Bus: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.0%).

Setting

Ivanhoe Bellfield
Elevation 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 65 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.0 km 13.2 km

NBN connectivity

Ivanhoe Bellfield
Connectivity score 80/100 83/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 20%
7,330 premises
 28%
1,016 premises

Climate

Ivanhoe Bellfield
Annual rainfall 534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Ivanhoe Bellfield
PM2.5 7.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.82 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Ivanhoe Bellfield
Average residential rate $1,787/yr
same for both
Council Banyule
same for both

Federal electorate

Ivanhoe Bellfield
Division Jagajaga
same for both
Member Kate Thwaites
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ivanhoe Bellfield
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ivanhoe

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals Townhouses Transport Hub Village Feel

Bellfield

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Professionals Townhouses

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