Jamieson vs Mount Buller

Mount Buller is the younger of the two, with a median age of 27 against 62 in Jamieson. In both, most households are people living alone. In Jamieson, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Buller, about half of households rent and most homes are flats or apartments. On these figures, Jamieson tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Mount Buller suits renters, young adults, and share households.

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

Jamieson

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (101% vs 42%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (22% vs 13%)
  • But Mount Buller carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 45/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Buller

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Buller

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (48% vs 9%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 23%)
  • But Jamieson has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $241/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Jamieson

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (193 min vs 293 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (228 km vs 251.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Jamieson has more residents already 65 and over (43% vs 5%)
  • Mount Buller carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 45/100)

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

Investors

Mount Buller

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (37.0% vs 26.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Jamieson Mount Buller
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.

Jamieson Mount Buller
Walkability 0 / 0
Jamieson — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Buller — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 55 / 90
Jamieson — Safety: 55/100 Mount Buller — Safety: 90/100
Low fire risk 4 / 10
Jamieson — Low fire risk: 4/100 Mount Buller — Low fire risk: 10/100
Low flood risk 48 / 87
Jamieson — Low flood risk: 48/100 Mount Buller — Low flood risk: 87/100

Demographics

Jamieson skews older (62 vs 27); Mount Buller has higher household incomes ($92,248 vs $45,760).

Jamieson Mount Buller
Population 382
+13% vs other
 333
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +26.9% +37.0%
Median age 62 27
Median household income $45,760/yr $92,248/yr
+102% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $241/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Jamieson Mount Buller
0-4 1.6% / 0.9%
Jamieson — 0-4: 1.6% Mount Buller — 0-4: 0.9%
5-14 7.3% / 5.4%
Jamieson — 5-14: 7.3% Mount Buller — 5-14: 5.4%
15-19 3.7% / 7.8%
Jamieson — 15-19: 3.7% Mount Buller — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 — / 20.4%
Jamieson — 20-24: not among its largest Mount Buller — 20-24: 20.4%
25-34 4.7% / 36.6%
Jamieson — 25-34: 4.7% Mount Buller — 25-34: 36.6%
35-44 9.4% / 8.7%
Jamieson — 35-44: 9.4% Mount Buller — 35-44: 8.7%
45-54 9.2% / 6.0%
Jamieson — 45-54: 9.2% Mount Buller — 45-54: 6.0%
55-64 22.5% / 7.5%
Jamieson — 55-64: 22.5% Mount Buller — 55-64: 7.5%
65-74 28.0% / 3.0%
Jamieson — 65-74: 28.0% Mount Buller — 65-74: 3.0%
75-84 11.3% / 2.4%
Jamieson — 75-84: 11.3% Mount Buller — 75-84: 2.4%
85+ 3.7% / —
Jamieson — 85+: 3.7% Mount Buller — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (36.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Jamieson 74.4% lone person
Jamieson — Lone Person: 74.4% Jamieson — Couple Families: 15.4% Jamieson — Group Household: 3.8% Jamieson — One Parent Families: 6.4%
Mount Buller 64.5% lone person
Mount Buller — Lone Person: 64.5% Mount Buller — Couple Families: 12.9% Mount Buller — Group Household: 22.6% Mount Buller — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Jamieson 9.4% renting
Jamieson — Owned Outright: 68.8% Jamieson — Mortgage: 21.7% Jamieson — Renting: 9.4%
Mount Buller 47.7% renting
Mount Buller — Owned Outright: 40.9% Mount Buller — Mortgage: 11.4% Mount Buller — Renting: 47.7%
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.

Jamieson Mount Buller
England 3.4% / 1.5%
Jamieson — England: 3.4% Mount Buller — England: 1.5%
Taiwan — / 1.8%
Jamieson — Taiwan: not among its largest Mount Buller — Taiwan: 1.8%
Germany — / 1.2%
Jamieson — Germany: not among its largest Mount Buller — Germany: 1.2%
China — / 0.9%
Jamieson — China: not among its largest Mount Buller — China: 0.9%
Italy — / 0.9%
Jamieson — Italy: not among its largest Mount Buller — Italy: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

Qualifications

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

Jamieson Mount Buller
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 8.4%
Jamieson — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% Mount Buller — Certificate III & IV: 8.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 14.1%
Jamieson — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Mount Buller — Bachelor Degree: 14.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 5.1%
Jamieson — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Mount Buller — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 2.1%
Jamieson — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Mount Buller — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 0.9%
Jamieson — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Mount Buller — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Jamieson 100.7% houses
Jamieson — Houses: 100.7% Jamieson — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mount Buller 41.5% houses
Mount Buller — Houses: 41.5% Mount Buller — Flats / Apartments: 58.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Jamieson Mount Buller
Median house price $550,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $266,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 154 days
from 6 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Jamieson has more rural and farming land (14% vs 0%).

Jamieson Mount Buller
Parks and recreation 79% 99%
Rural and farming 14% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 0%
Environmental 3% 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

Jamieson Mount Buller
New dwellings approved 76
across Mansfield
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Jamieson Mount Buller
House price Higher than 7% of VIC —
Income — Higher than 61% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 59% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of VIC Higher than 99% of VIC

Liveability

Jamieson Mount Buller
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Jamieson carries more crime risk (45 vs 10); Jamieson carries more flood risk (52 vs 13).

Jamieson Mount Buller
Bushfire High
96/100
 High
90/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Low
10/100
Flood Moderate
52/100
 Low
13/100
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

Jamieson Mount Buller
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Jamieson

  • Jamieson Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Mount Buller

  • Mansfield Primary School-Mt Buller Campus Government · Primary
  • Mansfield Secondary College-Mansfield Secondary Mt Buller Annexe Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Jamieson Mount Buller
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 17
Parks & reserves 6 4
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 253 1615

Mobility

Mount Buller sits further from the CBD (251.5 km vs 228 km).

Jamieson Mount Buller
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 228 km 251.5 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 193 min 293 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3723
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 3723
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.

Jamieson Mount Buller
Walked Only 11.6% / 72.1%
Jamieson — Walked Only: 11.6% Mount Buller — Walked Only: 72.1%
Car (driver) 58.1% / 8.8%
Jamieson — Car (driver): 58.1% Mount Buller — Car (driver): 8.8%
Worked from Home 25.6% / 16.9%
Jamieson — Worked from Home: 25.6% Mount Buller — Worked from Home: 16.9%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 2.2%
Jamieson — Car (passenger): 4.7% Mount Buller — Car (passenger): 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.1%).

Setting

Jamieson Mount Buller
Elevation 526 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 867 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Jamieson Mount Buller
Connectivity score 27/100 99/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
220 premises
 99%
459 premises

Climate

Jamieson Mount Buller
Annual rainfall 810 mm 1,633 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.3°C 17.1°C
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C -2.1°C

Council rates

Jamieson Mount Buller
Average residential rate $1,697/yr
same for both
Council Mansfield
same for both

Federal electorate

Jamieson Mount Buller
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Jamieson Mount Buller
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Jamieson

Affordable Retirees Rural

Mount Buller

Apartments Multicultural River Rural Students

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