Lilliput vs Chiltern Valley
Lilliput is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 52 in Chiltern Valley. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lilliput, most households are couple families. In Chiltern Valley, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Lilliput tends to suit families with children, while Chiltern Valley suits people living alone 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
Lilliput
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 36/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 53%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Lilliput
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 22%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Chiltern Valley
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($140/wk vs $300/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 16%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Chiltern Valley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a shorter drive in (186 min vs 192 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Lilliput carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 36/100)
- Chiltern Valley has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 11%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Chiltern Valley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (28.3% vs 10.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lilliput and Chiltern Valley 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
Lilliput rents higher ($300/wk vs $140/wk); Chiltern Valley skews older (52 vs 36).
| Lilliput | Chiltern Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 84 +8% vs other | 77 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.5% | +28.3% |
| Median age | 36 | 52 |
| Median household income | $97,500/yr +11% vs other | $86,632/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +53% vs other | $140/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).
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 (22.1%).
Zoning mix
Lilliput has more rural and farming land (97% vs 87%).
| Lilliput | Chiltern Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% | 87% |
| Parks and recreation | 1% | 12% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 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
| Lilliput | Chiltern Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 120 across Indigo same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +15% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Lilliput | Chiltern Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 68% of VIC | Higher than 56% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 4% of VIC | Higher than 17% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 18% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 49% of VIC | Higher than 54% of VIC |
Liveability
| Lilliput | Chiltern Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Chiltern Valley carries more crime risk (36 vs 12).
| Lilliput | Chiltern Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 18/100 | Low 17/100 |
| Crime | Low 12/100 | Low 36/100 |
| 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
| Lilliput | Chiltern Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Lilliput | Chiltern Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 2 |
| Waterways | 2 | 1 |
Mobility
| Lilliput | Chiltern Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 288 km | 288.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 192 min | 186 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3682 | 0.3% postcode 3683 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 75 postcode 3682 | 64 postcode 3683 |
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 (85.7%).
Setting
| Lilliput | Chiltern Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 163 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 192 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Lilliput | Chiltern Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 35 premises same for both | |
Climate
| Lilliput | Chiltern Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 567 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Lilliput | Chiltern Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,828/yr same for both | |
| Council | Indigo same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Lilliput | Chiltern Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lilliput | Chiltern Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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