Lindenow vs Calulu

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Calulu, most households are couple families. On these figures, Lindenow tends to suit people living alone, while Calulu suits families with children and 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

Calulu

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 53%)

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

Calulu

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Lindenow

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (200 min vs 208 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (273.4 km vs 279.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lindenow

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Lindenow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.4% vs 2.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lindenow Calulu
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.

Lindenow Calulu
Walkability 20 / 0
Lindenow — Walkability: 20/100 Calulu — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 43 / 34
Lindenow — Safety: 43/100 Calulu — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 100 / 5
Lindenow — Low fire risk: 100/100 Calulu — Low fire risk: 5/100
Low flood risk 5 / 42
Lindenow — Low flood risk: 5/100 Calulu — Low flood risk: 42/100

Demographics

Lindenow has more residents (527 vs 186); Calulu has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $67,184).

Lindenow Calulu
Population 527
+65% vs other
 186
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.4% +2.8%
Median age 43 45
Median household income $67,184/yr $94,224/yr
+40% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk $263/wk
+1% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lindenow Calulu
0-4 5.1% / 5.9%
Lindenow — 0-4: 5.1% Calulu — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 10.2% / 20.4%
Lindenow — 5-14: 10.2% Calulu — 5-14: 20.4%
15-19 4.2% / 8.1%
Lindenow — 15-19: 4.2% Calulu — 15-19: 8.1%
20-24 5.1% / 1.6%
Lindenow — 20-24: 5.1% Calulu — 20-24: 1.6%
25-34 14.6% / 1.6%
Lindenow — 25-34: 14.6% Calulu — 25-34: 1.6%
35-44 13.3% / 11.8%
Lindenow — 35-44: 13.3% Calulu — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 10.4% / 11.8%
Lindenow — 45-54: 10.4% Calulu — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 14.4% / 16.7%
Lindenow — 55-64: 14.4% Calulu — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 15.0% / 12.9%
Lindenow — 65-74: 15.0% Calulu — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 6.6% / 5.4%
Lindenow — 75-84: 6.6% Calulu — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 1.9% / —
Lindenow — 85+: 1.9% Calulu — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lindenow 41.2% couple families
Lindenow — Couple Families: 41.2% Lindenow — Lone Person: 42.1% Lindenow — One Parent Families: 11.4% Lindenow — Group Household: 5.3%
Calulu 67.6% couple families
Calulu — Couple Families: 67.6% Calulu — Lone Person: 11.8% Calulu — One Parent Families: 20.6% Calulu — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lindenow 14.1% renting
Lindenow — Owned Outright: 44.9% Lindenow — Mortgage: 41.1% Lindenow — Renting: 14.1%
Calulu 5.8% renting
Calulu — Owned Outright: 48.1% Calulu — Mortgage: 46.2% Calulu — Renting: 5.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lindenow 100.5% houses
Lindenow — Houses: 100.5% Lindenow — Townhouses: 1.6%
Calulu 100.0% houses
Calulu — Houses: 100.0% Calulu — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Lindenow Calulu
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 18.8%
Lindenow — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Calulu — Certificate III & IV: 18.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 8.6%
Lindenow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Calulu — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.3% / 8.1%
Lindenow — Bachelor Degree: 6.3% Calulu — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.2%
Lindenow — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Calulu — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Property market

Lindenow Calulu
Median house price $440,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $195,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 5 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Lindenow Calulu
Rural and farming 86% 94%
Residential 9% 0%
Parks and recreation 4% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Lindenow Calulu
New dwellings approved 386
across East Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +50%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Lindenow Calulu
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 65% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 48% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC

Liveability

Lindenow is more walkable (20 vs 0).

Lindenow Calulu
Grade D —
Score 26/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Calulu carries more bushfire risk (95 vs 0); Lindenow carries more flood risk (95 vs 58).

Lindenow Calulu
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
95/100
Crime Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
66/100
Flood High
95/100
 Moderate
58/100
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

Lindenow Calulu
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Lindenow

  • Lindenow Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Calulu

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

Amenities in the suburb

Lindenow Calulu
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 3 2

Mobility

Calulu sits further from the CBD (279.7 km vs 273.4 km).

Lindenow Calulu
Walkability score 20/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 273.4 km 279.7 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 200 min 208 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3865
 0.5%
postcode 3875
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 3865
 47
postcode 3875

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.

Lindenow Calulu
Car (driver) 75.0% / 77.9%
Lindenow — Car (driver): 75.0% Calulu — Car (driver): 77.9%
Car (passenger) 12.3% / 8.8%
Lindenow — Car (passenger): 12.3% Calulu — Car (passenger): 8.8%
Worked from Home 7.5% / 13.2%
Lindenow — Worked from Home: 7.5% Calulu — Worked from Home: 13.2%
Walked Only 5.3% / —
Lindenow — Walked Only: 5.3% Calulu — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.9%).

Setting

Lindenow Calulu
Elevation 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 75 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 30.3 km 29.6 km

NBN connectivity

Lindenow Calulu
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
249 premises
 0%
77 premises

Climate

Lindenow Calulu
Annual rainfall 620 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Lindenow Calulu
Average residential rate $1,807/yr
same for both
Council East Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Lindenow Calulu
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lindenow Calulu
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lindenow

Acreage Affordable Quiet River

Calulu

Family Rural

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