Maude vs Lethbridge

Lethbridge is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 42 in Maude. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Maude 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Maude is already more of a family suburb (91% vs 74%)
  • Lethbridge carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 46/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lethbridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $480/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Maude

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (72 min vs 83 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (88.3 km vs 101.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lethbridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 46/100)

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

Investors

Lethbridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.5% vs -5.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Maude Lethbridge
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.

Maude Lethbridge
Walkability 0 / 0
Maude — Walkability: 0/100 Lethbridge — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 54 / 73
Maude — Safety: 54/100 Lethbridge — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 23 / 33
Maude — Low fire risk: 23/100 Lethbridge — Low fire risk: 33/100
Low flood risk 53 / 64
Maude — Low flood risk: 53/100 Lethbridge — Low flood risk: 64/100

Demographics

Lethbridge has more residents (1,181 vs 211); Maude rents higher ($480/wk vs $350/wk).

Maude Lethbridge
Population 211 1,181
+460% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.4% +16.5%
Median age 42 38
Median household income $115,128/yr
+12% vs other
 $101,660/yr
Median weekly rent $480/wk
+27% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Maude Lethbridge
0-4 9.5% / 5.2%
Maude — 0-4: 9.5% Lethbridge — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 11.8% / 17.4%
Maude — 5-14: 11.8% Lethbridge — 5-14: 17.4%
15-19 7.6% / 6.4%
Maude — 15-19: 7.6% Lethbridge — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 7.1% / 4.7%
Maude — 20-24: 7.1% Lethbridge — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 8.1% / 10.8%
Maude — 25-34: 8.1% Lethbridge — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 11.8% / 14.1%
Maude — 35-44: 11.8% Lethbridge — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 20.9% / 14.1%
Maude — 45-54: 20.9% Lethbridge — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 11.8% / 15.3%
Maude — 55-64: 11.8% Lethbridge — 55-64: 15.3%
65-74 7.6% / 8.1%
Maude — 65-74: 7.6% Lethbridge — 65-74: 8.1%
75-84 3.3% / 2.5%
Maude — 75-84: 3.3% Lethbridge — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ — / 0.6%
Maude — 85+: not among its largest Lethbridge — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Maude 71.1% couple families
Maude — Couple Families: 71.1% Maude — One Parent Families: 20.0% Maude — Lone Person: 8.9% Maude — Group Household: 0.0%
Lethbridge 60.9% couple families
Lethbridge — Couple Families: 60.9% Lethbridge — One Parent Families: 13.4% Lethbridge — Lone Person: 23.4% Lethbridge — Group Household: 2.3%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Maude 0.0% renting
Maude — Owned Outright: 40.7% Maude — Mortgage: 59.3% Maude — Renting: 0.0%
Lethbridge 9.5% renting
Lethbridge — Owned Outright: 36.3% Lethbridge — Mortgage: 54.2% Lethbridge — Renting: 9.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Maude Lethbridge
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 21.5%
Maude — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Lethbridge — Certificate III & IV: 21.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.7% / 7.8%
Maude — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.7% Lethbridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Bachelor Degree 10.4% / 7.2%
Maude — Bachelor Degree: 10.4% Lethbridge — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 1.5%
Maude — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Lethbridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 1.8%
Maude — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Lethbridge — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

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.

Maude Lethbridge
England 4.7% / 2.3%
Maude — England: 4.7% Lethbridge — England: 2.3%
Scotland 2.4% / 0.6%
Maude — Scotland: 2.4% Lethbridge — Scotland: 0.6%
Netherlands 1.9% / 0.8%
Maude — Netherlands: 1.9% Lethbridge — Netherlands: 0.8%
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Maude — New Zealand: not among its largest Lethbridge — New Zealand: 0.9%
Germany — / 0.8%
Maude — Germany: not among its largest Lethbridge — Germany: 0.8%
India — / 0.6%
Maude — India: not among its largest Lethbridge — India: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Maude 100.0% houses
Maude — Houses: 100.0% Maude — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Lethbridge 99.5% houses
Lethbridge — Houses: 99.5% Lethbridge — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Maude Lethbridge
Median house price $775,000 $737,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $405,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 44 days
from 10 sales

Zoning mix

Maude Lethbridge
Rural and farming 96% 90%
Residential 0% 5%
Environmental 2% 0%
Parks and recreation 1% 2%
Other and special use 0% 2%
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

Maude Lethbridge
New dwellings approved 186
across Golden Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year +10%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Maude Lethbridge
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 4% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC

Liveability

Maude Lethbridge
Grade — C
Score — 37/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Maude carries more crime risk (46 vs 27); Maude carries more flood risk (47 vs 36).

Maude Lethbridge
Bushfire High
77/100
 Moderate
67/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Low
27/100
Flood Moderate
47/100
 Low
36/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Maude Lethbridge
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Maude

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

Schools in Lethbridge

  • Lethbridge Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Maude Lethbridge
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 1 15

Mobility

Lethbridge sits further from the CBD (101.7 km vs 88.3 km).

Maude Lethbridge
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 88.3 km 101.7 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 72 min 83 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3331
 0.8%
postcode 3332
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 3331
 63
postcode 3332

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.

Maude Lethbridge
Car (driver) 66.7% / 76.0%
Maude — Car (driver): 66.7% Lethbridge — Car (driver): 76.0%
Worked from Home 26.5% / 18.2%
Maude — Worked from Home: 26.5% Lethbridge — Worked from Home: 18.2%
Car (passenger) 6.9% / 2.6%
Maude — Car (passenger): 6.9% Lethbridge — Car (passenger): 2.6%
Walked Only — / 1.4%
Maude — Walked Only: not among its largest Lethbridge — Walked Only: 1.4%
Bicycle — / 1.0%
Maude — Bicycle: not among its largest Lethbridge — Bicycle: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.0%).

Setting

Maude Lethbridge
Elevation 193 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 203 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.8 km 28.7 km

NBN connectivity

Maude Lethbridge
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
84 premises
 0%
463 premises

Climate

Maude Lethbridge
Annual rainfall 502 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.3°C
same for both

Council rates

Maude Lethbridge
Average residential rate $2,052/yr
same for both
Council Golden Plains
same for both

Federal electorate

Maude Lethbridge
Division Corio Ballarat
Member Richard Marles Catherine King
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Maude Lethbridge
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Maude

Rural Young Families

Lethbridge

Family Rural

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