Maude vs She Oaks

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in She Oaks: a median of $860,000, against $775,000 in Maude, though rent is higher in Maude. 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 70%)
  • She Oaks carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 46/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Maude has cheaper houses ($775,000 vs $860,000)
  • She Oaks leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 22%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

She Oaks

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($370/wk vs $480/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Maude

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (88.3 km vs 98.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (72 min vs 80 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

She Oaks

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 46/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 11%)

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

Investors

She Oaks

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.8% vs -5.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Maude and She Oaks 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 She Oaks
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 She Oaks
Walkability 0 / 0
Maude — Walkability: 0/100 She Oaks — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 54 / 77
Maude — Safety: 54/100 She Oaks — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 23 / 19
Maude — Low fire risk: 23/100 She Oaks — Low fire risk: 19/100
Low flood risk 53 / 61
Maude — Low flood risk: 53/100 She Oaks — Low flood risk: 61/100

Demographics

Maude has more residents (211 vs 126); Maude rents higher ($480/wk vs $370/wk).

Maude She Oaks
Population 211
+40% vs other
 126
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.4% +17.8%
Median age 42
same for both
Median household income $115,128/yr $121,316/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $480/wk
+23% vs other
 $370/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Maude She Oaks
0-4 9.5% / 3.2%
Maude — 0-4: 9.5% She Oaks — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 11.8% / 14.3%
Maude — 5-14: 11.8% She Oaks — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 7.6% / —
Maude — 15-19: 7.6% She Oaks — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 7.1% / 3.2%
Maude — 20-24: 7.1% She Oaks — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 8.1% / 13.5%
Maude — 25-34: 8.1% She Oaks — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 11.8% / 17.5%
Maude — 35-44: 11.8% She Oaks — 35-44: 17.5%
45-54 20.9% / 18.3%
Maude — 45-54: 20.9% She Oaks — 45-54: 18.3%
55-64 11.8% / 10.3%
Maude — 55-64: 11.8% She Oaks — 55-64: 10.3%
65-74 7.6% / 12.7%
Maude — 65-74: 7.6% She Oaks — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 3.3% / 5.6%
Maude — 75-84: 3.3% She Oaks — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ — / —
Maude — 85+: not among its largest She Oaks — 85+: not among its largest

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%
She Oaks 59.3% couple families
She Oaks — Couple Families: 59.3% She Oaks — One Parent Families: 11.1% She Oaks — Lone Person: 14.8% She Oaks — Group Household: 14.8%
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%
She Oaks 0.0% renting
She Oaks — Owned Outright: 48.8% She Oaks — Mortgage: 51.2% She Oaks — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Maude She Oaks
England 4.7% / 2.4%
Maude — England: 4.7% She Oaks — England: 2.4%
Zimbabwe — / 3.2%
Maude — Zimbabwe: not among its largest She Oaks — Zimbabwe: 3.2%
Scotland 2.4% / —
Maude — Scotland: 2.4% She Oaks — Scotland: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.9% / —
Maude — Netherlands: 1.9% She Oaks — Netherlands: not among its largest

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

Qualifications

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

Maude She Oaks
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 19.0%
Maude — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% She Oaks — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.7% / 15.1%
Maude — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.7% She Oaks — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.1%
Bachelor Degree 10.4% / 16.7%
Maude — Bachelor Degree: 10.4% She Oaks — Bachelor Degree: 16.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 2.4%
Maude — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% She Oaks — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / —
Maude — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% She Oaks — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Maude 100.0% houses
Maude — Houses: 100.0%
She Oaks 100.0% houses
She Oaks — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Maude She Oaks
Median house price $775,000 $860,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Maude has more rural and farming land (96% vs 52%); She Oaks has more land zoned for conservation (44% vs 2%).

Maude She Oaks
Rural and farming 96% 52%
Environmental 2% 44%
Parks and recreation 1% 3%
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 She Oaks
New dwellings approved 186
across Golden Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year +10%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Maude She Oaks
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 30% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 63% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC

Liveability

Maude She Oaks
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Maude carries more crime risk (46 vs 23).

Maude She Oaks
Bushfire High
77/100
 High
81/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Low
23/100
Flood Moderate
47/100
 Low
39/100
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 She Oaks
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

Maude She Oaks
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

She Oaks sits further from the CBD (98.5 km vs 88.3 km).

Maude She Oaks
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 88.3 km 98.5 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 72 min 80 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3331
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 3331
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.

Maude She Oaks
Car (driver) 66.7% / 81.1%
Maude — Car (driver): 66.7% She Oaks — Car (driver): 81.1%
Worked from Home 26.5% / 18.9%
Maude — Worked from Home: 26.5% She Oaks — Worked from Home: 18.9%
Car (passenger) 6.9% / —
Maude — Car (passenger): 6.9% She Oaks — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.1%).

Setting

Maude She Oaks
Elevation 193 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 233 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.8 km 29.3 km
2.0 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Maude She Oaks
Connectivity score 29/100 20/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
84 premises
 0%
47 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Maude She Oaks
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

She Oaks

Rural

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