Maude vs Steiglitz

Maude is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 52 in Steiglitz. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Maude, most households are couple families. In Steiglitz, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Maude tends to suit families with children and couples, while Steiglitz 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

Maude

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (91% vs 40%)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 67/100)

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

First-home buyers

Maude

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Steiglitz

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $480/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Maude

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (72 min vs 85 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (88.3 km vs 101.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Maude carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 67/100)
  • Steiglitz has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Steiglitz

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.1% vs -5.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Maude and Steiglitz 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 Steiglitz
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 Steiglitz
Walkability 0 / 0
Maude — Walkability: 0/100 Steiglitz — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 54 / 33
Maude — Safety: 54/100 Steiglitz — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 23 / 22
Maude — Low fire risk: 23/100 Steiglitz — Low fire risk: 22/100
Low flood risk 53 / 52
Maude — Low flood risk: 53/100 Steiglitz — Low flood risk: 52/100

Demographics

Maude rents higher ($480/wk vs $0/wk); Maude has more residents (211 vs 61).

Maude Steiglitz
Population 211
+71% vs other
 61
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.4% +15.1%
Median age 42 52
Median household income $115,128/yr
+52% vs other
 $55,224/yr
Median weekly rent $480/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Maude Steiglitz
0-4 9.5% / —
Maude — 0-4: 9.5% Steiglitz — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 11.8% / 4.9%
Maude — 5-14: 11.8% Steiglitz — 5-14: 4.9%
15-19 7.6% / 9.8%
Maude — 15-19: 7.6% Steiglitz — 15-19: 9.8%
20-24 7.1% / —
Maude — 20-24: 7.1% Steiglitz — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.1% / 11.5%
Maude — 25-34: 8.1% Steiglitz — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 11.8% / 6.6%
Maude — 35-44: 11.8% Steiglitz — 35-44: 6.6%
45-54 20.9% / 16.4%
Maude — 45-54: 20.9% Steiglitz — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 11.8% / 29.5%
Maude — 55-64: 11.8% Steiglitz — 55-64: 29.5%
65-74 7.6% / 11.5%
Maude — 65-74: 7.6% Steiglitz — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 3.3% / 6.6%
Maude — 75-84: 3.3% Steiglitz — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ — / 8.2%
Maude — 85+: not among its largest Steiglitz — 85+: 8.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Maude 71.1% couple families
Maude — Couple Families: 71.1% Maude — Lone Person: 8.9% Maude — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Steiglitz 40.0% couple families
Steiglitz — Couple Families: 40.0% Steiglitz — Lone Person: 60.0% Steiglitz — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

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%
Steiglitz 0.0% renting
Steiglitz — Owned Outright: 42.9% Steiglitz — Mortgage: 57.1% Steiglitz — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Maude 100.0% houses
Maude — Houses: 100.0%
Steiglitz 100.0% houses
Steiglitz — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Maude Steiglitz
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 16.4%
Maude — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Steiglitz — Certificate III & IV: 16.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.7% / 11.5%
Maude — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.7% Steiglitz — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.4% / 8.2%
Maude — Bachelor Degree: 10.4% Steiglitz — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 6.6%
Maude — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Steiglitz — Postgraduate Degree: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 4.9%
Maude — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Steiglitz — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.9%

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

Property market

Maude Steiglitz
Median house price $775,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Maude has more rural and farming land (96% vs 1%); Steiglitz has more land zoned for conservation (24% vs 2%).

Maude Steiglitz
Rural and farming 96% 1%
Parks and recreation 1% 75%
Environmental 2% 24%
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 Steiglitz
New dwellings approved 186
across Golden Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year +10%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Maude Steiglitz
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 21% 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 15% of VIC

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Steiglitz carries more crime risk (67 vs 46).

Maude Steiglitz
Bushfire High
77/100
 High
78/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
67/100
Flood Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
48/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Maude Steiglitz
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 Steiglitz
Parks & reserves 0 1
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 1 4

Mobility

Steiglitz sits further from the CBD (101.9 km vs 88.3 km).

Maude Steiglitz
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 88.3 km 101.9 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 72 min 85 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 Steiglitz
Car (driver) 66.7% / 70.4%
Maude — Car (driver): 66.7% Steiglitz — Car (driver): 70.4%
Worked from Home 26.5% / —
Maude — Worked from Home: 26.5% Steiglitz — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Train — / 18.5%
Maude — Train: not among its largest Steiglitz — Train: 18.5%
Car (passenger) 6.9% / 11.1%
Maude — Car (passenger): 6.9% Steiglitz — Car (passenger): 11.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.4%).

Setting

Maude Steiglitz
Elevation 193 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 294 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.8 km 29.5 km
3.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Maude Steiglitz
Connectivity score 29/100 18/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
84 premises
 0%
18 premises

Climate

Maude Steiglitz
Annual rainfall 502 mm 578 mm
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C —
Winter min (Jul) 5.3°C —

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Maude Steiglitz
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

Steiglitz

Retirees Rural

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