Mininera vs Streatham
Streatham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Mininera. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mininera, most households are couple families. In Streatham, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Streatham tends to suit families with children.
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
Mininera
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 55/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mininera
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 17%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mininera
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 14%)
- has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $150/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Streatham
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (136 min vs 155 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (202.7 km vs 223.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mininera
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 55/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Streatham
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (1.3% vs -17.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mininera and Streatham 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
Streatham has more residents (158 vs 51); Mininera has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $56,316).
| Mininera | Streatham | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 51 | 158 +210% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -17.7% | +1.3% |
| Median age | 47 | 44 |
| Median household income | $94,224/yr +40% vs other | $56,316/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $125/wk | $150/wk +20% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (25.5%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mininera | Streatham | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $330,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Mininera | Streatham | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% 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
| Mininera | Streatham | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 56 across Ararat same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +80% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Mininera | Streatham | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 65% of VIC | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 61% of VIC | Higher than 6% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 40% of VIC | Higher than 39% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 37% of VIC | Higher than 50% of VIC |
Liveability
| Mininera | Streatham | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Streatham carries more crime risk (55 vs 41).
| Mininera | Streatham | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 67/100 | Moderate 64/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 41/100 | Moderate 55/100 |
| 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
| Mininera | Streatham | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Mininera | Streatham | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 3 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 4 |
Mobility
Mininera sits further from the CBD (223.2 km vs 202.7 km).
| Mininera | Streatham | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 223.2 km +9% vs other | 202.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 155 min | 136 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3351 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 52 postcode 3351 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.7%).
Setting
| Mininera | Streatham | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 278 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 247 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mininera | Streatham | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 30 premises | 0% 80 premises |
Climate
| Mininera | Streatham | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 554 mm | 602 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.5°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.0°C | — |
Council rates
| Mininera | Streatham | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,002/yr same for both | |
| Council | Ararat same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mininera | Streatham | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mininera | Streatham | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.