Modella vs Heath Hill

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Heath Hill: a median of $1.13 million, against $1.02 million in Modella, though rent is higher in Modella. On these figures, Heath Hill tends to suit 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

Modella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 53/100)

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

First-home buyers

Modella

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,020,000 vs $1,126,250)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Modella has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 9%)
  • Heath Hill has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $320/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Modella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (89.7 km vs 94 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Modella carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 53/100)
  • Heath Hill has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Modella Heath Hill
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.

Modella Heath Hill
Walkability 0 / 0
Modella — Walkability: 0/100 Heath Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 82 / 47
Modella — Safety: 82/100 Heath Hill — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Modella — Low fire risk: 100/100 Heath Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 2 / 31
Modella — Low flood risk: 2/100 Heath Hill — Low flood risk: 31/100

Demographics

Modella has higher household incomes ($115,336 vs $75,348); Modella rents higher ($320/wk vs $250/wk).

Modella Heath Hill
Population 169 189
+12% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.2% +17.4%
Median age 44 45
Median household income $115,336/yr
+35% vs other
 $75,348/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+22% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Modella Heath Hill
0-4 3.6% / 3.7%
Modella — 0-4: 3.6% Heath Hill — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 14.8% / 11.1%
Modella — 5-14: 14.8% Heath Hill — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 5.9% / 4.8%
Modella — 15-19: 5.9% Heath Hill — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 5.9% / 8.5%
Modella — 20-24: 5.9% Heath Hill — 20-24: 8.5%
25-34 11.2% / 11.6%
Modella — 25-34: 11.2% Heath Hill — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 12.4% / 10.6%
Modella — 35-44: 12.4% Heath Hill — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 18.3% / 14.3%
Modella — 45-54: 18.3% Heath Hill — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 20.1% / 15.9%
Modella — 55-64: 20.1% Heath Hill — 55-64: 15.9%
65-74 6.5% / 13.8%
Modella — 65-74: 6.5% Heath Hill — 65-74: 13.8%
75-84 4.7% / 5.8%
Modella — 75-84: 4.7% Heath Hill — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ — / 2.1%
Modella — 85+: not among its largest Heath Hill — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Modella 54.1% couple families
Modella — Couple Families: 54.1% Modella — Lone Person: 24.3% Modella — One Parent Families: 21.6%
Heath Hill 51.4% couple families
Heath Hill — Couple Families: 51.4% Heath Hill — Lone Person: 28.6% Heath Hill — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Modella 27.5% renting
Modella — Owned Outright: 37.3% Modella — Mortgage: 35.3% Modella — Renting: 27.5%
Heath Hill 8.8% renting
Heath Hill — Owned Outright: 42.6% Heath Hill — Mortgage: 48.5% Heath Hill — Renting: 8.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Modella 100.0% houses
Modella — Houses: 100.0% Modella — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Heath Hill 93.8% houses
Heath Hill — Houses: 93.8% Heath Hill — Flats / Apartments: 6.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Modella Heath Hill
Certificate III & IV 17.8% / 23.3%
Modella — Certificate III & IV: 17.8% Heath Hill — Certificate III & IV: 23.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 9.5%
Modella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Heath Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Bachelor Degree 4.1% / 4.2%
Modella — Bachelor Degree: 4.1% Heath Hill — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / —
Modella — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Heath Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

Property market

Modella Heath Hill
Median house price $1,020,000 $1,126,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Modella Heath Hill
Rural and farming 89% 96%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 3%
Other and special use 4% 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

Modella Heath Hill
New dwellings approved 619
across Baw Baw
 1,323
across Cardinia
Approvals change year on year +49% +13%

Ranking within VIC

Modella Heath Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 22% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC

Liveability

Modella Heath Hill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Heath Hill carries more crime risk (53 vs 18); Modella carries more flood risk (98 vs 69).

Modella Heath Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
18/100
 Moderate
53/100
Flood High
98/100
 Moderate
69/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Modella Heath Hill
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

Modella Heath Hill
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Heath Hill sits further from the CBD (94 km vs 89.7 km).

Modella Heath Hill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 89.7 km 94 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 73 min 77 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3816
 0.3%
postcode 3981
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 3816
 51
postcode 3981

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.

Modella Heath Hill
Car (driver) 57.8% / 70.5%
Modella — Car (driver): 57.8% Heath Hill — Car (driver): 70.5%
Worked from Home 36.1% / 24.4%
Modella — Worked from Home: 36.1% Heath Hill — Worked from Home: 24.4%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 5.1%
Modella — Car (passenger): 6.0% Heath Hill — Car (passenger): 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.5%).

Setting

Modella Heath Hill
Elevation 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 108 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.4 km 17.4 km

NBN connectivity

Modella Heath Hill
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
61 premises
 0%
79 premises

Climate

Modella Heath Hill
Annual rainfall 1,350 mm 906 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 24.6°C
Winter min (Jul) — 6.9°C

Council rates

Modella Heath Hill
Average residential rate $2,138/yr $1,880/yr
Council Baw Baw Cardinia

Federal electorate

Modella Heath Hill
Division Monash La Trobe
Member Mary Aldred Jason Wood
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Modella Heath Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Modella

Rural

Heath Hill

Rural

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