Narrawong vs Allestree
Narrawong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in Allestree. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.
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
Narrawong
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 49/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 82%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Narrawong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (336.6 km vs 344 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Narrawong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 49/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Allestree
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (31.2% vs 19.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Narrawong and Allestree 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
Narrawong has more residents (462 vs 168); Narrawong has higher household incomes ($94,432 vs $74,048).
| Narrawong | Allestree | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 462 +64% vs other | 168 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +19.4% | +31.2% |
| Median age | 45 | 48 |
| Median household income | $94,432/yr +22% vs other | $74,048/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $263/wk +5% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (4.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Narrawong | Allestree | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $635,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $470,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 63 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Narrawong | Allestree | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 87% | 93% |
| Parks and recreation | 8% | 0% |
| Residential | 3% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 2% |
| Other and special use | 0% | 1% |
| Planning zones cover 100% of Narrawong and 97% of Allestree. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve. | ||
| 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
| Narrawong | Allestree | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 60 across Glenelg same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -65% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Narrawong | Allestree | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 65% of VIC | Higher than 40% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 47% of VIC | Higher than 64% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 42% of VIC | Higher than 6% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 65% of VIC | Higher than 72% of VIC |
Liveability
| Narrawong | Allestree | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Allestree carries more crime risk (49 vs 28).
| Narrawong | Allestree | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 94/100 | High 97/100 |
| Crime | Low 28/100 | Moderate 49/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 51/100 | Moderate 56/100 |
| Coastal erosion | High 79/100 | High 91/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Narrawong | Allestree | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Narrawong
- Narrawong District Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Allestree
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Narrawong | Allestree | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
Allestree sits further from the CBD (344 km vs 336.6 km).
| Narrawong | Allestree | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 336.6 km | 344 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 254 min | 255 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 3285 | 0.2% postcode 3305 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 39 postcode 3285 | 33 postcode 3305 |
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 (77.6%).
Setting
| Narrawong | Allestree | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 26 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 7 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 2.1 km | 1.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Narrawong | Allestree | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 212 premises | 0% 86 premises |
Climate
| Narrawong | Allestree | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 661 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Narrawong | Allestree | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,852/yr same for both | |
| Council | Glenelg same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Narrawong | Allestree | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Narrawong | Allestree | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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