Nayook vs Piedmont

Nayook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 56 against 60 in Piedmont. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Nayook, about half of households are people living alone. In Piedmont, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Piedmont tends to suit people living alone.

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

Nayook

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (48% vs 33%)

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

First-home buyers

Nayook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (48% vs 62%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Piedmont

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $280/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Nayook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (123.6 km vs 127 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Piedmont

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 31%)

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

Investors

Piedmont

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.0% vs -6.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Nayook Piedmont
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.

Nayook Piedmont
Walkability 0 / 0
Nayook — Walkability: 0/100 Piedmont — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 73
Nayook — Safety: 70/100 Piedmont — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 0 / 0
Nayook — Low fire risk: 0/100 Piedmont — Low fire risk: 0/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Nayook — Low flood risk: 100/100 Piedmont — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Nayook rents higher ($280/wk vs $0/wk); Nayook has more residents (70 vs 52).

Nayook Piedmont
Population 70
+26% vs other
 52
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.7% +13.0%
Median age 56 60
Median household income $55,224/yr
+20% vs other
 $44,200/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Nayook Piedmont
0-4 — / —
Nayook — 0-4: not among its largest Piedmont — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 18.6% / —
Nayook — 5-14: 18.6% Piedmont — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 — / —
Nayook — 15-19: not among its largest Piedmont — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / 5.8%
Nayook — 20-24: not among its largest Piedmont — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 11.4% / —
Nayook — 25-34: 11.4% Piedmont — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 7.1% / 9.6%
Nayook — 35-44: 7.1% Piedmont — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 11.4% / 9.6%
Nayook — 45-54: 11.4% Piedmont — 45-54: 9.6%
55-64 21.4% / 17.3%
Nayook — 55-64: 21.4% Piedmont — 55-64: 17.3%
65-74 15.7% / 15.4%
Nayook — 65-74: 15.7% Piedmont — 65-74: 15.4%
75-84 15.7% / 23.1%
Nayook — 75-84: 15.7% Piedmont — 75-84: 23.1%
85+ — / —
Nayook — 85+: not among its largest Piedmont — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Nayook 52.2% lone person
Nayook — Lone Person: 52.2% Nayook — Couple Families: 30.4% Nayook — One Parent Families: 17.4%
Piedmont 66.7% lone person
Piedmont — Lone Person: 66.7% Piedmont — Couple Families: 33.3% Piedmont — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Nayook 14.7% renting
Nayook — Owned Outright: 64.7% Nayook — Mortgage: 20.6% Nayook — Renting: 14.7%
Piedmont 0.0% renting
Piedmont — Owned Outright: 78.6% Piedmont — Mortgage: 21.4% Piedmont — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Nayook 100.0% houses
Nayook — Houses: 100.0%
Piedmont 100.0% houses
Piedmont — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Nayook Piedmont
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 11.5%
Nayook — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Piedmont — Certificate III & IV: 11.5%
Bachelor Degree — / 7.7%
Nayook — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Piedmont — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / —
Nayook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Piedmont — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Zoning mix

Nayook Piedmont
Rural and farming 86% 87%
Parks and recreation 14% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 5%
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

Nayook Piedmont
New dwellings approved 619
across Baw Baw
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Nayook Piedmont
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 5% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 75% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 8% of VIC

Liveability

Nayook Piedmont
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Nayook Piedmont
Bushfire High
100/100
same for both
Crime Low
30/100
 Low
27/100
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

Nayook Piedmont
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Nayook

  • Neerim District Rural Primary School Government · Primary
  • Rubicon Outdoor School-Nayook Camp Government · Secondary

Schools in Piedmont

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Nayook Piedmont
Waterways 8 11

Mobility

Piedmont sits further from the CBD (127 km vs 123.6 km).

Nayook Piedmont
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 123.6 km 127 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 99 min 102 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3832
 0.9%
postcode 3833
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3832
 39
postcode 3833

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.

Nayook Piedmont
Car (driver) 65.4% / 46.2%
Nayook — Car (driver): 65.4% Piedmont — Car (driver): 46.2%
Worked from Home 23.1% / 53.8%
Nayook — Worked from Home: 23.1% Piedmont — Worked from Home: 53.8%
Walked Only 11.5% / —
Nayook — Walked Only: 11.5% Piedmont — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.4%).

Setting

Nayook Piedmont
Elevation 433 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 286 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Nayook Piedmont
Connectivity score 21/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
13 premises

Climate

Nayook Piedmont
Annual rainfall 1,090 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Nayook Piedmont
Average residential rate $2,138/yr
same for both
Council Baw Baw
same for both

Federal electorate

Nayook Piedmont
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Nayook Piedmont
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Nayook

Retirees Rural

Piedmont

Retirees Rural

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