Neerim Junction vs Piedmont

Neerim Junction is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 60 in Piedmont. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. 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

Neerim Junction

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 33%)

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

First-home buyers

Neerim Junction

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 62%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Piedmont

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Neerim Junction

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (97 min vs 102 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (121.5 km vs 127 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Neerim Junction

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)

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

Neerim Junction 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.

Neerim Junction 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.

Neerim Junction Piedmont
Walkability 20 / 0
Neerim Junction — Walkability: 20/100 Piedmont — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 82 / 73
Neerim Junction — Safety: 82/100 Piedmont — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 1 / 0
Neerim Junction — Low fire risk: 1/100 Piedmont — Low fire risk: 0/100
Low flood risk 81 / 100
Neerim Junction — Low flood risk: 81/100 Piedmont — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Neerim Junction rents higher ($250/wk vs $0/wk); Neerim Junction has more residents (139 vs 52).

Neerim Junction Piedmont
Population 139
+63% vs other
 52
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.4% +13.0%
Median age 53 60
Median household income $68,224/yr
+35% vs other
 $44,200/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Neerim Junction Piedmont
0-4 7.9% / —
Neerim Junction — 0-4: 7.9% Piedmont — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 2.9% / —
Neerim Junction — 5-14: 2.9% Piedmont — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 7.2% / —
Neerim Junction — 15-19: 7.2% Piedmont — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 2.2% / 5.8%
Neerim Junction — 20-24: 2.2% Piedmont — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 7.2% / —
Neerim Junction — 25-34: 7.2% Piedmont — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 15.8% / 9.6%
Neerim Junction — 35-44: 15.8% Piedmont — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 7.2% / 9.6%
Neerim Junction — 45-54: 7.2% Piedmont — 45-54: 9.6%
55-64 16.5% / 17.3%
Neerim Junction — 55-64: 16.5% Piedmont — 55-64: 17.3%
65-74 25.2% / 15.4%
Neerim Junction — 65-74: 25.2% Piedmont — 65-74: 15.4%
75-84 9.4% / 23.1%
Neerim Junction — 75-84: 9.4% Piedmont — 75-84: 23.1%
85+ — / —
Neerim Junction — 85+: not among its largest Piedmont — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Neerim Junction 43.6% lone person
Neerim Junction — Lone Person: 43.6% Neerim Junction — Couple Families: 35.9% Neerim Junction — One Parent Families: 20.5%
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.

Neerim Junction 9.8% renting
Neerim Junction — Owned Outright: 42.6% Neerim Junction — Mortgage: 47.5% Neerim Junction — Renting: 9.8%
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.

Neerim Junction 98.3% houses
Neerim Junction — Houses: 98.3% Neerim Junction — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Piedmont 100.0% houses
Piedmont — Houses: 100.0% Piedmont — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Neerim Junction Piedmont
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 11.5%
Neerim Junction — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Piedmont — Certificate III & IV: 11.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 7.7%
Neerim Junction — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Piedmont — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / —
Neerim Junction — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Piedmont — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / —
Neerim Junction — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Piedmont — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / —
Neerim Junction — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Piedmont — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Zoning mix

Neerim Junction has more rural and farming land (98% vs 87%).

Neerim Junction Piedmont
Rural and farming 98% 87%
Parks and recreation 0% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

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

Ranking within VIC

Neerim Junction Piedmont
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 30% of VIC Higher than 5% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 75% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of VIC Higher than 8% of VIC

Liveability

Neerim Junction is more walkable (20 vs 0).

Neerim Junction 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

Neerim Junction carries more flood risk (19 vs 0).

Neerim Junction Piedmont
Bushfire High
99/100
 High
100/100
Crime Low
18/100
 Low
27/100
Flood Low
19/100
 None
0/100
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

Neerim Junction Piedmont
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

Neerim Junction Piedmont
Parks & reserves 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 5 11

Mobility

Piedmont sits further from the CBD (127 km vs 121.5 km).

Neerim Junction Piedmont
Walkability score 20/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 121.5 km 127 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 97 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.

Neerim Junction Piedmont
Car (driver) 56.9% / 46.2%
Neerim Junction — Car (driver): 56.9% Piedmont — Car (driver): 46.2%
Worked from Home 25.5% / 53.8%
Neerim Junction — Worked from Home: 25.5% Piedmont — Worked from Home: 53.8%
Walked Only 17.6% / —
Neerim Junction — Walked Only: 17.6% Piedmont — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.9%).

Setting

Neerim Junction Piedmont
Elevation 485 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 286 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Neerim Junction Piedmont
Connectivity score 28/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
53 premises
 0%
13 premises

Climate

Neerim Junction 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

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

Federal electorate

Neerim Junction Piedmont
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Neerim Junction

Retirees Rural

Piedmont

Retirees Rural

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