Newmerella vs Bete Bolong

Newmerella is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 55 in Bete Bolong. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bete Bolong, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Bete Bolong 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

Newmerella

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 44%)
  • But Bete Bolong carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 52/100)

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

First-home buyers

Newmerella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bete Bolong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $150/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Newmerella

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (272 min vs 288 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (369.8 km vs 373 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bete Bolong

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 52/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 27%)

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

Investors

Newmerella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.7% vs -9.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Newmerella Bete Bolong
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.

Newmerella Bete Bolong
Walkability 0 / 0
Newmerella — Walkability: 0/100 Bete Bolong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 48 / 79
Newmerella — Safety: 48/100 Bete Bolong — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 53 / 6
Newmerella — Low fire risk: 53/100 Bete Bolong — Low fire risk: 6/100
Low flood risk 28 / 45
Newmerella — Low flood risk: 28/100 Bete Bolong — Low flood risk: 45/100

Demographics

Newmerella has more residents (415 vs 84); Bete Bolong has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $58,864).

Newmerella Bete Bolong
Population 415
+80% vs other
 84
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.7% -9.7%
Median age 49 55
Median household income $58,864/yr $81,224/yr
+38% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk
+17% vs other
 $125/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Newmerella Bete Bolong
0-4 3.4% / 3.6%
Newmerella — 0-4: 3.4% Bete Bolong — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 13.0% / 16.7%
Newmerella — 5-14: 13.0% Bete Bolong — 5-14: 16.7%
15-19 6.7% / 3.6%
Newmerella — 15-19: 6.7% Bete Bolong — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 5.1% / 4.8%
Newmerella — 20-24: 5.1% Bete Bolong — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 6.7% / 6.0%
Newmerella — 25-34: 6.7% Bete Bolong — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 9.2% / 7.1%
Newmerella — 35-44: 9.2% Bete Bolong — 35-44: 7.1%
45-54 14.5% / 13.1%
Newmerella — 45-54: 14.5% Bete Bolong — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 14.2% / 15.5%
Newmerella — 55-64: 14.2% Bete Bolong — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 18.6% / 21.4%
Newmerella — 65-74: 18.6% Bete Bolong — 65-74: 21.4%
75-84 7.0% / 8.3%
Newmerella — 75-84: 7.0% Bete Bolong — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ 1.7% / 3.6%
Newmerella — 85+: 1.7% Bete Bolong — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Newmerella 43.2% lone person
Newmerella — Lone Person: 43.2% Newmerella — Couple Families: 39.8% Newmerella — One Parent Families: 13.6% Newmerella — Group Household: 3.4%
Bete Bolong 56.5% lone person
Bete Bolong — Lone Person: 56.5% Bete Bolong — Couple Families: 43.5% Bete Bolong — One Parent Families: 0.0% Bete Bolong — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Newmerella 13.1% renting
Newmerella — Owned Outright: 57.2% Newmerella — Mortgage: 29.7% Newmerella — Renting: 13.1%
Bete Bolong 14.8% renting
Bete Bolong — Owned Outright: 74.1% Bete Bolong — Mortgage: 11.1% Bete Bolong — Renting: 14.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Newmerella Bete Bolong
Netherlands — / 6.0%
Newmerella — Netherlands: not among its largest Bete Bolong — Netherlands: 6.0%
Germany 1.7% / —
Newmerella — Germany: 1.7% Bete Bolong — Germany: not among its largest
Philippines 1.4% / —
Newmerella — Philippines: 1.4% Bete Bolong — Philippines: not among its largest
England 1.0% / —
Newmerella — England: 1.0% Bete Bolong — England: not among its largest
Italy 0.7% / —
Newmerella — Italy: 0.7% Bete Bolong — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

Qualifications

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

Newmerella Bete Bolong
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 14.3%
Newmerella — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Bete Bolong — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 11.9%
Newmerella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Bete Bolong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.9%
Bachelor Degree 6.3% / 10.7%
Newmerella — Bachelor Degree: 6.3% Bete Bolong — Bachelor Degree: 10.7%
Postgraduate Degree 0.7% / 4.8%
Newmerella — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7% Bete Bolong — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / —
Newmerella — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Bete Bolong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Newmerella 99.3% houses
Newmerella — Houses: 99.3% Newmerella — Townhouses: 2.0%
Bete Bolong 100.0% houses
Bete Bolong — Houses: 100.0% Bete Bolong — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Newmerella Bete Bolong
Median house price $497,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Newmerella has more rural and farming land (67% vs 21%).

Newmerella Bete Bolong
Parks and recreation 26% 79%
Rural and farming 67% 21%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 0%
Residential 1% 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

Newmerella Bete Bolong
New dwellings approved 386
across East Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +50%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Newmerella Bete Bolong
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 19% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 21% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC

Liveability

Newmerella Bete Bolong
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Newmerella carries more crime risk (52 vs 21); Bete Bolong carries more bushfire risk (94 vs 47).

Newmerella Bete Bolong
Bushfire Moderate
47/100
 High
94/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Low
21/100
Flood High
72/100
 Moderate
55/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Newmerella Bete Bolong
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 Newmerella

  • Newmerella Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Bete Bolong

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

Amenities in the suburb

Newmerella Bete Bolong
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Bete Bolong sits further from the CBD (373 km vs 369.8 km).

Newmerella Bete Bolong
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 369.8 km 373 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 272 min 288 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3886
 0.3%
postcode 3888
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 3886
 42
postcode 3888

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.

Newmerella Bete Bolong
Car (driver) 70.2% / 47.1%
Newmerella — Car (driver): 70.2% Bete Bolong — Car (driver): 47.1%
Worked from Home 21.4% / 52.9%
Newmerella — Worked from Home: 21.4% Bete Bolong — Worked from Home: 52.9%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / —
Newmerella — Car (passenger): 4.6% Bete Bolong — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 3.8% / —
Newmerella — Walked Only: 3.8% Bete Bolong — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.2%).

Setting

Newmerella Bete Bolong
Elevation 55 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.5 km 13.7 km

NBN connectivity

Newmerella Bete Bolong
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
213 premises
 0%
44 premises

Council rates

Newmerella Bete Bolong
Average residential rate $1,807/yr
same for both
Council East Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Newmerella Bete Bolong
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Newmerella Bete Bolong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Newmerella

Retirees Rural

Bete Bolong

Retirees Rural

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