Noojee vs Vesper
Noojee is the younger of the two, with a median age of 56 against 63 in Vesper. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Noojee, most households are people living alone. In Vesper, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Noojee tends to suit people living alone, while Vesper suits couples and 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
Vesper
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 75/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 36%)
- But Noojee has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Vesper
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Vesper
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 4%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 26%)
- has cheaper rent ($145/wk vs $277/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Vesper
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (119 min vs 136 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (139.6 km vs 142.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Vesper
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 75/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 22%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Vesper
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (19.0% vs 12.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Noojee and Vesper 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
Noojee has more residents (177 vs 50); Noojee rents higher ($277/wk vs $145/wk).
| Noojee | Vesper | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 177 +72% vs other | 50 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.7% | +19.0% |
| Median age | 56 | 63 |
| Median household income | $54,756/yr | $66,248/yr +21% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $277/wk +48% vs other | $145/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.1%).
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 (14.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Noojee | Vesper | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $510,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 61 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Vesper has more rural and farming land (89% vs 13%).
| Noojee | Vesper | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 13% | 89% |
| Parks and recreation | 86% | 10% |
| 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
| Noojee | Vesper | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 619 across Baw Baw same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +49% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Noojee | Vesper | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 13% of VIC | Higher than 27% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 34% of VIC | Higher than 56% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 75% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 7% of VIC | Higher than 15% of VIC |
Liveability
| Noojee | Vesper | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Noojee carries more crime risk (75 vs 11).
| Noojee | Vesper | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 96/100 | High 99/100 |
| Crime | High 75/100 | Low 11/100 |
| 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
| Noojee | Vesper | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Noojee
- Noojee Primary School Government · Primary
Schools in Vesper
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Noojee | Vesper | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 242 | 25 |
Mobility
Noojee sits further from the CBD (142.3 km vs 139.6 km).
| Noojee | Vesper | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 142.3 km +2% vs other | 139.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 136 min | 119 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.9% postcode 3833 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 39 postcode 3833 same for both | |
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 (77.8%).
Setting
| Noojee | Vesper | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 391 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 545 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Noojee | Vesper | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 18/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 35 premises | 0% 9 premises |
Climate
| Noojee | Vesper | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Noojee | Vesper | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,138/yr same for both | |
| Council | Baw Baw same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Noojee | Vesper | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Monash same for both | |
| Member | Mary Aldred same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Noojee | Vesper | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Noojee
Vesper
Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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