Nulla Vale vs High Camp

High Camp is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 49 in Nulla Vale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Nulla Vale, most households are people living alone. In High Camp, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Nulla Vale tends to suit people living alone, while High Camp suits couples.

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

High Camp

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 30%)

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

Nulla Vale

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $300/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 14%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Nulla Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (84.1 km vs 90.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nulla Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Nulla Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (52.4% vs 13.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Nulla Vale High Camp
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.

Nulla Vale High Camp
Walkability 0 / 0
Nulla Vale — Walkability: 0/100 High Camp — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 71 / 71
Nulla Vale — Safety: 71/100 High Camp — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 51 / 27
Nulla Vale — Low fire risk: 51/100 High Camp — Low fire risk: 27/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Nulla Vale — Low flood risk: 100/100 High Camp — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

High Camp rents higher ($300/wk vs $150/wk); High Camp has more residents (122 vs 96).

Nulla Vale High Camp
Population 96 122
+27% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +52.4% +13.0%
Median age 49 46
Median household income $100,724/yr $108,316/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $300/wk
+100% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Nulla Vale High Camp
0-4 — / —
Nulla Vale — 0-4: not among its largest High Camp — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 12.5% / 12.3%
Nulla Vale — 5-14: 12.5% High Camp — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 9.4% / 2.5%
Nulla Vale — 15-19: 9.4% High Camp — 15-19: 2.5%
20-24 — / 8.2%
Nulla Vale — 20-24: not among its largest High Camp — 20-24: 8.2%
25-34 3.1% / 6.6%
Nulla Vale — 25-34: 3.1% High Camp — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 13.5% / 8.2%
Nulla Vale — 35-44: 13.5% High Camp — 35-44: 8.2%
45-54 21.9% / 21.3%
Nulla Vale — 45-54: 21.9% High Camp — 45-54: 21.3%
55-64 18.8% / 13.1%
Nulla Vale — 55-64: 18.8% High Camp — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 14.6% / 13.9%
Nulla Vale — 65-74: 14.6% High Camp — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 9.4% / 3.3%
Nulla Vale — 75-84: 9.4% High Camp — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ — / —
Nulla Vale — 85+: not among its largest High Camp — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

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.

Nulla Vale High Camp
England 6.2% / 2.5%
Nulla Vale — England: 6.2% High Camp — England: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Nulla Vale 30.0% couple families
Nulla Vale — Couple Families: 30.0% Nulla Vale — Lone Person: 70.0%
High Camp 77.8% couple families
High Camp — Couple Families: 77.8% High Camp — Lone Person: 22.2%
Couple Families Lone Person

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Nulla Vale 95.1% houses
Nulla Vale — Houses: 95.1% Nulla Vale — Flats / Apartments: 4.9%
High Camp 100.0% houses
High Camp — Houses: 100.0% High Camp — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Nulla Vale High Camp
Bachelor Degree 22.9% / 6.6%
Nulla Vale — Bachelor Degree: 22.9% High Camp — Bachelor Degree: 6.6%
Certificate III & IV 10.4% / 12.3%
Nulla Vale — Certificate III & IV: 10.4% High Camp — Certificate III & IV: 12.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 6.6%
Nulla Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% High Camp — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.2% / 3.3%
Nulla Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2% High Camp — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%
Postgraduate Degree 4.2% / —
Nulla Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2% High Camp — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Nulla Vale 10.5% renting
Nulla Vale — Owned Outright: 42.1% Nulla Vale — Mortgage: 47.4% Nulla Vale — Renting: 10.5%
High Camp 0.0% renting
High Camp — Owned Outright: 52.4% High Camp — Mortgage: 47.6% High Camp — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Nulla Vale High Camp
Rural and farming 99% 96%
Parks and recreation 0% 3%
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

Nulla Vale High Camp
New dwellings approved 1,074
across Mitchell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +70%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Nulla Vale High Camp
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 34% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC

Liveability

Nulla Vale High Camp
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

High Camp carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 49).

Nulla Vale High Camp
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 High
73/100
Crime Low
29/100
same for both
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

Nulla Vale High Camp
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

Nulla Vale High Camp
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 7 3

Mobility

High Camp sits further from the CBD (90.9 km vs 84.1 km).

Nulla Vale High Camp
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 84.1 km 90.9 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 77 min 80 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3435
 0.4%
postcode 3764
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 3435
 46
postcode 3764

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.

Nulla Vale High Camp
Car (driver) 44.2% / 65.3%
Nulla Vale — Car (driver): 44.2% High Camp — Car (driver): 65.3%
Worked from Home 38.5% / 26.5%
Nulla Vale — Worked from Home: 38.5% High Camp — Worked from Home: 26.5%
Train 9.6% / —
Nulla Vale — Train: 9.6% High Camp — Train: not among its largest
Walked Only — / 8.2%
Nulla Vale — Walked Only: not among its largest High Camp — Walked Only: 8.2%
Car (passenger) 7.7% / —
Nulla Vale — Car (passenger): 7.7% High Camp — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.3%).

Setting

Nulla Vale High Camp
Elevation 431 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 413 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Nulla Vale High Camp
Connectivity score 27/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 0%
49 premises

Climate

Nulla Vale High Camp
Annual rainfall 553 mm 540 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.6°C —
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C —

Council rates

Nulla Vale High Camp
Average residential rate $1,947/yr
same for both
Council Mitchell
same for both

Federal electorate

Nulla Vale High Camp
Division Bendigo Nicholls
Member Lisa Chesters Sam Birrell
Party Australian Labor Party The Nationals

First Home Owner Grant

Nulla Vale High Camp
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Nulla Vale

Rural

High Camp

Rural

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