Oaklands Junction vs Bulla

Oaklands Junction is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 45 in Bulla. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Oaklands Junction: a median of $1.54 million, against $980,000 in Bulla, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Oaklands Junction tends to suit couples, while Bulla suits older residents and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Oaklands Junction is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 73%)
  • Bulla has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Oaklands Junction leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 28%)
  • Bulla has cheaper houses ($980,000 vs $1,545,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bulla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($348/wk vs $462/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bulla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 11%)

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

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

Oaklands Junction Bulla
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.

Oaklands Junction Bulla
Walkability 0 / 0
Oaklands Junction — Walkability: 0/100 Bulla — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 14 / 9
Oaklands Junction — Safety: 14/100 Bulla — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 100 / 68
Oaklands Junction — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bulla — Low fire risk: 68/100
Low flood risk 100 / 75
Oaklands Junction — Low flood risk: 100/100 Bulla — Low flood risk: 75/100

Demographics

Bulla has more residents (668 vs 439); Oaklands Junction has higher household incomes ($132,600 vs $90,376).

Oaklands Junction Bulla
Population 439 668
+52% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.4% -1.0%
Median age 42 45
Median household income $132,600/yr
+32% vs other
 $90,376/yr
Median weekly rent $462/wk
+25% vs other
 $348/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Oaklands Junction Bulla
0-4 4.1% / 4.0%
Oaklands Junction — 0-4: 4.1% Bulla — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 14.1% / 10.8%
Oaklands Junction — 5-14: 14.1% Bulla — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 10.3% / 6.1%
Oaklands Junction — 15-19: 10.3% Bulla — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 7.3% / 6.4%
Oaklands Junction — 20-24: 7.3% Bulla — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 6.8% / 11.1%
Oaklands Junction — 25-34: 6.8% Bulla — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 11.8% / 11.5%
Oaklands Junction — 35-44: 11.8% Bulla — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 17.5% / 16.6%
Oaklands Junction — 45-54: 17.5% Bulla — 45-54: 16.6%
55-64 15.5% / 12.3%
Oaklands Junction — 55-64: 15.5% Bulla — 55-64: 12.3%
65-74 7.7% / 14.5%
Oaklands Junction — 65-74: 7.7% Bulla — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 2.7% / 7.2%
Oaklands Junction — 75-84: 2.7% Bulla — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 0.9% / 1.5%
Oaklands Junction — 85+: 0.9% Bulla — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Oaklands Junction 71.0% couple families
Oaklands Junction — Couple Families: 71.0% Oaklands Junction — Lone Person: 14.0% Oaklands Junction — One Parent Families: 10.8% Oaklands Junction — Other Families: 4.3% Oaklands Junction — Group Household: 0.0%
Bulla 59.4% couple families
Bulla — Couple Families: 59.4% Bulla — Lone Person: 22.5% Bulla — One Parent Families: 13.8% Bulla — Other Families: 1.9% Bulla — Group Household: 2.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Oaklands Junction 11.5% renting
Oaklands Junction — Owned Outright: 41.0% Oaklands Junction — Mortgage: 47.5% Oaklands Junction — Renting: 11.5%
Bulla 9.3% renting
Bulla — Owned Outright: 44.9% Bulla — Mortgage: 45.8% Bulla — Renting: 9.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Oaklands Junction Bulla
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 18.4%
Oaklands Junction — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Bulla — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 8.2%
Oaklands Junction — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Bulla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 7.0%
Oaklands Junction — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Bulla — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 1.9%
Oaklands Junction — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Bulla — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 1.6%
Oaklands Junction — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Bulla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

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.

Oaklands Junction Bulla
Italy 1.6% / 4.0%
Oaklands Junction — Italy: 1.6% Bulla — Italy: 4.0%
Zimbabwe 1.4% / 0.9%
Oaklands Junction — Zimbabwe: 1.4% Bulla — Zimbabwe: 0.9%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.0%
Oaklands Junction — New Zealand: 1.1% Bulla — New Zealand: 1.0%
England 1.4% / —
Oaklands Junction — England: 1.4% Bulla — England: not among its largest
South Africa 1.1% / —
Oaklands Junction — South Africa: 1.1% Bulla — South Africa: not among its largest
Malaysia — / 1.0%
Oaklands Junction — Malaysia: not among its largest Bulla — Malaysia: 1.0%
China — / 0.9%
Oaklands Junction — China: not among its largest Bulla — China: 0.9%
Scotland — / 0.9%
Oaklands Junction — Scotland: not among its largest Bulla — Scotland: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Oaklands Junction 100.0% houses
Oaklands Junction — Houses: 100.0%
Bulla 100.9% houses
Bulla — Houses: 100.9%
Houses

Property market

Oaklands Junction Bulla
Median house price $1,545,000 $980,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $395,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 46 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Oaklands Junction has more rural and farming land (91% vs 80%).

Oaklands Junction Bulla
Rural and farming 91% 80%
Other and special use 9% 5%
Residential 0% 8%
Environmental 0% 3%
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
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

Oaklands Junction Bulla
New dwellings approved 3,063
across Hume
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Oaklands Junction Bulla
Houses — 2.1%
$600/wk on $1.48M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Oaklands Junction Bulla
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 95% of VIC Higher than 60% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 1% of VIC

Liveability

Oaklands Junction Bulla
Grade — C
Score — 39/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Bulla carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 0); Bulla carries more flood risk (25 vs 0).

Oaklands Junction Bulla
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
32/100
Crime High
86/100
 High
91/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
25/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
70/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Oaklands Junction Bulla
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

Oaklands Junction Bulla
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 4
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 4 3

Mobility

Oaklands Junction Bulla
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 31.3 km
+3% vs other
 30.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 33 min 35 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3063
 0.4%
postcode 3428
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 3063
 53
postcode 3428

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.

Oaklands Junction Bulla
Car (driver) 71.9% / 71.0%
Oaklands Junction — Car (driver): 71.9% Bulla — Car (driver): 71.0%
Worked from Home 25.9% / 22.0%
Oaklands Junction — Worked from Home: 25.9% Bulla — Worked from Home: 22.0%
Car (passenger) 2.2% / 3.9%
Oaklands Junction — Car (passenger): 2.2% Bulla — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only — / 1.9%
Oaklands Junction — Walked Only: not among its largest Bulla — Walked Only: 1.9%
Bus — / 1.2%
Oaklands Junction — Bus: not among its largest Bulla — Bus: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.9%).

Setting

Oaklands Junction Bulla
Elevation 233 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 150 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.7 km 25.2 km

NBN connectivity

Oaklands Junction Bulla
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
161 premises
 0%
263 premises

Climate

Oaklands Junction Bulla
Annual rainfall 518 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Oaklands Junction Bulla
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 18.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Oaklands Junction Bulla
Average residential rate $1,715/yr
same for both
Council Hume
same for both

Federal electorate

Oaklands Junction Bulla
Division Calwell Hawke
Member Basem Abdo Sam Rae
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Oaklands Junction

Outer

Bulla

Outer

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