Pyramid Hill vs Durham Ox
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pyramid Hill, about half of households are people living alone. In Durham Ox, most households are couple families. On these figures, Pyramid Hill tends to suit people living alone, while Durham Ox 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
Pyramid Hill
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (11 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 73/100)
- But Durham Ox is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 49%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Durham Ox
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (4% vs 17%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Durham Ox
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 18%)
- has cheaper rent ($115/wk vs $170/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Durham Ox
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (162 min vs 170 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (233.4 km vs 236.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Durham Ox
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 23%)
- But Pyramid Hill carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 73/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Pyramid Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (7.2% vs -18.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Pyramid Hill and Durham Ox 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
Pyramid Hill has more residents (598 vs 60); Pyramid Hill rents higher ($170/wk vs $115/wk).
| Pyramid Hill | Durham Ox | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 598 +90% vs other | 60 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.2% | -18.9% |
| Median age | 46 | 47 |
| Median household income | $50,128/yr | $61,048/yr +22% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $170/wk +32% vs other | $115/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (21.7%).
Property market
| Pyramid Hill | Durham Ox | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $300,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Pyramid Hill | Durham Ox | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% | 96% |
| Parks and recreation | 2% | 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
| Pyramid Hill | Durham Ox | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 27 across Loddon same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +150% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Pyramid Hill | Durham Ox | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 10% of VIC | Higher than 22% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 19% of VIC | Higher than 68% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 55% of VIC | Higher than 26% of VIC |
Liveability
Durham Ox is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Pyramid Hill | Durham Ox | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 17/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Durham Ox carries more crime risk (73 vs 57).
| Pyramid Hill | Durham Ox | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 57/100 | High 73/100 |
| Flood | High 90/100 | High 97/100 |
| 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
| Pyramid Hill | Durham Ox | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Pyramid Hill
- Pyramid Hill College Government · Combined below peers
- St Patrick's School Catholic · Primary
Schools in Durham Ox
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Pyramid Hill | Durham Ox | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 2 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 11 | 0 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 29 | 9 |
Mobility
Pyramid Hill sits further from the CBD (236.2 km vs 233.4 km).
| Pyramid Hill | Durham Ox | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 236.2 km +1% vs other | 233.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 170 min | 162 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3575 | — |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 46 postcode 3575 | — |
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 (64.6%).
Setting
| Pyramid Hill | Durham Ox | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 91 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 97 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Pyramid Hill | Durham Ox | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 341 premises | 0% 22 premises |
Climate
| Pyramid Hill | Durham Ox | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 411 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Pyramid Hill | Durham Ox | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,353/yr same for both | |
| Council | Loddon same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Pyramid Hill | Durham Ox | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Pyramid Hill | Durham Ox | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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