Ravenswood South vs Walmer

Ravenswood South is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 54 in Walmer. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ravenswood South, most households are couple families. On these figures, Ravenswood South tends to suit 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

Walmer

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 82/100)
  • But Ravenswood South is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 53%)

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

Ravenswood South

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $331/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Ravenswood South sits closer to the CBD (130.9 km vs 135.1 km)
  • Walmer is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Walmer

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 82/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Ravenswood South Walmer
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.

Ravenswood South Walmer
Walkability 0 / 10
Ravenswood South — Walkability: 0/100 Walmer — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 18 / 80
Ravenswood South — Safety: 18/100 Walmer — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 19 / 36
Ravenswood South — Low fire risk: 19/100 Walmer — Low fire risk: 36/100
Low flood risk 54 / 54
Ravenswood South — Low flood risk: 54/100 Walmer — Low flood risk: 54/100

Demographics

Walmer has more residents (262 vs 76); Walmer rents higher ($331/wk vs $265/wk).

Ravenswood South Walmer
Population 76 262
+245% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +17.5%
Median age 45 54
Median household income $82,316/yr
+8% vs other
 $75,348/yr
Median weekly rent $265/wk $331/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ravenswood South Walmer
0-4 — / 2.3%
Ravenswood South — 0-4: not among its largest Walmer — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 14.5% / 8.8%
Ravenswood South — 5-14: 14.5% Walmer — 5-14: 8.8%
15-19 5.3% / 5.0%
Ravenswood South — 15-19: 5.3% Walmer — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 — / 3.8%
Ravenswood South — 20-24: not among its largest Walmer — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 11.8% / 9.2%
Ravenswood South — 25-34: 11.8% Walmer — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 15.8% / 6.5%
Ravenswood South — 35-44: 15.8% Walmer — 35-44: 6.5%
45-54 10.5% / 16.0%
Ravenswood South — 45-54: 10.5% Walmer — 45-54: 16.0%
55-64 13.2% / 22.5%
Ravenswood South — 55-64: 13.2% Walmer — 55-64: 22.5%
65-74 15.8% / 16.4%
Ravenswood South — 65-74: 15.8% Walmer — 65-74: 16.4%
75-84 6.6% / 7.6%
Ravenswood South — 75-84: 6.6% Walmer — 75-84: 7.6%
85+ — / 1.9%
Ravenswood South — 85+: not among its largest Walmer — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

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.

Ravenswood South Walmer
England 3.9% / 3.8%
Ravenswood South — England: 3.9% Walmer — England: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ravenswood South 70.0% couple families
Ravenswood South — Couple Families: 70.0% Ravenswood South — Lone Person: 30.0% Ravenswood South — One Parent Families: 0.0% Ravenswood South — Group Household: 0.0%
Walmer 39.2% couple families
Walmer — Couple Families: 39.2% Walmer — Lone Person: 33.8% Walmer — One Parent Families: 13.5% Walmer — Group Household: 13.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ravenswood South 100.0% houses
Ravenswood South — Houses: 100.0% Ravenswood South — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Walmer 97.2% houses
Walmer — Houses: 97.2% Walmer — Flats / Apartments: 2.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Ravenswood South Walmer
Certificate III & IV 21.1% / 17.6%
Ravenswood South — Certificate III & IV: 21.1% Walmer — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.6% / 14.5%
Ravenswood South — Bachelor Degree: 6.6% Walmer — Bachelor Degree: 14.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 9.2%
Ravenswood South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Walmer — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 5.3% / 7.3%
Ravenswood South — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3% Walmer — Postgraduate Degree: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 6.6% / 4.2%
Ravenswood South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.6% Walmer — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ravenswood South 11.1% renting
Ravenswood South — Owned Outright: 41.7% Ravenswood South — Mortgage: 47.2% Ravenswood South — Renting: 11.1%
Walmer 2.9% renting
Walmer — Owned Outright: 55.9% Walmer — Mortgage: 41.2% Walmer — Renting: 2.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Ravenswood South Walmer
Median house price — $877,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Ravenswood South Walmer
Rural and farming 92% 96%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 1%
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

Ravenswood South Walmer
New dwellings approved 102
across Mount Alexander
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Ravenswood South Walmer
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC

Liveability

Walmer is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Ravenswood South Walmer
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Ravenswood South carries more crime risk (82 vs 20); Ravenswood South carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 64).

Ravenswood South Walmer
Bushfire High
81/100
 Moderate
64/100
Crime High
82/100
 Low
20/100
Flood Moderate
46/100
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

Ravenswood South Walmer
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

Ravenswood South Walmer
Parks & reserves 0 9
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Walmer sits further from the CBD (135.1 km vs 130.9 km).

Ravenswood South Walmer
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 130.9 km 135.1 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 94 min 95 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3453
 1.1%
postcode 3463
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 3453
 58
postcode 3463

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.

Ravenswood South Walmer
Car (driver) 60.0% / 77.7%
Ravenswood South — Car (driver): 60.0% Walmer — Car (driver): 77.7%
Worked from Home 40.0% / 22.3%
Ravenswood South — Worked from Home: 40.0% Walmer — Worked from Home: 22.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.7%).

Setting

Ravenswood South Walmer
Elevation 359 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 306 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ravenswood South Walmer
Connectivity score 28/100 25/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
37 premises
 0%
107 premises

Climate

Ravenswood South Walmer
Annual rainfall 598 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Ravenswood South Walmer
Average residential rate $1,885/yr
same for both
Council Mount Alexander
same for both

Federal electorate

Ravenswood South Walmer
Division Bendigo
same for both
Member Lisa Chesters
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ravenswood South Walmer
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ravenswood South

Rural

Walmer

Retirees Rural

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