Red Cliffs vs Irymple

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Irymple, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Irymple: a median of $630,000, against $465,000 in Red Cliffs, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Red Cliffs tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Irymple 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

Irymple

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (6 vs 3)
  • carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 69/100)
  • But Red Cliffs has more parks and reserves (16 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Red Cliffs has cheaper houses ($465,000 vs $629,750)
  • Irymple has cheaper land ($230,000 vs $300,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Red Cliffs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $260/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Red Cliffs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (530.8 km vs 534.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Irymple

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 69/100)

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

Investors

They split

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

  • Red Cliffs returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.8% vs 4.2%)
  • Irymple is growing faster (12.2% vs 4.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Red Cliffs Irymple
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.

Red Cliffs Irymple
Walkability 0 / 5
Red Cliffs — Walkability: 0/100 Irymple — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 31 / 41
Red Cliffs — Safety: 31/100 Irymple — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 72 / 76
Red Cliffs — Low fire risk: 72/100 Irymple — Low fire risk: 76/100
Low flood risk 7 / 28
Red Cliffs — Low flood risk: 7/100 Irymple — Low flood risk: 28/100

Demographics

Irymple has higher household incomes ($83,512 vs $67,080).

Red Cliffs Irymple
Population 5,294 5,977
+13% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.6% +12.2%
Median age 41 40
Median household income $67,080/yr $83,512/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $240/wk $260/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Red Cliffs Irymple
0-4 5.3% / 5.7%
Red Cliffs — 0-4: 5.3% Irymple — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 13.0% / 13.7%
Red Cliffs — 5-14: 13.0% Irymple — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 5.9% / 6.7%
Red Cliffs — 15-19: 5.9% Irymple — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 5.6% / 5.5%
Red Cliffs — 20-24: 5.6% Irymple — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 12.2% / 12.2%
Red Cliffs — 25-34: 12.2% Irymple — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 12.0% / 11.7%
Red Cliffs — 35-44: 12.0% Irymple — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 12.2% / 14.1%
Red Cliffs — 45-54: 12.2% Irymple — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 14.9% / 12.4%
Red Cliffs — 55-64: 14.9% Irymple — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 10.6% / 10.6%
Red Cliffs — 65-74: 10.6% Irymple — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 5.6% / 5.8%
Red Cliffs — 75-84: 5.6% Irymple — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 2.7% / 1.7%
Red Cliffs — 85+: 2.7% Irymple — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Red Cliffs 39.5% couple families
Red Cliffs — Couple Families: 39.5% Red Cliffs — Lone Person: 39.3% Red Cliffs — One Parent Families: 16.6% Red Cliffs — Group Household: 3.1% Red Cliffs — Other Families: 1.5%
Irymple 49.7% couple families
Irymple — Couple Families: 49.7% Irymple — Lone Person: 32.2% Irymple — One Parent Families: 13.4% Irymple — Group Household: 2.8% Irymple — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Red Cliffs 25.4% renting
Red Cliffs — Owned Outright: 37.2% Red Cliffs — Mortgage: 37.4% Red Cliffs — Renting: 25.4%
Irymple 17.8% renting
Irymple — Owned Outright: 38.7% Irymple — Mortgage: 43.4% Irymple — Renting: 17.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Red Cliffs Irymple
Malaysia 1.4% / 1.3%
Red Cliffs — Malaysia: 1.4% Irymple — Malaysia: 1.3%
England 1.5% / 1.1%
Red Cliffs — England: 1.5% Irymple — England: 1.1%
Italy 0.8% / 1.6%
Red Cliffs — Italy: 0.8% Irymple — Italy: 1.6%
New Zealand 0.6% / 0.6%
Red Cliffs — New Zealand: 0.6% Irymple — New Zealand: 0.6%
India 0.7% / 0.4%
Red Cliffs — India: 0.7% Irymple — India: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.6%).

Qualifications

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

Red Cliffs Irymple
Certificate III & IV 17.2% / 16.9%
Red Cliffs — Certificate III & IV: 17.2% Irymple — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / 7.9%
Red Cliffs — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Irymple — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 5.9%
Red Cliffs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Irymple — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.6%
Red Cliffs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Irymple — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 1.0%
Red Cliffs — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Irymple — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Red Cliffs 92.1% houses
Red Cliffs — Houses: 92.1% Red Cliffs — Flats / Apartments: 1.5% Red Cliffs — Townhouses: 6.4%
Irymple 93.3% houses
Irymple — Houses: 93.3% Irymple — Flats / Apartments: 6.2% Irymple — Townhouses: 0.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Red Cliffs Irymple
Median house price $465,000 $629,750
Median unit price — $385,000
Median land price $300,000 $230,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 56 sales
 31 days
from 43 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Red Cliffs Irymple
3 bed $435K / $479K
Red Cliffs — 3 bed: $435K (51 sales) Irymple — 3 bed: $479K (32 sales)

51 vs 32 sales

4 bed $531K / $800K
Red Cliffs — 4 bed: $531K (27 sales) Irymple — 4 bed: $800K (37 sales)

27 vs 37 sales

Zoning mix

Red Cliffs Irymple
Rural and farming 72%
same for both
Parks and recreation 24% 18%
Residential 1% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 3%
Industrial 1% 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

Red Cliffs Irymple
New dwellings approved 446
across Mildura
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
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.

Red Cliffs Irymple
Houses 4.8%
$485/wk on $525K
 4.2%
$600/wk on $735K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Red Cliffs Irymple
House price Higher than 10% of VIC Higher than 30% of VIC
Income Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC
Schools Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 3% of VIC Higher than 5% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 95% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC

Liveability

Irymple scores higher overall (43 vs 28).

Red Cliffs Irymple
Grade D C
Score 28/100 43/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Red Cliffs carries more flood risk (93 vs 72); Red Cliffs carries more crime risk (69 vs 59).

Red Cliffs Irymple
Bushfire Low
28/100
 Low
24/100
Crime Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
59/100
Flood High
93/100
 High
72/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Red Cliffs Irymple
Inside the suburb 5
same for both
Rated above peers 3
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Red Cliffs

  • Red Cliffs East Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Red Cliffs Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Red Cliffs Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Lighthouse Christian College Cranbourne - Sunnycliffs Independent · Combined

Schools in Irymple

  • Irymple Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Irymple Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Irymple South Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Henderson College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Mildura Christian College Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Red Cliffs Irymple
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 3 6
Parks & reserves 16 3
Childcare 3 6
GPs 2
same for both
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1
Fuel stations 2
same for both

Mobility

Irymple sits further from the CBD (534.2 km vs 530.8 km).

Red Cliffs Irymple
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Melbourne 530.8 km 534.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 353 min 357 min
Public transport score 57/100 72/100
Peak arrivals per hour 18.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 27.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3496
 0.1%
postcode 3498
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3496
 54
postcode 3498

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.

Red Cliffs Irymple
Car (driver) 78.4% / 77.1%
Red Cliffs — Car (driver): 78.4% Irymple — Car (driver): 77.1%
Worked from Home 9.6% / 11.2%
Red Cliffs — Worked from Home: 9.6% Irymple — Worked from Home: 11.2%
Car (passenger) 7.9% / 7.9%
Red Cliffs — Car (passenger): 7.9% Irymple — Car (passenger): 7.9%
Walked Only 2.6% / 2.9%
Red Cliffs — Walked Only: 2.6% Irymple — Walked Only: 2.9%
Bus 1.2% / 0.7%
Red Cliffs — Bus: 1.2% Irymple — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.4%).

Setting

Red Cliffs Irymple
Elevation 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Red Cliffs Irymple
Connectivity score 54/100 65/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 27%
2,544 premises
 34%
2,852 premises

Climate

Red Cliffs Irymple
Annual rainfall 278 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Red Cliffs Irymple
Average residential rate $2,340/yr
same for both
Council Mildura
same for both

Federal electorate

Red Cliffs Irymple
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Red Cliffs Irymple
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Red Cliffs

Acreage Affordable

Irymple

Acreage

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