Redbank vs Stuart Mill

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stuart Mill, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Redbank tends to suit share households.

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

Stuart Mill

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 3)
  • is already more of a family suburb (34% vs 26%)

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

First-home buyers

Stuart Mill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Stuart Mill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 25%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Redbank

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (208.6 km vs 222.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (148 min vs 154 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Redbank

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.5% vs -1.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Redbank Stuart Mill
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.

Redbank Stuart Mill
Walkability 0 / 0
Redbank — Walkability: 0/100 Stuart Mill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 19 / 15
Redbank — Safety: 19/100 Stuart Mill — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 57 / 69
Redbank — Low fire risk: 57/100 Stuart Mill — Low fire risk: 69/100
Low flood risk 100 / 81
Redbank — Low flood risk: 100/100 Stuart Mill — Low flood risk: 81/100

Demographics

Stuart Mill has higher household incomes ($54,184 vs $40,924); Redbank has more residents (102 vs 78).

Redbank Stuart Mill
Population 102
+24% vs other
 78
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.5% -1.3%
Median age 59 57
Median household income $40,924/yr $54,184/yr
+32% vs other
Median weekly rent $195/wk $205/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Redbank Stuart Mill
0-4 — / —
Redbank — 0-4: not among its largest Stuart Mill — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 6.9% / 10.3%
Redbank — 5-14: 6.9% Stuart Mill — 5-14: 10.3%
15-19 3.9% / 5.1%
Redbank — 15-19: 3.9% Stuart Mill — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 — / 6.4%
Redbank — 20-24: not among its largest Stuart Mill — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 6.9% / —
Redbank — 25-34: 6.9% Stuart Mill — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 5.9% / 10.3%
Redbank — 35-44: 5.9% Stuart Mill — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 20.6% / 17.9%
Redbank — 45-54: 20.6% Stuart Mill — 45-54: 17.9%
55-64 23.5% / 16.7%
Redbank — 55-64: 23.5% Stuart Mill — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 20.6% / 21.8%
Redbank — 65-74: 20.6% Stuart Mill — 65-74: 21.8%
75-84 16.7% / 11.5%
Redbank — 75-84: 16.7% Stuart Mill — 75-84: 11.5%
85+ — / —
Redbank — 85+: not among its largest Stuart Mill — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Redbank 44.4% lone person
Redbank — Lone Person: 44.4% Redbank — Group Household: 29.6% Redbank — Couple Families: 11.1% Redbank — One Parent Families: 14.8%
Stuart Mill 51.4% lone person
Stuart Mill — Lone Person: 51.4% Stuart Mill — Group Household: 14.3% Stuart Mill — Couple Families: 22.9% Stuart Mill — One Parent Families: 11.4%
Lone Person Group Household Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Redbank 10.9% renting
Redbank — Owned Outright: 65.2% Redbank — Mortgage: 23.9% Redbank — Renting: 10.9%
Stuart Mill 0.0% renting
Stuart Mill — Owned Outright: 81.8% Stuart Mill — Mortgage: 18.2% Stuart Mill — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Redbank Stuart Mill
England 8.8% / 3.8%
Redbank — England: 8.8% Stuart Mill — England: 3.8%
New Zealand 3.9% / —
Redbank — New Zealand: 3.9% Stuart Mill — New Zealand: not among its largest
Lebanon — / 3.8%
Redbank — Lebanon: not among its largest Stuart Mill — Lebanon: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.8%).

Qualifications

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

Redbank Stuart Mill
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 17.9%
Redbank — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Stuart Mill — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.8% / 9.0%
Redbank — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8% Stuart Mill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 11.5%
Redbank — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Stuart Mill — Bachelor Degree: 11.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.9% / 7.7%
Redbank — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9% Stuart Mill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Redbank 91.5% houses
Redbank — Houses: 91.5% Redbank — Flats / Apartments: 8.5%
Stuart Mill 100.0% houses
Stuart Mill — Houses: 100.0% Stuart Mill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Redbank Stuart Mill
Median house price $367,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 76 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Stuart Mill has more rural and farming land (48% vs 34%).

Redbank Stuart Mill
Parks and recreation 57% 52%
Rural and farming 34% 48%
Environmental 8% 0%
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

Redbank Stuart Mill
New dwellings approved 28
across Northern Grampians
same for both
Approvals change year on year -62%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Redbank Stuart Mill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 4% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 26% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 11% of VIC
same for both

Liveability

Redbank Stuart Mill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Stuart Mill carries more flood risk (19 vs 0); Redbank carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 31).

Redbank Stuart Mill
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 Low
31/100
Crime High
81/100
 High
85/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
19/100
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

Redbank Stuart Mill
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

Redbank Stuart Mill
Parks & reserves 3 7
Waterways 3 2

Mobility

Stuart Mill sits further from the CBD (222.3 km vs 208.6 km).

Redbank Stuart Mill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 208.6 km 222.3 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 148 min 154 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3477
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3477
same for both

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.

Redbank Stuart Mill
Car (driver) 67.7% / 63.9%
Redbank — Car (driver): 67.7% Stuart Mill — Car (driver): 63.9%
Worked from Home 32.3% / 36.1%
Redbank — Worked from Home: 32.3% Stuart Mill — Worked from Home: 36.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.7%).

Setting

Redbank Stuart Mill
Elevation 285 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 282 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Redbank Stuart Mill
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 0%
17 premises

Climate

Redbank Stuart Mill
Annual rainfall 508 mm 453 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Redbank Stuart Mill
Average residential rate $1,730/yr
same for both
Council Northern Grampians
same for both

Federal electorate

Redbank Stuart Mill
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Redbank Stuart Mill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Redbank

Professionals Retirees Rural

Stuart Mill

Retirees Rural

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