She Oaks vs Lethbridge

Lethbridge is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 42 in She Oaks. 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 She Oaks: a median of $860,000, against $737,000 in Lethbridge, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, She Oaks tends to suit share households, while Lethbridge suits families with children.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Lethbridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($737,250 vs $860,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

She Oaks

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (98.5 km vs 101.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

She Oaks

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% 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

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

She Oaks Lethbridge
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.

She Oaks Lethbridge
Walkability 0 / 0
She Oaks — Walkability: 0/100 Lethbridge — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 73
She Oaks — Safety: 77/100 Lethbridge — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 19 / 33
She Oaks — Low fire risk: 19/100 Lethbridge — Low fire risk: 33/100
Low flood risk 61 / 64
She Oaks — Low flood risk: 61/100 Lethbridge — Low flood risk: 64/100

Demographics

Lethbridge has more residents (1,181 vs 126); She Oaks has higher household incomes ($121,316 vs $101,660).

She Oaks Lethbridge
Population 126 1,181
+837% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.8% +16.5%
Median age 42 38
Median household income $121,316/yr
+16% vs other
 $101,660/yr
Median weekly rent $370/wk
+5% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

She Oaks Lethbridge
0-4 3.2% / 5.2%
She Oaks — 0-4: 3.2% Lethbridge — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 14.3% / 17.4%
She Oaks — 5-14: 14.3% Lethbridge — 5-14: 17.4%
15-19 — / 6.4%
She Oaks — 15-19: not among its largest Lethbridge — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 3.2% / 4.7%
She Oaks — 20-24: 3.2% Lethbridge — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 13.5% / 10.8%
She Oaks — 25-34: 13.5% Lethbridge — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 17.5% / 14.1%
She Oaks — 35-44: 17.5% Lethbridge — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 18.3% / 14.1%
She Oaks — 45-54: 18.3% Lethbridge — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 10.3% / 15.3%
She Oaks — 55-64: 10.3% Lethbridge — 55-64: 15.3%
65-74 12.7% / 8.1%
She Oaks — 65-74: 12.7% Lethbridge — 65-74: 8.1%
75-84 5.6% / 2.5%
She Oaks — 75-84: 5.6% Lethbridge — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ — / 0.6%
She Oaks — 85+: not among its largest Lethbridge — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

She Oaks 59.3% couple families
She Oaks — Couple Families: 59.3% She Oaks — Lone Person: 14.8% She Oaks — One Parent Families: 11.1% She Oaks — Group Household: 14.8%
Lethbridge 60.9% couple families
Lethbridge — Couple Families: 60.9% Lethbridge — Lone Person: 23.4% Lethbridge — One Parent Families: 13.4% Lethbridge — Group Household: 2.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

She Oaks 0.0% renting
She Oaks — Owned Outright: 48.8% She Oaks — Mortgage: 51.2% She Oaks — Renting: 0.0%
Lethbridge 9.5% renting
Lethbridge — Owned Outright: 36.3% Lethbridge — Mortgage: 54.2% Lethbridge — Renting: 9.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

She Oaks Lethbridge
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 21.5%
She Oaks — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Lethbridge — Certificate III & IV: 21.5%
Bachelor Degree 16.7% / 7.2%
She Oaks — Bachelor Degree: 16.7% Lethbridge — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 15.1% / 7.8%
She Oaks — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.1% Lethbridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 1.8%
She Oaks — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Lethbridge — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.5%
She Oaks — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Lethbridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

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.

She Oaks Lethbridge
England 2.4% / 2.3%
She Oaks — England: 2.4% Lethbridge — England: 2.3%
Zimbabwe 3.2% / —
She Oaks — Zimbabwe: 3.2% Lethbridge — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.9%
She Oaks — New Zealand: not among its largest Lethbridge — New Zealand: 0.9%
Germany — / 0.8%
She Oaks — Germany: not among its largest Lethbridge — Germany: 0.8%
Netherlands — / 0.8%
She Oaks — Netherlands: not among its largest Lethbridge — Netherlands: 0.8%
India — / 0.6%
She Oaks — India: not among its largest Lethbridge — India: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

She Oaks 100.0% houses
She Oaks — Houses: 100.0% She Oaks — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Lethbridge 99.5% houses
Lethbridge — Houses: 99.5% Lethbridge — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

She Oaks Lethbridge
Median house price $860,000 $737,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $405,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 44 days
from 10 sales

Zoning mix

She Oaks has more land zoned for conservation (44% vs 0%); Lethbridge has more rural and farming land (90% vs 52%).

She Oaks Lethbridge
Rural and farming 52% 90%
Environmental 44% 0%
Residential 0% 5%
Parks and recreation 3% 2%
Other and special use 0% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

She Oaks Lethbridge
New dwellings approved 186
across Golden Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year +10%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

She Oaks Lethbridge
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of VIC Higher than 4% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC

Liveability

She Oaks Lethbridge
Grade — C
Score — 37/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

She Oaks carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 67).

She Oaks Lethbridge
Bushfire High
81/100
 Moderate
67/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Low
27/100
Flood Low
39/100
 Low
36/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

She Oaks Lethbridge
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in She Oaks

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Lethbridge

  • Lethbridge Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

She Oaks Lethbridge
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 0 15

Mobility

Lethbridge sits further from the CBD (101.7 km vs 98.5 km).

She Oaks Lethbridge
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 98.5 km 101.7 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 80 min 83 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3331
 0.8%
postcode 3332
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 3331
 63
postcode 3332

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.

She Oaks Lethbridge
Car (driver) 81.1% / 76.0%
She Oaks — Car (driver): 81.1% Lethbridge — Car (driver): 76.0%
Worked from Home 18.9% / 18.2%
She Oaks — Worked from Home: 18.9% Lethbridge — Worked from Home: 18.2%
Car (passenger) — / 2.6%
She Oaks — Car (passenger): not among its largest Lethbridge — Car (passenger): 2.6%
Walked Only — / 1.4%
She Oaks — Walked Only: not among its largest Lethbridge — Walked Only: 1.4%
Bicycle — / 1.0%
She Oaks — Bicycle: not among its largest Lethbridge — Bicycle: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.1%).

Setting

She Oaks Lethbridge
Elevation 233 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 203 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.3 km
2.0 km to a named beach
 28.7 km

NBN connectivity

She Oaks Lethbridge
Connectivity score 20/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
47 premises
 0%
463 premises

Climate

She Oaks Lethbridge
Annual rainfall 502 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.3°C
same for both

Council rates

She Oaks Lethbridge
Average residential rate $2,052/yr
same for both
Council Golden Plains
same for both

Federal electorate

She Oaks Lethbridge
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

She Oaks Lethbridge
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

She Oaks

Rural

Lethbridge

Family Rural

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