She Oaks vs Meredith

She Oaks is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 45 in Meredith. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In She Oaks, most households are couple families. In Meredith, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in She Oaks: a median of $860,000, against $635,000 in Meredith, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, She Oaks tends to suit share households and couples, while Meredith suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Meredith

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But She Oaks carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 53/100)

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

First-home buyers

Meredith

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($635,000 vs $860,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Meredith

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $370/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

She Oaks

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (98.5 km vs 114.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (80 min vs 89 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

She Oaks

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 53/100)

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

Investors

She Oaks

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.8% vs 4.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

She Oaks and Meredith 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 Meredith
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 Meredith
Walkability 0 / 0
She Oaks — Walkability: 0/100 Meredith — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 47
She Oaks — Safety: 77/100 Meredith — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 19 / 44
She Oaks — Low fire risk: 19/100 Meredith — Low fire risk: 44/100
Low flood risk 61 / 55
She Oaks — Low flood risk: 61/100 Meredith — Low flood risk: 55/100

Demographics

Meredith has more residents (821 vs 126); She Oaks has higher household incomes ($121,316 vs $85,176).

She Oaks Meredith
Population 126 821
+552% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.8% +4.2%
Median age 42 45
Median household income $121,316/yr
+30% vs other
 $85,176/yr
Median weekly rent $370/wk
+19% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

She Oaks Meredith
0-4 3.2% / 4.3%
She Oaks — 0-4: 3.2% Meredith — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 14.3% / 13.2%
She Oaks — 5-14: 14.3% Meredith — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 — / 5.8%
She Oaks — 15-19: not among its largest Meredith — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 3.2% / 3.8%
She Oaks — 20-24: 3.2% Meredith — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 13.5% / 10.1%
She Oaks — 25-34: 13.5% Meredith — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 17.5% / 11.9%
She Oaks — 35-44: 17.5% Meredith — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 18.3% / 15.0%
She Oaks — 45-54: 18.3% Meredith — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 10.3% / 16.3%
She Oaks — 55-64: 10.3% Meredith — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 12.7% / 12.7%
She Oaks — 65-74: 12.7% Meredith — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 5.6% / 5.2%
She Oaks — 75-84: 5.6% Meredith — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ — / 1.7%
She Oaks — 85+: not among its largest Meredith — 85+: 1.7%

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%
Meredith 47.4% couple families
Meredith — Couple Families: 47.4% Meredith — Lone Person: 31.9% Meredith — One Parent Families: 17.8% Meredith — Group Household: 2.8%
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%
Meredith 14.2% renting
Meredith — Owned Outright: 38.4% Meredith — Mortgage: 47.4% Meredith — Renting: 14.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

She Oaks Meredith
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 17.5%
She Oaks — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Meredith — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 16.7% / 8.0%
She Oaks — Bachelor Degree: 16.7% Meredith — Bachelor Degree: 8.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 15.1% / 9.4%
She Oaks — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.1% Meredith — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 2.9%
She Oaks — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Meredith — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
She Oaks — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Meredith — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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 Meredith
England 2.4% / 3.7%
She Oaks — England: 2.4% Meredith — England: 3.7%
Zimbabwe 3.2% / —
She Oaks — Zimbabwe: 3.2% Meredith — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.0%
She Oaks — New Zealand: not among its largest Meredith — New Zealand: 1.0%
Netherlands — / 1.0%
She Oaks — Netherlands: not among its largest Meredith — Netherlands: 1.0%
Ireland — / 0.9%
She Oaks — Ireland: not among its largest Meredith — Ireland: 0.9%
Germany — / 0.6%
She Oaks — Germany: not among its largest Meredith — Germany: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

She Oaks 100.0% houses
She Oaks — Houses: 100.0% She Oaks — Townhouses: 0.0%
Meredith 100.3% houses
Meredith — Houses: 100.3% Meredith — Townhouses: 1.0%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

She Oaks Meredith
Median house price $860,000 $635,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $369,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 94 days
from 7 sales

Zoning mix

She Oaks has more land zoned for conservation (44% vs 8%); Meredith has more rural and farming land (84% vs 52%).

She Oaks Meredith
Rural and farming 52% 84%
Environmental 44% 8%
Parks and recreation 3% 6%
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 Meredith
New dwellings approved 186
across Golden Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year +10%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

She Oaks Meredith
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of VIC
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC

Liveability

She Oaks Meredith
Grade — D
Score — 30/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Meredith carries more crime risk (53 vs 23); She Oaks carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 56).

She Oaks Meredith
Bushfire High
81/100
 Moderate
56/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Moderate
53/100
Flood Low
39/100
 Moderate
45/100
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

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

Schools in She Oaks

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

Schools in Meredith

  • Meredith Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

She Oaks Meredith
Parks & reserves 0 8
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 20

Mobility

Meredith sits further from the CBD (114.3 km vs 98.5 km).

She Oaks Meredith
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 98.5 km 114.3 km
+16% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 80 min 89 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3331
 0.3%
postcode 3333
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 3331
 49
postcode 3333

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 Meredith
Car (driver) 81.1% / 69.4%
She Oaks — Car (driver): 81.1% Meredith — Car (driver): 69.4%
Worked from Home 18.9% / 22.2%
She Oaks — Worked from Home: 18.9% Meredith — Worked from Home: 22.2%
Walked Only — / 5.9%
She Oaks — Walked Only: not among its largest Meredith — Walked Only: 5.9%
Car (passenger) — / 2.5%
She Oaks — Car (passenger): not among its largest Meredith — Car (passenger): 2.5%

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

Setting

She Oaks Meredith
Elevation 233 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 331 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.3 km
2.0 km to a named beach
 38.7 km

NBN connectivity

She Oaks Meredith
Connectivity score 20/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
47 premises
 0%
352 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

She Oaks

Rural

Meredith

Rural

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