St Arnaud East vs St Arnaud
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In St Arnaud East, about half of households are couple families. In St Arnaud, most households are people living alone. On these figures, St Arnaud East tends to suit couples, while St Arnaud suits people living alone.
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
St Arnaud
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
- has more parks and reserves (15 vs 5)
- But St Arnaud East is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 38%)
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
St Arnaud East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $188/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
St Arnaud East
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (164 min vs 171 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (233.7 km vs 241.2 km)
- But St Arnaud is more walkable (47/100 vs 10/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
St Arnaud
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (47/100 vs 10/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
St Arnaud East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (23.5% vs 5.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
St Arnaud East and St Arnaud drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
St Arnaud rents higher ($188/wk vs $0/wk); St Arnaud has more residents (2,318 vs 100).
| St Arnaud East | St Arnaud | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 100 | 2,318 +2218% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +23.5% | +5.7% |
| Median age | 51 | 52 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr +33% vs other | $47,840/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $188/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).
Property market
| St Arnaud East | St Arnaud | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $300,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $270,000 |
| Median land price | — | $99,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 56 days from 31 sales |
Zoning mix
St Arnaud East has more rural and farming land (74% vs 50%).
| St Arnaud East | St Arnaud | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 74% | 50% |
| Parks and recreation | 25% | 42% |
| Residential | 0% | 4% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 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
| St Arnaud East | St Arnaud | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 28 across Northern Grampians same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -62% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| St Arnaud East | St Arnaud | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 6.0% $420/wk on $365K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| St Arnaud East | St Arnaud | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 3% of VIC |
| Income | Higher than 36% of VIC | Higher than 8% of VIC |
| Schools | — | Higher than 69% of VIC |
| Walkability | Higher than 72% of VIC | Higher than 85% of VIC |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 95% of VIC |
| EV adoption | Higher than 26% of VIC | Higher than 4% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 28% of VIC | Higher than 79% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 100% of VIC |
Liveability
St Arnaud is more walkable (47 vs 10).
| St Arnaud East | St Arnaud | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 42/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
St Arnaud carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 0); St Arnaud East carries more flood risk (13 vs 0).
| St Arnaud East | St Arnaud | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 37/100 |
| Crime | High 95/100 | High 86/100 |
| Flood | Low 13/100 | None 0/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| St Arnaud East | St Arnaud | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 3 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 2 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in St Arnaud East
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in St Arnaud
- St Arnaud Primary School Government · Primary above peers
- St Arnaud Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
- St Patrick's School Catholic · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| St Arnaud East | St Arnaud | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 15 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 3 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
St Arnaud sits further from the CBD (241.2 km vs 233.7 km).
| St Arnaud East | St Arnaud | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 47/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 233.7 km | 241.2 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 164 min | 171 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 3477 | 0.1% postcode 3478 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 49 postcode 3477 | 41 postcode 3478 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.8%).
Setting
| St Arnaud East | St Arnaud | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 222 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 264 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| St Arnaud East | St Arnaud | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 70/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 37 premises | 42% 1,455 premises |
Climate
| St Arnaud East | St Arnaud | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 453 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| St Arnaud East | St Arnaud | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,730/yr same for both | |
| Council | Northern Grampians same for both | |
Federal electorate
| St Arnaud East | St Arnaud | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| St Arnaud East | St Arnaud | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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