Staughton Vale vs Beremboke
Comparing Staughton Vale and Beremboke, VIC: Beremboke rents higher ($300/wk vs $0/wk); Beremboke carries more flood risk (27 vs 0); and Beremboke sits further from the CBD (109.7 km vs 85.8 km).
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Staughton Vale has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- Beremboke carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 40/100)
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
Staughton Vale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Staughton Vale
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (85.8 km vs 109.7 km)
- has a shorter drive in (76 min vs 85 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Beremboke
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 40/100)
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
Staughton Vale and Beremboke 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
Beremboke rents higher ($300/wk vs $0/wk); Beremboke has more residents (165 vs 105).
| Staughton Vale | Beremboke | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 105 | 165 +57% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.1% | +10.7% |
| Median age | 50 | 49 |
| Median household income | $149,448/yr +26% vs other | $110,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $300/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 (22.9%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (25.5%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Staughton Vale | Beremboke | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $950,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Beremboke has more rural and farming land (75% vs 13%); Staughton Vale has more land zoned for conservation (11% vs 0%).
| Staughton Vale | Beremboke | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 13% | 75% |
| Parks and recreation | 75% | 24% |
| Environmental | 11% | 0% |
| 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
| Staughton Vale | Beremboke | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3,468 across Greater Geelong | 338 across Moorabool |
| Approvals change year on year | +56% | +4% |
Ranking within VIC
| Staughton Vale | Beremboke | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 98% of VIC | Higher than 84% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 51% of VIC | Higher than 56% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 65% of VIC | Higher than 69% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 37% of VIC | Higher than 14% of VIC |
Liveability
| Staughton Vale | Beremboke | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Beremboke carries more flood risk (27 vs 0); Staughton Vale carries more crime risk (40 vs 14).
| Staughton Vale | Beremboke | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 80/100 | High 71/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 40/100 | Low 14/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 | Low 27/100 |
| 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
| Staughton Vale | Beremboke | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Staughton Vale
- Bacchus Marsh Grammar - Staughton Vale Farm Campus Independent · Combined
- Northern Bay P-12 College-Staughton Vale Outdoor Education Centre Government · Combined
Schools in Beremboke
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Staughton Vale | Beremboke | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| Waterways | 4 | 0 |
Mobility
Beremboke sits further from the CBD (109.7 km vs 85.8 km).
| Staughton Vale | Beremboke | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 85.8 km | 109.7 km +28% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 76 min | 85 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 3340 | 0.8% postcode 3342 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 42 postcode 3340 | 48 postcode 3342 |
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 (73.4%).
Setting
| Staughton Vale | Beremboke | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 364 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 379 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 28.2 km | 34.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Staughton Vale | Beremboke | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 17/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 38 premises | 0% 47 premises |
Climate
| Staughton Vale | Beremboke | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 578 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Staughton Vale | Beremboke | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,802/yr | $1,979/yr |
| Council | Greater Geelong | Moorabool |
Federal electorate
| Staughton Vale | Beremboke | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Corio | Hawke |
| Member | Richard Marles | Sam Rae |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Staughton Vale | Beremboke | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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