Stawell vs Black Range

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stawell, about half of households are people living alone. In Black Range, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Stawell tends to suit people living alone, while Black Range suits couples.

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

Stawell

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (31 vs 7)
  • But Black Range carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 87/100)

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

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Stawell has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 15%)
  • Black Range leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 19%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Stawell

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (162 min vs 185 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (234.9 km vs 244.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Stawell

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • But Black Range carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 87/100)

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

Investors

Black Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (45.0% vs 3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Stawell Black Range
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.

Stawell Black Range
Walkability 88 / 0
Stawell — Walkability: 88/100 Black Range — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 13 / 55
Stawell — Safety: 13/100 Black Range — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 44 / 39
Stawell — Low fire risk: 44/100 Black Range — Low fire risk: 39/100
Low flood risk 35 / 78
Stawell — Low flood risk: 35/100 Black Range — Low flood risk: 78/100

Demographics

Stawell has more residents (6,220 vs 274); Black Range has higher household incomes ($79,612 vs $58,604).

Stawell Black Range
Population 6,220
+96% vs other
 274
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.1% +45.0%
Median age 47 48
Median household income $58,604/yr $79,612/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent $210/wk
+5% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Stawell Black Range
0-4 5.0% / 2.2%
Stawell — 0-4: 5.0% Black Range — 0-4: 2.2%
5-14 10.3% / 11.7%
Stawell — 5-14: 10.3% Black Range — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 4.7% / 6.6%
Stawell — 15-19: 4.7% Black Range — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 5.5% / 5.1%
Stawell — 20-24: 5.5% Black Range — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 12.6% / 16.1%
Stawell — 25-34: 12.6% Black Range — 25-34: 16.1%
35-44 9.5% / 6.6%
Stawell — 35-44: 9.5% Black Range — 35-44: 6.6%
45-54 11.5% / 10.6%
Stawell — 45-54: 11.5% Black Range — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 14.7% / 21.9%
Stawell — 55-64: 14.7% Black Range — 55-64: 21.9%
65-74 14.2% / 16.1%
Stawell — 65-74: 14.2% Black Range — 65-74: 16.1%
75-84 8.3% / 6.2%
Stawell — 75-84: 8.3% Black Range — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 3.6% / —
Stawell — 85+: 3.6% Black Range — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Stawell 50.6% lone person
Stawell — Lone Person: 50.6% Stawell — Couple Families: 28.5% Stawell — One Parent Families: 14.3% Stawell — Group Household: 4.8% Stawell — Other Families: 1.8%
Black Range 33.3% lone person
Black Range — Lone Person: 33.3% Black Range — Couple Families: 48.5% Black Range — One Parent Families: 18.2% Black Range — Group Household: 0.0% Black Range — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Stawell 25.8% renting
Stawell — Owned Outright: 46.0% Stawell — Mortgage: 28.2% Stawell — Renting: 25.8%
Black Range 14.7% renting
Black Range — Owned Outright: 47.1% Black Range — Mortgage: 38.2% Black Range — Renting: 14.7%
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.

Stawell Black Range
England 1.7% / 1.1%
Stawell — England: 1.7% Black Range — England: 1.1%
Philippines 1.6% / —
Stawell — Philippines: 1.6% Black Range — Philippines: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.5% / 1.1%
Stawell — New Zealand: 0.5% Black Range — New Zealand: 1.1%
Taiwan 1.3% / —
Stawell — Taiwan: 1.3% Black Range — Taiwan: not among its largest
India 1.0% / —
Stawell — India: 1.0% Black Range — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.7%).

Qualifications

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

Stawell Black Range
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 12.0%
Stawell — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Black Range — Certificate III & IV: 12.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 10.9%
Stawell — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Black Range — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 6.6%
Stawell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Black Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 2.2%
Stawell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Black Range — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 1.5%
Stawell — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Black Range — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Stawell 90.2% houses
Stawell — Houses: 90.2% Stawell — Flats / Apartments: 6.0% Stawell — Townhouses: 3.8%
Black Range 84.7% houses
Black Range — Houses: 84.7% Black Range — Flats / Apartments: 15.3% Black Range — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Stawell Black Range
Median house price $382,000 —
Median unit price $270,000 —
Median land price $150,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 43 days
from 75 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Black Range has more land zoned for conservation (61% vs 0%); Stawell has more rural and farming land (69% vs 32%).

Stawell Black Range
Rural and farming 69% 32%
Environmental 0% 61%
Parks and recreation 10% 6%
Residential 8% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 1%
Other and special use 4% 0%
Industrial 2% 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

Stawell Black Range
New dwellings approved 28
across Northern Grampians
same for both
Approvals change year on year -62%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Stawell Black Range
Houses 4.9%
$460/wk on $485K
 —
Units 4.1%
$290/wk on $369K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Stawell Black Range
House price Higher than 4% of VIC —
Income Higher than 19% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC
Schools Higher than 79% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 96% of VIC Higher than 60% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 96% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 3% of VIC Higher than 23% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 97% of VIC —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 12% of VIC —

Liveability

Stawell is more walkable (88 vs 0).

Stawell Black Range
Grade C —
Score 37/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Stawell carries more flood risk (65 vs 22); Stawell carries more crime risk (87 vs 45).

Stawell Black Range
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime High
87/100
 Moderate
45/100
Flood Moderate
65/100
 Low
22/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Stawell Black Range
Inside the suburb 5 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Stawell

  • Stawell Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Stawell West Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Patrick's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Stawell Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Skene Street Specialist School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Black Range

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

Amenities in the suburb

Stawell Black Range
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 31 7
Childcare 6 0
GPs 5 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 5 0
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 5 2

Mobility

Black Range sits further from the CBD (244.3 km vs 234.9 km).

Stawell Black Range
Walkability score 88/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 234.9 km 244.3 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 162 min 185 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3380
 0.3%
postcode 3381
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 32
postcode 3380
 44
postcode 3381

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.

Stawell Black Range
Car (driver) 76.4% / 80.5%
Stawell — Car (driver): 76.4% Black Range — Car (driver): 80.5%
Worked from Home 8.6% / 11.0%
Stawell — Worked from Home: 8.6% Black Range — Worked from Home: 11.0%
Car (passenger) 7.9% / 8.5%
Stawell — Car (passenger): 7.9% Black Range — Car (passenger): 8.5%
Walked Only 5.8% / —
Stawell — Walked Only: 5.8% Black Range — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 1.2% / —
Stawell — Bicycle: 1.2% Black Range — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.5%).

Setting

Stawell Black Range
Elevation 228 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 418 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Stawell Black Range
Connectivity score 69/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 39%
3,628 premises
 0%
85 premises

Climate

Stawell Black Range
Annual rainfall 554 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Stawell Black Range
Average residential rate $1,730/yr
same for both
Council Northern Grampians
same for both

Federal electorate

Stawell Black Range
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Stawell Black Range
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Stawell

Acreage Affordable Parks Retirees

Black Range

Rural

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