Stawell vs Deep Lead
Comparing Stawell and Deep Lead, VIC: Stawell has more residents (6,220 vs 210); Stawell is more walkable (88 vs 10); and Deep Lead sits further from the CBD (243.3 km vs 234.9 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
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 14)
- But Deep Lead is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 43%)
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
Stawell
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $450/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 34%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Stawell
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (88/100 vs 10/100)
- has a shorter drive in (162 min vs 168 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (234.9 km vs 243.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Stawell
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (88/100 vs 10/100)
- has more GPs (5 vs 0)
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
Stawell and Deep Lead 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
Stawell has more residents (6,220 vs 210); Deep Lead rents higher ($450/wk vs $210/wk).
| Stawell | Deep Lead | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,220 +97% vs other | 210 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.1% | +2.9% |
| Median age | 47 | 49 |
| Median household income | $58,604/yr | $68,588/yr +17% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $210/wk | $450/wk +114% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).
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 (17.6%).
Property market
| Stawell | Deep Lead | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Stawell | Deep Lead | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 69% | 78% |
| Parks and recreation | 10% | 20% |
| Residential | 8% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 6% | 2% |
| 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 | Deep Lead | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 28 across Northern Grampians same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -62% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Stawell | Deep Lead | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.9% $460/wk on $485K | — |
| Units | 4.1% $290/wk on $369K | — |
Ranking within VIC
| Stawell | Deep Lead | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 4% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 19% of VIC | Higher than 31% of VIC |
| Schools | Higher than 79% of VIC | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 96% of VIC | Higher than 70% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 96% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 3% of VIC | Higher than 62% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 79% of VIC | Higher than 21% 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 10).
| Stawell | Deep Lead | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 37/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
| Stawell | Deep Lead | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 56/100 | Moderate 58/100 |
| Crime | High 87/100 | High 89/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 65/100 | Moderate 57/100 |
| 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 | Deep Lead | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Deep Lead
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Stawell | Deep Lead | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 2 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 31 | 14 |
| 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 | 0 |
Mobility
Deep Lead sits further from the CBD (243.3 km vs 234.9 km).
| Stawell | Deep Lead | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 88/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 234.9 km | 243.3 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 162 min | 168 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 3380 | 0.6% postcode 3385 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 32 postcode 3380 | 56 postcode 3385 |
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 (89.9%).
Setting
| Stawell | Deep Lead | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 228 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 222 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Stawell | Deep Lead | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 69/100 | 22/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 39% 3,628 premises | 0% 78 premises |
Climate
| Stawell | Deep Lead | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Deep Lead | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,730/yr same for both | |
| Council | Northern Grampians same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Stawell | Deep Lead | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Stawell | Deep Lead | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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