Steiglitz vs Meredith
Meredith is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 52 in Steiglitz. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Steiglitz, most households are people living alone. In Meredith, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Steiglitz tends to suit 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
Meredith
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 40%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Meredith
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 29%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Steiglitz
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Steiglitz
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (101.9 km vs 114.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Steiglitz has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)
- Meredith carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 67/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Steiglitz
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.1% vs 4.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Steiglitz 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.
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
Meredith rents higher ($300/wk vs $0/wk); Meredith has more residents (821 vs 61).
| Steiglitz | Meredith | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 61 | 821 +1246% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +15.1% | +4.2% |
| Median age | 52 | 45 |
| Median household income | $55,224/yr | $85,176/yr +54% vs other |
| 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 (29.5%).
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 (17.5%).
Property market
| Steiglitz | Meredith | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $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
Meredith has more rural and farming land (84% vs 1%); Steiglitz has more land zoned for conservation (24% vs 8%).
| Steiglitz | Meredith | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 1% | 84% |
| Parks and recreation | 75% | 6% |
| Environmental | 24% | 8% |
| 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
| Steiglitz | Meredith | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 186 across Golden Plains same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +10% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Steiglitz | Meredith | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 13% of VIC | Higher than 55% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 21% of VIC | Higher than 30% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 63% of VIC | Higher than 27% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 15% of VIC | Higher than 35% of VIC |
Liveability
| Steiglitz | Meredith | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 30/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Steiglitz carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 56); Steiglitz carries more crime risk (67 vs 53).
| Steiglitz | Meredith | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 78/100 | Moderate 56/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 67/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 48/100 | Moderate 45/100 |
| 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
| Steiglitz | 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 Steiglitz
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
| Steiglitz | Meredith | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 8 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Beaches | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 20 |
Mobility
Meredith sits further from the CBD (114.3 km vs 101.9 km).
| Steiglitz | Meredith | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 101.9 km | 114.3 km +12% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 85 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.4%).
Setting
| Steiglitz | Meredith | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 294 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 331 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 29.5 km 3.7 km to a named beach | 38.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Steiglitz | Meredith | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 18/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 18 premises | 0% 352 premises |
Climate
| Steiglitz | Meredith | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 578 mm | 502 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 25.8°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 5.3°C |
Council rates
| Steiglitz | Meredith | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,052/yr same for both | |
| Council | Golden Plains same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Steiglitz | Meredith | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Ballarat same for both | |
| Member | Catherine King same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Steiglitz | Meredith | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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