Steiglitz vs Staughton Vale
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 Staughton Vale, most households are couple families. On these figures, Steiglitz tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Staughton Vale 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
Staughton Vale
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 40%)
- carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 67/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Staughton Vale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 29%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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 101.9 km)
- has a shorter drive in (76 min vs 85 min)
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 13%)
- Staughton Vale carries lower crime risk (40/100 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 7.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Steiglitz and Staughton Vale 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
Staughton Vale has higher household incomes ($149,448 vs $55,224); Staughton Vale has more residents (105 vs 61).
| Steiglitz | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 61 | 105 +72% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +15.1% | +7.1% |
| Median age | 52 | 50 |
| Median household income | $55,224/yr | $149,448/yr +171% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | — same for both | |
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 (16.4%).
Zoning mix
Steiglitz has more land zoned for conservation (24% vs 11%); Staughton Vale has more rural and farming land (13% vs 1%).
| Steiglitz | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks and recreation | 75% same for both | |
| Environmental | 24% | 11% |
| Rural and farming | 1% | 13% |
| 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
| Steiglitz | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 186 across Golden Plains | 3,468 across Greater Geelong |
| Approvals change year on year | +10% | +56% |
Ranking within VIC
| Steiglitz | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 13% of VIC | Higher than 98% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 21% of VIC | Higher than 51% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 63% of VIC | Higher than 65% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 15% of VIC | Higher than 37% of VIC |
Liveability
| Steiglitz | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Steiglitz carries more flood risk (48 vs 0); Steiglitz carries more crime risk (67 vs 40).
| Steiglitz | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 78/100 | High 80/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 67/100 | Moderate 40/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 48/100 | 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Steiglitz | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| 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 Staughton Vale
- Bacchus Marsh Grammar - Staughton Vale Farm Campus Independent · Combined
- Northern Bay P-12 College-Staughton Vale Outdoor Education Centre Government · Combined
Amenities in the suburb
| Steiglitz | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Beaches | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 same for both | |
Mobility
Steiglitz sits further from the CBD (101.9 km vs 85.8 km).
| Steiglitz | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 101.9 km +16% vs other | 85.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 85 min | 76 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 3331 | 0.7% postcode 3340 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 59 postcode 3331 | 42 postcode 3340 |
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 | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 294 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 364 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 29.5 km 3.7 km to a named beach | 28.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Steiglitz | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 18/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 18 premises | 0% 38 premises |
Climate
| Steiglitz | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 578 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Steiglitz | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,052/yr | $1,802/yr |
| Council | Golden Plains | Greater Geelong |
Federal electorate
| Steiglitz | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Ballarat | Corio |
| Member | Catherine King | Richard Marles |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Steiglitz | Staughton Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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