Stewarton vs Devenish
Stewarton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 54 in Devenish. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stewarton, most households are people living alone. In Devenish, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Stewarton tends to suit families with children, while Devenish suits older residents.
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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
- Stewarton leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 25%)
- Devenish has cheaper rent ($245/wk vs $265/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Stewarton
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (219.9 km vs 240.4 km)
- has a shorter drive in (151 min vs 164 min)
- But Devenish is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Devenish
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 19%)
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
Stewarton and Devenish 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
Stewarton has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $50,648); Devenish has more residents (208 vs 118).
| Stewarton | Devenish | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 118 | 208 +76% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.7% | +5.6% |
| Median age | 37 | 54 |
| Median household income | $97,500/yr +48% vs other | $50,648/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $265/wk +8% vs other | $245/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).
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 (5.9%).
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 (16.3%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Stewarton | Devenish | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $400,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Stewarton | Devenish | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 98% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 2% |
| 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
| Stewarton | Devenish | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 235 across Benalla same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +65% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Stewarton | Devenish | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 69% of VIC | Higher than 10% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 29% of VIC | Higher than 79% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 35% of VIC | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 23% of VIC | Higher than 13% of VIC |
Liveability
Devenish is more walkable (20 vs 0).
| Stewarton | Devenish | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Stewarton carries more flood risk (93 vs 0); Stewarton carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 0).
| Stewarton | Devenish | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 51/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 24/100 | Low 19/100 |
| Flood | High 93/100 | None 0/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Stewarton | Devenish | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Stewarton
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Devenish
- Devenish Primary School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Stewarton | Devenish | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 | 2 |
Mobility
Devenish sits further from the CBD (240.4 km vs 219.9 km).
| Stewarton | Devenish | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 20/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 219.9 km | 240.4 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 151 min | 164 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3725 | 0.0% postcode 3726 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 66 postcode 3725 | 65 postcode 3726 |
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 (66.0%).
Setting
| Stewarton | Devenish | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 149 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 148 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Stewarton | Devenish | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 23/100 | 17/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 50 premises | 0% 103 premises |
Climate
| Stewarton | Devenish | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 484 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Stewarton | Devenish | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,119/yr same for both | |
| Council | Benalla same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Stewarton | Devenish | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Stewarton | Devenish | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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