Strathmore Heights vs Airport West
Airport West is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Strathmore Heights. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Strathmore Heights, most households are couple families. On these figures, Strathmore Heights tends to suit couples, while Airport West suits 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Strathmore Heights carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 86/100)
- Airport West has more childcare (5 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Airport West
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 17%)
- has cheaper rent ($401/wk vs $448/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Airport West
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (85/100 vs 76/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Airport West
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more GPs (4 vs 0)
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (37% vs 17%)
- is more walkable (85/100 vs 76/100)
- But Strathmore Heights carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 86/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, 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
Strathmore Heights and Airport West 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
Airport West has more residents (8,173 vs 1,047); Strathmore Heights has higher household incomes ($102,700 vs $91,572).
| Strathmore Heights | Airport West | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,047 | 8,173 +681% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.3% | +8.1% |
| Median age | 42 | 39 |
| Median household income | $102,700/yr +11% vs other | $91,572/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $448/wk +10% vs other | $401/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (5.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Strathmore Heights | Airport West | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,095,000 | $1,040,000 |
| Median unit price | $635,000 | $655,000 |
| Median land price | — | $1,250,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 23 days from 5 sales | 23 days from 84 sales |
House price by bedroom count
Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.
21 vs 104 sales
12 vs 39 sales
Zoning mix
Airport West has more commercially zoned land (24% vs 0%).
| Strathmore Heights | Airport West | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 50% | 61% |
| Parks and recreation | 35% | 7% |
| Commercial | 0% | 24% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 15% | 7% |
| Industrial | 0% | 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
| Strathmore Heights | Airport West | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 702 across Moonee Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +82% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Strathmore Heights | Airport West | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 4.0% $700/wk on $910K |
| Units | — | 4.9% $572/wk on $612K |
Ranking within VIC
| Strathmore Heights | Airport West | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 73% of VIC same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 75% of VIC | Higher than 60% of VIC |
| Schools | — | Higher than 71% of VIC |
| Walkability | Higher than 92% of VIC | Higher than 95% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 35% of VIC | Higher than 23% of VIC |
| EV adoption | Higher than 98% of VIC | Higher than 75% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 100% of VIC | Higher than 99% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 69% of VIC |
| Rental yield (units) | — | Higher than 54% of VIC |
Liveability
Strathmore Heights scores higher overall (77 vs 68); Airport West is more walkable (85 vs 76).
| Strathmore Heights | Airport West | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | A | B |
| Score | 77/100 | 68/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Airport West carries more crime risk (86 vs 36); Strathmore Heights carries more flood risk (49 vs 35).
| Strathmore Heights | Airport West | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 36/100 | High 86/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 49/100 | Low 35/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 5 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Strathmore Heights | Airport West | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 3 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
| Universities within 10 km | 2 Victoria University Footscray Park, 9.4 km | 2 Victoria University Footscray Park, 8.4 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 1.9% | 1.8% |
Schools in Strathmore Heights
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Airport West
- Niddrie Primary School Government · Primary above peers
- St Christopher's School Catholic · Primary at peers
- Essendon Keilor College-Niddrie Campus Government · Secondary
Amenities in the suburb
| Strathmore Heights | Airport West | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 4 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 7 |
| Childcare | 0 | 5 |
| GPs | 0 | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 3 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 5 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
| Strathmore Heights | Airport West | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 76/100 | 85/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 16.7 km +10% vs other | 15.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 22 min | 21 min |
| Public transport score | 66/100 Bus | 95/100 Tram · Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 20.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 265.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual | 0 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 2.9% postcode 3041 | 0.9% postcode 3042 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 21 postcode 3041 | 21 postcode 3042 |
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 (59.6%).
Setting
| Strathmore Heights | Airport West | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 70 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 79 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 14.2 km | 13.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Strathmore Heights | Airport West | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 100/100 | 99/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 100% 416 premises | 96% 4,996 premises |
Climate
| Strathmore Heights | Airport West | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 534 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.5°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Strathmore Heights | Airport West | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 18.9 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Strathmore Heights | Airport West | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,027/yr same for both | |
| Council | Moonee Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Strathmore Heights | Airport West | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maribyrnong same for both | |
| Member | Jo Briskey same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Strathmore Heights | Airport West | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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