Strathmore Heights vs Gowanbrae

In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Strathmore Heights, most households are couple families. In Gowanbrae, about half of households are couple families.

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

Strathmore Heights

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (83% vs 69%)
  • But Gowanbrae carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 36/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Strathmore Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($635,000 vs $745,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Strathmore Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 65/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Strathmore Heights has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)
  • Gowanbrae has more units and townhouses to downsize into (31% vs 17%)

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 Gowanbrae drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Strathmore Heights Gowanbrae
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Strathmore Heights Gowanbrae
Walkability 76 / 65
Strathmore Heights — Walkability: 76/100 Gowanbrae — Walkability: 65/100
Safety 64 / 76
Strathmore Heights — Safety: 64/100 Gowanbrae — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Strathmore Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100 Gowanbrae — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 51 / 67
Strathmore Heights — Low flood risk: 51/100 Gowanbrae — Low flood risk: 67/100

Demographics

Gowanbrae has more residents (2,971 vs 1,047); Gowanbrae has higher household incomes ($114,816 vs $102,700).

Strathmore Heights Gowanbrae
Population 1,047 2,971
+184% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.3% +7.1%
Median age 42 40
Median household income $102,700/yr $114,816/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $448/wk $445/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Strathmore Heights Gowanbrae
0-4 4.0% / 5.5%
Strathmore Heights — 0-4: 4.0% Gowanbrae — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 14.4% / 14.3%
Strathmore Heights — 5-14: 14.4% Gowanbrae — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 7.4% / 6.9%
Strathmore Heights — 15-19: 7.4% Gowanbrae — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 4.8% / 5.4%
Strathmore Heights — 20-24: 4.8% Gowanbrae — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 8.9% / 11.1%
Strathmore Heights — 25-34: 8.9% Gowanbrae — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 13.6% / 14.0%
Strathmore Heights — 35-44: 13.6% Gowanbrae — 35-44: 14.0%
45-54 15.2% / 16.3%
Strathmore Heights — 45-54: 15.2% Gowanbrae — 45-54: 16.3%
55-64 8.9% / 10.1%
Strathmore Heights — 55-64: 8.9% Gowanbrae — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 13.3% / 7.3%
Strathmore Heights — 65-74: 13.3% Gowanbrae — 65-74: 7.3%
75-84 7.0% / 6.7%
Strathmore Heights — 75-84: 7.0% Gowanbrae — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 2.0% / 2.4%
Strathmore Heights — 85+: 2.0% Gowanbrae — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Strathmore Heights 55.0% couple families
Strathmore Heights — Couple Families: 55.0% Strathmore Heights — Lone Person: 22.5% Strathmore Heights — One Parent Families: 17.3% Strathmore Heights — Group Household: 3.7% Strathmore Heights — Other Families: 1.5%
Gowanbrae 54.4% couple families
Gowanbrae — Couple Families: 54.4% Gowanbrae — Lone Person: 27.6% Gowanbrae — One Parent Families: 15.6% Gowanbrae — Group Household: 1.7% Gowanbrae — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Strathmore Heights 16.8% renting
Strathmore Heights — Owned Outright: 45.2% Strathmore Heights — Mortgage: 38.0% Strathmore Heights — Renting: 16.8%
Gowanbrae 12.8% renting
Gowanbrae — Owned Outright: 33.7% Gowanbrae — Mortgage: 53.5% Gowanbrae — Renting: 12.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Strathmore Heights Gowanbrae
Bachelor Degree 13.8% / 14.6%
Strathmore Heights — Bachelor Degree: 13.8% Gowanbrae — Bachelor Degree: 14.6%
Certificate III & IV 12.3% / 11.5%
Strathmore Heights — Certificate III & IV: 12.3% Gowanbrae — Certificate III & IV: 11.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 9.2%
Strathmore Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Gowanbrae — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 4.5%
Strathmore Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Gowanbrae — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 2.2%
Strathmore Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Gowanbrae — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).

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.

Strathmore Heights Gowanbrae
India 3.1% / 2.0%
Strathmore Heights — India: 3.1% Gowanbrae — India: 2.0%
Italy 1.5% / 1.8%
Strathmore Heights — Italy: 1.5% Gowanbrae — Italy: 1.8%
Sri Lanka 1.0% / 1.6%
Strathmore Heights — Sri Lanka: 1.0% Gowanbrae — Sri Lanka: 1.6%
England 1.4% / 1.2%
Strathmore Heights — England: 1.4% Gowanbrae — England: 1.2%
Fiji — / 2.0%
Strathmore Heights — Fiji: not among its largest Gowanbrae — Fiji: 2.0%
Greece 1.5% / —
Strathmore Heights — Greece: 1.5% Gowanbrae — Greece: not among its largest
China — / 1.4%
Strathmore Heights — China: not among its largest Gowanbrae — China: 1.4%
New Zealand 1.1% / —
Strathmore Heights — New Zealand: 1.1% Gowanbrae — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Strathmore Heights 83.2% houses
Strathmore Heights — Houses: 83.2% Strathmore Heights — Townhouses: 16.2% Strathmore Heights — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Gowanbrae 69.1% houses
Gowanbrae — Houses: 69.1% Gowanbrae — Townhouses: 28.0% Gowanbrae — Flats / Apartments: 2.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Strathmore Heights Gowanbrae
Median house price $1,095,000 $1,020,000
Median unit price $635,000 $745,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 5 sales
 26 days
from 10 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.

Strathmore Heights Gowanbrae
3 bed $1.06M / $938K
Strathmore Heights — 3 bed: $1.06M (21 sales) Gowanbrae — 3 bed: $938K (16 sales)

21 vs 16 sales

4 bed $1.09M / $1.25M
Strathmore Heights — 4 bed: $1.09M (12 sales) Gowanbrae — 4 bed: $1.25M (9 sales)

12 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Strathmore Heights Gowanbrae
Residential 50% 66%
Parks and recreation 35% 19%
Infrastructure and transport 15% 14%
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 Gowanbrae
New dwellings approved 702
across Moonee Valley
 1,387
across Merri-bek
Approvals change year on year +82% +68%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Strathmore Heights Gowanbrae
Houses — 3.8%
$695/wk on $945K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Strathmore Heights Gowanbrae
House price Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC
Income Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 35% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 100% of VIC
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 56% of VIC

Liveability

Strathmore Heights is more walkable (76 vs 65); Gowanbrae scores higher overall (82 vs 77).

Strathmore Heights Gowanbrae
Grade A A+
Score 77/100 82/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Strathmore Heights carries more crime risk (36 vs 24); Strathmore Heights carries more flood risk (49 vs 33).

Strathmore Heights Gowanbrae
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
36/100
 Low
24/100
Flood Moderate
49/100
 Low
33/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Strathmore Heights Gowanbrae
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Victoria University Footscray Park, 9.4 km
 None

Amenities in the suburb

Strathmore Heights Gowanbrae
Parks & reserves 4 1
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Strathmore Heights Gowanbrae
Walkability score 76/100 65/100
Distance to Melbourne 16.7 km 17.6 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 22 min 25 min
Public transport score 66/100
Bus
 69/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 20.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 31.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.9%
postcode 3041
 1.3%
postcode 3043
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 21
postcode 3041
 27
postcode 3043

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.

Strathmore Heights Gowanbrae
Car (driver) 56.0% / 59.3%
Strathmore Heights — Car (driver): 56.0% Gowanbrae — Car (driver): 59.3%
Worked from Home 38.3% / 34.0%
Strathmore Heights — Worked from Home: 38.3% Gowanbrae — Worked from Home: 34.0%
Car (passenger) 1.7% / 3.5%
Strathmore Heights — Car (passenger): 1.7% Gowanbrae — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Train 2.6% / 2.0%
Strathmore Heights — Train: 2.6% Gowanbrae — Train: 2.0%
Walked Only 0.7% / 0.7%
Strathmore Heights — Walked Only: 0.7% Gowanbrae — Walked Only: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.3%).

Setting

Strathmore Heights Gowanbrae
Elevation 70 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 94 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.2 km 15.3 km

NBN connectivity

Strathmore Heights Gowanbrae
Connectivity score 100/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
416 premises
 100%
1,155 premises

Climate

Strathmore Heights Gowanbrae
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 Gowanbrae
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 18.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Strathmore Heights Gowanbrae
Average residential rate $2,027/yr $1,914/yr
Council Moonee Valley Merri-bek

Federal electorate

Strathmore Heights Gowanbrae
Division Maribyrnong
same for both
Member Jo Briskey
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Strathmore Heights Gowanbrae
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Strathmore Heights

Middle-Ring Parks Quiet

Gowanbrae

Middle-Ring Parks River Townhouses

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