Strathmore Heights vs Oak Park

Oak Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 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. Oak Park is closer to the city centre: 13.9 km, against 16.7 km. On these figures, Strathmore Heights tends to suit couples and older residents, while Oak Park suits young adults and 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 has more separate houses rather than flats (83% vs 56%)
  • Oak Park has more childcare (8 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

Oak Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($401/wk vs $448/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Oak Park

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (8% vs 3%)
  • sits closer to the CBD (13.9 km vs 16.7 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Strathmore Heights

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 12%)
  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 52/100)
  • But Oak Park has more units and townhouses to downsize into (44% 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 Oak Park 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 Oak Park
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 Oak Park
Walkability 76 / 75
Strathmore Heights — Walkability: 76/100 Oak Park — Walkability: 75/100
Safety 64 / 48
Strathmore Heights — Safety: 64/100 Oak Park — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Strathmore Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100 Oak Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 51 / 50
Strathmore Heights — Low flood risk: 51/100 Oak Park — Low flood risk: 50/100

Demographics

Oak Park has more residents (6,714 vs 1,047); Strathmore Heights skews older (42 vs 36).

Strathmore Heights Oak Park
Population 1,047 6,714
+541% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.3% +8.2%
Median age 42 36
Median household income $102,700/yr $114,452/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $448/wk
+10% vs other
 $401/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Strathmore Heights Oak Park
0-4 4.0% / 6.5%
Strathmore Heights — 0-4: 4.0% Oak Park — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 14.4% / 10.2%
Strathmore Heights — 5-14: 14.4% Oak Park — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 7.4% / 4.3%
Strathmore Heights — 15-19: 7.4% Oak Park — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 4.8% / 7.3%
Strathmore Heights — 20-24: 4.8% Oak Park — 20-24: 7.3%
25-34 8.9% / 18.9%
Strathmore Heights — 25-34: 8.9% Oak Park — 25-34: 18.9%
35-44 13.6% / 18.2%
Strathmore Heights — 35-44: 13.6% Oak Park — 35-44: 18.2%
45-54 15.2% / 12.1%
Strathmore Heights — 45-54: 15.2% Oak Park — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 8.9% / 10.4%
Strathmore Heights — 55-64: 8.9% Oak Park — 55-64: 10.4%
65-74 13.3% / 6.1%
Strathmore Heights — 65-74: 13.3% Oak Park — 65-74: 6.1%
75-84 7.0% / 3.9%
Strathmore Heights — 75-84: 7.0% Oak Park — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 2.0% / 2.3%
Strathmore Heights — 85+: 2.0% Oak Park — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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%
Oak Park 44.6% couple families
Oak Park — Couple Families: 44.6% Oak Park — Lone Person: 33.2% Oak Park — One Parent Families: 13.6% Oak Park — Group Household: 6.4% Oak Park — Other Families: 2.1%
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%
Oak Park 31.7% renting
Oak Park — Owned Outright: 31.1% Oak Park — Mortgage: 37.2% Oak Park — Renting: 31.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Strathmore Heights Oak Park
Bachelor Degree 13.8% / 20.7%
Strathmore Heights — Bachelor Degree: 13.8% Oak Park — Bachelor Degree: 20.7%
Certificate III & IV 12.3% / 9.3%
Strathmore Heights — Certificate III & IV: 12.3% Oak Park — Certificate III & IV: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 8.9%
Strathmore Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Oak Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 8.8%
Strathmore Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Oak Park — Postgraduate Degree: 8.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 3.1%
Strathmore Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Oak Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

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 Oak Park
India 3.1% / 4.2%
Strathmore Heights — India: 3.1% Oak Park — India: 4.2%
Italy 1.5% / 2.1%
Strathmore Heights — Italy: 1.5% Oak Park — Italy: 2.1%
England 1.4% / 1.6%
Strathmore Heights — England: 1.4% Oak Park — England: 1.6%
Nepal — / 3.0%
Strathmore Heights — Nepal: not among its largest Oak Park — Nepal: 3.0%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.4%
Strathmore Heights — New Zealand: 1.1% Oak Park — New Zealand: 1.4%
China — / 2.2%
Strathmore Heights — China: not among its largest Oak Park — China: 2.2%
Greece 1.5% / —
Strathmore Heights — Greece: 1.5% Oak Park — Greece: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

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%
Oak Park 55.9% houses
Oak Park — Houses: 55.9% Oak Park — Townhouses: 39.7% Oak Park — Flats / Apartments: 4.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Strathmore Heights Oak Park
Median house price $1,095,000 $1,117,500
Median unit price $635,000 $630,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 5 sales
 24 days
from 53 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 Oak Park
3 bed $1.06M / $1.02M
Strathmore Heights — 3 bed: $1.06M (21 sales) Oak Park — 3 bed: $1.02M (47 sales)

21 vs 47 sales

4 bed $1.09M / $1.27M
Strathmore Heights — 4 bed: $1.09M (12 sales) Oak Park — 4 bed: $1.27M (42 sales)

12 vs 42 sales

Zoning mix

Strathmore Heights Oak Park
Residential 50% 81%
Parks and recreation 35% 13%
Infrastructure and transport 15% 4%
Commercial 0% 1%
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 Oak Park
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 Oak Park
Houses — 3.7%
$650/wk on $918K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Strathmore Heights Oak Park
House price Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
Income Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 35% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 100% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 45% of VIC

Liveability

Strathmore Heights Oak Park
Grade A
same for both
Score 77/100 78/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Oak Park carries more crime risk (52 vs 36).

Strathmore Heights Oak Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
36/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
50/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Strathmore Heights Oak Park
Inside the suburb 0 2
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
The University of Melbourne, 8.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.9% 2.8%

Schools in Strathmore Heights

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Oak Park

  • St Francis de Sales School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Oak Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Strathmore Heights Oak Park
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 4 10
Childcare 0 8
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
EV chargers 0 1

Mobility

Strathmore Heights sits further from the CBD (16.7 km vs 13.9 km).

Strathmore Heights Oak Park
Walkability score 76/100 75/100
Distance to Melbourne 16.7 km
+17% vs other
 13.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 22 min 19 min
Public transport score 66/100
Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 20.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 51.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.9%
postcode 3041
 0.8%
postcode 3046
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 21
postcode 3041
 18
postcode 3046

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 Oak Park
Car (driver) 56.0% / 45.7%
Strathmore Heights — Car (driver): 56.0% Oak Park — Car (driver): 45.7%
Worked from Home 38.3% / 41.1%
Strathmore Heights — Worked from Home: 38.3% Oak Park — Worked from Home: 41.1%
Train 2.6% / 8.5%
Strathmore Heights — Train: 2.6% Oak Park — Train: 8.5%
Car (passenger) 1.7% / 2.8%
Strathmore Heights — Car (passenger): 1.7% Oak Park — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Walked Only 0.7% / 0.9%
Strathmore Heights — Walked Only: 0.7% Oak Park — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.0%).

Setting

Strathmore Heights Oak Park
Elevation 70 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 76 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.2 km 13.6 km

NBN connectivity

Strathmore Heights Oak Park
Connectivity score 100/100 90/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
416 premises
 48%
3,182 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Strathmore Heights Oak Park
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

Oak Park

Easy Commute Gentrifying Middle-Ring Parks Professionals River Townhouses Trains Transport Hub Urban

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