Strathmore Heights vs Strathmore

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Strathmore: a median of $1.55 million, against $1.09 million in Strathmore Heights. Strathmore is closer to the city centre: 13.2 km, against 16.7 km. On these figures, Strathmore Heights tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 4)
  • But Strathmore Heights carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 46/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Strathmore Heights has cheaper houses ($1,095,000 vs $1,555,000)
  • Strathmore has cheaper units ($570,000 vs $635,000)

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

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (13.2 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 16%)
  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 46/100)

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 Strathmore 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 Strathmore
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 Strathmore
Walkability 76 / 69
Strathmore Heights — Walkability: 76/100 Strathmore — Walkability: 69/100
Safety 64 / 54
Strathmore Heights — Safety: 64/100 Strathmore — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Strathmore Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100 Strathmore — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 51 / 52
Strathmore Heights — Low flood risk: 51/100 Strathmore — Low flood risk: 52/100

Demographics

Strathmore has more residents (8,980 vs 1,047); Strathmore has higher household incomes ($130,312 vs $102,700).

Strathmore Heights Strathmore
Population 1,047 8,980
+758% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.3% +6.7%
Median age 42 41
Median household income $102,700/yr $130,312/yr
+27% vs other
Median weekly rent $448/wk $450/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Strathmore Heights Strathmore
0-4 4.0% / 4.0%
Strathmore Heights — 0-4: 4.0% Strathmore — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 14.4% / 14.9%
Strathmore Heights — 5-14: 14.4% Strathmore — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 7.4% / 7.8%
Strathmore Heights — 15-19: 7.4% Strathmore — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 4.8% / 6.3%
Strathmore Heights — 20-24: 4.8% Strathmore — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 8.9% / 9.1%
Strathmore Heights — 25-34: 8.9% Strathmore — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 13.6% / 12.8%
Strathmore Heights — 35-44: 13.6% Strathmore — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 15.2% / 15.8%
Strathmore Heights — 45-54: 15.2% Strathmore — 45-54: 15.8%
55-64 8.9% / 13.3%
Strathmore Heights — 55-64: 8.9% Strathmore — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 13.3% / 9.4%
Strathmore Heights — 65-74: 13.3% Strathmore — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 7.0% / 4.3%
Strathmore Heights — 75-84: 7.0% Strathmore — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 2.0% / 2.1%
Strathmore Heights — 85+: 2.0% Strathmore — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

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%
Strathmore 59.6% couple families
Strathmore — Couple Families: 59.6% Strathmore — Lone Person: 25.2% Strathmore — One Parent Families: 11.7% Strathmore — Group Household: 2.3% Strathmore — Other Families: 1.2%
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%
Strathmore 17.2% renting
Strathmore — Owned Outright: 42.6% Strathmore — Mortgage: 40.2% Strathmore — Renting: 17.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Strathmore Heights Strathmore
Bachelor Degree 13.8% / 19.6%
Strathmore Heights — Bachelor Degree: 13.8% Strathmore — Bachelor Degree: 19.6%
Certificate III & IV 12.3% / 9.3%
Strathmore Heights — Certificate III & IV: 12.3% Strathmore — Certificate III & IV: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 8.6%
Strathmore Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Strathmore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 6.2%
Strathmore Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Strathmore — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 3.1%
Strathmore Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Strathmore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

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 Strathmore
India 3.1% / 1.8%
Strathmore Heights — India: 3.1% Strathmore — India: 1.8%
Italy 1.5% / 2.1%
Strathmore Heights — Italy: 1.5% Strathmore — Italy: 2.1%
England 1.4% / 1.9%
Strathmore Heights — England: 1.4% Strathmore — England: 1.9%
Greece 1.5% / 0.7%
Strathmore Heights — Greece: 1.5% Strathmore — Greece: 0.7%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.0%
Strathmore Heights — New Zealand: 1.1% Strathmore — New Zealand: 1.0%
China — / 1.1%
Strathmore Heights — China: not among its largest Strathmore — China: 1.1%

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%
Strathmore 76.6% houses
Strathmore — Houses: 76.6% Strathmore — Townhouses: 20.1% Strathmore — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Strathmore Heights Strathmore
Median house price $1,095,000 $1,555,000
Median unit price $635,000 $570,000
Median land price — $1,407,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 5 sales
 26 days
from 92 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 Strathmore
3 bed $1.06M / $1.28M
Strathmore Heights — 3 bed: $1.06M (21 sales) Strathmore — 3 bed: $1.28M (59 sales)

21 vs 59 sales

4 bed $1.09M / $1.61M
Strathmore Heights — 4 bed: $1.09M (12 sales) Strathmore — 4 bed: $1.61M (69 sales)

12 vs 69 sales

Zoning mix

Strathmore Heights Strathmore
Residential 50% 74%
Parks and recreation 35% 12%
Infrastructure and transport 15% 13%
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 Strathmore
New dwellings approved 702
across Moonee Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +82%
same for both

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 Strathmore
Houses — 3.1%
$950/wk on $1.57M
Units — 4.3%
$642/wk on $770K

Ranking within VIC

Strathmore Heights Strathmore
House price Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
Income Higher than 75% of VIC —
Schools — Higher than 80% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 35% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 98% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 100% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 19% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 23% of VIC

Liveability

Strathmore scores higher overall (82 vs 77).

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

Risk profile

Strathmore carries more crime risk (46 vs 36).

Strathmore Heights Strathmore
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
36/100
 Moderate
46/100
Flood Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
48/100
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 Strathmore
Inside the suburb 0 5
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Victoria University Footscray Park, 9.4 km
 3
The University of Melbourne, 6.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.9% 3.8%

Schools in Strathmore Heights

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

Schools in Strathmore

  • Strathmore North Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Strathmore Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Vincent de Paul's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Strathmore Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • SEDA College (Victoria) - AFL Victoria & Cricket Australia Sports Development Program - Strathmore Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Strathmore Heights Strathmore
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 4 11
Childcare 0 8
GPs 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Strathmore Heights sits further from the CBD (16.7 km vs 13.2 km).

Strathmore Heights Strathmore
Walkability score 76/100 69/100
Distance to Melbourne 16.7 km
+21% vs other
 13.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 22 min 19 min
Public transport score 66/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 20.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 116.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.9%
postcode 3041
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 21
postcode 3041
same for both

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 Strathmore
Car (driver) 56.0% / 52.4%
Strathmore Heights — Car (driver): 56.0% Strathmore — Car (driver): 52.4%
Worked from Home 38.3% / 39.5%
Strathmore Heights — Worked from Home: 38.3% Strathmore — Worked from Home: 39.5%
Train 2.6% / 2.7%
Strathmore Heights — Train: 2.6% Strathmore — Train: 2.7%
Car (passenger) 1.7% / 3.2%
Strathmore Heights — Car (passenger): 1.7% Strathmore — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Walked Only 0.7% / 1.2%
Strathmore Heights — Walked Only: 0.7% Strathmore — Walked Only: 1.2%

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

Setting

Strathmore Heights Strathmore
Elevation 70 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 69 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.2 km 11.9 km

NBN connectivity

Strathmore Heights Strathmore
Connectivity score 100/100 90/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
416 premises
 50%
3,799 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Strathmore Heights Strathmore
Average residential rate $2,027/yr
same for both
Council Moonee Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

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