Strathmore vs Oak Park

Oak Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 41 in Strathmore. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Strathmore, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Strathmore: a median of $1.55 million, against $1.12 million in Oak Park, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Strathmore tends to suit couples, while Oak Park suits young adults, people living alone, and 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 schools inside the suburb (5 vs 2)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (77% vs 56%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 58%)

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 has cheaper units ($570,000 vs $630,000)
  • Oak Park has cheaper houses ($1,117,500 vs $1,555,000)

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 $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Oak Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (8% vs 3%)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Oak Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (44% vs 23%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Oak Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.7% vs 3.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Strathmore 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 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 Oak Park
Walkability 69 / 75
Strathmore — Walkability: 69/100 Oak Park — Walkability: 75/100
Safety 54 / 48
Strathmore — Safety: 54/100 Oak Park — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Strathmore — Low fire risk: 100/100 Oak Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 52 / 50
Strathmore — Low flood risk: 52/100 Oak Park — Low flood risk: 50/100

Demographics

Strathmore has more residents (8,980 vs 6,714); Strathmore skews older (41 vs 36).

Strathmore Oak Park
Population 8,980
+25% vs other
 6,714
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.7% +8.2%
Median age 41 36
Median household income $130,312/yr
+12% vs other
 $114,452/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+11% vs other
 $401/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Strathmore Oak Park
0-4 4.0% / 6.5%
Strathmore — 0-4: 4.0% Oak Park — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 14.9% / 10.2%
Strathmore — 5-14: 14.9% Oak Park — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 7.8% / 4.3%
Strathmore — 15-19: 7.8% Oak Park — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 6.3% / 7.3%
Strathmore — 20-24: 6.3% Oak Park — 20-24: 7.3%
25-34 9.1% / 18.9%
Strathmore — 25-34: 9.1% Oak Park — 25-34: 18.9%
35-44 12.8% / 18.2%
Strathmore — 35-44: 12.8% Oak Park — 35-44: 18.2%
45-54 15.8% / 12.1%
Strathmore — 45-54: 15.8% Oak Park — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 13.3% / 10.4%
Strathmore — 55-64: 13.3% Oak Park — 55-64: 10.4%
65-74 9.4% / 6.1%
Strathmore — 65-74: 9.4% Oak Park — 65-74: 6.1%
75-84 4.3% / 3.9%
Strathmore — 75-84: 4.3% Oak Park — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 2.1% / 2.3%
Strathmore — 85+: 2.1% Oak Park — 85+: 2.3%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
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 17.2% renting
Strathmore — Owned Outright: 42.6% Strathmore — Mortgage: 40.2% Strathmore — Renting: 17.2%
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 Oak Park
Bachelor Degree 19.6% / 20.7%
Strathmore — Bachelor Degree: 19.6% Oak Park — Bachelor Degree: 20.7%
Certificate III & IV 9.3% / 9.3%
Strathmore — Certificate III & IV: 9.3% Oak Park — Certificate III & IV: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 8.9%
Strathmore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Oak Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Postgraduate Degree 6.2% / 8.8%
Strathmore — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2% Oak Park — Postgraduate Degree: 8.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 3.1%
Strathmore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% 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 Oak Park
India 1.8% / 4.2%
Strathmore — India: 1.8% Oak Park — India: 4.2%
Italy 2.1% / 2.1%
Strathmore — Italy: 2.1% Oak Park — Italy: 2.1%
England 1.9% / 1.6%
Strathmore — England: 1.9% Oak Park — England: 1.6%
China 1.1% / 2.2%
Strathmore — China: 1.1% Oak Park — China: 2.2%
Nepal — / 3.0%
Strathmore — Nepal: not among its largest Oak Park — Nepal: 3.0%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.4%
Strathmore — New Zealand: 1.0% Oak Park — New Zealand: 1.4%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Strathmore 76.6% houses
Strathmore — Houses: 76.6% Strathmore — Townhouses: 20.1% Strathmore — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
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 Oak Park
Median house price $1,555,000 $1,117,500
Median unit price $570,000 $630,000
Median land price $1,407,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 92 sales
 24 days
from 53 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Strathmore Oak Park
2 bed $566K / $616K
Strathmore — 2 bed: $566K (18 sales) Oak Park — 2 bed: $616K (40 sales)

18 vs 40 sales

3 bed $908K / $776K
Strathmore — 3 bed: $908K (6 sales) Oak Park — 3 bed: $776K (14 sales)

6 vs 14 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 Oak Park
2 bed $1.12M / $740K
Strathmore — 2 bed: $1.12M (12 sales) Oak Park — 2 bed: $740K (9 sales)

12 vs 9 sales

3 bed $1.28M / $1.02M
Strathmore — 3 bed: $1.28M (59 sales) Oak Park — 3 bed: $1.02M (47 sales)

59 vs 47 sales

4 bed $1.61M / $1.27M
Strathmore — 4 bed: $1.61M (69 sales) Oak Park — 4 bed: $1.27M (42 sales)

69 vs 42 sales

Zoning mix

Strathmore Oak Park
Residential 74% 81%
Infrastructure and transport 13% 4%
Parks and recreation 12% 13%
Commercial 1%
same for both
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 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 Oak Park
Houses 3.1%
$950/wk on $1.57M
 3.7%
$650/wk on $918K
Units 4.3%
$642/wk on $770K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Strathmore Oak Park
House price Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
Income — Higher than 86% of VIC
Schools Higher than 80% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 36% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of VIC
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 19% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 23% of VIC —

Liveability

Strathmore Oak Park
Grade A+ A
Score 82/100 78/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Strathmore Oak Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood Moderate
48/100
 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 Oak Park
Inside the suburb 5 2
Rated above peers 2 1
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
The University of Melbourne, 6.7 km
 2
The University of Melbourne, 8.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.8% 2.8%

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

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 Oak Park
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 3
Parks & reserves 11 10
Childcare 8
same for both
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Strathmore Oak Park
Walkability score 69/100 75/100
Distance to Melbourne 13.2 km 13.9 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 19 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 116.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 51.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
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 Oak Park
Car (driver) 52.4% / 45.7%
Strathmore — Car (driver): 52.4% Oak Park — Car (driver): 45.7%
Worked from Home 39.5% / 41.1%
Strathmore — Worked from Home: 39.5% Oak Park — Worked from Home: 41.1%
Train 2.7% / 8.5%
Strathmore — Train: 2.7% Oak Park — Train: 8.5%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 2.8%
Strathmore — Car (passenger): 3.2% Oak Park — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Walked Only 1.2% / 0.9%
Strathmore — Walked Only: 1.2% Oak Park — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.4%).

Setting

Strathmore Oak Park
Elevation 69 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 76 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.9 km 13.6 km

NBN connectivity

Strathmore Oak Park
Connectivity score 90/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 50%
3,799 premises
 48%
3,182 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Strathmore

Middle-Ring Parks Premium Townhouses

Oak Park

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

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