Strzelecki vs Mountain View
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Strzelecki tends to suit people living alone, while Mountain View suits couples.
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
Mountain View
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 76/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 61%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mountain View
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($168/wk vs $388/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 24%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Mountain View
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (121.4 km vs 127.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mountain View
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 76/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Strzelecki
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (20.2% vs -5.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Strzelecki and Mountain View 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
Strzelecki rents higher ($388/wk vs $168/wk); Strzelecki has more residents (107 vs 85).
| Strzelecki | Mountain View | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 107 +21% vs other | 85 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +20.2% | -5.6% |
| Median age | 43 | 45 |
| Median household income | $82,316/yr +1% vs other | $81,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $388/wk +57% vs other | $168/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).
Property market
| Strzelecki | Mountain View | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $830,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Strzelecki | Mountain View | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| 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
| Strzelecki | Mountain View | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 170 across South Gippsland | 619 across Baw Baw |
| Approvals change year on year | +21% | +49% |
Ranking within VIC
| Strzelecki | Mountain View | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | — | Higher than 49% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 5% of VIC | Higher than 49% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 16% of VIC | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 27% of VIC | Higher than 45% of VIC |
Liveability
| Strzelecki | Mountain View | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Strzelecki carries more crime risk (76 vs 18); Mountain View carries more flood risk (50 vs 22).
| Strzelecki | Mountain View | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 76/100 | Low 18/100 |
| Flood | Low 22/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Strzelecki | Mountain View | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Strzelecki | Mountain View | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Strzelecki sits further from the CBD (127.9 km vs 121.4 km).
| Strzelecki | Mountain View | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 127.9 km +5% vs other | 121.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 99 min | 100 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3950 | 0.0% postcode 3988 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 43 postcode 3950 | 53 postcode 3988 |
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 (65.9%).
Setting
| Strzelecki | Mountain View | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 353 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 179 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 30.5 km | 28.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Strzelecki | Mountain View | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 62 premises | 0% 49 premises |
Climate
| Strzelecki | Mountain View | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 906 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 24.6°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Strzelecki | Mountain View | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,282/yr | $2,138/yr |
| Council | South Gippsland | Baw Baw |
Federal electorate
| Strzelecki | Mountain View | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Monash same for both | |
| Member | Mary Aldred same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Strzelecki | Mountain View | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.