Strzelecki vs Wild Dog Valley

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Strzelecki, most households are couple families. On these figures, Strzelecki tends to suit couples, while Wild Dog Valley suits families with children.

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

Wild Dog Valley

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 61%)
  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 76/100)

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

First-home buyers

Wild Dog Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wild Dog Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $388/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Strzelecki

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (99 min vs 112 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (127.9 km vs 134.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wild Dog Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 76/100)

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

Investors

Wild Dog Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.8% vs 20.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Strzelecki Wild Dog Valley
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.

Strzelecki Wild Dog Valley
Walkability 0 / 0
Strzelecki — Walkability: 0/100 Wild Dog Valley — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 24 / 47
Strzelecki — Safety: 24/100 Wild Dog Valley — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 100 / 79
Strzelecki — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wild Dog Valley — Low fire risk: 79/100
Low flood risk 78 / 100
Strzelecki — Low flood risk: 78/100 Wild Dog Valley — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Strzelecki rents higher ($388/wk vs $0/wk); Strzelecki has more residents (107 vs 78).

Strzelecki Wild Dog Valley
Population 107
+27% vs other
 78
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.2% +25.8%
Median age 43 42
Median household income $82,316/yr $84,500/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $388/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Strzelecki Wild Dog Valley
0-4 — / —
Strzelecki — 0-4: not among its largest Wild Dog Valley — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 10.3% / 25.6%
Strzelecki — 5-14: 10.3% Wild Dog Valley — 5-14: 25.6%
15-19 7.5% / 11.5%
Strzelecki — 15-19: 7.5% Wild Dog Valley — 15-19: 11.5%
20-24 — / —
Strzelecki — 20-24: not among its largest Wild Dog Valley — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.3% / 9.0%
Strzelecki — 25-34: 9.3% Wild Dog Valley — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 15.9% / 7.7%
Strzelecki — 35-44: 15.9% Wild Dog Valley — 35-44: 7.7%
45-54 13.1% / 12.8%
Strzelecki — 45-54: 13.1% Wild Dog Valley — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 17.8% / 19.2%
Strzelecki — 55-64: 17.8% Wild Dog Valley — 55-64: 19.2%
65-74 11.2% / 9.0%
Strzelecki — 65-74: 11.2% Wild Dog Valley — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 2.8% / 6.4%
Strzelecki — 75-84: 2.8% Wild Dog Valley — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ — / —
Strzelecki — 85+: not among its largest Wild Dog Valley — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Strzelecki 61.1% couple families
Strzelecki — Couple Families: 61.1% Strzelecki — One Parent Families: 0.0% Strzelecki — Lone Person: 38.9%
Wild Dog Valley 42.9% couple families
Wild Dog Valley — Couple Families: 42.9% Wild Dog Valley — One Parent Families: 57.1% Wild Dog Valley — Lone Person: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Strzelecki 0.0% renting
Strzelecki — Owned Outright: 48.5% Strzelecki — Mortgage: 51.5% Strzelecki — Renting: 0.0%
Wild Dog Valley 0.0% renting
Wild Dog Valley — Owned Outright: 21.4% Wild Dog Valley — Mortgage: 78.6% Wild Dog Valley — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Strzelecki 94.4% houses
Strzelecki — Houses: 94.4% Strzelecki — Flats / Apartments: 5.6%
Wild Dog Valley 100.0% houses
Wild Dog Valley — Houses: 100.0% Wild Dog Valley — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Strzelecki Wild Dog Valley
Bachelor Degree 24.3% / 5.1%
Strzelecki — Bachelor Degree: 24.3% Wild Dog Valley — Bachelor Degree: 5.1%
Certificate III & IV 10.3% / 7.7%
Strzelecki — Certificate III & IV: 10.3% Wild Dog Valley — Certificate III & IV: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / —
Strzelecki — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Wild Dog Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / —
Strzelecki — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Wild Dog Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

Property market

Strzelecki Wild Dog Valley
Median house price $830,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Strzelecki Wild Dog Valley
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 Wild Dog Valley
New dwellings approved 170
across South Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +21%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Strzelecki Wild Dog Valley
House price —
same for both
Income —
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 5% of VIC Higher than 9% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 16% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC

Liveability

Strzelecki Wild Dog Valley
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 flood risk (22 vs 0); Wild Dog Valley carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 0).

Strzelecki Wild Dog Valley
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
21/100
Crime High
76/100
 Moderate
53/100
Flood Low
22/100
 None
0/100
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 Wild Dog Valley
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 Wild Dog Valley
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Wild Dog Valley sits further from the CBD (134.1 km vs 127.9 km).

Strzelecki Wild Dog Valley
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 127.9 km 134.1 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 99 min 112 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3950
 0.4%
postcode 3953
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 3950
 44
postcode 3953

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.

Strzelecki Wild Dog Valley
Car (driver) 56.6% / 56.5%
Strzelecki — Car (driver): 56.6% Wild Dog Valley — Car (driver): 56.5%
Worked from Home 37.7% / 43.5%
Strzelecki — Worked from Home: 37.7% Wild Dog Valley — Worked from Home: 43.5%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / —
Strzelecki — Car (passenger): 5.7% Wild Dog Valley — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.6%).

Setting

Strzelecki Wild Dog Valley
Elevation 353 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 30.5 km 32.6 km

NBN connectivity

Strzelecki Wild Dog Valley
Connectivity score 26/100 20/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
62 premises
 0%
22 premises

Climate

Strzelecki Wild Dog Valley
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 Wild Dog Valley
Average residential rate $2,282/yr
same for both
Council South Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Strzelecki Wild Dog Valley
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Strzelecki Wild Dog Valley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Strzelecki

Rural

Wild Dog Valley

Family River Rural

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