Sunderland Bay vs Sunset Strip

Sunset Strip is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 41 in Sunderland Bay. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Sunderland Bay: a median of $662,000, against $600,000 in Sunset Strip, though rent is higher in Sunset Strip.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Sunset Strip

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($457,500 vs $995,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($600,000 vs $662,000)
  • But Sunderland Bay leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 33%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Sunderland Bay

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (25% vs 35%)
  • has cheaper rent ($316/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Sunset Strip

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (31/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sunset Strip

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (31/100 vs 10/100)

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

Investors

Sunderland Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (30.8% vs 17.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Sunderland Bay and Sunset Strip drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Sunderland Bay Sunset Strip
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.

Sunderland Bay Sunset Strip
Walkability 10 / 31
Sunderland Bay — Walkability: 10/100 Sunset Strip — Walkability: 31/100
Safety 48 / 47
Sunderland Bay — Safety: 48/100 Sunset Strip — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Sunderland Bay — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sunset Strip — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 79 / 100
Sunderland Bay — Low flood risk: 79/100 Sunset Strip — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Sunset Strip has more residents (503 vs 306); Sunderland Bay has higher household incomes ($65,728 vs $52,468).

Sunderland Bay Sunset Strip
Population 306 503
+64% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +30.8% +17.8%
Median age 41 38
Median household income $65,728/yr
+20% vs other
 $52,468/yr
Median weekly rent $316/wk $350/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sunderland Bay Sunset Strip
0-4 5.2% / 5.2%
Sunderland Bay — 0-4: 5.2% Sunset Strip — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 16.0% / 17.5%
Sunderland Bay — 5-14: 16.0% Sunset Strip — 5-14: 17.5%
15-19 6.5% / 4.8%
Sunderland Bay — 15-19: 6.5% Sunset Strip — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 4.6% / 4.6%
Sunderland Bay — 20-24: 4.6% Sunset Strip — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 11.1% / 13.9%
Sunderland Bay — 25-34: 11.1% Sunset Strip — 25-34: 13.9%
35-44 11.4% / 16.3%
Sunderland Bay — 35-44: 11.4% Sunset Strip — 35-44: 16.3%
45-54 14.7% / 10.1%
Sunderland Bay — 45-54: 14.7% Sunset Strip — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 14.7% / 14.7%
Sunderland Bay — 55-64: 14.7% Sunset Strip — 55-64: 14.7%
65-74 10.1% / 10.1%
Sunderland Bay — 65-74: 10.1% Sunset Strip — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 6.5% / 3.0%
Sunderland Bay — 75-84: 6.5% Sunset Strip — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ — / 0.8%
Sunderland Bay — 85+: not among its largest Sunset Strip — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sunderland Bay 42.3% lone person
Sunderland Bay — Lone Person: 42.3% Sunderland Bay — Couple Families: 28.9% Sunderland Bay — One Parent Families: 24.7% Sunderland Bay — Group Household: 4.1% Sunderland Bay — Other Families: 0.0%
Sunset Strip 42.7% lone person
Sunset Strip — Lone Person: 42.7% Sunset Strip — Couple Families: 28.0% Sunset Strip — One Parent Families: 21.3% Sunset Strip — Group Household: 5.5% Sunset Strip — Other Families: 2.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sunderland Bay 21.6% renting
Sunderland Bay — Owned Outright: 45.7% Sunderland Bay — Mortgage: 32.8% Sunderland Bay — Renting: 21.6%
Sunset Strip 27.5% renting
Sunset Strip — Owned Outright: 28.5% Sunset Strip — Mortgage: 44.0% Sunset Strip — Renting: 27.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Sunderland Bay Sunset Strip
England 3.9% / 4.8%
Sunderland Bay — England: 3.9% Sunset Strip — England: 4.8%
Philippines 1.3% / 2.4%
Sunderland Bay — Philippines: 1.3% Sunset Strip — Philippines: 2.4%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.6%
Sunderland Bay — New Zealand: 1.3% Sunset Strip — New Zealand: 1.6%
Sri Lanka — / 0.6%
Sunderland Bay — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Sunset Strip — Sri Lanka: 0.6%
Zimbabwe — / 0.6%
Sunderland Bay — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Sunset Strip — Zimbabwe: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

Qualifications

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

Sunderland Bay Sunset Strip
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 18.1%
Sunderland Bay — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Sunset Strip — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 6.0%
Sunderland Bay — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Sunset Strip — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 9.7%
Sunderland Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Sunset Strip — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 2.4%
Sunderland Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Sunset Strip — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 2.0%
Sunderland Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Sunset Strip — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sunderland Bay 100.0% houses
Sunderland Bay — Houses: 100.0% Sunderland Bay — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Sunset Strip 99.0% houses
Sunset Strip — Houses: 99.0% Sunset Strip — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Sunderland Bay Sunset Strip
Median house price $662,000 $600,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $995,000 $457,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 116 days
from 4 sales
 154 days
from 8 sales

Zoning mix

Sunderland Bay Sunset Strip
Residential 84% 90%
Parks and recreation 13% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 7%
Planning zones cover 99% of Sunderland Bay and 100% of Sunset Strip. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Sunderland Bay Sunset Strip
New dwellings approved 393
across Bass Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
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.

Sunderland Bay Sunset Strip
Houses 5.4%
$575/wk on $549K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Sunderland Bay Sunset Strip
House price Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 26% of VIC
Income — Higher than 11% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 29% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 70% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 99% of VIC —

Liveability

Sunset Strip is more walkable (31 vs 10).

Sunderland Bay Sunset Strip
Grade — C
Score — 48/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Sunderland Bay carries more flood risk (21 vs 0).

Sunderland Bay Sunset Strip
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
53/100
Flood Low
21/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion Low
17/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Sunderland Bay Sunset Strip
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

Sunderland Bay Sunset Strip
Parks & reserves 0 1

Mobility

Sunderland Bay Sunset Strip
Walkability score 10/100 31/100
Distance to Melbourne 133.9 km 134.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 110 min 109 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3922
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 3922
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.

Sunderland Bay Sunset Strip
Car (driver) 66.1% / 75.3%
Sunderland Bay — Car (driver): 66.1% Sunset Strip — Car (driver): 75.3%
Worked from Home 25.2% / 17.3%
Sunderland Bay — Worked from Home: 25.2% Sunset Strip — Worked from Home: 17.3%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / 1.9%
Sunderland Bay — Car (passenger): 6.1% Sunset Strip — Car (passenger): 1.9%
Bus — / 3.1%
Sunderland Bay — Bus: not among its largest Sunset Strip — Bus: 3.1%
Walked Only 2.6% / —
Sunderland Bay — Walked Only: 2.6% Sunset Strip — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle — / 2.5%
Sunderland Bay — Bicycle: not among its largest Sunset Strip — Bicycle: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.3%).

Setting

Sunderland Bay Sunset Strip
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 236 m
1.3 km to a named beach
 1.2 km
1.4 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Sunderland Bay Sunset Strip
Connectivity score 77/100 73/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 59%
323 premises
 51%
368 premises

Climate

Sunderland Bay Sunset Strip
Annual rainfall 704 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Sunderland Bay Sunset Strip
Average residential rate $1,727/yr
same for both
Council Bass Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Sunderland Bay Sunset Strip
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sunderland Bay Sunset Strip
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sunderland Bay

Beach Coastal Large Blocks

Sunset Strip

Beach Coastal Family Large Blocks

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