Sutton Grange vs Faraday

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sutton Grange, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Sutton Grange tends to suit families with children and couples, while Faraday suits people living alone.

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

Sutton Grange

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 50/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 56%)

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

Sutton Grange

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $315/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Faraday

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (116.9 km vs 122.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sutton Grange

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 50/100)

Weighs 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

Sutton Grange and Faraday drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Sutton Grange Faraday
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.

Sutton Grange Faraday
Walkability 0 / 0
Sutton Grange — Walkability: 0/100 Faraday — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 72 / 50
Sutton Grange — Safety: 72/100 Faraday — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 36 / 83
Sutton Grange — Low fire risk: 36/100 Faraday — Low fire risk: 83/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Sutton Grange — Low flood risk: 100/100 Faraday — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Faraday rents higher ($315/wk vs $275/wk); Faraday skews older (50 vs 48).

Sutton Grange Faraday
Population 160 194
+21% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.2% +22.8%
Median age 48 50
Median household income $74,724/yr
+7% vs other
 $69,628/yr
Median weekly rent $275/wk $315/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sutton Grange Faraday
0-4 13.1% / 4.1%
Sutton Grange — 0-4: 13.1% Faraday — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 8.1% / 8.8%
Sutton Grange — 5-14: 8.1% Faraday — 5-14: 8.8%
15-19 2.5% / 5.7%
Sutton Grange — 15-19: 2.5% Faraday — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 — / 5.7%
Sutton Grange — 20-24: not among its largest Faraday — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 6.2% / 6.2%
Sutton Grange — 25-34: 6.2% Faraday — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 12.5% / 8.8%
Sutton Grange — 35-44: 12.5% Faraday — 35-44: 8.8%
45-54 13.8% / 20.1%
Sutton Grange — 45-54: 13.8% Faraday — 45-54: 20.1%
55-64 16.9% / 22.2%
Sutton Grange — 55-64: 16.9% Faraday — 55-64: 22.2%
65-74 15.0% / 20.1%
Sutton Grange — 65-74: 15.0% Faraday — 65-74: 20.1%
75-84 5.6% / 6.7%
Sutton Grange — 75-84: 5.6% Faraday — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 3.1% / —
Sutton Grange — 85+: 3.1% Faraday — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sutton Grange 47.1% couple families
Sutton Grange — Couple Families: 47.1% Sutton Grange — Lone Person: 29.4% Sutton Grange — One Parent Families: 23.5%
Faraday 36.0% couple families
Faraday — Couple Families: 36.0% Faraday — Lone Person: 44.0% Faraday — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sutton Grange 8.9% renting
Sutton Grange — Owned Outright: 53.6% Sutton Grange — Mortgage: 37.5% Sutton Grange — Renting: 8.9%
Faraday 11.4% renting
Faraday — Owned Outright: 48.1% Faraday — Mortgage: 40.5% Faraday — Renting: 11.4%
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.

Sutton Grange Faraday
New Zealand — / 4.1%
Sutton Grange — New Zealand: not among its largest Faraday — New Zealand: 4.1%
England 3.8% / —
Sutton Grange — England: 3.8% Faraday — England: not among its largest
Canada — / 2.1%
Sutton Grange — Canada: not among its largest Faraday — Canada: 2.1%
Netherlands — / 1.5%
Sutton Grange — Netherlands: not among its largest Faraday — Netherlands: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

Qualifications

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

Sutton Grange Faraday
Certificate III & IV 13.1% / 19.6%
Sutton Grange — Certificate III & IV: 13.1% Faraday — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Bachelor Degree 20.6% / 10.8%
Sutton Grange — Bachelor Degree: 20.6% Faraday — Bachelor Degree: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.6% / 12.4%
Sutton Grange — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6% Faraday — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.4%
Postgraduate Degree 8.8% / 5.7%
Sutton Grange — Postgraduate Degree: 8.8% Faraday — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 6.2%
Sutton Grange — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Faraday — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sutton Grange 100.0% houses
Sutton Grange — Houses: 100.0%
Faraday 100.0% houses
Faraday — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Sutton Grange Faraday
Rural and farming 98% 90%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 7%
Parks and recreation 0% 3%
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

Sutton Grange Faraday
New dwellings approved 102
across Mount Alexander
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Sutton Grange Faraday
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 26% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC

Liveability

Sutton Grange Faraday
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Sutton Grange carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 17); Faraday carries more crime risk (50 vs 28).

Sutton Grange Faraday
Bushfire Moderate
64/100
 Low
17/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Moderate
50/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
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

Sutton Grange Faraday
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

Sutton Grange Faraday
Waterways 8 6

Mobility

Sutton Grange sits further from the CBD (122.3 km vs 116.9 km).

Sutton Grange Faraday
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 122.3 km
+4% vs other
 116.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 85 min 84 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 3448
 1.2%
postcode 3451
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 3448
 59
postcode 3451

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.

Sutton Grange Faraday
Car (driver) 48.3% / 52.9%
Sutton Grange — Car (driver): 48.3% Faraday — Car (driver): 52.9%
Worked from Home 46.6% / 32.9%
Sutton Grange — Worked from Home: 46.6% Faraday — Worked from Home: 32.9%
Walked Only 5.2% / 5.9%
Sutton Grange — Walked Only: 5.2% Faraday — Walked Only: 5.9%
Car (passenger) — / 4.7%
Sutton Grange — Car (passenger): not among its largest Faraday — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Bicycle — / 3.5%
Sutton Grange — Bicycle: not among its largest Faraday — Bicycle: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.9%).

Setting

Sutton Grange Faraday
Elevation 323 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 430 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Sutton Grange Faraday
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
79 premises
 0%
90 premises

Climate

Sutton Grange Faraday
Annual rainfall 553 mm 598 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.6°C 27.9°C
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C 3.7°C

Council rates

Sutton Grange Faraday
Average residential rate $1,885/yr
same for both
Council Mount Alexander
same for both

Federal electorate

Sutton Grange Faraday
Division Bendigo
same for both
Member Lisa Chesters
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sutton Grange Faraday
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sutton Grange

River Rural Young Families

Faraday

Retirees Rural

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