Sutton Grange vs Sedgwick

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. In Sedgwick, most households are couple families. On these figures, Sedgwick tends to suit 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

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

Sedgwick

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Sutton Grange has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $335/wk)
  • Sedgwick leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 19%)

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

Commuting to the city

Sutton Grange

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (85 min vs 96 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (122.3 km vs 134.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sutton Grange

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Sutton Grange

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.2% vs 12.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Sutton Grange and Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick
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 Sedgwick
Walkability 0 / 0
Sutton Grange — Walkability: 0/100 Sedgwick — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 72 / 80
Sutton Grange — Safety: 72/100 Sedgwick — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 36 / 67
Sutton Grange — Low fire risk: 36/100 Sedgwick — Low fire risk: 67/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Sutton Grange — Low flood risk: 100/100 Sedgwick — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Sedgwick has more residents (614 vs 160); Sedgwick has higher household incomes ($124,332 vs $74,724).

Sutton Grange Sedgwick
Population 160 614
+284% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.2% +12.5%
Median age 48 47
Median household income $74,724/yr $124,332/yr
+66% vs other
Median weekly rent $275/wk $335/wk
+22% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sutton Grange Sedgwick
0-4 13.1% / 3.1%
Sutton Grange — 0-4: 13.1% Sedgwick — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 8.1% / 14.7%
Sutton Grange — 5-14: 8.1% Sedgwick — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 2.5% / 6.2%
Sutton Grange — 15-19: 2.5% Sedgwick — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 — / 5.0%
Sutton Grange — 20-24: not among its largest Sedgwick — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 6.2% / 5.7%
Sutton Grange — 25-34: 6.2% Sedgwick — 25-34: 5.7%
35-44 12.5% / 11.2%
Sutton Grange — 35-44: 12.5% Sedgwick — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 13.8% / 15.5%
Sutton Grange — 45-54: 13.8% Sedgwick — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 16.9% / 19.5%
Sutton Grange — 55-64: 16.9% Sedgwick — 55-64: 19.5%
65-74 15.0% / 11.2%
Sutton Grange — 65-74: 15.0% Sedgwick — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 5.6% / 4.7%
Sutton Grange — 75-84: 5.6% Sedgwick — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 3.1% / 1.1%
Sutton Grange — 85+: 3.1% Sedgwick — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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%
Sedgwick 65.6% couple families
Sedgwick — Couple Families: 65.6% Sedgwick — Lone Person: 26.4% Sedgwick — One Parent Families: 8.0%
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%
Sedgwick 4.7% renting
Sedgwick — Owned Outright: 45.5% Sedgwick — Mortgage: 49.8% Sedgwick — Renting: 4.7%
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 Sedgwick
England 3.8% / 2.9%
Sutton Grange — England: 3.8% Sedgwick — England: 2.9%
New Zealand — / 1.6%
Sutton Grange — New Zealand: not among its largest Sedgwick — New Zealand: 1.6%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Sutton Grange — Scotland: not among its largest Sedgwick — Scotland: 0.7%
Germany — / 0.7%
Sutton Grange — Germany: not among its largest Sedgwick — Germany: 0.7%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Sutton Grange — Netherlands: not among its largest Sedgwick — Netherlands: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

Qualifications

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

Sutton Grange Sedgwick
Bachelor Degree 20.6% / 15.5%
Sutton Grange — Bachelor Degree: 20.6% Sedgwick — Bachelor Degree: 15.5%
Certificate III & IV 13.1% / 15.6%
Sutton Grange — Certificate III & IV: 13.1% Sedgwick — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.6% / 8.3%
Sutton Grange — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6% Sedgwick — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 8.8% / 5.7%
Sutton Grange — Postgraduate Degree: 8.8% Sedgwick — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 5.5%
Sutton Grange — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Sedgwick — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.5%

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%
Sedgwick 100.0% houses
Sedgwick — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Sutton Grange Sedgwick
Median house price — $1,550,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $612,500

Zoning mix

Sutton Grange has more rural and farming land (98% vs 73%).

Sutton Grange Sedgwick
Rural and farming 98% 73%
Parks and recreation 0% 19%
Environmental 0% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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 Sedgwick
New dwellings approved 102
across Mount Alexander
 885
across Greater Bendigo
Approvals change year on year -7% +28%

Ranking within VIC

Sutton Grange Sedgwick
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 26% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC

Liveability

Sutton Grange Sedgwick
Grade — B
Score — 65/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Sutton Grange carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 33).

Sutton Grange Sedgwick
Bushfire Moderate
64/100
 Low
33/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Low
20/100
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 Sedgwick
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 Sedgwick
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 8
same for both

Mobility

Sedgwick sits further from the CBD (134.9 km vs 122.3 km).

Sutton Grange Sedgwick
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 122.3 km 134.9 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 85 min 96 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 3448
 0.6%
postcode 3551
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 3448
 64
postcode 3551

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 Sedgwick
Car (driver) 48.3% / 61.9%
Sutton Grange — Car (driver): 48.3% Sedgwick — Car (driver): 61.9%
Worked from Home 46.6% / 29.0%
Sutton Grange — Worked from Home: 46.6% Sedgwick — Worked from Home: 29.0%
Walked Only 5.2% / 1.9%
Sutton Grange — Walked Only: 5.2% Sedgwick — Walked Only: 1.9%
Car (passenger) — / 5.8%
Sutton Grange — Car (passenger): not among its largest Sedgwick — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Bicycle — / 1.3%
Sutton Grange — Bicycle: not among its largest Sedgwick — Bicycle: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.9%).

Setting

Sutton Grange Sedgwick
Elevation 323 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 318 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Sutton Grange Sedgwick
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 Sedgwick
Average residential rate $1,885/yr $1,949/yr
Council Mount Alexander Greater Bendigo

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Sutton Grange Sedgwick
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

Sedgwick

Rural

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