Teesdale vs Bannockburn

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Teesdale: a median of $939,000, against $760,000 in Bannockburn. On these figures, Bannockburn tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Bannockburn

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 3)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 3)
  • But Teesdale carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 33/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bannockburn

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($760,000 vs $938,750)
  • has cheaper land ($382,500 vs $450,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Bannockburn

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (88.6 km vs 98.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (73 min vs 80 min)
  • But Teesdale is more walkable (50/100 vs 39/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Teesdale

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 33/100)
  • is more walkable (50/100 vs 39/100)

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

Investors

Teesdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (34.1% vs 22.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Teesdale Bannockburn
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.

Teesdale Bannockburn
Walkability 50 / 39
Teesdale — Walkability: 50/100 Bannockburn — Walkability: 39/100
Safety 85 / 67
Teesdale — Safety: 85/100 Bannockburn — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 100 / 86
Teesdale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bannockburn — Low fire risk: 86/100
Low flood risk 52 / 59
Teesdale — Low flood risk: 52/100 Bannockburn — Low flood risk: 59/100

Demographics

Bannockburn has more residents (6,470 vs 2,308); Teesdale skews older (37 vs 35).

Teesdale Bannockburn
Population 2,308 6,470
+180% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +34.1% +22.5%
Median age 37 35
Median household income $112,892/yr
+5% vs other
 $106,860/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+2% vs other
 $390/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Teesdale Bannockburn
0-4 7.3% / 7.9%
Teesdale — 0-4: 7.3% Bannockburn — 0-4: 7.9%
5-14 16.5% / 17.2%
Teesdale — 5-14: 16.5% Bannockburn — 5-14: 17.2%
15-19 6.5% / 6.6%
Teesdale — 15-19: 6.5% Bannockburn — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 4.5% / 4.3%
Teesdale — 20-24: 4.5% Bannockburn — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 10.9% / 12.6%
Teesdale — 25-34: 10.9% Bannockburn — 25-34: 12.6%
35-44 15.3% / 15.2%
Teesdale — 35-44: 15.3% Bannockburn — 35-44: 15.2%
45-54 14.3% / 13.1%
Teesdale — 45-54: 14.3% Bannockburn — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 12.7% / 8.7%
Teesdale — 55-64: 12.7% Bannockburn — 55-64: 8.7%
65-74 8.9% / 8.4%
Teesdale — 65-74: 8.9% Bannockburn — 65-74: 8.4%
75-84 2.8% / 4.3%
Teesdale — 75-84: 2.8% Bannockburn — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 0.8% / 1.8%
Teesdale — 85+: 0.8% Bannockburn — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Teesdale 71.2% couple families
Teesdale — Couple Families: 71.2% Teesdale — Lone Person: 16.1% Teesdale — One Parent Families: 9.7% Teesdale — Group Household: 1.9% Teesdale — Other Families: 1.2%
Bannockburn 65.4% couple families
Bannockburn — Couple Families: 65.4% Bannockburn — Lone Person: 18.7% Bannockburn — One Parent Families: 14.3% Bannockburn — Group Household: 1.2% Bannockburn — Other Families: 0.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Teesdale 5.4% renting
Teesdale — Owned Outright: 32.1% Teesdale — Mortgage: 62.6% Teesdale — Renting: 5.4%
Bannockburn 11.3% renting
Bannockburn — Owned Outright: 30.1% Bannockburn — Mortgage: 58.6% Bannockburn — Renting: 11.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Teesdale Bannockburn
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 20.1%
Teesdale — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Bannockburn — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.7% / 7.8%
Teesdale — Bachelor Degree: 8.7% Bannockburn — Bachelor Degree: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 8.3%
Teesdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Bannockburn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 1.9%
Teesdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Bannockburn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 1.6%
Teesdale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Bannockburn — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

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.

Teesdale Bannockburn
England 4.0% / 3.4%
Teesdale — England: 4.0% Bannockburn — England: 3.4%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.1%
Teesdale — New Zealand: 1.1% Bannockburn — New Zealand: 1.1%
Netherlands 0.5% / 0.5%
Teesdale — Netherlands: 0.5% Bannockburn — Netherlands: 0.5%
Scotland 0.3% / 0.4%
Teesdale — Scotland: 0.3% Bannockburn — Scotland: 0.4%
Germany 0.3% / 0.3%
Teesdale — Germany: 0.3% Bannockburn — Germany: 0.3%
South Africa — / 0.3%
Teesdale — South Africa: not among its largest Bannockburn — South Africa: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Teesdale 99.4% houses
Teesdale — Houses: 99.4% Teesdale — Townhouses: 0.0% Teesdale — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Bannockburn 95.9% houses
Bannockburn — Houses: 95.9% Bannockburn — Townhouses: 4.1% Bannockburn — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Teesdale Bannockburn
Median house price $938,750 $760,000
Median unit price — $420,000
Median land price $450,000 $382,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 55 days
from 39 sales
 32 days
from 92 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Teesdale Bannockburn
3 bed $805K / $685K
Teesdale — 3 bed: $805K (20 sales) Bannockburn — 3 bed: $685K (54 sales)

20 vs 54 sales

4 bed $1.02M / $812K
Teesdale — 4 bed: $1.02M (47 sales) Bannockburn — 4 bed: $812K (101 sales)

47 vs 101 sales

Zoning mix

Teesdale Bannockburn
Rural and farming 78% 74%
Residential 20% 13%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 6%
Parks and recreation 1% 6%
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

Teesdale Bannockburn
New dwellings approved 186
across Golden Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year +10%
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.

Teesdale Bannockburn
Houses — 4.1%
$638/wk on $815K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Teesdale Bannockburn
House price — Higher than 46% of VIC
Income Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 83% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 72% of VIC

Liveability

Teesdale is more walkable (50 vs 39); Teesdale scores higher overall (66 vs 59).

Teesdale Bannockburn
Grade B
same for both
Score 66/100 59/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Bannockburn carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Bannockburn carries more crime risk (33 vs 15).

Teesdale Bannockburn
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Low
15/100
 Low
33/100
Flood Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
41/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Teesdale Bannockburn
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Teesdale

  • Teesdale Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Bannockburn

  • Bannockburn P-12 College Government · Combined below peers
  • St Mary MacKillop Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Teesdale Bannockburn
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 1 7
Parks & reserves 3 9
Childcare 3 6
GPs 1 2
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 0 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 2 13

Mobility

Teesdale sits further from the CBD (98.4 km vs 88.6 km).

Teesdale Bannockburn
Walkability score 50/100 39/100
Distance to Melbourne 98.4 km
+10% vs other
 88.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 80 min 73 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3328
 0.7%
postcode 3331
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 3328
 59
postcode 3331

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.

Teesdale Bannockburn
Car (driver) 77.7% / 77.2%
Teesdale — Car (driver): 77.7% Bannockburn — Car (driver): 77.2%
Worked from Home 17.1% / 17.2%
Teesdale — Worked from Home: 17.1% Bannockburn — Worked from Home: 17.2%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 3.4%
Teesdale — Car (passenger): 4.4% Bannockburn — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Walked Only 0.4% / 1.4%
Teesdale — Walked Only: 0.4% Bannockburn — Walked Only: 1.4%
Train 0.3% / 0.3%
Teesdale — Train: 0.3% Bannockburn — Train: 0.3%
Bus — / 0.4%
Teesdale — Bus: not among its largest Bannockburn — Bus: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.7%).

Setting

Teesdale Bannockburn
Elevation 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 28.5 km 19.5 km

NBN connectivity

Teesdale Bannockburn
Connectivity score 29/100 79/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
783 premises
 63%
2,712 premises

Climate

Teesdale Bannockburn
Annual rainfall 502 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.3°C
same for both

Council rates

Teesdale Bannockburn
Average residential rate $2,052/yr
same for both
Council Golden Plains
same for both

Federal electorate

Teesdale Bannockburn
Division Ballarat Corio
Member Catherine King Richard Marles
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Teesdale Bannockburn
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Teesdale

Acreage Family Quiet

Bannockburn

Acreage Family River

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