Upotipotpon vs Stewarton

Stewarton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 58 in Upotipotpon. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stewarton, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Stewarton tends to suit people living alone and 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

Upotipotpon

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 44%)

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

First-home buyers

Stewarton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Stewarton

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Upotipotpon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (204.4 km vs 219.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (142 min vs 151 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

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

Upotipotpon Stewarton
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.

Upotipotpon Stewarton
Walkability 0 / 0
Upotipotpon — Walkability: 0/100 Stewarton — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 74 / 76
Upotipotpon — Safety: 74/100 Stewarton — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 52 / 49
Upotipotpon — Low fire risk: 52/100 Stewarton — Low fire risk: 49/100
Low flood risk 11 / 7
Upotipotpon — Low flood risk: 11/100 Stewarton — Low flood risk: 7/100

Demographics

Stewarton has more residents (118 vs 56); Upotipotpon skews older (58 vs 37).

Upotipotpon Stewarton
Population 56 118
+111% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.8% +1.7%
Median age 58 37
Median household income $67,184/yr $97,500/yr
+45% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+24% vs other
 $265/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Upotipotpon Stewarton
0-4 7.1% / 5.9%
Upotipotpon — 0-4: 7.1% Stewarton — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 8.9% / 15.3%
Upotipotpon — 5-14: 8.9% Stewarton — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 — / 2.5%
Upotipotpon — 15-19: not among its largest Stewarton — 15-19: 2.5%
20-24 — / 4.2%
Upotipotpon — 20-24: not among its largest Stewarton — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 — / 7.6%
Upotipotpon — 25-34: not among its largest Stewarton — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 — / 17.8%
Upotipotpon — 35-44: not among its largest Stewarton — 35-44: 17.8%
45-54 25.0% / 7.6%
Upotipotpon — 45-54: 25.0% Stewarton — 45-54: 7.6%
55-64 37.5% / 11.9%
Upotipotpon — 55-64: 37.5% Stewarton — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 23.2% / 16.1%
Upotipotpon — 65-74: 23.2% Stewarton — 65-74: 16.1%
75-84 — / 2.5%
Upotipotpon — 75-84: not among its largest Stewarton — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ — / —
Upotipotpon — 85+: not among its largest Stewarton — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (37.5%).

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.

Upotipotpon Stewarton
Philippines — / 5.9%
Upotipotpon — Philippines: not among its largest Stewarton — Philippines: 5.9%
England 5.4% / —
Upotipotpon — England: 5.4% Stewarton — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Upotipotpon 35.0% lone person
Upotipotpon — Lone Person: 35.0% Upotipotpon — Couple Families: 35.0% Upotipotpon — One Parent Families: 30.0%
Stewarton 55.6% lone person
Stewarton — Lone Person: 55.6% Stewarton — Couple Families: 44.4% Stewarton — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Upotipotpon 100.0% houses
Upotipotpon — Houses: 100.0%
Stewarton 100.0% houses
Stewarton — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Upotipotpon Stewarton
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 23.2% / 6.8%
Upotipotpon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 23.2% Stewarton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 15.3%
Upotipotpon — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Stewarton — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Bachelor Degree — / 11.9%
Upotipotpon — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Stewarton — Bachelor Degree: 11.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.5%
Upotipotpon — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Stewarton — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Upotipotpon 0.0% renting
Upotipotpon — Owned Outright: 60.0% Upotipotpon — Mortgage: 40.0% Upotipotpon — Renting: 0.0%
Stewarton 9.4% renting
Stewarton — Owned Outright: 56.2% Stewarton — Mortgage: 34.4% Stewarton — Renting: 9.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Upotipotpon Stewarton
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
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

Upotipotpon Stewarton
New dwellings approved 75
across Strathbogie
 235
across Benalla
Approvals change year on year +167% +65%

Ranking within VIC

Upotipotpon Stewarton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 23% of VIC

Liveability

Upotipotpon Stewarton
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Upotipotpon Stewarton
Bushfire Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
51/100
Crime Low
26/100
 Low
24/100
Flood High
89/100
 High
93/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Upotipotpon Stewarton
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

Upotipotpon Stewarton
Parks & reserves 5 1
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Stewarton sits further from the CBD (219.9 km vs 204.4 km).

Upotipotpon Stewarton
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 204.4 km 219.9 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 142 min 151 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3669
 0.4%
postcode 3725
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 3669
 66
postcode 3725

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.

Upotipotpon Stewarton
Car (driver) 42.1% / 66.0%
Upotipotpon — Car (driver): 42.1% Stewarton — Car (driver): 66.0%
Worked from Home 57.9% / 22.0%
Upotipotpon — Worked from Home: 57.9% Stewarton — Worked from Home: 22.0%
Car (passenger) — / 6.0%
Upotipotpon — Car (passenger): not among its largest Stewarton — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Walked Only — / 6.0%
Upotipotpon — Walked Only: not among its largest Stewarton — Walked Only: 6.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.0%).

Setting

Upotipotpon Stewarton
Elevation 203 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 149 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Upotipotpon Stewarton
Connectivity score 21/100 23/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
28 premises
 0%
50 premises

Climate

Upotipotpon Stewarton
Annual rainfall 484 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Upotipotpon Stewarton
Average residential rate $2,476/yr $2,119/yr
Council Strathbogie Benalla

Federal electorate

Upotipotpon Stewarton
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Upotipotpon Stewarton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Upotipotpon

Professionals Rural

Stewarton

Rural

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