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VIC · Nillumbik Council

Strathewen, 3099

Population

198

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

-2.0%

Median age

41

Median income

$2,094/wk

Employment rate

64.4%

Languages at home

2.3%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Green suburb
  • Education hub
What Strathewen is known for: Green suburb, Education hub

Suburb profile

Strathewen is a residential smaller community in Nillumbik Council with a familiar suburban feel. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with family life visible on every street. The town centre holds its own, with enough local flavour to make staying close to home appealing.

Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here than in denser, more walkable pockets. Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers.

Reported crime has been falling recently. A trickle of new development is refreshing selected pockets without changing the overall feel.

At a glance

Strathewen snapshot

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$640/wk

Population (Census)

198

0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

12.1%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Safety

38th

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

35th

percentile in VIC

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

75th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Housing

All types (Sep 2025 (council median))
$640

Median weekly rent from Victorian government rent reports. Council median fallback may apply where suburb rent is unavailable.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

Data sources & freshness

Population

Population growth

0.0% annual · -2.0% over 5 years · 35th percentile in VIC

Growth rates are from ABS Estimated Resident Population at SA2 level. Headcount uses 2021 Census when allocated ERP is too low relative to Census to display reliably.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
198
Median age
41
Median household income / week
$2,094
Dwelling vacancy
12.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
8 of 66
Median monthly mortgage
$1,950
Employment rate
64.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
58 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2026)
2
Against the person
0
Against property
2
Rate per 1,000 residents
40.8
State safety percentile
38th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-75%

Most common offence types

  • B21 Criminal Damage1
  • B49 Other Theft1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
1,068
Median ICSEA percentile
75th
School list
  • Strathewen Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1068 · 75th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 28 students · Top SEA quarter 28% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

6 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
0/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Community(1)
  • Strathewen Primary SchoolSchool

    5 School Ridge Road

Sport & outdoors(2)
  • Sports field
  • Strathewen OvalSports field
Other(3)
  • The Blacksmith's TreeArtwork
  • Strathewen Fire StationFire station
  • Parking

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
4
Parks (OSM)
0

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
Hospital (16.8 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
1
Participants per 1,000 residents
20.4

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
24° / 13°
Rainfall
155 mm · ~19 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
20° / 11°
Rainfall
186 mm · ~23 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
14° / 6°
Rainfall
203 mm · ~25 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
18° / 9°
Rainfall
207 mm · ~26 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).

10 planning-related records

2021· 6 proposals

  • September 2021

  • Use and development of land for a dwelling
    1025 COTTLES BRIDGE-STRATHEWEN ROAD STRATHEWEN 3099Refusal issued by a delegate

  • August 2021

  • Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding
    205 CHADDS CREEK ROAD STRATHEWEN 3099Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2021

  • Amendment - Relocate cottage and sheds (Bushfire Recovery)
    100 CHADDS CREEK ROAD STRATHEWEN 3099Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2021

  • Amendment - Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding
    10 King StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2021

  • Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding
    10 KING STREET STRATHEWEN 3099Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • January 2021

  • Amendment - Buildings and works to construct a shed
    700 Eagles Nest RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 4 proposals

  • October 2020

  • Buildings and works to construct an agricultural building
    50 Chadds Creek RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2020

  • Use of the land for horticulture and buildings and works to construct six (6) greenhouses and a shed
    152 O'DEAS ROAD STRATHEWEN 3099NOD issued by a delegate

  • May 2020

  • Buildings and works to construct a shed
    700 Eagles Nest RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to construct a shed
    700 Bowden Spur RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
McEwen
Member of Parliament
Rob MITCHELL (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
117,921
Turnout (2025)
93.5%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+0.9 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 45.2%Labor 54.8%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 14.0 km away).

Coalition 44.7%Labor 55.3%

0.5 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +0.7 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • St Andrews (McEwen)Labor 60.8% · Coalition 39.2% TPP (2025)7.3 km away
  • Arthurs CreekLabor 51.2% · Coalition 48.8% TPP (2025)7.8 km away
  • Panton HillLabor 52.1% · Coalition 47.9% TPP (2025)12.0 km away
  • HurstbridgeLabor 65.9% · Coalition 34.1% TPP (2025)12.8 km away
  • Laurimar EastLabor 46.6% · Coalition 53.4% TPP (2025)13.3 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

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