Attwood vs Westmeadows

Westmeadows is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Attwood. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Attwood, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Attwood: a median of $900,000, against $758,000 in Westmeadows. On these figures, Attwood tends to suit couples, while Westmeadows suits people living alone and 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

Attwood

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 64/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 77%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 62%)
  • But Westmeadows has more childcare (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Westmeadows

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($635,000 vs $1,035,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($758,000 vs $900,000)
  • But Attwood has cheaper units ($150,000 vs $603,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Attwood leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 23%)
  • Westmeadows has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 8%)

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

Commuting to the city

Westmeadows

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 46/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Westmeadows

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (23% vs 2%)
  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 46/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 13%)
  • But Attwood carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 64/100)

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

Investors

Westmeadows

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (11.2% vs -3.2%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.1% vs 3.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Attwood Westmeadows
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.

Attwood Westmeadows
Walkability 46 / 75
Attwood — Walkability: 46/100 Westmeadows — Walkability: 75/100
Safety 53 / 36
Attwood — Safety: 53/100 Westmeadows — Safety: 36/100
Low fire risk 64 / 64
Attwood — Low fire risk: 64/100 Westmeadows — Low fire risk: 64/100
Low flood risk 61 / 54
Attwood — Low flood risk: 61/100 Westmeadows — Low flood risk: 54/100

Demographics

Westmeadows has more residents (6,502 vs 3,309); Attwood has higher household incomes ($114,868 vs $81,328).

Attwood Westmeadows
Population 3,309 6,502
+96% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.2% +11.2%
Median age 42 39
Median household income $114,868/yr
+29% vs other
 $81,328/yr
Median weekly rent $358/wk $360/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Attwood Westmeadows
0-4 4.1% / 6.2%
Attwood — 0-4: 4.1% Westmeadows — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 12.5% / 10.8%
Attwood — 5-14: 12.5% Westmeadows — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 8.1% / 5.1%
Attwood — 15-19: 8.1% Westmeadows — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 7.4% / 5.6%
Attwood — 20-24: 7.4% Westmeadows — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 9.6% / 15.6%
Attwood — 25-34: 9.6% Westmeadows — 25-34: 15.6%
35-44 11.2% / 13.9%
Attwood — 35-44: 11.2% Westmeadows — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 17.6% / 11.5%
Attwood — 45-54: 17.6% Westmeadows — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 17.1% / 12.3%
Attwood — 55-64: 17.1% Westmeadows — 55-64: 12.3%
65-74 8.8% / 10.9%
Attwood — 65-74: 8.8% Westmeadows — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 3.1% / 6.0%
Attwood — 75-84: 3.1% Westmeadows — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 0.8% / 2.1%
Attwood — 85+: 0.8% Westmeadows — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Attwood 63.4% couple families
Attwood — Couple Families: 63.4% Attwood — Lone Person: 21.1% Attwood — One Parent Families: 13.2% Attwood — Group Household: 1.5% Attwood — Other Families: 0.8%
Westmeadows 40.0% couple families
Westmeadows — Couple Families: 40.0% Westmeadows — Lone Person: 34.3% Westmeadows — One Parent Families: 21.5% Westmeadows — Group Household: 2.8% Westmeadows — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Attwood 8.1% renting
Attwood — Owned Outright: 41.4% Attwood — Mortgage: 50.5% Attwood — Renting: 8.1%
Westmeadows 26.0% renting
Westmeadows — Owned Outright: 34.5% Westmeadows — Mortgage: 39.4% Westmeadows — Renting: 26.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Attwood Westmeadows
Certificate III & IV 15.3% / 14.4%
Attwood — Certificate III & IV: 15.3% Westmeadows — Certificate III & IV: 14.4%
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 9.5%
Attwood — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% Westmeadows — Bachelor Degree: 9.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 8.3%
Attwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Westmeadows — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 2.5%
Attwood — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Westmeadows — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.6%
Attwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Westmeadows — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

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.

Attwood Westmeadows
Italy 3.1% / 3.1%
Attwood — Italy: 3.1% Westmeadows — Italy: 3.1%
England 1.3% / 1.9%
Attwood — England: 1.3% Westmeadows — England: 1.9%
Sri Lanka 1.6% / 1.2%
Attwood — Sri Lanka: 1.6% Westmeadows — Sri Lanka: 1.2%
India 1.2% / 1.3%
Attwood — India: 1.2% Westmeadows — India: 1.3%
Lebanon 1.0% / 1.1%
Attwood — Lebanon: 1.0% Westmeadows — Lebanon: 1.1%
Philippines 1.1% / 0.9%
Attwood — Philippines: 1.1% Westmeadows — Philippines: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Attwood 97.5% houses
Attwood — Houses: 97.5% Attwood — Townhouses: 2.5% Attwood — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Westmeadows 76.9% houses
Westmeadows — Houses: 76.9% Westmeadows — Townhouses: 22.3% Westmeadows — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Attwood Westmeadows
Median house price $900,000 $758,000
Median unit price $150,000 $603,000
Median land price $1,035,000 $635,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 16 sales
 22 days
from 45 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.

Attwood Westmeadows
3 bed $838K / $742K
Attwood — 3 bed: $838K (24 sales) Westmeadows — 3 bed: $742K (88 sales)

24 vs 88 sales

4 bed $1.28M / $805K
Attwood — 4 bed: $1.28M (24 sales) Westmeadows — 4 bed: $805K (30 sales)

24 vs 30 sales

Zoning mix

Attwood has more rural and farming land (46% vs 0%).

Attwood Westmeadows
Rural and farming 46% 0%
Residential 22% 46%
Infrastructure and transport 32% 8%
Parks and recreation 0% 29%
Commercial 0% 10%
Industrial 0% 7%
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

Attwood Westmeadows
New dwellings approved 3,063
across Hume
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
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.

Attwood Westmeadows
Houses 3.1%
$550/wk on $920K
 4.1%
$590/wk on $755K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Attwood Westmeadows
House price Higher than 60% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Income Higher than 87% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 74% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 63% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC

Liveability

Westmeadows is more walkable (75 vs 46); Attwood scores higher overall (61 vs 46).

Attwood Westmeadows
Grade B C
Score 61/100 46/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Westmeadows carries more crime risk (64 vs 47).

Attwood Westmeadows
Bushfire Low
36/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
64/100
Flood Low
39/100
 Moderate
46/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
70/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 9
within 5 km
 12
within 5 km

Schools

Attwood Westmeadows
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Attwood

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Westmeadows

  • Westmeadows Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Attwood Westmeadows
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 7
Parks & reserves 6 16
Childcare 1 4
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 10 1

Mobility

Attwood Westmeadows
Walkability score 46/100 75/100
Distance to Melbourne 21.4 km
+4% vs other
 20.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 27 min
same for both
Public transport score 50/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 11.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 135.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3049
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 3049
same for both

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.

Attwood Westmeadows
Car (driver) 68.4% / 68.7%
Attwood — Car (driver): 68.4% Westmeadows — Car (driver): 68.7%
Worked from Home 25.4% / 23.1%
Attwood — Worked from Home: 25.4% Westmeadows — Worked from Home: 23.1%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 3.6%
Attwood — Car (passenger): 4.5% Westmeadows — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Train 1.1% / 2.8%
Attwood — Train: 1.1% Westmeadows — Train: 2.8%
Walked Only 0.6% / 0.8%
Attwood — Walked Only: 0.6% Westmeadows — Walked Only: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.7%).

Setting

Attwood Westmeadows
Elevation 124 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 90 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.4 km 18.4 km

NBN connectivity

Attwood Westmeadows
Connectivity score 73/100 88/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 35%
1,152 premises
 53%
2,771 premises

Climate

Attwood Westmeadows
Annual rainfall 518 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Attwood Westmeadows
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 18.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Attwood Westmeadows
Average residential rate $1,715/yr
same for both
Council Hume
same for both

Federal electorate

Attwood Westmeadows
Division Calwell
same for both
Member Basem Abdo
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Attwood Westmeadows
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Attwood

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Parks

Westmeadows

Middle-Ring Parks River Townhouses

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