Bonnie Brook vs Grangefields

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Grangefields, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bonnie Brook tends to suit people living alone, while Grangefields suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bonnie Brook has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • Grangefields is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 59%)

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

First-home buyers

Grangefields

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bonnie Brook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (23% vs 43%)
  • has cheaper rent ($381/wk vs $480/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bonnie Brook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 3%)

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

Where they sit

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

Bonnie Brook Grangefields
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.

Bonnie Brook Grangefields
Walkability 0 / 0
Bonnie Brook — Walkability: 0/100 Grangefields — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 0 / 0
Bonnie Brook — Safety: 0/100 Grangefields — Safety: 0/100
Low fire risk 15 / 8
Bonnie Brook — Low fire risk: 15/100 Grangefields — Low fire risk: 8/100
Low flood risk 69 / 100
Bonnie Brook — Low flood risk: 69/100 Grangefields — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bonnie Brook has more residents (333 vs 132); Bonnie Brook has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $58,500).

Bonnie Brook Grangefields
Population 333
+60% vs other
 132
Population trend (2016 → 2021) —
same for both
Median age 39 40
Median household income $84,500/yr
+31% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent $381/wk $480/wk
+26% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bonnie Brook Grangefields
0-4 4.8% / 3.8%
Bonnie Brook — 0-4: 4.8% Grangefields — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 8.4% / 12.1%
Bonnie Brook — 5-14: 8.4% Grangefields — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 4.2% / 12.1%
Bonnie Brook — 15-19: 4.2% Grangefields — 15-19: 12.1%
20-24 5.1% / 6.1%
Bonnie Brook — 20-24: 5.1% Grangefields — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 20.4% / 12.9%
Bonnie Brook — 25-34: 20.4% Grangefields — 25-34: 12.9%
35-44 13.5% / 13.6%
Bonnie Brook — 35-44: 13.5% Grangefields — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 4.8% / 12.9%
Bonnie Brook — 45-54: 4.8% Grangefields — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 15.6% / 8.3%
Bonnie Brook — 55-64: 15.6% Grangefields — 55-64: 8.3%
65-74 15.9% / 15.2%
Bonnie Brook — 65-74: 15.9% Grangefields — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 4.5% / 2.3%
Bonnie Brook — 75-84: 4.5% Grangefields — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ 0.9% / —
Bonnie Brook — 85+: 0.9% Grangefields — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bonnie Brook 43.2% couple families
Bonnie Brook — Couple Families: 43.2% Bonnie Brook — Lone Person: 37.0% Bonnie Brook — One Parent Families: 16.0% Bonnie Brook — Group Household: 3.7%
Grangefields 70.4% couple families
Grangefields — Couple Families: 70.4% Grangefields — Lone Person: 14.8% Grangefields — One Parent Families: 14.8% Grangefields — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bonnie Brook 18.5% renting
Bonnie Brook — Owned Outright: 47.2% Bonnie Brook — Mortgage: 34.3% Bonnie Brook — Renting: 18.5%
Grangefields 18.9% renting
Grangefields — Owned Outright: 59.5% Grangefields — Mortgage: 21.6% Grangefields — Renting: 18.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bonnie Brook Grangefields
Certificate III & IV 12.3% / 19.7%
Bonnie Brook — Certificate III & IV: 12.3% Grangefields — Certificate III & IV: 19.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 9.8%
Bonnie Brook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Grangefields — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Bachelor Degree 12.3% / —
Bonnie Brook — Bachelor Degree: 12.3% Grangefields — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / —
Bonnie Brook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Grangefields — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / —
Bonnie Brook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Grangefields — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

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.

Bonnie Brook Grangefields
India 8.7% / 6.1%
Bonnie Brook — India: 8.7% Grangefields — India: 6.1%
Taiwan — / 6.1%
Bonnie Brook — Taiwan: not among its largest Grangefields — Taiwan: 6.1%
New Zealand 1.5% / 3.0%
Bonnie Brook — New Zealand: 1.5% Grangefields — New Zealand: 3.0%
Vietnam 0.9% / 3.0%
Bonnie Brook — Vietnam: 0.9% Grangefields — Vietnam: 3.0%
Italy 0.9% / 2.3%
Bonnie Brook — Italy: 0.9% Grangefields — Italy: 2.3%
Sri Lanka 2.1% / —
Bonnie Brook — Sri Lanka: 2.1% Grangefields — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
Philippines 1.2% / —
Bonnie Brook — Philippines: 1.2% Grangefields — Philippines: not among its largest
England 0.9% / —
Bonnie Brook — England: 0.9% Grangefields — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bonnie Brook 86.3% houses
Bonnie Brook — Houses: 86.3% Bonnie Brook — Flats / Apartments: 13.7%
Grangefields 97.0% houses
Grangefields — Houses: 97.0% Grangefields — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bonnie Brook Grangefields
Median house price $668,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Bonnie Brook has more rural and farming land (29% vs 0%).

Bonnie Brook Grangefields
Residential 56% 84%
Rural and farming 29% 0%
Environmental 6% 13%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 3%
Other and special use 4% 0%
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

Bonnie Brook Grangefields
New dwellings approved 4,602
across Melton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +5%
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.

Bonnie Brook Grangefields
Houses 3.9%
$540/wk on $722K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bonnie Brook Grangefields
House price Higher than 33% of VIC —
Income Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 73% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 85% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 60% of VIC —

Liveability

Bonnie Brook Grangefields
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Bonnie Brook carries more flood risk (31 vs 0).

Bonnie Brook Grangefields
Bushfire High
85/100
 High
92/100
Crime High
100/100
same for both
Flood Low
31/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Bonnie Brook Grangefields
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Bonnie Brook

  • Deanside Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Grangefields

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bonnie Brook Grangefields
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 5 0
Childcare 5 0
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Bonnie Brook Grangefields
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 39.2 km
+1% vs other
 38.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 37 min 40 min
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 3335
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.

Bonnie Brook Grangefields
Car (driver) 55.8% / 90.0%
Bonnie Brook — Car (driver): 55.8% Grangefields — Car (driver): 90.0%
Worked from Home 25.4% / —
Bonnie Brook — Worked from Home: 25.4% Grangefields — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 10.0%
Bonnie Brook — Car (passenger): 6.5% Grangefields — Car (passenger): 10.0%
Walked Only 10.1% / —
Bonnie Brook — Walked Only: 10.1% Grangefields — Walked Only: not among its largest
Train 2.2% / —
Bonnie Brook — Train: 2.2% Grangefields — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.0%).

Setting

Bonnie Brook Grangefields
Elevation 114 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.6 km 24.7 km

NBN connectivity

Bonnie Brook Grangefields
Connectivity score 98/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 97%
2,975 premises
 0%
48 premises

Climate

Bonnie Brook Grangefields
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)

Bonnie Brook Grangefields
PM2.5 4.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Bonnie Brook Grangefields
Average residential rate $1,779/yr
same for both
Council Melton
same for both

Federal electorate

Bonnie Brook Grangefields
Division Gorton
same for both
Member Alice Jordan-Baird
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bonnie Brook Grangefields
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bonnie Brook

Multicultural Outer

Grangefields

Outer

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