Bonnie Brook vs Plumpton

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Plumpton, most households are couple families. Plumpton is closer to the city centre: 33.6 km, against 39.2 km. On these figures, Bonnie Brook tends to suit young adults and people living alone, while Plumpton 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 childcare (5 vs 0)
  • Plumpton is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 59%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bonnie Brook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($381/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Plumpton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (33.6 km vs 39.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Plumpton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (89/100 vs 100/100)

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

Where they sit

Bonnie Brook and Plumpton 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 Plumpton
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 Plumpton
Walkability 0 / 0
Bonnie Brook — Walkability: 0/100 Plumpton — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 0 / 11
Bonnie Brook — Safety: 0/100 Plumpton — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 15 / 12
Bonnie Brook — Low fire risk: 15/100 Plumpton — Low fire risk: 12/100
Low flood risk 69 / 100
Bonnie Brook — Low flood risk: 69/100 Plumpton — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bonnie Brook has more residents (333 vs 79); Plumpton rents higher ($450/wk vs $381/wk).

Bonnie Brook Plumpton
Population 333
+76% vs other
 79
Population trend (2016 → 2021) —
same for both
Median age 39 38
Median household income $84,500/yr $94,224/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $381/wk $450/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bonnie Brook Plumpton
0-4 4.8% / 7.6%
Bonnie Brook — 0-4: 4.8% Plumpton — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 8.4% / 8.9%
Bonnie Brook — 5-14: 8.4% Plumpton — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 4.2% / 16.5%
Bonnie Brook — 15-19: 4.2% Plumpton — 15-19: 16.5%
20-24 5.1% / 3.8%
Bonnie Brook — 20-24: 5.1% Plumpton — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 20.4% / 11.4%
Bonnie Brook — 25-34: 20.4% Plumpton — 25-34: 11.4%
35-44 13.5% / 17.7%
Bonnie Brook — 35-44: 13.5% Plumpton — 35-44: 17.7%
45-54 4.8% / 15.2%
Bonnie Brook — 45-54: 4.8% Plumpton — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 15.6% / 6.3%
Bonnie Brook — 55-64: 15.6% Plumpton — 55-64: 6.3%
65-74 15.9% / 11.4%
Bonnie Brook — 65-74: 15.9% Plumpton — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 4.5% / 10.1%
Bonnie Brook — 75-84: 4.5% Plumpton — 75-84: 10.1%
85+ 0.9% / —
Bonnie Brook — 85+: 0.9% Plumpton — 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%
Plumpton 60.0% couple families
Plumpton — Couple Families: 60.0% Plumpton — Lone Person: 20.0% Plumpton — One Parent Families: 20.0% Plumpton — 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%
Plumpton 20.0% renting
Plumpton — Owned Outright: 80.0% Plumpton — Mortgage: 0.0% Plumpton — Renting: 20.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Plumpton
India 8.7% / 3.8%
Bonnie Brook — India: 8.7% Plumpton — India: 3.8%
New Zealand 1.5% / 6.3%
Bonnie Brook — New Zealand: 1.5% Plumpton — New Zealand: 6.3%
Sri Lanka 2.1% / —
Bonnie Brook — Sri Lanka: 2.1% Plumpton — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
Philippines 1.2% / —
Bonnie Brook — Philippines: 1.2% Plumpton — Philippines: not among its largest
England 0.9% / —
Bonnie Brook — England: 0.9% Plumpton — England: not among its largest

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

Qualifications

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

Bonnie Brook Plumpton
Certificate III & IV 12.3% / 19.0%
Bonnie Brook — Certificate III & IV: 12.3% Plumpton — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 6.3%
Bonnie Brook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Plumpton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Bachelor Degree 12.3% / —
Bonnie Brook — Bachelor Degree: 12.3% Plumpton — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / —
Bonnie Brook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Plumpton — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / —
Bonnie Brook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Plumpton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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%
Plumpton 89.5% houses
Plumpton — Houses: 89.5% Plumpton — Flats / Apartments: 10.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

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

Zoning mix

Plumpton has more rural and farming land (92% vs 29%).

Bonnie Brook Plumpton
Rural and farming 29% 92%
Residential 56% 0%
Other and special use 4% 7%
Environmental 6% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 1%
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 Plumpton
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 Plumpton
Houses 3.9%
$540/wk on $722K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bonnie Brook Plumpton
House price Higher than 33% of VIC —
Income Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 64% 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 72% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 60% of VIC —

Liveability

Bonnie Brook Plumpton
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Bonnie Brook carries more flood risk (31 vs 0); Bonnie Brook carries more crime risk (100 vs 89).

Bonnie Brook Plumpton
Bushfire High
85/100
 High
88/100
Crime High
100/100
 High
89/100
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 Plumpton
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Bonnie Brook

  • Deanside Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Plumpton

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bonnie Brook Plumpton
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 5 1
Childcare 5 0
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Bonnie Brook sits further from the CBD (39.2 km vs 33.6 km).

Bonnie Brook Plumpton
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 39.2 km
+14% vs other
 33.6 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 Plumpton
Car (driver) 55.8% / 88.5%
Bonnie Brook — Car (driver): 55.8% Plumpton — Car (driver): 88.5%
Worked from Home 25.4% / 11.5%
Bonnie Brook — Worked from Home: 25.4% Plumpton — Worked from Home: 11.5%
Walked Only 10.1% / —
Bonnie Brook — Walked Only: 10.1% Plumpton — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 6.5% / —
Bonnie Brook — Car (passenger): 6.5% Plumpton — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Train 2.2% / —
Bonnie Brook — Train: 2.2% Plumpton — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.5%).

Setting

Bonnie Brook Plumpton
Elevation 114 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 156 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.6 km 25.4 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Bonnie Brook Plumpton
Division Gorton Hawke
Member Alice Jordan-Baird Sam Rae
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bonnie Brook Plumpton
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

Plumpton

Multicultural Outer Students

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