Briar Hill vs Montmorency

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Montmorency, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Montmorency: a median of $1.15 million, against $995,000 in Briar Hill.

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

Montmorency

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (10 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (24 vs 6)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Briar Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($995,000 vs $1,150,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

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

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Briar Hill Montmorency
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.

Briar Hill Montmorency
Walkability 72 / 78
Briar Hill — Walkability: 72/100 Montmorency — Walkability: 78/100
Safety 71 / 78
Briar Hill — Safety: 71/100 Montmorency — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Briar Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Montmorency — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 67 / 55
Briar Hill — Low flood risk: 67/100 Montmorency — Low flood risk: 55/100

Demographics

Montmorency has more residents (9,250 vs 3,220).

Briar Hill Montmorency
Population 3,220 9,250
+187% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.2% +3.2%
Median age 42 41
Median household income $100,620/yr $107,952/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $411/wk $420/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Briar Hill Montmorency
0-4 6.4% / 6.3%
Briar Hill — 0-4: 6.4% Montmorency — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 12.7% / 13.8%
Briar Hill — 5-14: 12.7% Montmorency — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 4.9% / 5.1%
Briar Hill — 15-19: 4.9% Montmorency — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 3.9% / 4.2%
Briar Hill — 20-24: 3.9% Montmorency — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 11.1% / 10.0%
Briar Hill — 25-34: 11.1% Montmorency — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 14.6% / 15.1%
Briar Hill — 35-44: 14.6% Montmorency — 35-44: 15.1%
45-54 14.2% / 14.0%
Briar Hill — 45-54: 14.2% Montmorency — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 11.5% / 12.1%
Briar Hill — 55-64: 11.5% Montmorency — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 11.5% / 11.7%
Briar Hill — 65-74: 11.5% Montmorency — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 7.5% / 6.2%
Briar Hill — 75-84: 7.5% Montmorency — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 1.6% / 1.6%
Briar Hill — 85+: 1.6% Montmorency — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Briar Hill 43.9% couple families
Briar Hill — Couple Families: 43.9% Briar Hill — Lone Person: 34.5% Briar Hill — One Parent Families: 18.6% Briar Hill — Group Household: 1.9% Briar Hill — Other Families: 1.1%
Montmorency 48.6% couple families
Montmorency — Couple Families: 48.6% Montmorency — Lone Person: 32.0% Montmorency — One Parent Families: 15.8% Montmorency — Group Household: 2.1% Montmorency — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Briar Hill 20.4% renting
Briar Hill — Owned Outright: 39.2% Briar Hill — Mortgage: 40.4% Briar Hill — Renting: 20.4%
Montmorency 17.6% renting
Montmorency — Owned Outright: 40.1% Montmorency — Mortgage: 42.3% Montmorency — Renting: 17.6%
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.

Briar Hill Montmorency
England 4.1% / 3.6%
Briar Hill — England: 4.1% Montmorency — England: 3.6%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.2%
Briar Hill — New Zealand: 1.0% Montmorency — New Zealand: 1.2%
Italy 1.1% / 0.8%
Briar Hill — Italy: 1.1% Montmorency — Italy: 0.8%
China 0.9% / 0.9%
Briar Hill — China: 0.9% Montmorency — China: 0.9%
India 0.6% / 0.7%
Briar Hill — India: 0.6% Montmorency — India: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

Qualifications

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

Briar Hill Montmorency
Bachelor Degree 17.4% / 18.3%
Briar Hill — Bachelor Degree: 17.4% Montmorency — Bachelor Degree: 18.3%
Certificate III & IV 13.3% / 11.6%
Briar Hill — Certificate III & IV: 13.3% Montmorency — Certificate III & IV: 11.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 9.3%
Briar Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Montmorency — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Postgraduate Degree 5.2% / 6.6%
Briar Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2% Montmorency — Postgraduate Degree: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 4.2%
Briar Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Montmorency — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Briar Hill 85.6% houses
Briar Hill — Houses: 85.6% Briar Hill — Townhouses: 14.4% Briar Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Montmorency 87.2% houses
Montmorency — Houses: 87.2% Montmorency — Townhouses: 11.8% Montmorency — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Briar Hill Montmorency
Median house price $995,000 $1,150,000
Median unit price $715,000 $737,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 19 sales
 26 days
from 58 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Briar Hill Montmorency
2 bed $693K / $708K
Briar Hill — 2 bed: $693K (11 sales) Montmorency — 2 bed: $708K (30 sales)

11 vs 30 sales

3 bed $875K / $852K
Briar Hill — 3 bed: $875K (7 sales) Montmorency — 3 bed: $852K (19 sales)

7 vs 19 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.

Briar Hill Montmorency
3 bed $968K / $1.08M
Briar Hill — 3 bed: $968K (44 sales) Montmorency — 3 bed: $1.08M (56 sales)

44 vs 56 sales

4 bed $1.17M / $1.29M
Briar Hill — 4 bed: $1.17M (28 sales) Montmorency — 4 bed: $1.29M (44 sales)

28 vs 44 sales

5 bed $1.32M / $1.37M
Briar Hill — 5 bed: $1.32M (6 sales) Montmorency — 5 bed: $1.37M (8 sales)

6 vs 8 sales

Zoning mix

Briar Hill Montmorency
Residential 89% 85%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 7%
Parks and recreation 2% 7%
Commercial 3% 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

Briar Hill Montmorency
New dwellings approved 722
across Banyule
same for both
Approvals change year on year -75%
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.

Briar Hill Montmorency
Houses 3.4%
$680/wk on $1.05M
 3.5%
$700/wk on $1.05M
Units — 3.9%
$550/wk on $740K

Ranking within VIC

Briar Hill Montmorency
House price Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Income Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 60% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 34% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 30% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 6% of VIC

Liveability

Briar Hill Montmorency
Grade A
same for both
Score 80/100 77/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Montmorency carries more flood risk (45 vs 33).

Briar Hill Montmorency
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
29/100
 Low
22/100
Flood Low
33/100
 Moderate
45/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Briar Hill Montmorency
Inside the suburb 2 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 2 3
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus, 5.5 km
 2
Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus, 6.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.5% 2.0%

Schools in Briar Hill

  • Briar Hill Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Sherbourne Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Montmorency

  • Montmorency Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Montmorency Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Montmorency South Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Francis Xavier Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Briar Hill Montmorency
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 1 7
Parks & reserves 6 24
Childcare 2 10
GPs 2
same for both
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Briar Hill Montmorency
Walkability score 72/100 78/100
Distance to Melbourne 23.3 km
+3% vs other
 22.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 35 min 34 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 91/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 49.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 162.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 3088
 1.4%
postcode 3094
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 28
postcode 3088
 27
postcode 3094

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.

Briar Hill Montmorency
Car (driver) 55.3% / 51.6%
Briar Hill — Car (driver): 55.3% Montmorency — Car (driver): 51.6%
Worked from Home 37.9% / 40.2%
Briar Hill — Worked from Home: 37.9% Montmorency — Worked from Home: 40.2%
Train 2.3% / 3.2%
Briar Hill — Train: 2.3% Montmorency — Train: 3.2%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / 2.3%
Briar Hill — Car (passenger): 2.3% Montmorency — Car (passenger): 2.3%
Walked Only 1.0% / 1.5%
Briar Hill — Walked Only: 1.0% Montmorency — Walked Only: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.3%).

Setting

Briar Hill Montmorency
Elevation 88 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.6 km 20.8 km

NBN connectivity

Briar Hill Montmorency
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
1,496 premises
 0%
4,038 premises

Climate

Briar Hill Montmorency
Annual rainfall 534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Briar Hill Montmorency
PM2.5 3.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Briar Hill Montmorency
Average residential rate $1,787/yr
same for both
Council Banyule
same for both

Federal electorate

Briar Hill Montmorency
Division Jagajaga
same for both
Member Kate Thwaites
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Briar Hill Montmorency
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Briar Hill

Middle-Ring Parks Professionals Quiet

Montmorency

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Professionals Transport Hub Village Feel

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