Brookfield vs Exford

Brookfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 39 in Exford. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Exford tends to suit 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

Brookfield

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (11 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 92/100)
  • But Exford is already more of a family suburb (91% vs 74%)

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

Brookfield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 31%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $429/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Brookfield

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (45 min vs 52 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (48 km vs 50.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Brookfield

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 92/100)

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

Investors

Exford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.3% vs 17.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Brookfield Exford
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.

Brookfield Exford
Walkability 40 / 0
Brookfield — Walkability: 40/100 Exford — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 57 / 8
Brookfield — Safety: 57/100 Exford — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 34 / 100
Brookfield — Low fire risk: 34/100 Exford — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 87 / 100
Brookfield — Low flood risk: 87/100 Exford — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Brookfield has more residents (10,782 vs 133); Exford rents higher ($429/wk vs $350/wk).

Brookfield Exford
Population 10,782
+99% vs other
 133
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.0% +24.3%
Median age 32 39
Median household income $85,384/yr
+16% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk $429/wk
+23% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brookfield Exford
0-4 8.9% / 9.0%
Brookfield — 0-4: 8.9% Exford — 0-4: 9.0%
5-14 17.9% / 19.5%
Brookfield — 5-14: 17.9% Exford — 5-14: 19.5%
15-19 6.4% / —
Brookfield — 15-19: 6.4% Exford — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 6.1% / 4.5%
Brookfield — 20-24: 6.1% Exford — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 15.2% / 12.8%
Brookfield — 25-34: 15.2% Exford — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 15.9% / 16.5%
Brookfield — 35-44: 15.9% Exford — 35-44: 16.5%
45-54 10.4% / 10.5%
Brookfield — 45-54: 10.4% Exford — 45-54: 10.5%
55-64 8.2% / 12.8%
Brookfield — 55-64: 8.2% Exford — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 6.8% / 15.8%
Brookfield — 65-74: 6.8% Exford — 65-74: 15.8%
75-84 3.1% / —
Brookfield — 75-84: 3.1% Exford — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 1.0% / —
Brookfield — 85+: 1.0% Exford — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brookfield 55.0% couple families
Brookfield — Couple Families: 55.0% Brookfield — One Parent Families: 18.8% Brookfield — Lone Person: 22.4% Brookfield — Group Household: 2.3% Brookfield — Other Families: 1.5%
Exford 71.9% couple families
Exford — Couple Families: 71.9% Exford — One Parent Families: 18.8% Exford — Lone Person: 9.4% Exford — Group Household: 0.0% Exford — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brookfield 30.0% renting
Brookfield — Owned Outright: 24.2% Brookfield — Mortgage: 45.8% Brookfield — Renting: 30.0%
Exford 21.1% renting
Exford — Owned Outright: 34.2% Exford — Mortgage: 44.7% Exford — Renting: 21.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brookfield 89.7% houses
Brookfield — Houses: 89.7% Brookfield — Townhouses: 10.3%
Exford 100.0% houses
Exford — Houses: 100.0% Exford — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Brookfield Exford
Certificate III & IV 13.4% / 15.8%
Brookfield — Certificate III & IV: 13.4% Exford — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 9.0%
Brookfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Exford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 6.0%
Brookfield — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Exford — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 2.3%
Brookfield — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Exford — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / —
Brookfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Exford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Property market

Brookfield Exford
Median house price $605,000 —
Median unit price $450,000 —
Median land price $364,250 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 153 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Exford has more rural and farming land (89% vs 11%).

Brookfield Exford
Rural and farming 11% 89%
Residential 65% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 11% 3%
Environmental 5% 8%
Parks and recreation 7% 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

Brookfield Exford
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.

Brookfield Exford
Houses 3.8%
$470/wk on $637K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Brookfield Exford
House price Higher than 24% of VIC —
Income Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 82% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 72% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 57% of VIC —

Liveability

Brookfield is more walkable (40 vs 0).

Brookfield Exford
Grade C —
Score 44/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Brookfield carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 0); Brookfield carries more flood risk (13 vs 0).

Brookfield Exford
Bushfire Moderate
66/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
43/100
 High
92/100
Flood Low
13/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Brookfield Exford
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Brookfield

  • Melton Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Binap Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Exford

  • Exford Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Brookfield Exford
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 11 0
Waterways 7 1

Mobility

Exford sits further from the CBD (50.4 km vs 48 km).

Brookfield Exford
Walkability score 40/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 48 km 50.4 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 45 min 52 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 3338
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 3338
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.

Brookfield Exford
Car (driver) 73.1% / 70.5%
Brookfield — Car (driver): 73.1% Exford — Car (driver): 70.5%
Worked from Home 17.5% / 22.7%
Brookfield — Worked from Home: 17.5% Exford — Worked from Home: 22.7%
Walked Only 0.4% / 6.8%
Brookfield — Walked Only: 0.4% Exford — Walked Only: 6.8%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / —
Brookfield — Car (passenger): 5.7% Exford — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Train 3.1% / —
Brookfield — Train: 3.1% Exford — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.1%).

Setting

Brookfield Exford
Elevation 119 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 116 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.1 km 28.9 km

NBN connectivity

Brookfield Exford
Connectivity score 96/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 92%
4,078 premises
 0%
44 premises

Climate

Brookfield Exford
Annual rainfall 482 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Brookfield Exford
PM2.5 4.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Brookfield Exford
Average residential rate $1,779/yr
same for both
Council Melton
same for both

Federal electorate

Brookfield Exford
Division Hawke
same for both
Member Sam Rae
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brookfield Exford
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brookfield

Family Large Blocks Multicultural Outer Young Families

Exford

Family Outer Young Families

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