Brookfield vs Weir Views

Weir Views is the younger of the two, with a median age of 27 against 32 in Brookfield. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Weir Views tends to suit young adults and families with children.

Brookfield is a larger, more established suburb with a population of 10,782 compared to Weir Views' 4,348, and it scores notably higher on liveability (43 versus 37). However, Weir Views offers a higher median household income of $92,560 against Brookfield's $85,384, and has a better walkability score at 45 versus 40. The key trade-off is safety: Brookfield has significantly lower crime risk (48 versus 80) and bushfire risk (65 versus 72), while Weir Views has no flood risk compared to Brookfield's 13. Both suburbs are similarly distant from the CBD and have comparable rental yields and median house prices around $600,000–$615,000.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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 parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 83/100)
  • has more childcare (11 vs 7)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Weir Views

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (42% vs 30%)

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

Brookfield

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (11% vs 3%)
  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 83/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs house yield.

Where they sit

Brookfield and Weir Views 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 Weir Views
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 Weir Views
Walkability 40 / 45
Brookfield — Walkability: 40/100 Weir Views — Walkability: 45/100
Safety 57 / 17
Brookfield — Safety: 57/100 Weir Views — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 34 / 27
Brookfield — Low fire risk: 34/100 Weir Views — Low fire risk: 27/100
Low flood risk 87 / 100
Brookfield — Low flood risk: 87/100 Weir Views — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Brookfield has more residents (10,782 vs 4,348); Brookfield skews older (32 vs 27).

Brookfield Weir Views
Population 10,782
+60% vs other
 4,348
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.0% —
Median age 32 27
Median household income $85,384/yr $92,560/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk $352/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brookfield Weir Views
0-4 8.9% / 13.9%
Brookfield — 0-4: 8.9% Weir Views — 0-4: 13.9%
5-14 17.9% / 19.9%
Brookfield — 5-14: 17.9% Weir Views — 5-14: 19.9%
15-19 6.4% / 5.2%
Brookfield — 15-19: 6.4% Weir Views — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 6.1% / 6.9%
Brookfield — 20-24: 6.1% Weir Views — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 15.2% / 22.5%
Brookfield — 25-34: 15.2% Weir Views — 25-34: 22.5%
35-44 15.9% / 17.6%
Brookfield — 35-44: 15.9% Weir Views — 35-44: 17.6%
45-54 10.4% / 7.6%
Brookfield — 45-54: 10.4% Weir Views — 45-54: 7.6%
55-64 8.2% / 3.6%
Brookfield — 55-64: 8.2% Weir Views — 55-64: 3.6%
65-74 6.8% / 2.1%
Brookfield — 65-74: 6.8% Weir Views — 65-74: 2.1%
75-84 3.1% / 0.5%
Brookfield — 75-84: 3.1% Weir Views — 75-84: 0.5%
85+ 1.0% / 0.1%
Brookfield — 85+: 1.0% Weir Views — 85+: 0.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

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%
Weir Views 58.9% couple families
Weir Views — Couple Families: 58.9% Weir Views — One Parent Families: 21.4% Weir Views — Lone Person: 14.5% Weir Views — Group Household: 3.7% Weir Views — Other Families: 1.5%
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%
Weir Views 41.7% renting
Weir Views — Owned Outright: 6.0% Weir Views — Mortgage: 52.3% Weir Views — Renting: 41.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Brookfield Weir Views
Certificate III & IV 13.4% / 11.3%
Brookfield — Certificate III & IV: 13.4% Weir Views — Certificate III & IV: 11.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 9.4%
Brookfield — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Weir Views — Bachelor Degree: 9.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 7.5%
Brookfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Weir Views — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 4.8%
Brookfield — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Weir Views — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.5%
Brookfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Weir Views — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.4%).

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.

Brookfield Weir Views
India 7.5% / 11.2%
Brookfield — India: 7.5% Weir Views — India: 11.2%
New Zealand 3.1% / 4.6%
Brookfield — New Zealand: 3.1% Weir Views — New Zealand: 4.6%
Philippines 2.4% / 2.9%
Brookfield — Philippines: 2.4% Weir Views — Philippines: 2.9%
Pakistan 1.4% / 2.8%
Brookfield — Pakistan: 1.4% Weir Views — Pakistan: 2.8%
Bangladesh 0.5% / 1.9%
Brookfield — Bangladesh: 0.5% Weir Views — Bangladesh: 1.9%
England 2.1% / —
Brookfield — England: 2.1% Weir Views — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brookfield 89.7% houses
Brookfield — Houses: 89.7% Brookfield — Townhouses: 10.3% Brookfield — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Weir Views 98.5% houses
Weir Views — Houses: 98.5% Weir Views — Townhouses: 1.0% Weir Views — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Brookfield Weir Views
Median house price $605,000 $610,000
Median unit price $450,000 —
Median land price $364,250 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 153 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.

Brookfield Weir Views
3 bed $565K / $540K
Brookfield — 3 bed: $565K (85 sales) Weir Views — 3 bed: $540K (25 sales)

85 vs 25 sales

4 bed $615K / $625K
Brookfield — 4 bed: $615K (189 sales) Weir Views — 4 bed: $625K (95 sales)

189 vs 95 sales

5 bed $678K / $670K
Brookfield — 5 bed: $678K (15 sales) Weir Views — 5 bed: $670K (6 sales)

15 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Brookfield has more rural and farming land (11% vs 0%).

Brookfield Weir Views
Residential 65% 81%
Infrastructure and transport 11% 16%
Rural and farming 11% 0%
Parks and recreation 7% 1%
Environmental 5% 2%
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 Weir Views
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 Weir Views
Houses 3.8%
$470/wk on $637K
 3.8%
$470/wk on $638K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Brookfield Weir Views
House price Higher than 24% of VIC Higher than 26% of VIC
Income Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 72% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 100% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC

Liveability

Brookfield scores higher overall (44 vs 35).

Brookfield Weir Views
Grade C
same for both
Score 44/100 35/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Brookfield carries more flood risk (13 vs 0); Weir Views carries more crime risk (83 vs 43).

Brookfield Weir Views
Bushfire Moderate
66/100
 High
73/100
Crime Moderate
43/100
 High
83/100
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Brookfield Weir Views
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 Weir Views

  • St Lawrence of Brindisi Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Brookfield Weir Views
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 11 7
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 7 3

Mobility

Brookfield Weir Views
Walkability score 40/100 45/100
Distance to Melbourne 48 km 48.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 45 min 48 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 57/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 33.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 15.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
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 Weir Views
Car (driver) 73.1% / 72.0%
Brookfield — Car (driver): 73.1% Weir Views — Car (driver): 72.0%
Worked from Home 17.5% / 17.9%
Brookfield — Worked from Home: 17.5% Weir Views — Worked from Home: 17.9%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 5.0%
Brookfield — Car (passenger): 5.7% Weir Views — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Train 3.1% / 4.5%
Brookfield — Train: 3.1% Weir Views — Train: 4.5%
Walked Only 0.4% / 0.4%
Brookfield — Walked Only: 0.4% Weir Views — Walked Only: 0.4%

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

Setting

Brookfield Weir Views
Elevation 119 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 112 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.1 km 27.2 km

NBN connectivity

Brookfield Weir Views
Connectivity score 96/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 92%
4,078 premises
 100%
1,982 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Brookfield Weir Views
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

Weir Views

Family Large Blocks Multicultural Outer Quiet Young Families

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