Cressy vs Werneth

Werneth is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 52 in Cressy. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cressy, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Cressy tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Werneth suits young adults and families with children.

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

Cressy

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 94/100)
  • But Werneth is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 38%)

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

First-home buyers

Cressy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 67%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Werneth

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 6%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper rent ($153/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cressy

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (134.6 km vs 149.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (99 min vs 109 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cressy

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 20%)
  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 94/100)

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

Investors

Werneth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.0% vs 0.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cressy Werneth
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.

Cressy Werneth
Walkability 0 / 0
Cressy — Walkability: 0/100 Werneth — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 33 / 6
Cressy — Safety: 33/100 Werneth — Safety: 6/100
Low fire risk 31 / 33
Cressy — Low fire risk: 31/100 Werneth — Low fire risk: 33/100
Low flood risk 37 / 42
Cressy — Low flood risk: 37/100 Werneth — Low flood risk: 42/100

Demographics

Cressy has more residents (176 vs 66); Cressy rents higher ($250/wk vs $153/wk).

Cressy Werneth
Population 176
+62% vs other
 66
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.6% +10.0%
Median age 52 36
Median household income $44,564/yr $71,500/yr
+60% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+39% vs other
 $153/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cressy Werneth
0-4 5.7% / 18.2%
Cressy — 0-4: 5.7% Werneth — 0-4: 18.2%
5-14 8.5% / 12.1%
Cressy — 5-14: 8.5% Werneth — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 5.1% / 6.1%
Cressy — 15-19: 5.1% Werneth — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 5.1% / 12.1%
Cressy — 20-24: 5.1% Werneth — 20-24: 12.1%
25-34 10.2% / 13.6%
Cressy — 25-34: 10.2% Werneth — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 8.0% / 7.6%
Cressy — 35-44: 8.0% Werneth — 35-44: 7.6%
45-54 10.8% / 18.2%
Cressy — 45-54: 10.8% Werneth — 45-54: 18.2%
55-64 19.9% / 4.5%
Cressy — 55-64: 19.9% Werneth — 55-64: 4.5%
65-74 16.5% / 13.6%
Cressy — 65-74: 16.5% Werneth — 65-74: 13.6%
75-84 12.5% / 6.1%
Cressy — 75-84: 12.5% Werneth — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 2.8% / —
Cressy — 85+: 2.8% Werneth — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cressy 61.7% lone person
Cressy — Lone Person: 61.7% Cressy — Couple Families: 23.3% Cressy — One Parent Families: 15.0%
Werneth 18.8% lone person
Werneth — Lone Person: 18.8% Werneth — Couple Families: 37.5% Werneth — One Parent Families: 43.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cressy 5.9% renting
Cressy — Owned Outright: 62.4% Cressy — Mortgage: 31.8% Cressy — Renting: 5.9%
Werneth 35.7% renting
Werneth — Owned Outright: 64.3% Werneth — Mortgage: 0.0% Werneth — Renting: 35.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cressy 92.3% houses
Cressy — Houses: 92.3% Cressy — Flats / Apartments: 7.7%
Werneth 100.0% houses
Werneth — Houses: 100.0% Werneth — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Cressy Werneth
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 13.6%
Cressy — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Werneth — Certificate III & IV: 13.6%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 9.1%
Cressy — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Werneth — Bachelor Degree: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / —
Cressy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Werneth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / —
Cressy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Werneth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Property market

Cressy Werneth
Median house price $420,625 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $92,000 —

Zoning mix

Werneth has more rural and farming land (100% vs 88%).

Cressy Werneth
Rural and farming 88% 100%
Parks and recreation 10% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Cressy Werneth
New dwellings approved 226
across Colac Otway
 186
across Golden Plains
Approvals change year on year +64% +10%

Ranking within VIC

Cressy Werneth
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 5% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 5% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 38% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC

Liveability

Cressy Werneth
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Werneth carries more crime risk (94 vs 67).

Cressy Werneth
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
67/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 High
94/100
Flood Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
58/100
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

Cressy Werneth
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Cressy Werneth
Parks & reserves 4 1
Police stations 1 0
Waterways 3 6

Mobility

Werneth sits further from the CBD (149.1 km vs 134.6 km).

Cressy Werneth
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 134.6 km 149.1 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 99 min 109 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3322
 0.4%
postcode 3352
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 31
postcode 3322
 51
postcode 3352

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.

Cressy Werneth
Car (driver) 72.4% / 50.0%
Cressy — Car (driver): 72.4% Werneth — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 27.6% / 50.0%
Cressy — Worked from Home: 27.6% Werneth — Worked from Home: 50.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.4%).

Setting

Cressy Werneth
Elevation 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 154 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cressy Werneth
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
131 premises
 0%
25 premises

Climate

Cressy Werneth
Annual rainfall 602 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Cressy Werneth
Average residential rate $2,023/yr $2,052/yr
Council Colac Otway Golden Plains

Federal electorate

Cressy Werneth
Division Wannon Ballarat
Member Dan Tehan Catherine King
Party Liberal Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Cressy Werneth
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cressy

Retirees Rural

Werneth

Family Rural Young Families

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