Dalyston vs Woolamai
Dalyston is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 52 in Woolamai. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Woolamai, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Woolamai tends to suit older residents.
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
Woolamai
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 67/100)
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
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
Woolamai
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (120.8 km vs 129.1 km)
- has a shorter drive in (98 min vs 103 min)
- But Dalyston is more walkable (29/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Woolamai
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 16%)
- carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 67/100)
- But Dalyston is more walkable (29/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Dalyston
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (44.6% vs 17.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Dalyston and Woolamai drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Dalyston has more residents (843 vs 245); Woolamai skews older (52 vs 39).
| Dalyston | Woolamai | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 843 +71% vs other | 245 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +44.6% | +17.8% |
| Median age | 39 | 52 |
| Median household income | $70,304/yr | $72,904/yr +4% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk | $290/wk +4% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Dalyston | Woolamai | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $559,750 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $247,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 69 days from 17 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Woolamai has more rural and farming land (99% vs 88%).
| Dalyston | Woolamai | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 88% | 99% |
| Parks and recreation | 7% | 1% |
| Residential | 3% | 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
| Dalyston | Woolamai | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 393 across Bass Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Dalyston | Woolamai | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 20% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 32% of VIC | Higher than 38% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 82% of VIC | Higher than 8% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 68% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 46% of VIC | Higher than 74% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 88% of VIC | Higher than 51% of VIC |
Liveability
Dalyston is more walkable (29 vs 0).
| Dalyston | Woolamai | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 29/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Dalyston carries more flood risk (87 vs 13); Dalyston carries more crime risk (67 vs 43).
| Dalyston | Woolamai | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 67/100 | Moderate 43/100 |
| Flood | High 87/100 | Low 13/100 |
| Coastal erosion | Low 23/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Dalyston | Woolamai | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Dalyston
- Powlett River Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Woolamai
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Dalyston | Woolamai | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Beaches | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 0 |
Mobility
Dalyston sits further from the CBD (129.1 km vs 120.8 km).
| Dalyston | Woolamai | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 29/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 129.1 km +6% vs other | 120.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 103 min | 98 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 3992 | 0.9% postcode 3995 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 3992 | 47 postcode 3995 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.2%).
Setting
| Dalyston | Woolamai | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 12 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 151 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 3.4 km 3.4 km to a named beach | 5.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Dalyston | Woolamai | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 78/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 63% 521 premises | 0% 119 premises |
Climate
| Dalyston | Woolamai | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 906 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 24.6°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Dalyston | Woolamai | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,727/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bass Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Dalyston | Woolamai | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Monash same for both | |
| Member | Mary Aldred same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Dalyston | Woolamai | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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