Dreeite vs Leslie Manor

In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dreeite, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of households are couple families. In Leslie Manor, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Dreeite tends to suit couples, while Leslie Manor suits renters and people living alone.

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

Dreeite

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 52%)
  • carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 75/100)
  • But Leslie Manor has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Leslie Manor

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (9% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Leslie Manor

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 14%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Dreeite sits closer to the CBD (166.8 km vs 169.2 km)
  • Leslie Manor is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Dreeite carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 75/100)
  • Leslie Manor is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Dreeite

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (40.0% vs 3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dreeite Leslie Manor
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.

Dreeite Leslie Manor
Walkability 0 / 10
Dreeite — Walkability: 0/100 Leslie Manor — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 35 / 25
Dreeite — Safety: 35/100 Leslie Manor — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Dreeite — Low fire risk: 100/100 Leslie Manor — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 47 / 100
Dreeite — Low flood risk: 47/100 Leslie Manor — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dreeite rents higher ($350/wk vs $150/wk); Leslie Manor has higher household incomes ($82,316 vs $71,448).

Dreeite Leslie Manor
Population 77
+14% vs other
 66
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +40.0% +3.1%
Median age 37 36
Median household income $71,448/yr $82,316/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+57% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dreeite Leslie Manor
0-4 6.5% / 10.6%
Dreeite — 0-4: 6.5% Leslie Manor — 0-4: 10.6%
5-14 19.5% / 16.7%
Dreeite — 5-14: 19.5% Leslie Manor — 5-14: 16.7%
15-19 5.2% / —
Dreeite — 15-19: 5.2% Leslie Manor — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 7.8% / —
Dreeite — 20-24: 7.8% Leslie Manor — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.5% / 18.2%
Dreeite — 25-34: 6.5% Leslie Manor — 25-34: 18.2%
35-44 10.4% / 25.8%
Dreeite — 35-44: 10.4% Leslie Manor — 35-44: 25.8%
45-54 9.1% / —
Dreeite — 45-54: 9.1% Leslie Manor — 45-54: not among its largest
55-64 10.4% / 27.3%
Dreeite — 55-64: 10.4% Leslie Manor — 55-64: 27.3%
65-74 9.1% / 10.6%
Dreeite — 65-74: 9.1% Leslie Manor — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 — / —
Dreeite — 75-84: not among its largest Leslie Manor — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Dreeite — 85+: not among its largest Leslie Manor — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dreeite 75.0% couple families
Dreeite — Couple Families: 75.0% Dreeite — Lone Person: 25.0%
Leslie Manor 52.0% couple families
Leslie Manor — Couple Families: 52.0% Leslie Manor — Lone Person: 48.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dreeite 13.6% renting
Dreeite — Owned Outright: 36.4% Dreeite — Mortgage: 50.0% Dreeite — Renting: 13.6%
Leslie Manor 45.8% renting
Leslie Manor — Owned Outright: 33.3% Leslie Manor — Mortgage: 20.8% Leslie Manor — Renting: 45.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dreeite 100.0% houses
Dreeite — Houses: 100.0%
Leslie Manor 100.0% houses
Leslie Manor — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Dreeite Leslie Manor
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 25.8%
Dreeite — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Leslie Manor — Certificate III & IV: 25.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 21.2%
Dreeite — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Leslie Manor — Bachelor Degree: 21.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 6.1%
Dreeite — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Leslie Manor — Postgraduate Degree: 6.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.9% / —
Dreeite — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9% Leslie Manor — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

Zoning mix

Dreeite Leslie Manor
Rural and farming 63% 62%
Parks and recreation 37% 38%
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

Dreeite Leslie Manor
New dwellings approved 226
across Colac Otway
 60
across Corangamite
Approvals change year on year +64% +117%

Ranking within VIC

Dreeite Leslie Manor
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 33% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 4% of VIC Higher than 8% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC

Liveability

Leslie Manor is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Dreeite Leslie Manor
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Dreeite carries more flood risk (53 vs 0); Leslie Manor carries more crime risk (75 vs 65).

Dreeite Leslie Manor
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
65/100
 High
75/100
Flood Moderate
53/100
 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
same for both

Schools

Dreeite Leslie Manor
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

Dreeite Leslie Manor
Parks & reserves 1 7
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Leslie Manor sits further from the CBD (169.2 km vs 166.8 km).

Dreeite Leslie Manor
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 166.8 km 169.2 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 124 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3249
 0.2%
postcode 3260
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 3249
 29
postcode 3260

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.

Dreeite Leslie Manor
Car (driver) 61.5% / 50.0%
Dreeite — Car (driver): 61.5% Leslie Manor — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 15.4% / 37.5%
Dreeite — Worked from Home: 15.4% Leslie Manor — Worked from Home: 37.5%
Walked Only 11.5% / 12.5%
Dreeite — Walked Only: 11.5% Leslie Manor — Walked Only: 12.5%
Car (passenger) 11.5% / —
Dreeite — Car (passenger): 11.5% Leslie Manor — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.5%).

Setting

Dreeite Leslie Manor
Elevation 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dreeite Leslie Manor
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
60 premises
 0%
34 premises

Climate

Dreeite Leslie Manor
Annual rainfall 607 mm 602 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Dreeite Leslie Manor
Average residential rate $2,023/yr $2,335/yr
Council Colac Otway Corangamite

Federal electorate

Dreeite Leslie Manor
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dreeite Leslie Manor
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dreeite

Family Rural

Leslie Manor

Family Rural Young Families

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