Drumborg vs Greenwald

Greenwald is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 49 in Drumborg. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Drumborg, about half of households are couple families. In Greenwald, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Drumborg tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Greenwald suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Drumborg carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 34/100)
  • Greenwald is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 61%)

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

First-home buyers

Greenwald

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Greenwald

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $180/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Drumborg

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (352.3 km vs 363 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Drumborg

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 34/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Greenwald

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.7% vs 5.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Drumborg Greenwald
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.

Drumborg Greenwald
Walkability 0 / 0
Drumborg — Walkability: 0/100 Greenwald — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 84 / 66
Drumborg — Safety: 84/100 Greenwald — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 16 / 13
Drumborg — Low fire risk: 16/100 Greenwald — Low fire risk: 13/100
Low flood risk 65 / 100
Drumborg — Low flood risk: 65/100 Greenwald — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Drumborg has more residents (160 vs 58); Drumborg rents higher ($180/wk vs $150/wk).

Drumborg Greenwald
Population 160
+64% vs other
 58
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.3% +13.7%
Median age 49 44
Median household income $75,192/yr
+5% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $180/wk
+17% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Drumborg Greenwald
0-4 — / —
Drumborg — 0-4: not among its largest Greenwald — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 15.0% / 15.5%
Drumborg — 5-14: 15.0% Greenwald — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 5.6% / 5.2%
Drumborg — 15-19: 5.6% Greenwald — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 3.1% / 6.9%
Drumborg — 20-24: 3.1% Greenwald — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 6.9% / 5.2%
Drumborg — 25-34: 6.9% Greenwald — 25-34: 5.2%
35-44 10.6% / 13.8%
Drumborg — 35-44: 10.6% Greenwald — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 15.6% / 20.7%
Drumborg — 45-54: 15.6% Greenwald — 45-54: 20.7%
55-64 20.0% / 19.0%
Drumborg — 55-64: 20.0% Greenwald — 55-64: 19.0%
65-74 16.2% / 5.2%
Drumborg — 65-74: 16.2% Greenwald — 65-74: 5.2%
75-84 6.9% / 8.6%
Drumborg — 75-84: 6.9% Greenwald — 75-84: 8.6%
85+ 3.1% / —
Drumborg — 85+: 3.1% Greenwald — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

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.

Drumborg Greenwald
New Zealand 1.9% / 5.2%
Drumborg — New Zealand: 1.9% Greenwald — New Zealand: 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Drumborg 51.6% couple families
Drumborg — Couple Families: 51.6% Drumborg — Lone Person: 38.7% Drumborg — One Parent Families: 9.7%
Greenwald 76.9% couple families
Greenwald — Couple Families: 76.9% Greenwald — Lone Person: 23.1% Greenwald — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Drumborg 100.0% houses
Drumborg — Houses: 100.0%
Greenwald 100.0% houses
Greenwald — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Drumborg Greenwald
Certificate III & IV 10.0% / 22.4%
Drumborg — Certificate III & IV: 10.0% Greenwald — Certificate III & IV: 22.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 8.6%
Drumborg — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Greenwald — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.0% / —
Drumborg — Bachelor Degree: 5.0% Greenwald — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / —
Drumborg — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Greenwald — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Drumborg 19.1% renting
Drumborg — Owned Outright: 48.9% Drumborg — Mortgage: 31.9% Drumborg — Renting: 19.1%
Greenwald 19.0% renting
Greenwald — Owned Outright: 52.4% Greenwald — Mortgage: 28.6% Greenwald — Renting: 19.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Drumborg Greenwald
Median house price $1,650,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Drumborg Greenwald
Parks and recreation 50% 59%
Rural and farming 49% 40%
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

Drumborg Greenwald
New dwellings approved 60
across Glenelg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -65%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Drumborg Greenwald
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 22% of VIC Higher than 9% of VIC

Liveability

Drumborg Greenwald
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Drumborg carries more flood risk (35 vs 0); Greenwald carries more crime risk (34 vs 16).

Drumborg Greenwald
Bushfire High
84/100
 High
87/100
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
34/100
Flood Low
35/100
 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

Drumborg Greenwald
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

Drumborg Greenwald
Parks & reserves 2 3
Waterways 48 21

Mobility

Greenwald sits further from the CBD (363 km vs 352.3 km).

Drumborg Greenwald
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 352.3 km 363 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 274 min 272 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3304
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 3304
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.

Drumborg Greenwald
Car (driver) 44.9% / 66.7%
Drumborg — Car (driver): 44.9% Greenwald — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 30.4% / 33.3%
Drumborg — Worked from Home: 30.4% Greenwald — Worked from Home: 33.3%
Walked Only 20.3% / —
Drumborg — Walked Only: 20.3% Greenwald — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 4.3% / —
Drumborg — Car (passenger): 4.3% Greenwald — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).

Setting

Drumborg Greenwald
Elevation 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 107 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.0 km 24.3 km

NBN connectivity

Drumborg Greenwald
Connectivity score 22/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
50 premises
 0%
8 premises

Climate

Drumborg Greenwald
Annual rainfall 860 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Drumborg Greenwald
Average residential rate $1,852/yr
same for both
Council Glenelg
same for both

Federal electorate

Drumborg Greenwald
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Drumborg Greenwald
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Drumborg

Retirees Rural

Greenwald

Rural
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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