Ellaswood vs Mount Taylor
Ellaswood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 42 in Mount Taylor. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Ellaswood tends to suit 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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
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
Ellaswood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (291.9 km vs 295.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mount Taylor
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 10%)
Weighs 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 population growth.
Where they sit
Ellaswood and Mount Taylor 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
Mount Taylor has more residents (330 vs 206); Ellaswood has higher household incomes ($111,436 vs $91,728).
| Ellaswood | Mount Taylor | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 206 | 330 +60% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +11.4% | +15.4% |
| Median age | 38 | 42 |
| Median household income | $111,436/yr +18% vs other | $91,728/yr |
| 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 (20.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (4.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Ellaswood | Mount Taylor | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $875,000 | $841,875 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $380,000 | — |
Zoning mix
Ellaswood has more rural and farming land (100% vs 68%).
| Ellaswood | Mount Taylor | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 68% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 28% |
| Residential | 0% | 4% |
| 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
| Ellaswood | Mount Taylor | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 386 across East Gippsland same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +50% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Ellaswood | Mount Taylor | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 84% of VIC | Higher than 61% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 7% of VIC | Higher than 47% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 47% of VIC | Higher than 48% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 50% of VIC | Higher than 45% of VIC |
Liveability
| Ellaswood | Mount Taylor | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
| Ellaswood | Mount Taylor | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 97/100 | High 94/100 |
| Crime | Low 27/100 | Low 19/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Ellaswood | Mount Taylor | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ellaswood | Mount Taylor | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Mount Taylor sits further from the CBD (295.5 km vs 291.9 km).
| Ellaswood | Mount Taylor | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 291.9 km | 295.5 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 217 min | 221 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 3875 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 3875 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.3%).
Setting
| Ellaswood | Mount Taylor | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 54 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 169 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 27.0 km | 31.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Ellaswood | Mount Taylor | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 79 premises | 0% 144 premises |
Climate
| Ellaswood | Mount Taylor | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 620 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Ellaswood | Mount Taylor | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,807/yr same for both | |
| Council | East Gippsland same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ellaswood | Mount Taylor | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gippsland same for both | |
| Member | Darren Chester same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ellaswood | Mount Taylor | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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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.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.