Epping vs Wollert

Wollert is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 35 in Epping. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Epping, about half of households are couple families. In Wollert, most households are couple families. Epping is closer to the city centre: 33.5 km, against 42.4 km. On these figures, Wollert tends to suit families with children and 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

Epping

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (130 vs 17)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (32 vs 24)
  • But Wollert carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 86/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Epping

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($361/wk vs $391/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Epping

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (51/100 vs 24/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (34 min vs 44 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (33.5 km vs 42.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Epping

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (19 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (13% vs 5%)
  • is more walkable (51/100 vs 24/100)
  • But Wollert carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 86/100)

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

Investors

Wollert

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (169.4% vs 3.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Epping Wollert
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.

Epping Wollert
Walkability 51 / 24
Epping — Walkability: 51/100 Wollert — Walkability: 24/100
Safety 14 / 40
Epping — Safety: 14/100 Wollert — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 46 / 51
Epping — Low fire risk: 46/100 Wollert — Low fire risk: 51/100
Low flood risk 56 / 67
Epping — Low flood risk: 56/100 Wollert — Low flood risk: 67/100

Demographics

Epping has more residents (33,489 vs 24,407); Wollert has higher household incomes ($102,908 vs $86,892).

Epping Wollert
Population 33,489
+27% vs other
 24,407
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.4% +169.4%
Median age 35 30
Median household income $86,892/yr $102,908/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $361/wk $391/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Epping Wollert
0-4 6.7% / 11.7%
Epping — 0-4: 6.7% Wollert — 0-4: 11.7%
5-14 14.1% / 17.4%
Epping — 5-14: 14.1% Wollert — 5-14: 17.4%
15-19 5.5% / 4.7%
Epping — 15-19: 5.5% Wollert — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 6.5% / 5.3%
Epping — 20-24: 6.5% Wollert — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 15.6% / 21.3%
Epping — 25-34: 15.6% Wollert — 25-34: 21.3%
35-44 16.1% / 21.5%
Epping — 35-44: 16.1% Wollert — 35-44: 21.5%
45-54 12.1% / 8.3%
Epping — 45-54: 12.1% Wollert — 45-54: 8.3%
55-64 10.7% / 5.1%
Epping — 55-64: 10.7% Wollert — 55-64: 5.1%
65-74 7.4% / 3.5%
Epping — 65-74: 7.4% Wollert — 65-74: 3.5%
75-84 3.5% / 1.0%
Epping — 75-84: 3.5% Wollert — 75-84: 1.0%
85+ 1.7% / 0.2%
Epping — 85+: 1.7% Wollert — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Epping 53.4% couple families
Epping — Couple Families: 53.4% Epping — Lone Person: 22.8% Epping — One Parent Families: 18.7% Epping — Group Household: 3.3% Epping — Other Families: 1.8%
Wollert 68.4% couple families
Wollert — Couple Families: 68.4% Wollert — Lone Person: 14.6% Wollert — One Parent Families: 12.7% Wollert — Group Household: 2.8% Wollert — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Epping 30.3% renting
Epping — Owned Outright: 26.6% Epping — Mortgage: 43.2% Epping — Renting: 30.3%
Wollert 24.2% renting
Wollert — Owned Outright: 11.5% Wollert — Mortgage: 64.4% Wollert — Renting: 24.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Epping Wollert
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / 13.8%
Epping — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Wollert — Bachelor Degree: 13.8%
Certificate III & IV 11.0% / 8.8%
Epping — Certificate III & IV: 11.0% Wollert — Certificate III & IV: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 9.2%
Epping — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Wollert — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / 7.3%
Epping — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Wollert — Postgraduate Degree: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.5%
Epping — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Wollert — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.8%).

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.

Epping Wollert
India 8.6% / 18.7%
Epping — India: 8.6% Wollert — India: 18.7%
Iraq 1.9% / 3.3%
Epping — Iraq: 1.9% Wollert — Iraq: 3.3%
Sri Lanka 2.1% / 2.4%
Epping — Sri Lanka: 2.1% Wollert — Sri Lanka: 2.4%
Italy 2.2% / 1.2%
Epping — Italy: 2.2% Wollert — Italy: 1.2%
Philippines 1.5% / 1.8%
Epping — Philippines: 1.5% Wollert — Philippines: 1.8%
Pakistan — / 1.9%
Epping — Pakistan: not among its largest Wollert — Pakistan: 1.9%
China 1.6% / —
Epping — China: 1.6% Wollert — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Epping 81.2% houses
Epping — Houses: 81.2% Epping — Townhouses: 17.0% Epping — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Wollert 87.9% houses
Wollert — Houses: 87.9% Wollert — Townhouses: 9.9% Wollert — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Epping Wollert
Median house price $735,000 $715,000
Median unit price $500,000 $470,000
Median land price $692,500 $675,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 419 sales
 31 days
from 743 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Epping Wollert
2 bed $540K / $495K
Epping — 2 bed: $540K (42 sales) Wollert — 2 bed: $495K (14 sales)

42 vs 14 sales

3 bed $700K / $626K
Epping — 3 bed: $700K (295 sales) Wollert — 3 bed: $626K (222 sales)

295 vs 222 sales

4 bed $798K / $736K
Epping — 4 bed: $798K (211 sales) Wollert — 4 bed: $736K (592 sales)

211 vs 592 sales

5 bed $850K / $986K
Epping — 5 bed: $850K (26 sales) Wollert — 5 bed: $986K (46 sales)

26 vs 46 sales

Zoning mix

Wollert has more rural and farming land (29% vs 1%); Epping has more industrially zoned land (15% vs 0%).

Epping Wollert
Residential 26% 32%
Rural and farming 1% 29%
Other and special use 23% 21%
Industrial 15% 0%
Environmental 9% 13%
Commercial 12% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 10% 2%
Parks and recreation 6% 3%
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

Epping Wollert
New dwellings approved 2,632
across Whittlesea
same for both
Approvals change year on year -28%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Epping Wollert
Houses 4.3%
$560/wk on $682K
 4.3%
$575/wk on $704K
Units 5.2%
$482/wk on $484K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Epping Wollert
House price Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
Income Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Schools Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 40% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of VIC Higher than 98% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 71% of VIC —

Liveability

Epping is more walkable (51 vs 24); Wollert scores higher overall (45 vs 35).

Epping Wollert
Grade C
same for both
Score 35/100 45/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Epping carries more crime risk (86 vs 60); Epping carries more flood risk (44 vs 33).

Epping Wollert
Bushfire Moderate
54/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime High
86/100
 Moderate
60/100
Flood Moderate
44/100
 Low
33/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 14
within 5 km
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Epping Wollert
Inside the suburb 16 8
Rated above peers 2 1
Rated at peers 5 3
Rated below peers 3 4
Universities within 10 km 2
Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus, 8.0 km
 None

Schools in Epping

  • Al Siraat College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Meadowglen Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Epping Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Harvest Home Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Mary of the Cross MacKillop Catholic Parish Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • St Monica's College - Dalton Road Campus Catholic · Secondary at peers

Schools in Wollert

  • Glowrey Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Barrawang Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Edgars Creek Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Wirrigirri Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Carlo Acutis Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Edgars Creek Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Epping Wollert
Supermarkets 9 0
Cafes & restaurants 29 3
Parks & reserves 130 17
Childcare 32 24
GPs 19 0
Pharmacies 8 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 8 0
Fuel stations 13 2
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 35 31

Mobility

Wollert sits further from the CBD (42.4 km vs 33.5 km).

Epping Wollert
Walkability score 51/100 24/100
Distance to Melbourne 33.5 km 42.4 km
+27% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 34 min 44 min
Public transport score 93/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 764.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 109.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3076
 1.2%
postcode 3750
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 3076
 71
postcode 3750

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.

Epping Wollert
Car (driver) 68.9% / 70.7%
Epping — Car (driver): 68.9% Wollert — Car (driver): 70.7%
Worked from Home 19.5% / 19.6%
Epping — Worked from Home: 19.5% Wollert — Worked from Home: 19.6%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 4.4%
Epping — Car (passenger): 4.8% Wollert — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Train 4.4% / 3.7%
Epping — Train: 4.4% Wollert — Train: 3.7%
Bus 1.4% / 1.0%
Epping — Bus: 1.4% Wollert — Bus: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.7%).

Setting

Epping Wollert
Elevation 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 206 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.6 km 28.4 km

NBN connectivity

Epping Wollert
Connectivity score 90/100 98/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 59%
14,309 premises
 94%
7,737 premises

Climate

Epping Wollert
Annual rainfall 534 mm 518 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C 6.0°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Epping Wollert
PM2.5 3.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Epping Wollert
Average residential rate $1,899/yr
same for both
Council Whittlesea
same for both

Federal electorate

Epping Wollert
Division Scullin
same for both
Member Andrew Giles
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Epping Wollert
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Epping

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Transport Hub

Wollert

Acreage Family Multicultural Outer Young Families

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