Fulham vs Pearsondale

Fulham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 42 in Pearsondale. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Fulham tends to suit young adults, while Pearsondale suits 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

Fulham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Fulham

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 9%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($133/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Fulham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (210.5 km vs 215 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pearsondale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (10% vs 4%)

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

Investors

Fulham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.5% vs -7.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Fulham Pearsondale
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.

Fulham Pearsondale
Walkability 0 / 0
Fulham — Walkability: 0/100 Pearsondale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 35 / 31
Fulham — Safety: 35/100 Pearsondale — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 89 / 100
Fulham — Low fire risk: 89/100 Pearsondale — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 31 / 3
Fulham — Low flood risk: 31/100 Pearsondale — Low flood risk: 3/100

Demographics

Fulham has more residents (994 vs 125); Pearsondale rents higher ($250/wk vs $133/wk).

Fulham Pearsondale
Population 994
+87% vs other
 125
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.5% -7.4%
Median age 35 42
Median household income $106,184/yr
+24% vs other
 $81,224/yr
Median weekly rent $133/wk $250/wk
+88% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fulham Pearsondale
0-4 2.0% / 8.8%
Fulham — 0-4: 2.0% Pearsondale — 0-4: 8.8%
5-14 2.3% / 16.0%
Fulham — 5-14: 2.3% Pearsondale — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 1.1% / 8.8%
Fulham — 15-19: 1.1% Pearsondale — 15-19: 8.8%
20-24 5.0% / 4.8%
Fulham — 20-24: 5.0% Pearsondale — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 37.0% / 8.0%
Fulham — 25-34: 37.0% Pearsondale — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 31.0% / 12.0%
Fulham — 35-44: 31.0% Pearsondale — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 12.0% / 18.4%
Fulham — 45-54: 12.0% Pearsondale — 45-54: 18.4%
55-64 5.5% / 19.2%
Fulham — 55-64: 5.5% Pearsondale — 55-64: 19.2%
65-74 3.2% / 9.6%
Fulham — 65-74: 3.2% Pearsondale — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 0.5% / —
Fulham — 75-84: 0.5% Pearsondale — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Fulham — 85+: not among its largest Pearsondale — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (37.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Fulham 52.2% couple families
Fulham — Couple Families: 52.2% Fulham — Lone Person: 41.3% Fulham — One Parent Families: 6.5%
Pearsondale 52.6% couple families
Pearsondale — Couple Families: 52.6% Pearsondale — Lone Person: 34.2% Pearsondale — One Parent Families: 13.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Fulham 23.0% renting
Fulham — Owned Outright: 29.5% Fulham — Mortgage: 47.5% Fulham — Renting: 23.0%
Pearsondale 9.3% renting
Pearsondale — Owned Outright: 41.9% Pearsondale — Mortgage: 48.8% Pearsondale — Renting: 9.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Fulham 100.0% houses
Fulham — Houses: 100.0%
Pearsondale 100.0% houses
Pearsondale — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Fulham Pearsondale
Certificate III & IV 4.6% / 26.4%
Fulham — Certificate III & IV: 4.6% Pearsondale — Certificate III & IV: 26.4%
Bachelor Degree 2.3% / 7.2%
Fulham — Bachelor Degree: 2.3% Pearsondale — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 0.4% / 8.8%
Fulham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 0.4% Pearsondale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 4.8%
Fulham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Pearsondale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.4%
Fulham — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Pearsondale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

Zoning mix

Fulham Pearsondale
Rural and farming 91% 93%
Parks and recreation 0% 5%
Other and special use 5% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 0%
Residential 0% 2%
Industrial 1% 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

Fulham Pearsondale
New dwellings approved 209
across Wellington
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Fulham Pearsondale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 33% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC

Liveability

Fulham Pearsondale
Grade C —
Score 33/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Fulham carries more bushfire risk (11 vs 0); Pearsondale carries more flood risk (97 vs 69).

Fulham Pearsondale
Bushfire Low
11/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood Moderate
69/100
 High
97/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Fulham Pearsondale
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

Fulham Pearsondale
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Pearsondale sits further from the CBD (215 km vs 210.5 km).

Fulham Pearsondale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 210.5 km 215 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 154 min 158 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3851
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 3851
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.

Fulham Pearsondale
Car (driver) 66.3% / 86.8%
Fulham — Car (driver): 66.3% Pearsondale — Car (driver): 86.8%
Worked from Home 27.9% / 13.2%
Fulham — Worked from Home: 27.9% Pearsondale — Worked from Home: 13.2%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / —
Fulham — Car (passenger): 5.8% Pearsondale — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.8%).

Setting

Fulham Pearsondale
Elevation 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.0 km 28.7 km

NBN connectivity

Fulham Pearsondale
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
81 premises
 0%
56 premises

Climate

Fulham Pearsondale
Annual rainfall 546 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Fulham Pearsondale
Average residential rate $1,960/yr
same for both
Council Wellington
same for both

Federal electorate

Fulham Pearsondale
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Fulham Pearsondale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Fulham

Multicultural Rural

Pearsondale

Family Rural Young Families

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