Gembrook vs Gilderoy
Gembrook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 59 in Gilderoy. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gembrook, most households are couple families. In Gilderoy, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Gembrook tends to suit couples, while Gilderoy suits people living alone and older residents.
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
Gembrook
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (18 vs 0)
- has more childcare (3 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 40%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Gembrook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 41%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Gembrook
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 49%)
- has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $550/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Gembrook sits closer to the CBD (77.9 km vs 81.3 km)
- Gilderoy has a shorter drive in (86 min vs 91 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Gilderoy
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 16%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Gembrook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.9% vs -4.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Gembrook and Gilderoy 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
Gembrook has more residents (2,559 vs 62); Gembrook has higher household incomes ($104,104 vs $58,500).
| Gembrook | Gilderoy | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,559 +98% vs other | 62 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.9% | -4.6% |
| Median age | 41 | 59 |
| Median household income | $104,104/yr +44% vs other | $58,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $360/wk | $550/wk +53% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).
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 (8.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Gembrook | Gilderoy | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $930,000 | — |
| Median unit price | $570,000 | — |
| Median land price | $1,160,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 30 days from 28 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Gilderoy has more land zoned for conservation (30% vs 18%).
| Gembrook | Gilderoy | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks and recreation | 68% | 49% |
| Environmental | 18% | 30% |
| Rural and farming | 13% | 12% |
| Other and special use | 0% | 9% |
| 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
| Gembrook | Gilderoy | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,323 across Cardinia | 416 across Yarra Ranges |
| Approvals change year on year | +13% | -57% |
Gross rental yield
| Gembrook | Gilderoy | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.3% $650/wk on $1.04M | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Gembrook | Gilderoy | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 70% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 76% of VIC | Higher than 17% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 14% of VIC | Higher than 12% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 44% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 41% of VIC | Higher than 40% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 74% of VIC | Higher than 2% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 26% of VIC | — |
Liveability
| Gembrook | Gilderoy | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 28/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
| Gembrook | Gilderoy | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 95/100 | High 99/100 |
| Crime | High 87/100 same for both | |
| Flood | Low 36/100 | Moderate 42/100 |
| 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
| Gembrook | Gilderoy | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Gembrook
- Gembrook Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Gilderoy
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Gembrook | Gilderoy | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 4 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 18 | 0 |
| Childcare | 3 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 436 | 17 |
Mobility
Gilderoy sits further from the CBD (81.3 km vs 77.9 km).
| Gembrook | Gilderoy | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 77.9 km | 81.3 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 91 min | 86 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3783 | 0.4% postcode 3797 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 48 postcode 3783 | 41 postcode 3797 |
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 (70.1%).
Setting
| Gembrook | Gilderoy | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 154 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 223 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 34.6 km | 45.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Gembrook | Gilderoy | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 58/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 35% 896 premises | 0% 4 premises |
Climate
| Gembrook | Gilderoy | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,350 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Gembrook | Gilderoy | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,880/yr | $2,161/yr |
| Council | Cardinia | Yarra Ranges |
Federal electorate
| Gembrook | Gilderoy | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | La Trobe | Casey |
| Member | Jason Wood | Aaron Violi |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Gembrook | Gilderoy | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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