Gilderoy vs Powelltown
Powelltown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 59 in Gilderoy. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gilderoy, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Gilderoy tends to suit 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
Powelltown
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 87/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (57% vs 40%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Powelltown
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 41%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Powelltown
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $550/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (27% vs 49%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Gilderoy
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (86 min vs 96 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (81.3 km vs 87.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Gilderoy has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 19%)
- Powelltown carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 87/100)
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
Gilderoy and Powelltown 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
Powelltown has more residents (214 vs 62); Gilderoy rents higher ($550/wk vs $300/wk).
| Gilderoy | Powelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 62 | 214 +245% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -4.6% | -1.4% |
| Median age | 59 | 47 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr same for both | |
| Median weekly rent | $550/wk +45% vs other | $300/wk |
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.
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%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Gilderoy has more land zoned for conservation (30% vs 1%); Gilderoy has more rural and farming land (12% vs 1%).
| Gilderoy | Powelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks and recreation | 49% | 98% |
| Environmental | 30% | 1% |
| Rural and farming | 12% | 1% |
| Other and special use | 9% | 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
| Gilderoy | Powelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 416 across Yarra Ranges same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -57% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Gilderoy | Powelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 17% of VIC | Higher than 18% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 12% of VIC | Higher than 42% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 40% of VIC | Higher than 41% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 2% of VIC | Higher than 8% of VIC |
Liveability
| Gilderoy | Powelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Gilderoy carries more flood risk (42 vs 19); Gilderoy carries more crime risk (87 vs 43).
| Gilderoy | Powelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 99/100 | High 98/100 |
| Crime | High 87/100 | Moderate 43/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 42/100 | Low 19/100 |
| 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
| Gilderoy | Powelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Gilderoy | Powelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 17 | 174 |
Mobility
Powelltown sits further from the CBD (87.7 km vs 81.3 km).
| Gilderoy | Powelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 81.3 km | 87.7 km +8% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 86 min | 96 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3797 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 3797 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 (55.6%).
Setting
| Gilderoy | Powelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 223 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 347 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 45.7 km | 48.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Gilderoy | Powelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 4 premises | 0% 26 premises |
Climate
| Gilderoy | Powelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,350 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Gilderoy | Powelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,161/yr same for both | |
| Council | Yarra Ranges same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Gilderoy | Powelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Casey same for both | |
| Member | Aaron Violi same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Gilderoy | Powelltown | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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