Glen Waverley vs Wheelers Hill

Glen Waverley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 48 in Wheelers Hill. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glen Waverley, most households are couple families. In Wheelers Hill, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Glen Waverley: a median of $1.7 million, against $1.46 million in Wheelers Hill. On these figures, Wheelers Hill tends to suit 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

Glen Waverley

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (29 vs 9)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (15 vs 9)
  • has more childcare (28 vs 19)
  • But Wheelers Hill carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 68/100)

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

First-home buyers

Wheelers Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,460,000 vs $1,700,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Glen Waverley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 14%)

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

Commuting to the city

Glen Waverley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 83/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Glen Waverley has more GPs (17 vs 8)
  • Wheelers Hill carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 68/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glen Waverley Wheelers Hill
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.

Glen Waverley Wheelers Hill
Walkability 92 / 83
Glen Waverley — Walkability: 92/100 Wheelers Hill — Walkability: 83/100
Safety 32 / 59
Glen Waverley — Safety: 32/100 Wheelers Hill — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Glen Waverley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wheelers Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 49 / 43
Glen Waverley — Low flood risk: 49/100 Wheelers Hill — Low flood risk: 43/100

Demographics

Glen Waverley has more residents (42,642 vs 20,652); Wheelers Hill skews older (48 vs 40).

Glen Waverley Wheelers Hill
Population 42,642
+52% vs other
 20,652
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.7% +4.6%
Median age 40 48
Median household income $99,736/yr
+5% vs other
 $94,536/yr
Median weekly rent $480/wk $481/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glen Waverley Wheelers Hill
0-4 3.8% / 3.3%
Glen Waverley — 0-4: 3.8% Wheelers Hill — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 12.8% / 11.3%
Glen Waverley — 5-14: 12.8% Wheelers Hill — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 6.4% / 6.0%
Glen Waverley — 15-19: 6.4% Wheelers Hill — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 7.2% / 5.5%
Glen Waverley — 20-24: 7.2% Wheelers Hill — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 11.7% / 8.5%
Glen Waverley — 25-34: 11.7% Wheelers Hill — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 13.9% / 11.3%
Glen Waverley — 35-44: 13.9% Wheelers Hill — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 13.0% / 13.2%
Glen Waverley — 45-54: 13.0% Wheelers Hill — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 11.5% / 11.6%
Glen Waverley — 55-64: 11.5% Wheelers Hill — 55-64: 11.6%
65-74 9.4% / 13.0%
Glen Waverley — 65-74: 9.4% Wheelers Hill — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 7.0% / 10.7%
Glen Waverley — 75-84: 7.0% Wheelers Hill — 75-84: 10.7%
85+ 3.3% / 5.7%
Glen Waverley — 85+: 3.3% Wheelers Hill — 85+: 5.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glen Waverley 55.7% couple families
Glen Waverley — Couple Families: 55.7% Glen Waverley — Lone Person: 23.7% Glen Waverley — One Parent Families: 14.4% Glen Waverley — Group Household: 4.7% Glen Waverley — Other Families: 1.5%
Wheelers Hill 54.8% couple families
Wheelers Hill — Couple Families: 54.8% Wheelers Hill — Lone Person: 27.8% Wheelers Hill — One Parent Families: 13.7% Wheelers Hill — Group Household: 2.3% Wheelers Hill — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glen Waverley 28.1% renting
Glen Waverley — Owned Outright: 42.5% Glen Waverley — Mortgage: 29.4% Glen Waverley — Renting: 28.1%
Wheelers Hill 14.5% renting
Wheelers Hill — Owned Outright: 52.3% Wheelers Hill — Mortgage: 33.2% Wheelers Hill — Renting: 14.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glen Waverley Wheelers Hill
Bachelor Degree 22.3% / 19.8%
Glen Waverley — Bachelor Degree: 22.3% Wheelers Hill — Bachelor Degree: 19.8%
Postgraduate Degree 11.8% / 8.8%
Glen Waverley — Postgraduate Degree: 11.8% Wheelers Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 8.4%
Glen Waverley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Wheelers Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Certificate III & IV 5.2% / 7.3%
Glen Waverley — Certificate III & IV: 5.2% Wheelers Hill — Certificate III & IV: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 2.4%
Glen Waverley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Wheelers Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).

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.

Glen Waverley Wheelers Hill
China 17.8% / 11.8%
Glen Waverley — China: 17.8% Wheelers Hill — China: 11.8%
India 8.0% / 4.1%
Glen Waverley — India: 8.0% Wheelers Hill — India: 4.1%
Malaysia 5.6% / 3.8%
Glen Waverley — Malaysia: 5.6% Wheelers Hill — Malaysia: 3.8%
Sri Lanka 5.3% / 3.5%
Glen Waverley — Sri Lanka: 5.3% Wheelers Hill — Sri Lanka: 3.5%
England 1.7% / 2.2%
Glen Waverley — England: 1.7% Wheelers Hill — England: 2.2%
Vietnam 1.8% / 1.1%
Glen Waverley — Vietnam: 1.8% Wheelers Hill — Vietnam: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glen Waverley 79.1% houses
Glen Waverley — Houses: 79.1% Glen Waverley — Flats / Apartments: 10.3% Glen Waverley — Townhouses: 10.6%
Wheelers Hill 84.9% houses
Wheelers Hill — Houses: 84.9% Wheelers Hill — Flats / Apartments: 9.4% Wheelers Hill — Townhouses: 5.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Glen Waverley Wheelers Hill
Median house price $1,700,500 $1,460,000
Median unit price $845,000 $790,000
Median land price $2,028,444 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 407 sales
 25 days
from 243 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.

Glen Waverley Wheelers Hill
2 bed $1.21M / $1.38M
Glen Waverley — 2 bed: $1.21M (13 sales) Wheelers Hill — 2 bed: $1.38M (6 sales)

13 vs 6 sales

3 bed $1.61M / $1.25M
Glen Waverley — 3 bed: $1.61M (158 sales) Wheelers Hill — 3 bed: $1.25M (64 sales)

158 vs 64 sales

4 bed $1.68M / $1.45M
Glen Waverley — 4 bed: $1.68M (181 sales) Wheelers Hill — 4 bed: $1.45M (156 sales)

181 vs 156 sales

5 bed $2.16M / $1.69M
Glen Waverley — 5 bed: $2.16M (89 sales) Wheelers Hill — 5 bed: $1.69M (66 sales)

89 vs 66 sales

6 bed $1.99M / $1.82M
Glen Waverley — 6 bed: $1.99M (15 sales) Wheelers Hill — 6 bed: $1.82M (13 sales)

15 vs 13 sales

Zoning mix

Glen Waverley has more commercially zoned land (13% vs 1%).

Glen Waverley Wheelers Hill
Residential 65% 71%
Parks and recreation 13% 21%
Commercial 13% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 7%
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

Glen Waverley Wheelers Hill
New dwellings approved 1,233
across Monash
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
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.

Glen Waverley Wheelers Hill
Houses 3.0%
$875/wk on $1.5M
 3.4%
$860/wk on $1.3M
Units 4.6%
$710/wk on $798K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Glen Waverley Wheelers Hill
House price Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
Income Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Schools Higher than 95% of VIC Higher than 97% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 97% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 5% of VIC Higher than 7% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 97% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 14% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 40% of VIC —

Liveability

Glen Waverley is more walkable (92 vs 83).

Glen Waverley Wheelers Hill
Grade A A+
Score 81/100 84/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Glen Waverley carries more crime risk (68 vs 41).

Glen Waverley Wheelers Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
68/100
 Moderate
41/100
Flood Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
57/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 9
within 5 km
 18
within 5 km

Schools

Glen Waverley Wheelers Hill
Inside the suburb 15 9
Rated above peers 11 7
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 2
Monash Clayton, 5.2 km
 2
Monash Clayton, 5.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.8% 3.5%

Schools in Glen Waverley

  • Brentwood Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Camelot Rise Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Glen Waverley Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Glen Waverley Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Glen Waverley South Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Glendal Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Wheelers Hill

  • Brandon Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Good Shepherd School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Jells Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Justin's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Waverley Meadows Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Wheelers Hill Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Glen Waverley Wheelers Hill
Supermarkets 4
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 96 6
Parks & reserves 29 9
Childcare 28 19
GPs 17 8
Pharmacies 10 4
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 10 4
Fuel stations 9 2
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Glen Waverley Wheelers Hill
Walkability score 92/100 83/100
Distance to Melbourne 24.9 km 25.7 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 30 min 29 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 799.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 302.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.8%
postcode 3150
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 3150
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.

Glen Waverley Wheelers Hill
Car (driver) 50.4% / 55.3%
Glen Waverley — Car (driver): 50.4% Wheelers Hill — Car (driver): 55.3%
Worked from Home 37.3% / 36.4%
Glen Waverley — Worked from Home: 37.3% Wheelers Hill — Worked from Home: 36.4%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 4.1%
Glen Waverley — Car (passenger): 4.0% Wheelers Hill — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Train 4.5% / 2.2%
Glen Waverley — Train: 4.5% Wheelers Hill — Train: 2.2%
Walked Only 2.0% / 0.7%
Glen Waverley — Walked Only: 2.0% Wheelers Hill — Walked Only: 0.7%
Bus 1.5% / 0.9%
Glen Waverley — Bus: 1.5% Wheelers Hill — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.3%).

Setting

Glen Waverley Wheelers Hill
Elevation 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.3 km 14.2 km

NBN connectivity

Glen Waverley Wheelers Hill
Connectivity score 77/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 9%
18,343 premises
 5%
8,469 premises

Climate

Glen Waverley Wheelers Hill
Annual rainfall 777 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.3°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Glen Waverley Wheelers Hill
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³ 6.3 µg/m³
PM10 — 20.8 µg/m³
NO₂ — 0.98 pphm

Council rates

Glen Waverley Wheelers Hill
Average residential rate $1,697/yr
same for both
Council Monash
same for both

Federal electorate

Glen Waverley Wheelers Hill
Division Chisholm
same for both
Member Carina Garland
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glen Waverley Wheelers Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glen Waverley

Cafe Culture Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Premium Professionals Transport Hub

Wheelers Hill

Multicultural Outer Premium Professionals Retirees River

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