Glenroy vs Fawkner

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Fawkner, about half of households are couple families. Glenroy is closer to the city centre: 14.6 km, against 24.9 km.

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

Glenroy

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (18 vs 9)
  • has more parks and reserves (25 vs 17)
  • But Fawkner has more separate houses rather than flats (84% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Glenroy

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (14.6 km vs 24.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (24 min vs 30 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Glenroy

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (42% vs 16%)
  • has more GPs (9 vs 5)
  • But Fawkner carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Glenroy is growing faster (7.0% vs 1.6%)
  • Fawkner returns a higher gross yield on units (5.1% vs 4.6%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glenroy Fawkner
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.

Glenroy Fawkner
Walkability 89 / 92
Glenroy — Walkability: 89/100 Fawkner — Walkability: 92/100
Safety 23 / 36
Glenroy — Safety: 23/100 Fawkner — Safety: 36/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Glenroy — Low fire risk: 100/100 Fawkner — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 48 / 50
Glenroy — Low flood risk: 48/100 Fawkner — Low flood risk: 50/100

Demographics

Glenroy has more residents (23,792 vs 14,274); Glenroy has higher household incomes ($86,060 vs $74,256).

Glenroy Fawkner
Population 23,792
+40% vs other
 14,274
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.0% +1.6%
Median age 34 35
Median household income $86,060/yr
+14% vs other
 $74,256/yr
Median weekly rent $369/wk $376/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenroy Fawkner
0-4 7.3% / 7.6%
Glenroy — 0-4: 7.3% Fawkner — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 10.1% / 13.6%
Glenroy — 5-14: 10.1% Fawkner — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 4.1% / 5.2%
Glenroy — 15-19: 4.1% Fawkner — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 7.9% / 6.9%
Glenroy — 20-24: 7.9% Fawkner — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 22.0% / 16.6%
Glenroy — 25-34: 22.0% Fawkner — 25-34: 16.6%
35-44 15.5% / 15.0%
Glenroy — 35-44: 15.5% Fawkner — 35-44: 15.0%
45-54 10.2% / 10.5%
Glenroy — 45-54: 10.2% Fawkner — 45-54: 10.5%
55-64 8.7% / 8.8%
Glenroy — 55-64: 8.7% Fawkner — 55-64: 8.8%
65-74 5.8% / 6.4%
Glenroy — 65-74: 5.8% Fawkner — 65-74: 6.4%
75-84 4.8% / 5.6%
Glenroy — 75-84: 4.8% Fawkner — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 3.5% / 3.7%
Glenroy — 85+: 3.5% Fawkner — 85+: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glenroy 39.3% couple families
Glenroy — Couple Families: 39.3% Glenroy — Lone Person: 35.9% Glenroy — One Parent Families: 15.4% Glenroy — Group Household: 6.6% Glenroy — Other Families: 2.7%
Fawkner 46.3% couple families
Fawkner — Couple Families: 46.3% Fawkner — Lone Person: 30.3% Fawkner — One Parent Families: 15.9% Fawkner — Group Household: 5.6% Fawkner — Other Families: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glenroy 38.6% renting
Glenroy — Owned Outright: 28.0% Glenroy — Mortgage: 33.4% Glenroy — Renting: 38.6%
Fawkner 31.9% renting
Fawkner — Owned Outright: 37.5% Fawkner — Mortgage: 30.6% Fawkner — Renting: 31.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Glenroy Fawkner
Pakistan 3.0% / 7.9%
Glenroy — Pakistan: 3.0% Fawkner — Pakistan: 7.9%
Nepal 7.6% / 3.1%
Glenroy — Nepal: 7.6% Fawkner — Nepal: 3.1%
Italy 3.1% / 7.4%
Glenroy — Italy: 3.1% Fawkner — Italy: 7.4%
India 5.2% / 4.5%
Glenroy — India: 5.2% Fawkner — India: 4.5%
Lebanon 2.3% / 2.8%
Glenroy — Lebanon: 2.3% Fawkner — Lebanon: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.9%).

Qualifications

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

Glenroy Fawkner
Bachelor Degree 15.3% / 12.9%
Glenroy — Bachelor Degree: 15.3% Fawkner — Bachelor Degree: 12.9%
Certificate III & IV 9.2% / 8.3%
Glenroy — Certificate III & IV: 9.2% Fawkner — Certificate III & IV: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 7.5% / 6.8%
Glenroy — Postgraduate Degree: 7.5% Fawkner — Postgraduate Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 6.1%
Glenroy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Fawkner — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 1.6%
Glenroy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Fawkner — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glenroy 58.4% houses
Glenroy — Houses: 58.4% Glenroy — Townhouses: 33.0% Glenroy — Flats / Apartments: 8.5%
Fawkner 83.6% houses
Fawkner — Houses: 83.6% Fawkner — Townhouses: 15.4% Fawkner — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Glenroy Fawkner
Median house price $855,000 $836,750
Median unit price $595,000 $575,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 253 sales
 26 days
from 156 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Glenroy Fawkner
2 bed $540K / $516K
Glenroy — 2 bed: $540K (96 sales) Fawkner — 2 bed: $516K (32 sales)

96 vs 32 sales

3 bed $660K / $629K
Glenroy — 3 bed: $660K (64 sales) Fawkner — 3 bed: $629K (14 sales)

64 vs 14 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.

Glenroy Fawkner
2 bed $670K / $747K
Glenroy — 2 bed: $670K (57 sales) Fawkner — 2 bed: $747K (36 sales)

57 vs 36 sales

3 bed $845K / $826K
Glenroy — 3 bed: $845K (239 sales) Fawkner — 3 bed: $826K (166 sales)

239 vs 166 sales

4 bed $964K / $922K
Glenroy — 4 bed: $964K (82 sales) Fawkner — 4 bed: $922K (54 sales)

82 vs 54 sales

5 bed $1.12M / $1.04M
Glenroy — 5 bed: $1.12M (16 sales) Fawkner — 5 bed: $1.04M (8 sales)

16 vs 8 sales

Zoning mix

Glenroy Fawkner
Residential 62% 71%
Infrastructure and transport 23% 8%
Parks and recreation 7% 15%
Other and special use 6% 0%
Industrial 0% 3%
Commercial 2% 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

Glenroy Fawkner
New dwellings approved 1,387
across Merri-bek
same for both
Approvals change year on year +68%
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.

Glenroy Fawkner
Houses 4.1%
$610/wk on $770K
 4.0%
$600/wk on $775K
Units 4.6%
$528/wk on $602K
 5.1%
$475/wk on $480K

Ranking within VIC

Glenroy Fawkner
House price Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC
Income Higher than 56% of VIC Higher than 40% of VIC
Schools Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 96% of VIC Higher than 97% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 69% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 36% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC

Liveability

Glenroy Fawkner
Grade B
same for both
Score 57/100 54/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Glenroy carries more crime risk (77 vs 64).

Glenroy Fawkner
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
77/100
 Moderate
64/100
Flood Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
50/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 16
within 5 km
 22
within 5 km

Schools

Glenroy Fawkner
Inside the suburb 9 7
Rated above peers 2 1
Rated at peers 1 3
Rated below peers 3 2
Universities within 10 km 1
The University of Melbourne, 9.6 km
 3
Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus, 8.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 2.2%

Schools in Glenroy

  • Glenroy Central Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Glenroy West Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Corpus Christi School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Belle Vue Park Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Glenroy College Government · Secondary below peers
  • Glenroy Private Independent · Combined below peers

Schools in Fawkner

  • Darul Ulum College of Victoria Independent · Combined above peers
  • Moomba Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Mark's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • St Matthew's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Fawkner Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • John Fawkner Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Glenroy Fawkner
Supermarkets 2 4
Cafes & restaurants 3 8
Parks & reserves 25 17
Childcare 18 9
GPs 9 5
Pharmacies 4 3
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 2 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 18 1

Mobility

Fawkner sits further from the CBD (24.9 km vs 14.6 km).

Glenroy Fawkner
Walkability score 89/100 92/100
Distance to Melbourne 14.6 km 24.9 km
+71% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 24 min 30 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 91/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 230.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 159.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3046
 0.7%
postcode 3060
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 18
postcode 3046
 22
postcode 3060

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.

Glenroy Fawkner
Car (driver) 53.3% / 59.3%
Glenroy — Car (driver): 53.3% Fawkner — Car (driver): 59.3%
Worked from Home 28.7% / 26.0%
Glenroy — Worked from Home: 28.7% Fawkner — Worked from Home: 26.0%
Train 11.2% / 7.2%
Glenroy — Train: 11.2% Fawkner — Train: 7.2%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 4.0%
Glenroy — Car (passenger): 3.7% Fawkner — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Walked Only 1.5% / 1.5%
Glenroy — Walked Only: 1.5% Fawkner — Walked Only: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.3%).

Setting

Glenroy Fawkner
Elevation 100 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 84 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.3 km 15.5 km

NBN connectivity

Glenroy Fawkner
Connectivity score 88/100 91/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
11,617 premises
 55%
6,111 premises

Climate

Glenroy Fawkner
Annual rainfall 534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Glenroy Fawkner
PM2.5 3.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Glenroy Fawkner
Average residential rate $1,914/yr
same for both
Council Merri-bek
same for both

Federal electorate

Glenroy Fawkner
Division Wills
same for both
Member Peter Khalil
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glenroy Fawkner
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glenroy

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Townhouses Transport Hub

Fawkner

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Transport Hub

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