Gordon vs Millbrook
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gordon, about half of households are couple families. In Millbrook, most households are couple families. On these figures, Gordon tends to suit 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
Gordon
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- has more childcare (3 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- But Millbrook is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 69%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Millbrook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($293/wk vs $320/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Gordon
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (65 min vs 74 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (90.6 km vs 99.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Gordon carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 69/100)
- Millbrook has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Gordon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (21.0% vs 15.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Gordon and Millbrook 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
Gordon has more residents (1,393 vs 180); Millbrook has higher household incomes ($121,316 vs $104,624).
| Gordon | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,393 +87% vs other | 180 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +21.0% | +15.4% |
| Median age | 43 | 44 |
| Median household income | $104,624/yr | $121,316/yr +16% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $320/wk +8% vs other | $293/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).
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 (20.6%).
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 (5.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Gordon | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $816,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $330,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 88 days from 12 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Gordon | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 91% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 4% | 9% |
| Residential | 2% | 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
| Gordon | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 338 across Moorabool same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +4% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Gordon | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 33% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 77% of VIC | Higher than 92% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 13% of VIC | Higher than 50% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 90% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 40% of VIC | Higher than 38% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 40% of VIC | Higher than 66% of VIC |
Liveability
| Gordon | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 59/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Millbrook carries more crime risk (69 vs 32).
| Gordon | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 32/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Gordon | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 2 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Gordon
- Gordon Primary School Government · Primary at peers
- St Patrick's School Catholic · Primary at peers
Schools in Millbrook
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Gordon | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Childcare | 3 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 3 |
Mobility
Millbrook sits further from the CBD (99.3 km vs 90.6 km).
| Gordon | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 90.6 km | 99.3 km +10% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 65 min | 74 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3345 | 0.4% postcode 3352 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 60 postcode 3345 | 51 postcode 3352 |
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 (77.0%).
Setting
| Gordon | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 573 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 529 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Gordon | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 569 premises | 0% 75 premises |
Climate
| Gordon | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 714 mm | 605 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 25.7°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 3.5°C |
Council rates
| Gordon | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,979/yr same for both | |
| Council | Moorabool same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Gordon | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Ballarat same for both | |
| Member | Catherine King same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Gordon | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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