Grangefields vs Cobblebank

Cobblebank is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 40 in Grangefields. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Cobblebank tends to suit young adults and 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

Cobblebank

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 100/100)

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

First-home buyers

Grangefields

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Cobblebank

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 43%)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($370/wk vs $480/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Grangefields sits closer to the CBD (38.7 km vs 42.4 km)
  • Cobblebank is more walkable (49/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cobblebank

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (49/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 100/100)
  • But Grangefields has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 2%)

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

Where they sit

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

Grangefields Cobblebank
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.

Grangefields Cobblebank
Walkability 0 / 49
Grangefields — Walkability: 0/100 Cobblebank — Walkability: 49/100
Safety 0 / 30
Grangefields — Safety: 0/100 Cobblebank — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 8 / 9
Grangefields — Low fire risk: 8/100 Cobblebank — Low fire risk: 9/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Grangefields — Low flood risk: 100/100 Cobblebank — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cobblebank has more residents (3,601 vs 132); Cobblebank has higher household incomes ($99,840 vs $58,500).

Grangefields Cobblebank
Population 132 3,601
+2628% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) —
same for both
Median age 40 29
Median household income $58,500/yr $99,840/yr
+71% vs other
Median weekly rent $480/wk
+23% vs other
 $370/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Grangefields Cobblebank
0-4 3.8% / 13.9%
Grangefields — 0-4: 3.8% Cobblebank — 0-4: 13.9%
5-14 12.1% / 18.2%
Grangefields — 5-14: 12.1% Cobblebank — 5-14: 18.2%
15-19 12.1% / 4.8%
Grangefields — 15-19: 12.1% Cobblebank — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 6.1% / 5.5%
Grangefields — 20-24: 6.1% Cobblebank — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 12.9% / 25.1%
Grangefields — 25-34: 12.9% Cobblebank — 25-34: 25.1%
35-44 13.6% / 19.9%
Grangefields — 35-44: 13.6% Cobblebank — 35-44: 19.9%
45-54 12.9% / 6.5%
Grangefields — 45-54: 12.9% Cobblebank — 45-54: 6.5%
55-64 8.3% / 3.9%
Grangefields — 55-64: 8.3% Cobblebank — 55-64: 3.9%
65-74 15.2% / 2.1%
Grangefields — 65-74: 15.2% Cobblebank — 65-74: 2.1%
75-84 2.3% / 0.2%
Grangefields — 75-84: 2.3% Cobblebank — 75-84: 0.2%
85+ — / 0.1%
Grangefields — 85+: not among its largest Cobblebank — 85+: 0.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Grangefields 70.4% couple families
Grangefields — Couple Families: 70.4% Grangefields — One Parent Families: 14.8% Grangefields — Lone Person: 14.8% Grangefields — Group Household: 0.0% Grangefields — Other Families: 0.0%
Cobblebank 67.0% couple families
Cobblebank — Couple Families: 67.0% Cobblebank — One Parent Families: 14.9% Cobblebank — Lone Person: 13.9% Cobblebank — Group Household: 2.5% Cobblebank — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Grangefields 18.9% renting
Grangefields — Owned Outright: 59.5% Grangefields — Mortgage: 21.6% Grangefields — Renting: 18.9%
Cobblebank 33.5% renting
Cobblebank — Owned Outright: 4.9% Cobblebank — Mortgage: 61.7% Cobblebank — Renting: 33.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Grangefields Cobblebank
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 9.1%
Grangefields — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Cobblebank — Certificate III & IV: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 10.4%
Grangefields — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Cobblebank — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.4%
Bachelor Degree — / 13.1%
Grangefields — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Cobblebank — Bachelor Degree: 13.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 5.2%
Grangefields — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Cobblebank — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Grangefields — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Cobblebank — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

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.

Grangefields Cobblebank
India 6.1% / 24.8%
Grangefields — India: 6.1% Cobblebank — India: 24.8%
New Zealand 3.0% / 3.3%
Grangefields — New Zealand: 3.0% Cobblebank — New Zealand: 3.3%
Taiwan 6.1% / —
Grangefields — Taiwan: 6.1% Cobblebank — Taiwan: not among its largest
Philippines — / 4.6%
Grangefields — Philippines: not among its largest Cobblebank — Philippines: 4.6%
Vietnam 3.0% / —
Grangefields — Vietnam: 3.0% Cobblebank — Vietnam: not among its largest
Italy 2.3% / —
Grangefields — Italy: 2.3% Cobblebank — Italy: not among its largest
Pakistan — / 1.1%
Grangefields — Pakistan: not among its largest Cobblebank — Pakistan: 1.1%
Sri Lanka — / 0.9%
Grangefields — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Cobblebank — Sri Lanka: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Grangefields 97.0% houses
Grangefields — Houses: 97.0% Grangefields — Flats / Apartments: 3.0% Grangefields — Townhouses: 0.0%
Cobblebank 99.3% houses
Cobblebank — Houses: 99.3% Cobblebank — Flats / Apartments: 0.4% Cobblebank — Townhouses: 0.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Grangefields Cobblebank
Median house price — $641,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Grangefields has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 0%).

Grangefields Cobblebank
Residential 84% 90%
Environmental 13% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 5%
Other and special use 0% 3%
Parks and recreation 0% 1%
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

Grangefields Cobblebank
New dwellings approved 4,602
across Melton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +5%
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.

Grangefields Cobblebank
Houses — 3.8%
$480/wk on $665K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Grangefields Cobblebank
House price — Higher than 28% of VIC
Income Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 91% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 98% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 51% of VIC

Liveability

Cobblebank is more walkable (49 vs 0).

Grangefields Cobblebank
Grade — C
Score — 40/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Grangefields carries more crime risk (100 vs 70).

Grangefields Cobblebank
Bushfire High
92/100
 High
91/100
Crime High
100/100
 High
70/100
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 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Grangefields Cobblebank
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

Grangefields Cobblebank
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Cobblebank sits further from the CBD (42.4 km vs 38.7 km).

Grangefields Cobblebank
Walkability score 0/100 49/100
Distance to Melbourne 38.7 km 42.4 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 40 min 39 min
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 3335
 0.9%
postcode 3338
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings —
postcode 3335
 57
postcode 3338

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.

Grangefields Cobblebank
Car (driver) 90.0% / 71.0%
Grangefields — Car (driver): 90.0% Cobblebank — Car (driver): 71.0%
Worked from Home — / 18.6%
Grangefields — Worked from Home: not among its largest Cobblebank — Worked from Home: 18.6%
Car (passenger) 10.0% / 4.6%
Grangefields — Car (passenger): 10.0% Cobblebank — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Train — / 5.2%
Grangefields — Train: not among its largest Cobblebank — Train: 5.2%
Bus — / 0.3%
Grangefields — Bus: not among its largest Cobblebank — Bus: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.0%).

Setting

Grangefields Cobblebank
Elevation 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 132 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.7 km 26.6 km

NBN connectivity

Grangefields Cobblebank
Connectivity score 30/100 96/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
48 premises
 94%
550 premises

Climate

Grangefields Cobblebank
Annual rainfall 518 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Grangefields Cobblebank
PM2.5 4.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Grangefields Cobblebank
Average residential rate $1,779/yr
same for both
Council Melton
same for both

Federal electorate

Grangefields Cobblebank
Division Gorton Hawke
Member Alice Jordan-Baird Sam Rae
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Grangefields Cobblebank
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Grangefields

Outer

Cobblebank

Acreage Family Multicultural Outer Young Families

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