Grangefields vs Plumpton

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Plumpton is closer to the city centre: 33.6 km, against 38.7 km. On these figures, Grangefields tends to suit couples.

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

Plumpton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (89/100 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 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Plumpton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (25% vs 43%)

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

Commuting to the city

Plumpton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (33.6 km vs 38.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Plumpton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (89/100 vs 100/100)

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

Where they sit

Grangefields and Plumpton 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 Plumpton
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 Plumpton
Walkability 0 / 0
Grangefields — Walkability: 0/100 Plumpton — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 0 / 11
Grangefields — Safety: 0/100 Plumpton — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 8 / 12
Grangefields — Low fire risk: 8/100 Plumpton — Low fire risk: 12/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Grangefields — Low flood risk: 100/100 Plumpton — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Grangefields has more residents (132 vs 79); Plumpton has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $58,500).

Grangefields Plumpton
Population 132
+40% vs other
 79
Population trend (2016 → 2021) —
same for both
Median age 40 38
Median household income $58,500/yr $94,224/yr
+61% vs other
Median weekly rent $480/wk
+6% vs other
 $450/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Grangefields Plumpton
0-4 3.8% / 7.6%
Grangefields — 0-4: 3.8% Plumpton — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 12.1% / 8.9%
Grangefields — 5-14: 12.1% Plumpton — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 12.1% / 16.5%
Grangefields — 15-19: 12.1% Plumpton — 15-19: 16.5%
20-24 6.1% / 3.8%
Grangefields — 20-24: 6.1% Plumpton — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 12.9% / 11.4%
Grangefields — 25-34: 12.9% Plumpton — 25-34: 11.4%
35-44 13.6% / 17.7%
Grangefields — 35-44: 13.6% Plumpton — 35-44: 17.7%
45-54 12.9% / 15.2%
Grangefields — 45-54: 12.9% Plumpton — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 8.3% / 6.3%
Grangefields — 55-64: 8.3% Plumpton — 55-64: 6.3%
65-74 15.2% / 11.4%
Grangefields — 65-74: 15.2% Plumpton — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 2.3% / 10.1%
Grangefields — 75-84: 2.3% Plumpton — 75-84: 10.1%
85+ — / —
Grangefields — 85+: not among its largest Plumpton — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Qualifications

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

Grangefields Plumpton
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 19.0%
Grangefields — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Plumpton — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 6.3%
Grangefields — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Plumpton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Grangefields 70.4% couple families
Grangefields — Couple Families: 70.4% Grangefields — Lone Person: 14.8% Grangefields — One Parent Families: 14.8%
Plumpton 60.0% couple families
Plumpton — Couple Families: 60.0% Plumpton — Lone Person: 20.0% Plumpton — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Grangefields 97.0% houses
Grangefields — Houses: 97.0% Grangefields — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Plumpton 89.5% houses
Plumpton — Houses: 89.5% Plumpton — Flats / Apartments: 10.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

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 Plumpton
India 6.1% / 3.8%
Grangefields — India: 6.1% Plumpton — India: 3.8%
New Zealand 3.0% / 6.3%
Grangefields — New Zealand: 3.0% Plumpton — New Zealand: 6.3%
Taiwan 6.1% / —
Grangefields — Taiwan: 6.1% Plumpton — Taiwan: not among its largest
Vietnam 3.0% / —
Grangefields — Vietnam: 3.0% Plumpton — Vietnam: not among its largest
Italy 2.3% / —
Grangefields — Italy: 2.3% Plumpton — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

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%
Plumpton 20.0% renting
Plumpton — Owned Outright: 80.0% Plumpton — Mortgage: 0.0% Plumpton — Renting: 20.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Plumpton has more rural and farming land (92% vs 0%); Grangefields has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 0%).

Grangefields Plumpton
Rural and farming 0% 92%
Residential 84% 0%
Environmental 13% 0%
Other and special use 0% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 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 Plumpton
New dwellings approved 4,602
across Melton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +5%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Grangefields Plumpton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 85% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC

Liveability

Grangefields Plumpton
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Grangefields carries more crime risk (100 vs 89).

Grangefields Plumpton
Bushfire High
92/100
 High
88/100
Crime High
100/100
 High
89/100
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 Plumpton
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Amenities in the suburb

Grangefields Plumpton
Parks & reserves 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Grangefields sits further from the CBD (38.7 km vs 33.6 km).

Grangefields Plumpton
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 38.7 km
+13% vs other
 33.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 40 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 3335
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.

Grangefields Plumpton
Car (driver) 90.0% / 88.5%
Grangefields — Car (driver): 90.0% Plumpton — Car (driver): 88.5%
Worked from Home — / 11.5%
Grangefields — Worked from Home: not among its largest Plumpton — Worked from Home: 11.5%
Car (passenger) 10.0% / —
Grangefields — Car (passenger): 10.0% Plumpton — Car (passenger): not among its largest

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

Setting

Grangefields Plumpton
Elevation 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 156 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.7 km 25.4 km

NBN connectivity

Grangefields Plumpton
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
48 premises
 0%
34 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Grangefields

Outer

Plumpton

Multicultural Outer Students

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