Grangefields vs Rockbank

Rockbank is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 40 in Grangefields. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Grangefields, most households are couple families. In Rockbank, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Grangefields tends to suit couples, while Rockbank suits young adults, people living alone, 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

Grangefields

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 60%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 86%)
  • But Rockbank has more childcare (6 vs 0)

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 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Rockbank

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 43%)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $480/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Rockbank

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (38/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rockbank

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (38/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 3%)
  • But Grangefields has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 6%)

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

Where they sit

Grangefields and Rockbank 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 Rockbank
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 Rockbank
Walkability 0 / 38
Grangefields — Walkability: 0/100 Rockbank — Walkability: 38/100
Safety 0 / 3
Grangefields — Safety: 0/100 Rockbank — Safety: 3/100
Low fire risk 8 / 7
Grangefields — Low fire risk: 8/100 Rockbank — Low fire risk: 7/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Grangefields — Low flood risk: 100/100 Rockbank — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Rockbank has more residents (2,583 vs 132); Rockbank has higher household incomes ($92,612 vs $58,500).

Grangefields Rockbank
Population 132 2,583
+1857% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) —
same for both
Median age 40 31
Median household income $58,500/yr $92,612/yr
+58% vs other
Median weekly rent $480/wk
+25% vs other
 $360/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Grangefields Rockbank
0-4 3.8% / 10.4%
Grangefields — 0-4: 3.8% Rockbank — 0-4: 10.4%
5-14 12.1% / 11.9%
Grangefields — 5-14: 12.1% Rockbank — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 12.1% / 3.9%
Grangefields — 15-19: 12.1% Rockbank — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 6.1% / 7.0%
Grangefields — 20-24: 6.1% Rockbank — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 12.9% / 26.1%
Grangefields — 25-34: 12.9% Rockbank — 25-34: 26.1%
35-44 13.6% / 17.1%
Grangefields — 35-44: 13.6% Rockbank — 35-44: 17.1%
45-54 12.9% / 10.0%
Grangefields — 45-54: 12.9% Rockbank — 45-54: 10.0%
55-64 8.3% / 7.3%
Grangefields — 55-64: 8.3% Rockbank — 55-64: 7.3%
65-74 15.2% / 4.9%
Grangefields — 65-74: 15.2% Rockbank — 65-74: 4.9%
75-84 2.3% / 1.3%
Grangefields — 75-84: 2.3% Rockbank — 75-84: 1.3%
85+ — / —
Grangefields — 85+: not among its largest Rockbank — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.1%).

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% Grangefields — Group Household: 0.0% Grangefields — Other Families: 0.0%
Rockbank 48.2% couple families
Rockbank — Couple Families: 48.2% Rockbank — Lone Person: 33.5% Rockbank — One Parent Families: 12.2% Rockbank — Group Household: 4.1% Rockbank — Other Families: 2.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families 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%
Rockbank 32.7% renting
Rockbank — Owned Outright: 15.2% Rockbank — Mortgage: 52.2% Rockbank — Renting: 32.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Grangefields Rockbank
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 11.1%
Grangefields — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Rockbank — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 9.9%
Grangefields — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Rockbank — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9%
Bachelor Degree — / 12.4%
Grangefields — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Rockbank — Bachelor Degree: 12.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 6.5%
Grangefields — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Rockbank — Postgraduate Degree: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Grangefields — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Rockbank — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

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 Rockbank
India 6.1% / 18.3%
Grangefields — India: 6.1% Rockbank — India: 18.3%
Taiwan 6.1% / —
Grangefields — Taiwan: 6.1% Rockbank — Taiwan: not among its largest
New Zealand 3.0% / 2.3%
Grangefields — New Zealand: 3.0% Rockbank — New Zealand: 2.3%
Vietnam 3.0% / 1.0%
Grangefields — Vietnam: 3.0% Rockbank — Vietnam: 1.0%
Philippines — / 2.6%
Grangefields — Philippines: not among its largest Rockbank — Philippines: 2.6%
Italy 2.3% / —
Grangefields — Italy: 2.3% Rockbank — Italy: not among its largest
Pakistan — / 1.7%
Grangefields — Pakistan: not among its largest Rockbank — Pakistan: 1.7%
Sri Lanka — / 1.1%
Grangefields — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Rockbank — Sri Lanka: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

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%
Rockbank 86.4% houses
Rockbank — Houses: 86.4% Rockbank — Flats / Apartments: 12.5% Rockbank — Townhouses: 1.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Grangefields Rockbank
Median house price — $621,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $620,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 55 days
from 199 sales

Zoning mix

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

Grangefields Rockbank
Residential 84% 95%
Environmental 13% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 3%
same for both
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 Rockbank
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 Rockbank
Houses — 4.0%
$500/wk on $650K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Grangefields Rockbank
House price — Higher than 27% of VIC
Income Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 86% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 85% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 98% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 69% of VIC

Liveability

Rockbank is more walkable (38 vs 0).

Grangefields Rockbank
Grade — C
Score — 34/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Grangefields Rockbank
Bushfire High
92/100
 High
93/100
Crime High
100/100
 High
97/100
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Grangefields Rockbank
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Grangefields

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Rockbank

  • Rockbank Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Grangefields Rockbank
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 6
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Grangefields Rockbank
Walkability score 0/100 38/100
Distance to Melbourne 38.7 km
+3% vs other
 37.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 40 min 36 min
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 Rockbank
Car (driver) 90.0% / 66.6%
Grangefields — Car (driver): 90.0% Rockbank — Car (driver): 66.6%
Worked from Home — / 23.0%
Grangefields — Worked from Home: not among its largest Rockbank — Worked from Home: 23.0%
Car (passenger) 10.0% / 4.4%
Grangefields — Car (passenger): 10.0% Rockbank — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Train — / 5.0%
Grangefields — Train: not among its largest Rockbank — Train: 5.0%
Bus — / 0.5%
Grangefields — Bus: not among its largest Rockbank — Bus: 0.5%

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

Setting

Grangefields Rockbank
Elevation 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 112 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.7 km 21.5 km

NBN connectivity

Grangefields Rockbank
Connectivity score 30/100 97/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
48 premises
 94%
2,597 premises

Climate

Grangefields Rockbank
Annual rainfall 518 mm 482 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C 25.9°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C 6.2°C

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Grangefields Rockbank
Division Gorton
same for both
Member Alice Jordan-Baird
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Grangefields

Outer

Rockbank

Family Large Blocks Multicultural Outer Young Families

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