Grangefields vs Thornhill Park

Thornhill Park 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, Thornhill Park 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Grangefields is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 77%)
  • Thornhill Park has more childcare (9 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 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Thornhill Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 43%)
  • has cheaper rent ($380/wk vs $480/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Grangefields

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (40 min vs 45 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (38.7 km vs 42.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Grangefields

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 3%)

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

Where they sit

Grangefields and Thornhill Park 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 Thornhill Park
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 Thornhill Park
Walkability 0 / 5
Grangefields — Walkability: 0/100 Thornhill Park — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 0 / 6
Grangefields — Safety: 0/100 Thornhill Park — Safety: 6/100
Low fire risk 8 / 10
Grangefields — Low fire risk: 8/100 Thornhill Park — Low fire risk: 10/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Grangefields — Low flood risk: 100/100 Thornhill Park — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Thornhill Park has more residents (3,066 vs 132); Thornhill Park has higher household incomes ($104,260 vs $58,500).

Grangefields Thornhill Park
Population 132 3,066
+2223% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) —
same for both
Median age 40 29
Median household income $58,500/yr $104,260/yr
+78% vs other
Median weekly rent $480/wk
+21% vs other
 $380/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Grangefields Thornhill Park
0-4 3.8% / 13.9%
Grangefields — 0-4: 3.8% Thornhill Park — 0-4: 13.9%
5-14 12.1% / 12.9%
Grangefields — 5-14: 12.1% Thornhill Park — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 12.1% / 3.5%
Grangefields — 15-19: 12.1% Thornhill Park — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 6.1% / 6.1%
Grangefields — 20-24: 6.1% Thornhill Park — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 12.9% / 30.3%
Grangefields — 25-34: 12.9% Thornhill Park — 25-34: 30.3%
35-44 13.6% / 18.7%
Grangefields — 35-44: 13.6% Thornhill Park — 35-44: 18.7%
45-54 12.9% / 6.8%
Grangefields — 45-54: 12.9% Thornhill Park — 45-54: 6.8%
55-64 8.3% / 4.9%
Grangefields — 55-64: 8.3% Thornhill Park — 55-64: 4.9%
65-74 15.2% / 2.3%
Grangefields — 65-74: 15.2% Thornhill Park — 65-74: 2.3%
75-84 2.3% / 0.7%
Grangefields — 75-84: 2.3% Thornhill Park — 75-84: 0.7%
85+ — / —
Grangefields — 85+: not among its largest Thornhill Park — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.3%).

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%
Thornhill Park 61.1% couple families
Thornhill Park — Couple Families: 61.1% Thornhill Park — Lone Person: 18.9% Thornhill Park — One Parent Families: 16.1% Thornhill Park — Group Household: 3.3% Thornhill Park — Other Families: 0.7%
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%
Thornhill Park 25.6% renting
Thornhill Park — Owned Outright: 5.0% Thornhill Park — Mortgage: 69.4% Thornhill Park — Renting: 25.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Grangefields Thornhill Park
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 11.6%
Grangefields — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Thornhill Park — Certificate III & IV: 11.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 9.5%
Grangefields — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Thornhill Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Bachelor Degree — / 16.1%
Grangefields — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Thornhill Park — Bachelor Degree: 16.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 5.4%
Grangefields — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Thornhill Park — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.5%
Grangefields — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Thornhill Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

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 Thornhill Park
India 6.1% / 14.4%
Grangefields — India: 6.1% Thornhill Park — India: 14.4%
Philippines — / 7.6%
Grangefields — Philippines: not among its largest Thornhill Park — Philippines: 7.6%
Taiwan 6.1% / —
Grangefields — Taiwan: 6.1% Thornhill Park — Taiwan: not among its largest
New Zealand 3.0% / 3.0%
Grangefields — New Zealand: 3.0% Thornhill Park — New Zealand: 3.0%
Vietnam 3.0% / 1.6%
Grangefields — Vietnam: 3.0% Thornhill Park — Vietnam: 1.6%
Italy 2.3% / —
Grangefields — Italy: 2.3% Thornhill Park — Italy: not among its largest
Sri Lanka — / 1.8%
Grangefields — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Thornhill Park — Sri Lanka: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.4%).

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%
Thornhill Park 97.6% houses
Thornhill Park — Houses: 97.6% Thornhill Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Thornhill Park — Townhouses: 2.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Grangefields Thornhill Park
Median house price — $610,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $355,250
Typical days to sell (houses) — 6 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

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

Grangefields Thornhill Park
Residential 84% 96%
Environmental 13% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 4%
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 Thornhill Park
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 Thornhill Park
Houses — 3.9%
$470/wk on $624K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Grangefields Thornhill Park
House price — Higher than 26% of VIC
Income Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 95% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 85% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 97% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 62% of VIC

Liveability

Grangefields Thornhill Park
Grade — C
Score — 35/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Grangefields Thornhill Park
Bushfire High
92/100
 High
90/100
Crime High
100/100
 High
94/100
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 Thornhill Park
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 Thornhill Park

  • Thornhill Park Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Grangefields Thornhill Park
Supermarkets 0 1
Childcare 0 9
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Thornhill Park sits further from the CBD (42.5 km vs 38.7 km).

Grangefields Thornhill Park
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Melbourne 38.7 km 42.5 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 40 min 45 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 Thornhill Park
Car (driver) 90.0% / 69.8%
Grangefields — Car (driver): 90.0% Thornhill Park — Car (driver): 69.8%
Worked from Home — / 21.1%
Grangefields — Worked from Home: not among its largest Thornhill Park — Worked from Home: 21.1%
Car (passenger) 10.0% / 4.5%
Grangefields — Car (passenger): 10.0% Thornhill Park — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Train — / 4.6%
Grangefields — Train: not among its largest Thornhill Park — Train: 4.6%

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

Setting

Grangefields Thornhill Park
Elevation 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.7 km 23.3 km

NBN connectivity

Grangefields Thornhill Park
Connectivity score 30/100 94/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
48 premises
 92%
819 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Grangefields

Outer

Thornhill Park

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