Grantville vs The Gurdies

Grantville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 57 in The Gurdies. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in The Gurdies: a median of $845,000, against $605,000 in Grantville, though rent is higher in Grantville. On these figures, Grantville tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

The Gurdies

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 81/100)

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

First-home buyers

Grantville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($605,000 vs $845,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

The Gurdies

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

The Gurdies

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (80 min vs 85 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (99 km vs 104.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

The Gurdies

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 81/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 28%)

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

Investors

Grantville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (40.6% vs 27.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Grantville The Gurdies
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.

Grantville The Gurdies
Walkability 10 / 10
Grantville — Walkability: 10/100 The Gurdies — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 19 / 51
Grantville — Safety: 19/100 The Gurdies — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 86 / 84
Grantville — Low fire risk: 86/100 The Gurdies — Low fire risk: 84/100
Low flood risk 34 / 58
Grantville — Low flood risk: 34/100 The Gurdies — Low flood risk: 58/100

Demographics

Grantville has more residents (1,168 vs 243); Grantville rents higher ($300/wk vs $260/wk).

Grantville The Gurdies
Population 1,168
+79% vs other
 243
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +40.6% +27.2%
Median age 52 57
Median household income $57,564/yr
+6% vs other
 $53,924/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+13% vs other
 $260/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Grantville The Gurdies
0-4 5.0% / 3.7%
Grantville — 0-4: 5.0% The Gurdies — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 7.7% / 4.9%
Grantville — 5-14: 7.7% The Gurdies — 5-14: 4.9%
15-19 2.8% / 3.3%
Grantville — 15-19: 2.8% The Gurdies — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 4.4% / 5.3%
Grantville — 20-24: 4.4% The Gurdies — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 10.3% / 9.5%
Grantville — 25-34: 10.3% The Gurdies — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 9.8% / 7.0%
Grantville — 35-44: 9.8% The Gurdies — 35-44: 7.0%
45-54 14.0% / 12.3%
Grantville — 45-54: 14.0% The Gurdies — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 17.8% / 21.8%
Grantville — 55-64: 17.8% The Gurdies — 55-64: 21.8%
65-74 19.0% / 22.2%
Grantville — 65-74: 19.0% The Gurdies — 65-74: 22.2%
75-84 7.4% / 9.9%
Grantville — 75-84: 7.4% The Gurdies — 75-84: 9.9%
85+ 1.5% / 2.1%
Grantville — 85+: 1.5% The Gurdies — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Grantville 53.1% lone person
Grantville — Lone Person: 53.1% Grantville — Couple Families: 26.4% Grantville — One Parent Families: 15.6% Grantville — Group Household: 5.0% Grantville — Other Families: 0.0%
The Gurdies 53.7% lone person
The Gurdies — Lone Person: 53.7% The Gurdies — Couple Families: 26.8% The Gurdies — One Parent Families: 7.3% The Gurdies — Group Household: 7.3% The Gurdies — Other Families: 4.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Grantville 17.5% renting
Grantville — Owned Outright: 47.0% Grantville — Mortgage: 35.5% Grantville — Renting: 17.5%
The Gurdies 11.6% renting
The Gurdies — Owned Outright: 50.9% The Gurdies — Mortgage: 37.5% The Gurdies — Renting: 11.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Grantville The Gurdies
Certificate III & IV 21.1% / 20.2%
Grantville — Certificate III & IV: 21.1% The Gurdies — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 10.3%
Grantville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% The Gurdies — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 6.2%
Grantville — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% The Gurdies — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 2.1%
Grantville — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% The Gurdies — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / —
Grantville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% The Gurdies — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

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.

Grantville The Gurdies
England 5.9% / 11.5%
Grantville — England: 5.9% The Gurdies — England: 11.5%
New Zealand 2.3% / 3.3%
Grantville — New Zealand: 2.3% The Gurdies — New Zealand: 3.3%
India — / 1.6%
Grantville — India: not among its largest The Gurdies — India: 1.6%
Italy 1.2% / —
Grantville — Italy: 1.2% The Gurdies — Italy: not among its largest
Germany 0.8% / —
Grantville — Germany: 0.8% The Gurdies — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland 0.6% / —
Grantville — Scotland: 0.6% The Gurdies — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Grantville 88.3% houses
Grantville — Houses: 88.3% Grantville — Flats / Apartments: 11.7% Grantville — Townhouses: 0.0%
The Gurdies 92.9% houses
The Gurdies — Houses: 92.9% The Gurdies — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% The Gurdies — Townhouses: 10.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Grantville The Gurdies
Median house price $605,000 $845,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $387,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 65 days
from 22 sales
 —

Zoning mix

The Gurdies has more rural and farming land (75% vs 61%).

Grantville The Gurdies
Rural and farming 61% 75%
Parks and recreation 7% 20%
Other and special use 16% 0%
Residential 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

Grantville The Gurdies
New dwellings approved 393
across Bass Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
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.

Grantville The Gurdies
Houses 3.7%
$500/wk on $704K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Grantville The Gurdies
House price Higher than 22% of VIC —
Income Higher than 16% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of VIC
same for both
Affordability Higher than 43% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 46% of VIC —

Liveability

Grantville The Gurdies
Grade D —
Score 24/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Grantville carries more crime risk (81 vs 49); Grantville carries more flood risk (66 vs 42).

Grantville The Gurdies
Bushfire Low
14/100
 Low
16/100
Crime High
81/100
 Moderate
49/100
Flood Moderate
66/100
 Moderate
42/100
Coastal erosion Moderate
68/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Grantville The Gurdies
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

Grantville The Gurdies
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 2
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Grantville sits further from the CBD (104.4 km vs 99 km).

Grantville The Gurdies
Walkability score 10/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 104.4 km
+5% vs other
 99 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 85 min 80 min
Public transport score 28/100 24/100
Peak arrivals per hour 4.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 1.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 3 min
scheduled, not actual
 32.5 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3984
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3984
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.

Grantville The Gurdies
Car (driver) 77.5% / 80.4%
Grantville — Car (driver): 77.5% The Gurdies — Car (driver): 80.4%
Worked from Home 15.5% / 19.6%
Grantville — Worked from Home: 15.5% The Gurdies — Worked from Home: 19.6%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / —
Grantville — Car (passenger): 4.0% The Gurdies — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 2.2% / —
Grantville — Walked Only: 2.2% The Gurdies — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 0.8% / —
Grantville — Bus: 0.8% The Gurdies — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.4%).

Setting

Grantville The Gurdies
Elevation 96 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 72 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.0 km 2.1 km

NBN connectivity

Grantville The Gurdies
Connectivity score 73/100 31/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 52%
780 premises
 1%
137 premises

Climate

Grantville The Gurdies
Annual rainfall 704 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Grantville The Gurdies
Average residential rate $1,727/yr
same for both
Council Bass Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Grantville The Gurdies
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Grantville The Gurdies
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Grantville

Acreage Coastal Retirees

The Gurdies

Coastal Retirees Rural

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