Grassdale vs Digby

Grassdale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 49 in Digby. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Grassdale, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Grassdale tends to suit young adults, people living alone, and families with children, while Digby suits older residents.

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

Digby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Grassdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $120/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Grassdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (353.1 km vs 359.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Digby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 7%)

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

Investors

Grassdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (200.0% vs -1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Grassdale Digby
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.

Grassdale Digby
Walkability 0 / 0
Grassdale — Walkability: 0/100 Digby — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 89 / 85
Grassdale — Safety: 89/100 Digby — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 13 / 11
Grassdale — Low fire risk: 13/100 Digby — Low fire risk: 11/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Grassdale — Low flood risk: 100/100 Digby — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Digby rents higher ($120/wk vs $0/wk); Digby has more residents (122 vs 54).

Grassdale Digby
Population 54 122
+126% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +200.0% -1.6%
Median age 31 49
Median household income $101,816/yr
+47% vs other
 $54,132/yr
Median weekly rent — $120/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Grassdale Digby
0-4 11.1% / 2.5%
Grassdale — 0-4: 11.1% Digby — 0-4: 2.5%
5-14 13.0% / 13.9%
Grassdale — 5-14: 13.0% Digby — 5-14: 13.9%
15-19 — / 9.8%
Grassdale — 15-19: not among its largest Digby — 15-19: 9.8%
20-24 9.3% / 6.6%
Grassdale — 20-24: 9.3% Digby — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 22.2% / —
Grassdale — 25-34: 22.2% Digby — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 9.3% / 9.0%
Grassdale — 35-44: 9.3% Digby — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 11.1% / 16.4%
Grassdale — 45-54: 11.1% Digby — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 16.7% / 9.0%
Grassdale — 55-64: 16.7% Digby — 55-64: 9.0%
65-74 7.4% / 13.1%
Grassdale — 65-74: 7.4% Digby — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 — / 11.5%
Grassdale — 75-84: not among its largest Digby — 75-84: 11.5%
85+ — / —
Grassdale — 85+: not among its largest Digby — 85+: not among its largest

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

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.

Grassdale Digby
England 5.6% / 2.5%
Grassdale — England: 5.6% Digby — England: 2.5%
New Zealand 7.4% / —
Grassdale — New Zealand: 7.4% Digby — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Grassdale 50.0% lone person
Grassdale — Lone Person: 50.0% Grassdale — Couple Families: 50.0% Grassdale — One Parent Families: 0.0% Grassdale — Group Household: 0.0%
Digby 40.5% lone person
Digby — Lone Person: 40.5% Digby — Couple Families: 29.7% Digby — One Parent Families: 21.6% Digby — Group Household: 8.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Grassdale 100.0% houses
Grassdale — Houses: 100.0%
Digby 100.0% houses
Digby — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Grassdale Digby
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 19.7%
Grassdale — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Digby — Certificate III & IV: 19.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 18.5% / 8.2%
Grassdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 18.5% Digby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 14.8% / —
Grassdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 14.8% Digby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Bachelor Degree 5.6% / 2.5%
Grassdale — Bachelor Degree: 5.6% Digby — Bachelor Degree: 2.5%

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

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Grassdale 0.0% renting
Grassdale — Owned Outright: 73.3% Grassdale — Mortgage: 26.7% Grassdale — Renting: 0.0%
Digby 9.3% renting
Digby — Owned Outright: 55.8% Digby — Mortgage: 34.9% Digby — Renting: 9.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Grassdale Digby
Rural and farming 93% 96%
Parks and recreation 6% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Grassdale Digby
New dwellings approved 60
across Glenelg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -65%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Grassdale Digby
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 16% of VIC Higher than 18% of VIC

Liveability

Grassdale Digby
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Grassdale Digby
Bushfire High
87/100
 High
89/100
Crime Low
11/100
 Low
15/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Grassdale Digby
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

Grassdale Digby
Parks & reserves 0 6
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 3 9

Mobility

Digby sits further from the CBD (359.7 km vs 353.1 km).

Grassdale Digby
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 353.1 km 359.7 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 248 min 250 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3302
 0.0%
postcode 3309
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 30
postcode 3302
 —

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.

Grassdale Digby
Car (driver) 39.3% / 81.2%
Grassdale — Car (driver): 39.3% Digby — Car (driver): 81.2%
Worked from Home 42.9% / 18.8%
Grassdale — Worked from Home: 42.9% Digby — Worked from Home: 18.8%
Walked Only 17.9% / —
Grassdale — Walked Only: 17.9% Digby — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.2%).

Setting

Grassdale Digby
Elevation 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 123 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 48.3 km 47.8 km

NBN connectivity

Grassdale Digby
Connectivity score 19/100 20/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
18 premises
 0%
20 premises

Council rates

Grassdale Digby
Average residential rate $1,852/yr
same for both
Council Glenelg
same for both

Federal electorate

Grassdale Digby
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Grassdale Digby
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Grassdale

Family Rural Young Families

Digby

Quiet Rural

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