Grenville vs Mount Mercer

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Mercer tends to suit 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

Grenville

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 94/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 71%)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Mercer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Grenville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $258/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Grenville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 94/100)

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

Investors

Mount Mercer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (36.2% vs 14.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Grenville Mount Mercer
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.

Grenville Mount Mercer
Walkability 0 / 0
Grenville — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Mercer — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 75 / 6
Grenville — Safety: 75/100 Mount Mercer — Safety: 6/100
Low fire risk 27 / 34
Grenville — Low fire risk: 27/100 Mount Mercer — Low fire risk: 34/100
Low flood risk 60 / 76
Grenville — Low flood risk: 60/100 Mount Mercer — Low flood risk: 76/100

Demographics

Mount Mercer rents higher ($258/wk vs $0/wk); Mount Mercer has higher household incomes ($101,816 vs $84,500).

Grenville Mount Mercer
Population 113
+17% vs other
 94
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.1% +36.2%
Median age 45
same for both
Median household income $84,500/yr $101,816/yr
+20% vs other
Median weekly rent — $258/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Grenville Mount Mercer
0-4 — / 5.3%
Grenville — 0-4: not among its largest Mount Mercer — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 13.3% / 18.1%
Grenville — 5-14: 13.3% Mount Mercer — 5-14: 18.1%
15-19 8.0% / 3.2%
Grenville — 15-19: 8.0% Mount Mercer — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 3.5% / 5.3%
Grenville — 20-24: 3.5% Mount Mercer — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 3.5% / 10.6%
Grenville — 25-34: 3.5% Mount Mercer — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 15.0% / 14.9%
Grenville — 35-44: 15.0% Mount Mercer — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 10.6% / 13.8%
Grenville — 45-54: 10.6% Mount Mercer — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 17.7% / 14.9%
Grenville — 55-64: 17.7% Mount Mercer — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 16.8% / 11.7%
Grenville — 65-74: 16.8% Mount Mercer — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 6.2% / 4.3%
Grenville — 75-84: 6.2% Mount Mercer — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ — / 5.3%
Grenville — 85+: not among its largest Mount Mercer — 85+: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

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.

Grenville Mount Mercer
New Zealand 3.5% / 4.3%
Grenville — New Zealand: 3.5% Mount Mercer — New Zealand: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Grenville 81.2% couple families
Grenville — Couple Families: 81.2% Grenville — Lone Person: 18.8%
Mount Mercer 71.4% couple families
Mount Mercer — Couple Families: 71.4% Mount Mercer — Lone Person: 28.6%
Couple Families Lone Person

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Grenville 100.0% houses
Grenville — Houses: 100.0%
Mount Mercer 100.0% houses
Mount Mercer — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Grenville Mount Mercer
Certificate III & IV 13.3% / 19.1%
Grenville — Certificate III & IV: 13.3% Mount Mercer — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Bachelor Degree 14.2% / 9.6%
Grenville — Bachelor Degree: 14.2% Mount Mercer — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.5% / 9.6%
Grenville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.5% Mount Mercer — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 6.2% / 3.2%
Grenville — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2% Mount Mercer — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 3.2%
Grenville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Mount Mercer — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Grenville 0.0% renting
Grenville — Owned Outright: 61.5% Grenville — Mortgage: 38.5% Grenville — Renting: 0.0%
Mount Mercer 13.3% renting
Mount Mercer — Owned Outright: 53.3% Mount Mercer — Mortgage: 33.3% Mount Mercer — Renting: 13.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Grenville Mount Mercer
Rural and farming 99% 97%
Environmental 0% 3%
Parks and recreation 1% 0%
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

Grenville Mount Mercer
New dwellings approved 186
across Golden Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year +10%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Grenville Mount Mercer
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 37% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 20% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC

Liveability

Grenville Mount Mercer
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Mount Mercer carries more crime risk (94 vs 25); Grenville carries more flood risk (40 vs 24).

Grenville Mount Mercer
Bushfire High
73/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime Low
25/100
 High
94/100
Flood Moderate
40/100
 Low
24/100
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

Grenville Mount Mercer
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

Grenville Mount Mercer
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 3 6

Mobility

Grenville Mount Mercer
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 131.1 km
+1% vs other
 129.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 100 min 102 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3352
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 3352
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.

Grenville Mount Mercer
Car (driver) 69.1% / 56.0%
Grenville — Car (driver): 69.1% Mount Mercer — Car (driver): 56.0%
Worked from Home 25.5% / 32.0%
Grenville — Worked from Home: 25.5% Mount Mercer — Worked from Home: 32.0%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 6.0%
Grenville — Car (passenger): 5.5% Mount Mercer — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Walked Only — / 6.0%
Grenville — Walked Only: not among its largest Mount Mercer — Walked Only: 6.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.1%).

Setting

Grenville Mount Mercer
Elevation 330 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 334 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Grenville Mount Mercer
Connectivity score 22/100 27/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
41 premises
 0%
32 premises

Climate

Grenville Mount Mercer
Annual rainfall 502 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.3°C
same for both

Council rates

Grenville Mount Mercer
Average residential rate $2,052/yr
same for both
Council Golden Plains
same for both

Federal electorate

Grenville Mount Mercer
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Grenville Mount Mercer
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Grenville

Rural

Mount Mercer

Family Rural

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