Grenville vs Scotsburn

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, Grenville tends to suit couples, while Scotsburn suits 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

Scotsburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 25/100)

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

First-home buyers

Scotsburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Grenville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $275/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Scotsburn

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (119.7 km vs 131.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (93 min vs 100 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Scotsburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 25/100)

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

Investors

Grenville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.1% vs -5.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Grenville and Scotsburn 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 Scotsburn
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 Scotsburn
Walkability 0 / 0
Grenville — Walkability: 0/100 Scotsburn — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 75 / 88
Grenville — Safety: 75/100 Scotsburn — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 27 / 18
Grenville — Low fire risk: 27/100 Scotsburn — Low fire risk: 18/100
Low flood risk 60 / 100
Grenville — Low flood risk: 60/100 Scotsburn — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Scotsburn rents higher ($275/wk vs $0/wk); Scotsburn has more residents (244 vs 113).

Grenville Scotsburn
Population 113 244
+116% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.1% -5.4%
Median age 45 47
Median household income $84,500/yr $100,048/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent — $275/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Grenville Scotsburn
0-4 — / 1.6%
Grenville — 0-4: not among its largest Scotsburn — 0-4: 1.6%
5-14 13.3% / 17.6%
Grenville — 5-14: 13.3% Scotsburn — 5-14: 17.6%
15-19 8.0% / 7.0%
Grenville — 15-19: 8.0% Scotsburn — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 3.5% / 2.5%
Grenville — 20-24: 3.5% Scotsburn — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 3.5% / 3.7%
Grenville — 25-34: 3.5% Scotsburn — 25-34: 3.7%
35-44 15.0% / 11.1%
Grenville — 35-44: 15.0% Scotsburn — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 10.6% / 20.5%
Grenville — 45-54: 10.6% Scotsburn — 45-54: 20.5%
55-64 17.7% / 13.1%
Grenville — 55-64: 17.7% Scotsburn — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 16.8% / 14.8%
Grenville — 65-74: 16.8% Scotsburn — 65-74: 14.8%
75-84 6.2% / 5.7%
Grenville — 75-84: 6.2% Scotsburn — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ — / 1.2%
Grenville — 85+: not among its largest Scotsburn — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Grenville 81.2% couple families
Grenville — Couple Families: 81.2% Grenville — Lone Person: 18.8% Grenville — One Parent Families: 0.0% Grenville — Group Household: 0.0%
Scotsburn 59.0% couple families
Scotsburn — Couple Families: 59.0% Scotsburn — Lone Person: 21.3% Scotsburn — One Parent Families: 14.8% Scotsburn — Group Household: 4.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Scotsburn 3.9% renting
Scotsburn — Owned Outright: 46.8% Scotsburn — Mortgage: 49.4% Scotsburn — Renting: 3.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Scotsburn
New Zealand 3.5% / —
Grenville — New Zealand: 3.5% Scotsburn — New Zealand: not among its largest
England — / 1.6%
Grenville — England: not among its largest Scotsburn — England: 1.6%
Germany — / 1.6%
Grenville — Germany: not among its largest Scotsburn — Germany: 1.6%
Netherlands — / 1.2%
Grenville — Netherlands: not among its largest Scotsburn — Netherlands: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

Qualifications

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

Grenville Scotsburn
Bachelor Degree 14.2% / 10.2%
Grenville — Bachelor Degree: 14.2% Scotsburn — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Certificate III & IV 13.3% / 10.7%
Grenville — Certificate III & IV: 13.3% Scotsburn — Certificate III & IV: 10.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.5% / 7.0%
Grenville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.5% Scotsburn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 6.2% / 5.7%
Grenville — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2% Scotsburn — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 4.1%
Grenville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Scotsburn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Grenville 100.0% houses
Grenville — Houses: 100.0%
Scotsburn 100.0% houses
Scotsburn — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Grenville Scotsburn
Median house price — $910,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Grenville Scotsburn
Rural and farming 99% 90%
Environmental 0% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
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 Scotsburn
New dwellings approved 186
across Golden Plains
 1,451
across Ballarat
Approvals change year on year +10% +42%

Ranking within VIC

Grenville Scotsburn
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 20% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC

Liveability

Grenville Scotsburn
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Grenville carries more flood risk (40 vs 0); Grenville carries more crime risk (25 vs 12).

Grenville Scotsburn
Bushfire High
73/100
 High
82/100
Crime Low
25/100
 Low
12/100
Flood Moderate
40/100
 None
0/100
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 Scotsburn
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Grenville

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

Schools in Scotsburn

  • Buninyong Primary School-Scotsburn Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Grenville Scotsburn
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 3 30

Mobility

Grenville sits further from the CBD (131.1 km vs 119.7 km).

Grenville Scotsburn
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 131.1 km
+9% vs other
 119.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 100 min 93 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 Scotsburn
Car (driver) 69.1% / 67.9%
Grenville — Car (driver): 69.1% Scotsburn — Car (driver): 67.9%
Worked from Home 25.5% / 23.9%
Grenville — Worked from Home: 25.5% Scotsburn — Worked from Home: 23.9%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 2.8%
Grenville — Car (passenger): 5.5% Scotsburn — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Walked Only — / 5.5%
Grenville — Walked Only: not among its largest Scotsburn — Walked Only: 5.5%

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

Setting

Grenville Scotsburn
Elevation 330 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 470 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Grenville Scotsburn
Connectivity score 22/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
41 premises
 0%
101 premises

Climate

Grenville Scotsburn
Annual rainfall 502 mm 605 mm
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C 25.7°C
Winter min (Jul) 5.3°C 3.5°C

Council rates

Grenville Scotsburn
Average residential rate $2,052/yr $2,086/yr
Council Golden Plains Ballarat

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Grenville

Rural

Scotsburn

Rural

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