Gruyere vs Healesville

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gruyere, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Gruyere: a median of $1.85 million, against $806,000 in Healesville, though rent is higher in Healesville. On these figures, Gruyere tends to suit couples, while Healesville suits people living alone and 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

They split

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

  • Gruyere is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 56%)
  • Healesville has more childcare (8 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Healesville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($805,500 vs $1,850,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gruyere

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($296/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gruyere

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 4/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (54.8 km vs 65.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (61 min vs 73 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Gruyere is more walkable (13/100 vs 4/100)
  • Healesville has more GPs (4 vs 0)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gruyere Healesville
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.

Gruyere Healesville
Walkability 13 / 4
Gruyere — Walkability: 13/100 Healesville — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 50 / 40
Gruyere — Safety: 50/100 Healesville — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 2 / 4
Gruyere — Low fire risk: 2/100 Healesville — Low fire risk: 4/100
Low flood risk 42 / 42
Gruyere — Low flood risk: 42/100 Healesville — Low flood risk: 42/100

Demographics

Healesville has more residents (7,589 vs 966); Gruyere has higher household incomes ($115,596 vs $76,544).

Gruyere Healesville
Population 966 7,589
+686% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.1% +1.7%
Median age 46
same for both
Median household income $115,596/yr
+34% vs other
 $76,544/yr
Median weekly rent $296/wk $350/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gruyere Healesville
0-4 4.6% / 5.1%
Gruyere — 0-4: 4.6% Healesville — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 11.5% / 11.4%
Gruyere — 5-14: 11.5% Healesville — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 6.5% / 5.6%
Gruyere — 15-19: 6.5% Healesville — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 8.1% / 4.5%
Gruyere — 20-24: 8.1% Healesville — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 7.9% / 10.2%
Gruyere — 25-34: 7.9% Healesville — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 9.4% / 11.6%
Gruyere — 35-44: 9.4% Healesville — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 16.5% / 13.2%
Gruyere — 45-54: 16.5% Healesville — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 17.1% / 14.9%
Gruyere — 55-64: 17.1% Healesville — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 9.9% / 11.9%
Gruyere — 65-74: 9.9% Healesville — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 6.6% / 8.4%
Gruyere — 75-84: 6.6% Healesville — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ 1.1% / 3.4%
Gruyere — 85+: 1.1% Healesville — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gruyere 70.0% couple families
Gruyere — Couple Families: 70.0% Gruyere — Lone Person: 16.4% Gruyere — One Parent Families: 11.6% Gruyere — Group Household: 1.9% Gruyere — Other Families: 0.0%
Healesville 39.2% couple families
Healesville — Couple Families: 39.2% Healesville — Lone Person: 39.7% Healesville — One Parent Families: 17.3% Healesville — Group Household: 2.9% Healesville — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gruyere 9.5% renting
Gruyere — Owned Outright: 40.9% Gruyere — Mortgage: 49.7% Gruyere — Renting: 9.5%
Healesville 17.7% renting
Healesville — Owned Outright: 41.3% Healesville — Mortgage: 41.0% Healesville — Renting: 17.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gruyere Healesville
Certificate III & IV 17.6% / 16.7%
Gruyere — Certificate III & IV: 17.6% Healesville — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 12.5% / 10.9%
Gruyere — Bachelor Degree: 12.5% Healesville — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 9.1%
Gruyere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Healesville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 3.1%
Gruyere — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Healesville — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 2.2%
Gruyere — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Healesville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

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.

Gruyere Healesville
England 4.9% / 5.4%
Gruyere — England: 4.9% Healesville — England: 5.4%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.7%
Gruyere — New Zealand: 1.0% Healesville — New Zealand: 1.7%
Netherlands 0.6% / 0.9%
Gruyere — Netherlands: 0.6% Healesville — Netherlands: 0.9%
Italy 0.4% / 0.5%
Gruyere — Italy: 0.4% Healesville — Italy: 0.5%
South Africa 0.4% / 0.4%
Gruyere — South Africa: 0.4% Healesville — South Africa: 0.4%
Germany — / 0.8%
Gruyere — Germany: not among its largest Healesville — Germany: 0.8%
Scotland — / 0.8%
Gruyere — Scotland: not among its largest Healesville — Scotland: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gruyere 100.3% houses
Gruyere — Houses: 100.3% Gruyere — Townhouses: 0.0% Gruyere — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Healesville 89.3% houses
Healesville — Houses: 89.3% Healesville — Townhouses: 10.0% Healesville — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gruyere Healesville
Median house price $1,850,000 $805,500
Median unit price — $610,175
Median land price — $537,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 142 days
from 4 sales
 30 days
from 75 sales

Zoning mix

Gruyere has more rural and farming land (70% vs 29%); Gruyere has more land zoned for conservation (21% vs 6%).

Gruyere Healesville
Rural and farming 70% 29%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 56%
Environmental 21% 6%
Parks and recreation 9% 5%
Residential 0% 3%
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

Gruyere Healesville
New dwellings approved 416
across Yarra Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year -57%
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.

Gruyere Healesville
Houses — 3.8%
$650/wk on $888K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Gruyere Healesville
House price — Higher than 52% of VIC
Income Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 5% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 38% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 55% of VIC

Liveability

Gruyere is more walkable (13 vs 4); Gruyere scores higher overall (42 vs 23).

Gruyere Healesville
Grade C D
Score 42/100 23/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Healesville carries more crime risk (60 vs 50).

Gruyere Healesville
Bushfire High
98/100
 High
96/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Moderate
60/100
Flood Moderate
58/100
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

Gruyere Healesville
Inside the suburb 1 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Gruyere

  • Gruyere Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Healesville

  • Healesville Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Healesville High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • St Brigid's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Worawa Aboriginal College Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Gruyere Healesville
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 2 15
Parks & reserves 2 17
Childcare 0 8
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 0 4
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 10 80

Mobility

Healesville sits further from the CBD (65.8 km vs 54.8 km).

Gruyere Healesville
Walkability score 13/100 4/100
Distance to Melbourne 54.8 km 65.8 km
+20% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 61 min 73 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3770
 0.8%
postcode 3777
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 3770
 42
postcode 3777

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.

Gruyere Healesville
Car (driver) 62.6% / 65.9%
Gruyere — Car (driver): 62.6% Healesville — Car (driver): 65.9%
Worked from Home 30.0% / 24.9%
Gruyere — Worked from Home: 30.0% Healesville — Worked from Home: 24.9%
Walked Only 4.4% / 3.6%
Gruyere — Walked Only: 4.4% Healesville — Walked Only: 3.6%
Car (passenger) 2.9% / 3.9%
Gruyere — Car (passenger): 2.9% Healesville — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Train — / 0.8%
Gruyere — Train: not among its largest Healesville — Train: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.9%).

Setting

Gruyere Healesville
Elevation 227 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 156 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gruyere Healesville
Connectivity score 30/100 69/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
336 premises
 45%
3,775 premises

Climate

Gruyere Healesville
Annual rainfall 1,215 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Gruyere Healesville
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Gruyere Healesville
Average residential rate $2,161/yr
same for both
Council Yarra Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Gruyere Healesville
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gruyere Healesville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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Gruyere

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Healesville

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