Hazel Park vs Welshpool
Hazel Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 51 in Welshpool. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hazel Park, most households are couple families. In Welshpool, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Hazel Park tends to suit families with children and couples, while Welshpool suits people living alone and 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
Hazel Park
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 45%)
- carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 63/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Welshpool
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 88%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Hazel Park
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 12%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 24%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $220/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Welshpool
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Welshpool
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 18%)
- But Hazel Park carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 63/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Hazel Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (34.1% vs 9.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Hazel Park and Welshpool drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Welshpool has more residents (361 vs 55); Hazel Park has higher household incomes ($63,648 vs $47,112).
| Hazel Park | Welshpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 55 | 361 +556% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +34.1% | +9.1% |
| Median age | 44 | 51 |
| Median household income | $63,648/yr +26% vs other | $47,112/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $220/wk +10% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Hazel Park | Welshpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $425,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Hazel Park | Welshpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 93% | 92% |
| Parks and recreation | 7% | 2% |
| Industrial | 0% | 3% |
| 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
| Hazel Park | Welshpool | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 170 across South Gippsland same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +21% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Hazel Park | Welshpool | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 25% of VIC | Higher than 8% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 50% of VIC | Higher than 83% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of VIC | Higher than 57% of VIC |
Liveability
Welshpool is more walkable (34 vs 0).
| Hazel Park | Welshpool | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Welshpool carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0); Welshpool carries more crime risk (63 vs 50).
| Hazel Park | Welshpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 16/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 50/100 | Moderate 63/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 50/100 | Moderate 59/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | High 75/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Hazel Park | Welshpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Hazel Park
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Welshpool
- Welshpool and District Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Hazel Park | Welshpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| Hazel Park | Welshpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 34/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 192.2 km | 192.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 152 min | 149 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3966 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 42 postcode 3966 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.9%).
Setting
| Hazel Park | Welshpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 175 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 20 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 5.3 km | 3.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Hazel Park | Welshpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 28 premises | 0% 223 premises |
Council rates
| Hazel Park | Welshpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,282/yr same for both | |
| Council | South Gippsland same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Hazel Park | Welshpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Monash same for both | |
| Member | Mary Aldred same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Hazel Park | Welshpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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