Healesville vs Mount Toolebewong

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

Healesville

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • But Mount Toolebewong carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 60/100)

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

First-home buyers

Healesville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 37%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Toolebewong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Healesville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (73 min vs 83 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (65.8 km vs 73.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Healesville

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 13%)
  • But Mount Toolebewong carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 60/100)

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

Investors

Healesville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.7% vs -15.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Healesville Mount Toolebewong
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.

Healesville Mount Toolebewong
Walkability 4 / 0
Healesville — Walkability: 4/100 Mount Toolebewong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 40 / 71
Healesville — Safety: 40/100 Mount Toolebewong — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 4 / 1
Healesville — Low fire risk: 4/100 Mount Toolebewong — Low fire risk: 1/100
Low flood risk 42 / 100
Healesville — Low flood risk: 42/100 Mount Toolebewong — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Healesville has more residents (7,589 vs 119); Healesville rents higher ($350/wk vs $280/wk).

Healesville Mount Toolebewong
Population 7,589
+98% vs other
 119
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.7% -15.0%
Median age 46 45
Median household income $76,544/yr
+7% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+20% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Healesville Mount Toolebewong
0-4 5.1% / 2.5%
Healesville — 0-4: 5.1% Mount Toolebewong — 0-4: 2.5%
5-14 11.4% / 16.0%
Healesville — 5-14: 11.4% Mount Toolebewong — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 5.6% / 5.9%
Healesville — 15-19: 5.6% Mount Toolebewong — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 4.5% / 6.7%
Healesville — 20-24: 4.5% Mount Toolebewong — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 10.2% / 4.2%
Healesville — 25-34: 10.2% Mount Toolebewong — 25-34: 4.2%
35-44 11.6% / 10.1%
Healesville — 35-44: 11.6% Mount Toolebewong — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 13.2% / 21.0%
Healesville — 45-54: 13.2% Mount Toolebewong — 45-54: 21.0%
55-64 14.9% / 16.0%
Healesville — 55-64: 14.9% Mount Toolebewong — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 11.9% / 9.2%
Healesville — 65-74: 11.9% Mount Toolebewong — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 8.4% / 4.2%
Healesville — 75-84: 8.4% Mount Toolebewong — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 3.4% / —
Healesville — 85+: 3.4% Mount Toolebewong — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Mount Toolebewong 45.2% couple families
Mount Toolebewong — Couple Families: 45.2% Mount Toolebewong — Lone Person: 32.3% Mount Toolebewong — One Parent Families: 12.9% Mount Toolebewong — Group Household: 9.7% Mount Toolebewong — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Healesville 17.7% renting
Healesville — Owned Outright: 41.3% Healesville — Mortgage: 41.0% Healesville — Renting: 17.7%
Mount Toolebewong 17.4% renting
Mount Toolebewong — Owned Outright: 47.8% Mount Toolebewong — Mortgage: 34.8% Mount Toolebewong — Renting: 17.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Healesville Mount Toolebewong
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 10.9%
Healesville — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Mount Toolebewong — Certificate III & IV: 10.9%
Bachelor Degree 10.9% / 14.3%
Healesville — Bachelor Degree: 10.9% Mount Toolebewong — Bachelor Degree: 14.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 14.3%
Healesville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Mount Toolebewong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 8.4%
Healesville — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Mount Toolebewong — Postgraduate Degree: 8.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 5.9%
Healesville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Mount Toolebewong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

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.

Healesville Mount Toolebewong
England 5.4% / 6.7%
Healesville — England: 5.4% Mount Toolebewong — England: 6.7%
New Zealand 1.7% / 5.9%
Healesville — New Zealand: 1.7% Mount Toolebewong — New Zealand: 5.9%
Germany 0.8% / 4.2%
Healesville — Germany: 0.8% Mount Toolebewong — Germany: 4.2%
Canada — / 3.4%
Healesville — Canada: not among its largest Mount Toolebewong — Canada: 3.4%
Netherlands 0.9% / —
Healesville — Netherlands: 0.9% Mount Toolebewong — Netherlands: not among its largest
Scotland 0.8% / —
Healesville — Scotland: 0.8% Mount Toolebewong — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Healesville 89.3% houses
Healesville — Houses: 89.3% Healesville — Townhouses: 10.0% Healesville — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Mount Toolebewong 93.0% houses
Mount Toolebewong — Houses: 93.0% Mount Toolebewong — Townhouses: 0.0% Mount Toolebewong — Flats / Apartments: 7.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Healesville Mount Toolebewong
Median house price $805,500 —
Median unit price $610,175 —
Median land price $537,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 75 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Mount Toolebewong has more land zoned for conservation (49% vs 6%); Healesville has more rural and farming land (29% vs 15%).

Healesville Mount Toolebewong
Infrastructure and transport 56% 33%
Environmental 6% 49%
Rural and farming 29% 15%
Parks and recreation 5% 0%
Other and special use 1% 3%
Residential 3% 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

Healesville Mount Toolebewong
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.

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

Ranking within VIC

Healesville Mount Toolebewong
House price Higher than 52% of VIC —
Income Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 34% of VIC
Schools Higher than 5% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 38% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 68% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 30% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 55% of VIC —

Liveability

Healesville Mount Toolebewong
Grade D —
Score 23/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Healesville carries more flood risk (58 vs 0); Healesville carries more crime risk (60 vs 29).

Healesville Mount Toolebewong
Bushfire High
96/100
 High
99/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 Low
29/100
Flood Moderate
58/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

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

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

Schools in Mount Toolebewong

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Mount Toolebewong sits further from the CBD (73.8 km vs 65.8 km).

Healesville Mount Toolebewong
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 65.8 km 73.8 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 73 min 83 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3777
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 3777
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.

Healesville Mount Toolebewong
Car (driver) 65.9% / 64.7%
Healesville — Car (driver): 65.9% Mount Toolebewong — Car (driver): 64.7%
Worked from Home 24.9% / 35.3%
Healesville — Worked from Home: 24.9% Mount Toolebewong — Worked from Home: 35.3%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / —
Healesville — Car (passenger): 3.9% Mount Toolebewong — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 3.6% / —
Healesville — Walked Only: 3.6% Mount Toolebewong — Walked Only: not among its largest
Train 0.8% / —
Healesville — Train: 0.8% Mount Toolebewong — Train: not among its largest

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

Setting

Healesville Mount Toolebewong
Elevation 156 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 526 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Healesville Mount Toolebewong
Connectivity score 69/100 27/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 45%
3,775 premises
 0%
67 premises

Climate

Healesville Mount Toolebewong
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)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Healesville Mount Toolebewong
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Healesville

Acreage

Mount Toolebewong

Rural

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