Healesville vs Wesburn

Wesburn is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Healesville. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wesburn, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Healesville tends to suit people living alone.

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

Wesburn

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 60/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 56%)
  • But Healesville has more parks and reserves (17 vs 4)

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 land ($537,500 vs $1,200,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Healesville sits closer to the CBD (65.8 km vs 71.5 km)
  • Wesburn is more walkable (31/100 vs 4/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Healesville

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (11% vs 0%)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 18%)
  • But Wesburn is more walkable (31/100 vs 4/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

Healesville and Wesburn 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 Wesburn
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 Wesburn
Walkability 4 / 31
Healesville — Walkability: 4/100 Wesburn — Walkability: 31/100
Safety 40 / 71
Healesville — Safety: 40/100 Wesburn — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 4 / 2
Healesville — Low fire risk: 4/100 Wesburn — Low fire risk: 2/100
Low flood risk 42 / 63
Healesville — Low flood risk: 42/100 Wesburn — Low flood risk: 63/100

Demographics

Healesville has more residents (7,589 vs 1,052); Healesville skews older (46 vs 43).

Healesville Wesburn
Population 7,589
+86% vs other
 1,052
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.7% +3.2%
Median age 46 43
Median household income $76,544/yr $80,496/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Healesville Wesburn
0-4 5.1% / 4.4%
Healesville — 0-4: 5.1% Wesburn — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 11.4% / 11.7%
Healesville — 5-14: 11.4% Wesburn — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 5.6% / 8.3%
Healesville — 15-19: 5.6% Wesburn — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 4.5% / 7.6%
Healesville — 20-24: 4.5% Wesburn — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 10.2% / 9.4%
Healesville — 25-34: 10.2% Wesburn — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 11.6% / 10.1%
Healesville — 35-44: 11.6% Wesburn — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 13.2% / 15.9%
Healesville — 45-54: 13.2% Wesburn — 45-54: 15.9%
55-64 14.9% / 14.9%
Healesville — 55-64: 14.9% Wesburn — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 11.9% / 11.4%
Healesville — 65-74: 11.9% Wesburn — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 8.4% / 5.3%
Healesville — 75-84: 8.4% Wesburn — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 3.4% / 1.7%
Healesville — 85+: 3.4% Wesburn — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

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%
Wesburn 47.1% couple families
Wesburn — Couple Families: 47.1% Wesburn — Lone Person: 28.2% Wesburn — One Parent Families: 18.5% Wesburn — Group Household: 3.9% Wesburn — Other Families: 2.3%
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%
Wesburn 9.9% renting
Wesburn — Owned Outright: 38.0% Wesburn — Mortgage: 52.1% Wesburn — Renting: 9.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Healesville Wesburn
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 20.4%
Healesville — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Wesburn — Certificate III & IV: 20.4%
Bachelor Degree 10.9% / 5.5%
Healesville — Bachelor Degree: 10.9% Wesburn — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 6.9%
Healesville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Wesburn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 1.5%
Healesville — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Wesburn — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 1.0%
Healesville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Wesburn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

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 Wesburn
England 5.4% / 4.7%
Healesville — England: 5.4% Wesburn — England: 4.7%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.0%
Healesville — New Zealand: 1.7% Wesburn — New Zealand: 1.0%
Netherlands 0.9% / 0.6%
Healesville — Netherlands: 0.9% Wesburn — Netherlands: 0.6%
Germany 0.8% / 0.3%
Healesville — Germany: 0.8% Wesburn — Germany: 0.3%
Scotland 0.8% / 0.3%
Healesville — Scotland: 0.8% Wesburn — Scotland: 0.3%
Italy 0.5% / 0.3%
Healesville — Italy: 0.5% Wesburn — Italy: 0.3%
South Africa 0.4% / 0.3%
Healesville — South Africa: 0.4% Wesburn — South Africa: 0.3%

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

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%
Wesburn 99.7% houses
Wesburn — Houses: 99.7% Wesburn — Townhouses: 0.0% Wesburn — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Healesville Wesburn
Median house price $805,500 $785,000
Median unit price $610,175 —
Median land price $537,500 $1,200,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 75 sales
 49 days
from 11 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Healesville Wesburn
3 bed $795K / $695K
Healesville — 3 bed: $795K (55 sales) Wesburn — 3 bed: $695K (19 sales)

55 vs 19 sales

5 bed $1.03M / $1.02M
Healesville — 5 bed: $1.03M (6 sales) Wesburn — 5 bed: $1.02M (8 sales)

6 vs 8 sales

Zoning mix

Healesville Wesburn
Parks and recreation 5% 63%
Infrastructure and transport 56% 3%
Rural and farming 29% 27%
Environmental 6%
same for both
Residential 3% 2%
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 Wesburn
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 Wesburn
Houses 3.8%
$650/wk on $888K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Healesville Wesburn
House price Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
Income Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Schools Higher than 5% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 55% of VIC —

Liveability

Wesburn is more walkable (31 vs 4); Wesburn scores higher overall (33 vs 23).

Healesville Wesburn
Grade D C
Score 23/100 33/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Healesville carries more crime risk (60 vs 29); Healesville carries more flood risk (58 vs 37).

Healesville Wesburn
Bushfire High
96/100
 High
98/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 Low
29/100
Flood Moderate
58/100
 Low
37/100
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 Wesburn
Inside the suburb 4 1
Rated above peers 0 1
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 Wesburn

  • Wesburn Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Healesville Wesburn
Supermarkets 4 0
Cafes & restaurants 15 0
Parks & reserves 17 4
Childcare 8 2
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 4 0
Fuel stations 4 1
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 80 109

Mobility

Wesburn sits further from the CBD (71.5 km vs 65.8 km).

Healesville Wesburn
Walkability score 4/100 31/100
Distance to Melbourne 65.8 km 71.5 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 73 min 76 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 58/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 41.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 16.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3777
 0.5%
postcode 3799
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 3777
 35
postcode 3799

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 Wesburn
Car (driver) 65.9% / 72.8%
Healesville — Car (driver): 65.9% Wesburn — Car (driver): 72.8%
Worked from Home 24.9% / 18.5%
Healesville — Worked from Home: 24.9% Wesburn — Worked from Home: 18.5%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 5.0%
Healesville — Car (passenger): 3.9% Wesburn — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Walked Only 3.6% / 1.4%
Healesville — Walked Only: 3.6% Wesburn — Walked Only: 1.4%
Bus 0.4% / 2.3%
Healesville — Bus: 0.4% Wesburn — Bus: 2.3%
Train 0.8% / —
Healesville — Train: 0.8% Wesburn — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.8%).

Setting

Healesville Wesburn
Elevation 156 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 204 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Healesville Wesburn
Connectivity score 69/100 56/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 45%
3,775 premises
 30%
442 premises

Climate

Healesville Wesburn
Annual rainfall 1,215 mm 1,350 mm
Summer max (Jan) 22.9°C —
Winter min (Jul) 3.8°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Healesville

Acreage

Wesburn

Acreage River

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