Hoppers Crossing vs Truganina

Truganina is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 37 in Hoppers Crossing. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hoppers Crossing, about half of households are couple families. In Truganina, most households are couple families. On these figures, Truganina tends to suit families with children and couples.

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

Hoppers Crossing

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (45 vs 27)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 2)
  • But Truganina is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 68%)

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

First-home buyers

Hoppers Crossing

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($474,000 vs $527,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hoppers Crossing

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $390/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Hoppers Crossing

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (33 min vs 38 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (29.8 km vs 32.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hoppers Crossing

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 3%)
  • has more GPs (14 vs 4)

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

Investors

Truganina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (75.5% vs -3.8%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hoppers Crossing Truganina
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.

Hoppers Crossing Truganina
Walkability 75 / 0
Hoppers Crossing — Walkability: 75/100 Truganina — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 19 / 23
Hoppers Crossing — Safety: 19/100 Truganina — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 14 / 24
Hoppers Crossing — Low fire risk: 14/100 Truganina — Low fire risk: 24/100
Low flood risk 67 / 81
Hoppers Crossing — Low flood risk: 67/100 Truganina — Low flood risk: 81/100

Demographics

Truganina has higher household incomes ($110,552 vs $82,160); Hoppers Crossing skews older (37 vs 30).

Hoppers Crossing Truganina
Population 37,216
+2% vs other
 36,305
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.8% +75.5%
Median age 37 30
Median household income $82,160/yr $110,552/yr
+35% vs other
Median weekly rent $340/wk $390/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hoppers Crossing Truganina
0-4 5.9% / 11.7%
Hoppers Crossing — 0-4: 5.9% Truganina — 0-4: 11.7%
5-14 13.1% / 17.5%
Hoppers Crossing — 5-14: 13.1% Truganina — 5-14: 17.5%
15-19 6.2% / 4.2%
Hoppers Crossing — 15-19: 6.2% Truganina — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 6.9% / 6.3%
Hoppers Crossing — 20-24: 6.9% Truganina — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 14.4% / 22.2%
Hoppers Crossing — 25-34: 14.4% Truganina — 25-34: 22.2%
35-44 13.7% / 23.0%
Hoppers Crossing — 35-44: 13.7% Truganina — 35-44: 23.0%
45-54 12.7% / 7.6%
Hoppers Crossing — 45-54: 12.7% Truganina — 45-54: 7.6%
55-64 13.2% / 4.1%
Hoppers Crossing — 55-64: 13.2% Truganina — 55-64: 4.1%
65-74 9.2% / 2.4%
Hoppers Crossing — 65-74: 9.2% Truganina — 65-74: 2.4%
75-84 3.9% / 0.9%
Hoppers Crossing — 75-84: 3.9% Truganina — 75-84: 0.9%
85+ 1.0% / 0.1%
Hoppers Crossing — 85+: 1.0% Truganina — 85+: 0.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hoppers Crossing 49.1% couple families
Hoppers Crossing — Couple Families: 49.1% Hoppers Crossing — Lone Person: 26.4% Hoppers Crossing — One Parent Families: 18.7% Hoppers Crossing — Group Household: 4.0% Hoppers Crossing — Other Families: 1.8%
Truganina 70.2% couple families
Truganina — Couple Families: 70.2% Truganina — Lone Person: 11.6% Truganina — One Parent Families: 10.9% Truganina — Group Household: 5.5% Truganina — Other Families: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hoppers Crossing 27.0% renting
Hoppers Crossing — Owned Outright: 34.8% Hoppers Crossing — Mortgage: 38.3% Hoppers Crossing — Renting: 27.0%
Truganina 31.9% renting
Truganina — Owned Outright: 8.6% Truganina — Mortgage: 59.5% Truganina — Renting: 31.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hoppers Crossing Truganina
Bachelor Degree 10.4% / 16.3%
Hoppers Crossing — Bachelor Degree: 10.4% Truganina — Bachelor Degree: 16.3%
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 6.2%
Hoppers Crossing — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Truganina — Certificate III & IV: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 8.2%
Hoppers Crossing — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Truganina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.6% / 10.3%
Hoppers Crossing — Postgraduate Degree: 4.6% Truganina — Postgraduate Degree: 10.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.4%
Hoppers Crossing — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Truganina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

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.

Hoppers Crossing Truganina
India 8.2% / 26.6%
Hoppers Crossing — India: 8.2% Truganina — India: 26.6%
Philippines 2.5% / 3.8%
Hoppers Crossing — Philippines: 2.5% Truganina — Philippines: 3.8%
New Zealand 2.8% / 3.3%
Hoppers Crossing — New Zealand: 2.8% Truganina — New Zealand: 3.3%
China 1.7% / 1.9%
Hoppers Crossing — China: 1.7% Truganina — China: 1.9%
Pakistan — / 2.8%
Hoppers Crossing — Pakistan: not among its largest Truganina — Pakistan: 2.8%
Myanmar 2.0% / —
Hoppers Crossing — Myanmar: 2.0% Truganina — Myanmar: not among its largest
England 1.9% / —
Hoppers Crossing — England: 1.9% Truganina — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hoppers Crossing 84.7% houses
Hoppers Crossing — Houses: 84.7% Hoppers Crossing — Townhouses: 7.8% Hoppers Crossing — Flats / Apartments: 7.4%
Truganina 90.7% houses
Truganina — Houses: 90.7% Truganina — Townhouses: 9.0% Truganina — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hoppers Crossing Truganina
Median house price $675,000 $677,500
Median unit price $474,000 $527,500
Median land price $657,500 $673,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 378 sales
 50 days
from 729 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Hoppers Crossing Truganina
2 bed $447K / $395K
Hoppers Crossing — 2 bed: $447K (47 sales) Truganina — 2 bed: $395K (6 sales)

47 vs 6 sales

3 bed $513K / $530K
Hoppers Crossing — 3 bed: $513K (39 sales) Truganina — 3 bed: $530K (21 sales)

39 vs 21 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.

Hoppers Crossing Truganina
2 bed $500K / $474K
Hoppers Crossing — 2 bed: $500K (27 sales) Truganina — 2 bed: $474K (17 sales)

27 vs 17 sales

3 bed $650K / $598K
Hoppers Crossing — 3 bed: $650K (556 sales) Truganina — 3 bed: $598K (305 sales)

556 vs 305 sales

4 bed $730K / $710K
Hoppers Crossing — 4 bed: $730K (275 sales) Truganina — 4 bed: $710K (559 sales)

275 vs 559 sales

5 bed $850K / $958K
Hoppers Crossing — 5 bed: $850K (35 sales) Truganina — 5 bed: $958K (60 sales)

35 vs 60 sales

Zoning mix

Hoppers Crossing Truganina
Residential 72% 63%
Infrastructure and transport 14% 3%
Other and special use 0% 13%
Industrial 9% 11%
Rural and farming 0% 5%
Environmental 0% 4%
Parks and recreation 3% 1%
Commercial 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

Hoppers Crossing Truganina
New dwellings approved 4,045
across Wyndham
 4,602
across Melton
Approvals change year on year -0% +5%

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.

Hoppers Crossing Truganina
Houses 3.6%
$500/wk on $715K
 4.0%
$530/wk on $690K
Units 4.4%
$415/wk on $485K
 4.3%
$470/wk on $562K

Ranking within VIC

Hoppers Crossing Truganina
House price Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC
Income Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Schools Higher than 60% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 85% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 98% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 24% of VIC

Liveability

Hoppers Crossing is more walkable (75 vs 0).

Hoppers Crossing Truganina
Grade C
same for both
Score 40/100
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Hoppers Crossing carries more flood risk (33 vs 19); Hoppers Crossing carries more bushfire risk (86 vs 76).

Hoppers Crossing Truganina
Bushfire High
86/100
 High
76/100
Crime High
81/100
 High
77/100
Flood Low
33/100
 Low
19/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Hoppers Crossing Truganina
Inside the suburb 12 11
Rated above peers 3 2
Rated at peers 2 3
Rated below peers 4
same for both

Schools in Hoppers Crossing

  • Cambridge Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Hoppers Crossing Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • St Peter Apostle School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Bellbridge Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Woodville Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Baden Powell P-9 College Government · Combined below peers

Schools in Truganina

  • Al-Taqwa College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Westbourne Grammar School Independent · Combined above peers
  • St Clare's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Truganina P-9 College Government · Combined at peers
  • Warreen Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Bemin Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Hoppers Crossing Truganina
Supermarkets 11 2
Cafes & restaurants 16 1
Parks & reserves 45 27
Childcare 32 31
GPs 14 4
Pharmacies 4 2
Banks & Bank@Post 8 0
Fuel stations 10 12
Waterways 2 36

Mobility

Truganina sits further from the CBD (32.1 km vs 29.8 km).

Hoppers Crossing Truganina
Walkability score 75/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 29.8 km 32.1 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 33 min 38 min
Public transport score 92/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 448.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 284.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 3029
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 3029
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.

Hoppers Crossing Truganina
Car (driver) 65.3% / 60.9%
Hoppers Crossing — Car (driver): 65.3% Truganina — Car (driver): 60.9%
Worked from Home 22.5% / 27.4%
Hoppers Crossing — Worked from Home: 22.5% Truganina — Worked from Home: 27.4%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 5.0%
Hoppers Crossing — Car (passenger): 5.7% Truganina — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Train 4.6% / 5.2%
Hoppers Crossing — Train: 4.6% Truganina — Train: 5.2%
Bus 0.8% / 0.6%
Hoppers Crossing — Bus: 0.8% Truganina — Bus: 0.6%
Walked Only 0.8% / 0.5%
Hoppers Crossing — Walked Only: 0.8% Truganina — Walked Only: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.3%).

Setting

Hoppers Crossing Truganina
Elevation 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.2 km 12.4 km

NBN connectivity

Hoppers Crossing Truganina
Connectivity score 75/100 96/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 11%
15,899 premises
 81%
13,865 premises

Climate

Hoppers Crossing Truganina
Annual rainfall 482 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Hoppers Crossing Truganina
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 — 23.2 µg/m³
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Hoppers Crossing Truganina
Average residential rate $1,997/yr $1,779/yr
Council Wyndham Melton

Federal electorate

Hoppers Crossing Truganina
Division Lalor Gorton
Member Joanne Ryan Alice Jordan-Baird
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hoppers Crossing Truganina
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hoppers Crossing

Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks Transport Hub

Truganina

Family Large Blocks Multicultural Outer River Young Families

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