Laverton North vs Williams Landing

Williams Landing is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 56 in Laverton North. In Laverton North, most households rent, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments, and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Williams Landing, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Laverton North: a median of $3.95 million, against $875,000 in Williams Landing, though rent is higher in Williams Landing. Laverton North is closer to the city centre: 20.1 km, against 24.8 km. On these figures, Laverton North tends to suit renters and people living alone, while Williams Landing suits young adults, families with children, 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

Williams Landing

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (89% vs 6%)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 15%)

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

First-home buyers

Williams Landing

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($875,000 vs $3,950,000)
  • has cheaper land ($915,500 vs $2,300,000)
  • has cheaper units ($420,000 vs $973,250)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and land prices.

Renters

Laverton North

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $420/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (70% vs 40%)
  • But Williams Landing leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 36%)

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

  • Laverton North sits closer to the CBD (20.1 km vs 24.8 km)
  • Williams Landing is more walkable (69/100 vs 25/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Williams Landing

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 25/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 100/100)
  • But Laverton North has more units and townhouses to downsize into (94% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Laverton North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (63.0% vs 42.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Laverton North Williams Landing
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.

Laverton North Williams Landing
Walkability 25 / 69
Laverton North — Walkability: 25/100 Williams Landing — Walkability: 69/100
Safety 0 / 31
Laverton North — Safety: 0/100 Williams Landing — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 87 / 6
Laverton North — Low fire risk: 87/100 Williams Landing — Low fire risk: 6/100
Low flood risk 82 / 100
Laverton North — Low flood risk: 82/100 Williams Landing — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Williams Landing has more residents (9,448 vs 119); Williams Landing has higher household incomes ($134,264 vs $34,788).

Laverton North Williams Landing
Population 119 9,448
+7839% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +63.0% +42.2%
Median age 56 31
Median household income $34,788/yr $134,264/yr
+286% vs other
Median weekly rent $240/wk $420/wk
+75% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Laverton North Williams Landing
0-4 2.5% / 9.3%
Laverton North — 0-4: 2.5% Williams Landing — 0-4: 9.3%
5-14 7.6% / 15.0%
Laverton North — 5-14: 7.6% Williams Landing — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 — / 4.6%
Laverton North — 15-19: not among its largest Williams Landing — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 — / 7.3%
Laverton North — 20-24: not among its largest Williams Landing — 20-24: 7.3%
25-34 8.4% / 20.8%
Laverton North — 25-34: 8.4% Williams Landing — 25-34: 20.8%
35-44 9.2% / 23.3%
Laverton North — 35-44: 9.2% Williams Landing — 35-44: 23.3%
45-54 14.3% / 10.3%
Laverton North — 45-54: 14.3% Williams Landing — 45-54: 10.3%
55-64 35.3% / 5.6%
Laverton North — 55-64: 35.3% Williams Landing — 55-64: 5.6%
65-74 15.1% / 3.2%
Laverton North — 65-74: 15.1% Williams Landing — 65-74: 3.2%
75-84 2.5% / 0.6%
Laverton North — 75-84: 2.5% Williams Landing — 75-84: 0.6%
85+ — / 0.1%
Laverton North — 85+: not among its largest Williams Landing — 85+: 0.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (35.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Laverton North 84.6% lone person
Laverton North — Lone Person: 84.6% Laverton North — Couple Families: 0.0% Laverton North — One Parent Families: 15.4% Laverton North — Group Household: 0.0% Laverton North — Other Families: 0.0%
Williams Landing 14.1% lone person
Williams Landing — Lone Person: 14.1% Williams Landing — Couple Families: 65.3% Williams Landing — One Parent Families: 11.4% Williams Landing — Group Household: 7.2% Williams Landing — Other Families: 2.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Laverton North 70.0% renting
Laverton North — Owned Outright: 30.0% Laverton North — Mortgage: 0.0% Laverton North — Renting: 70.0%
Williams Landing 40.3% renting
Williams Landing — Owned Outright: 10.1% Williams Landing — Mortgage: 49.6% Williams Landing — Renting: 40.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Laverton North Williams Landing
India — / 21.5%
Laverton North — India: not among its largest Williams Landing — India: 21.5%
New Zealand 5.9% / 3.5%
Laverton North — New Zealand: 5.9% Williams Landing — New Zealand: 3.5%
China — / 6.6%
Laverton North — China: not among its largest Williams Landing — China: 6.6%
Philippines — / 2.4%
Laverton North — Philippines: not among its largest Williams Landing — Philippines: 2.4%
Indonesia — / 2.3%
Laverton North — Indonesia: not among its largest Williams Landing — Indonesia: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Qualifications

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

Laverton North Williams Landing
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 21.0%
Laverton North — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Williams Landing — Bachelor Degree: 21.0%
Certificate III & IV 13.4% / 6.0%
Laverton North — Certificate III & IV: 13.4% Williams Landing — Certificate III & IV: 6.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 13.9%
Laverton North — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Williams Landing — Postgraduate Degree: 13.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.4% / 7.5%
Laverton North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4% Williams Landing — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Laverton North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Williams Landing — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Laverton North 94.1% flats / apartments
Laverton North — Flats / Apartments: 94.1% Laverton North — Houses: 5.9% Laverton North — Townhouses: 0.0%
Williams Landing 5.7% flats / apartments
Williams Landing — Flats / Apartments: 5.7% Williams Landing — Houses: 88.8% Williams Landing — Townhouses: 5.5%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Laverton North Williams Landing
Median house price $3,950,000 $875,000
Median unit price $973,250 $420,000
Median land price $2,300,000 $915,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 36 days
from 155 sales

Zoning mix

Laverton North has more industrially zoned land (83% vs 0%); Williams Landing has more commercially zoned land (72% vs 0%).

Laverton North Williams Landing
Industrial 83% 0%
Commercial 0% 72%
Residential 0% 19%
Infrastructure and transport 10% 7%
Parks and recreation 7% 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

Laverton North Williams Landing
New dwellings approved 4,045
across Wyndham
same for both
Approvals change year on year -0%
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.

Laverton North Williams Landing
Houses — 3.8%
$650/wk on $880K
Units — 5.5%
$450/wk on $428K

Ranking within VIC

Laverton North Williams Landing
House price — Higher than 60% of VIC
Income Higher than 1% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 99% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of VIC Higher than 98% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 57% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 83% of VIC

Liveability

Williams Landing is more walkable (69 vs 25).

Laverton North Williams Landing
Grade — B
Score — 60/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Laverton North carries more flood risk (18 vs 0); Williams Landing carries more bushfire risk (94 vs 13).

Laverton North Williams Landing
Bushfire Low
13/100
 High
94/100
Crime High
100/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood Low
18/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 42
within 5 km
 13
within 5 km

Schools

Laverton North Williams Landing
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Laverton North Williams Landing
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 4 1
Parks & reserves 5 12
Childcare 0 6
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 9 1
Waterways 15 0

Mobility

Williams Landing sits further from the CBD (24.8 km vs 20.1 km).

Laverton North Williams Landing
Walkability score 25/100 69/100
Distance to Melbourne 20.1 km 24.8 km
+23% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 27 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 93/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 104.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 162.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 3026
 3.4%
postcode 3027
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 3026
 46
postcode 3027

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.

Laverton North Williams Landing
Car (driver) 80.0% / 47.9%
Laverton North — Car (driver): 80.0% Williams Landing — Car (driver): 47.9%
Worked from Home 20.0% / 40.1%
Laverton North — Worked from Home: 20.0% Williams Landing — Worked from Home: 40.1%
Train — / 6.7%
Laverton North — Train: not among its largest Williams Landing — Train: 6.7%
Car (passenger) — / 3.8%
Laverton North — Car (passenger): not among its largest Williams Landing — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only — / 0.8%
Laverton North — Walked Only: not among its largest Williams Landing — Walked Only: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).

Setting

Laverton North Williams Landing
Elevation 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.5 km 6.3 km

NBN connectivity

Laverton North Williams Landing
Connectivity score 88/100 97/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 59%
1,527 premises
 85%
3,804 premises

Climate

Laverton North Williams Landing
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)

Laverton North Williams Landing
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 23.2 µg/m³ —
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Laverton North Williams Landing
Average residential rate $1,997/yr
same for both
Council Wyndham
same for both

Federal electorate

Laverton North Williams Landing
Division Gellibrand
same for both
Member Tim Watts
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Laverton North Williams Landing
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Laverton North

Luxury Middle-Ring Multicultural

Williams Landing

Easy Commute Family Multicultural Outer Parks Professionals Transport Hub Young Families

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