Leslie Manor vs Weerite
Leslie Manor is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 47 in Weerite. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Leslie Manor, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Weerite, most households own their home and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Leslie Manor tends to suit renters, people living alone, and families with children, while Weerite suits 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
Weerite
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 75/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 52%)
- But Leslie Manor has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Leslie Manor
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (9% vs 21%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Leslie Manor
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 27%)
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Leslie Manor
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (124 min vs 143 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (169.2 km vs 189.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Weerite
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 75/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 11%)
- But Leslie Manor is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs 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
Leslie Manor and Weerite 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
Weerite has more residents (121 vs 66); Weerite has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $82,316).
| Leslie Manor | Weerite | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 66 | 121 +83% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.1% | +3.4% |
| Median age | 36 | 47 |
| Median household income | $82,316/yr | $110,500/yr +34% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk | $200/wk +33% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).
Zoning mix
Weerite has more rural and farming land (99% vs 62%).
| Leslie Manor | Weerite | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 62% | 99% |
| Parks and recreation | 38% | 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
| Leslie Manor | Weerite | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 60 across Corangamite same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +117% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Leslie Manor | Weerite | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | — | Higher than 83% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 71% of VIC | Higher than 29% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 8% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 43% of VIC | Higher than 35% of VIC |
Liveability
Leslie Manor is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Leslie Manor | Weerite | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Weerite carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0); Leslie Manor carries more crime risk (75 vs 24).
| Leslie Manor | Weerite | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 41/100 |
| Crime | High 75/100 | Low 24/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Leslie Manor | Weerite | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Leslie Manor | Weerite | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 7 | 1 |
| Waterways | 5 | 0 |
Mobility
Weerite sits further from the CBD (189.8 km vs 169.2 km).
| Leslie Manor | Weerite | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 169.2 km | 189.8 km +12% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 124 min | 143 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3260 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 29 postcode 3260 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 (50.0%).
Setting
| Leslie Manor | Weerite | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 126 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 140 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Leslie Manor | Weerite | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 34 premises | 0% 42 premises |
Climate
| Leslie Manor | Weerite | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 602 mm | 717 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Leslie Manor | Weerite | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,335/yr same for both | |
| Council | Corangamite same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Leslie Manor | Weerite | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Leslie Manor | Weerite | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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