Mailors Flat vs Winslow

Mailors Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 39 in Winslow. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mailors Flat: a median of $770,000, against $673,000 in Winslow.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Mailors Flat is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 67%)
  • Winslow has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Winslow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($673,000 vs $770,000)

Weighs house 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

  • Mailors Flat sits closer to the CBD (265.3 km vs 269.4 km)
  • Winslow is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Winslow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (14/100 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

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

Mailors Flat Winslow
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.

Mailors Flat Winslow
Walkability 0 / 14
Mailors Flat — Walkability: 0/100 Winslow — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 90 / 89
Mailors Flat — Safety: 90/100 Winslow — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 84 / 100
Mailors Flat — Low fire risk: 84/100 Winslow — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Mailors Flat — Low flood risk: 100/100 Winslow — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mailors Flat has higher household incomes ($107,796 vs $92,092); Winslow skews older (39 vs 35).

Mailors Flat Winslow
Population 490
+11% vs other
 436
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.3% +18.5%
Median age 35 39
Median household income $107,796/yr
+15% vs other
 $92,092/yr
Median weekly rent $230/wk
+4% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mailors Flat Winslow
0-4 5.3% / 9.2%
Mailors Flat — 0-4: 5.3% Winslow — 0-4: 9.2%
5-14 16.1% / 15.6%
Mailors Flat — 5-14: 16.1% Winslow — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 7.8% / 3.7%
Mailors Flat — 15-19: 7.8% Winslow — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 8.2% / 3.0%
Mailors Flat — 20-24: 8.2% Winslow — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 12.7% / 14.0%
Mailors Flat — 25-34: 12.7% Winslow — 25-34: 14.0%
35-44 12.2% / 14.4%
Mailors Flat — 35-44: 12.2% Winslow — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 16.3% / 13.1%
Mailors Flat — 45-54: 16.3% Winslow — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 11.2% / 14.9%
Mailors Flat — 55-64: 11.2% Winslow — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 9.0% / 10.1%
Mailors Flat — 65-74: 9.0% Winslow — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 1.4% / 3.7%
Mailors Flat — 75-84: 1.4% Winslow — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ 0.6% / 0.9%
Mailors Flat — 85+: 0.6% Winslow — 85+: 0.9%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mailors Flat 66.7% couple families
Mailors Flat — Couple Families: 66.7% Mailors Flat — Lone Person: 19.6% Mailors Flat — One Parent Families: 13.7% Mailors Flat — Other Families: 0.0% Mailors Flat — Group Household: 0.0%
Winslow 57.7% couple families
Winslow — Couple Families: 57.7% Winslow — Lone Person: 26.9% Winslow — One Parent Families: 9.6% Winslow — Other Families: 2.9% Winslow — Group Household: 2.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mailors Flat 9.7% renting
Mailors Flat — Owned Outright: 36.6% Mailors Flat — Mortgage: 53.8% Mailors Flat — Renting: 9.7%
Winslow 6.8% renting
Winslow — Owned Outright: 33.8% Winslow — Mortgage: 59.5% Winslow — Renting: 6.8%
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.

Mailors Flat Winslow
England 1.0% / 2.3%
Mailors Flat — England: 1.0% Winslow — England: 2.3%
New Zealand 1.8% / 0.9%
Mailors Flat — New Zealand: 1.8% Winslow — New Zealand: 0.9%
Philippines — / 1.4%
Mailors Flat — Philippines: not among its largest Winslow — Philippines: 1.4%
Germany — / 0.9%
Mailors Flat — Germany: not among its largest Winslow — Germany: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

Qualifications

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

Mailors Flat Winslow
Certificate III & IV 21.0% / 22.9%
Mailors Flat — Certificate III & IV: 21.0% Winslow — Certificate III & IV: 22.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 11.0%
Mailors Flat — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% Winslow — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 10.1%
Mailors Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Winslow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / 2.1%
Mailors Flat — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Winslow — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / —
Mailors Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Winslow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mailors Flat 100.0% houses
Mailors Flat — Houses: 100.0%
Winslow 100.0% houses
Winslow — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Mailors Flat Winslow
Median house price $770,000 $673,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Mailors Flat Winslow
Rural and farming 88% 98%
Residential 11% 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

Mailors Flat Winslow
New dwellings approved 64
across Moyne
same for both
Approvals change year on year -15%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Mailors Flat Winslow
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 29% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC

Liveability

Winslow is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Mailors Flat Winslow
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mailors Flat carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0).

Mailors Flat Winslow
Bushfire Low
16/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
10/100
 Low
11/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Mailors Flat Winslow
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

Mailors Flat Winslow
Parks & reserves 0 3
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Winslow sits further from the CBD (269.4 km vs 265.3 km).

Mailors Flat Winslow
Walkability score 0/100 14/100
Distance to Melbourne 265.3 km 269.4 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 195 min 199 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3275
 0.3%
postcode 3281
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 3275
 53
postcode 3281

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.

Mailors Flat Winslow
Car (driver) 82.6% / 78.9%
Mailors Flat — Car (driver): 82.6% Winslow — Car (driver): 78.9%
Worked from Home 7.9% / 16.5%
Mailors Flat — Worked from Home: 7.9% Winslow — Worked from Home: 16.5%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 1.8%
Mailors Flat — Car (passenger): 6.2% Winslow — Car (passenger): 1.8%
Walked Only 3.3% / 2.8%
Mailors Flat — Walked Only: 3.3% Winslow — Walked Only: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.6%).

Setting

Mailors Flat Winslow
Elevation 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 89 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.8 km 14.1 km

NBN connectivity

Mailors Flat Winslow
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
173 premises
 0%
177 premises

Climate

Mailors Flat Winslow
Annual rainfall 699 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Mailors Flat Winslow
Average residential rate $1,613/yr
same for both
Council Moyne
same for both

Federal electorate

Mailors Flat Winslow
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mailors Flat Winslow
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mailors Flat

Acreage

Winslow

Family River Rural Young Families

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