Mambourin vs Werribee

Mambourin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 35 in Werribee. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mambourin, most households are couple families. Werribee is closer to the city centre: 33.9 km, against 48.7 km. On these figures, Mambourin tends to suit young adults, families with children, and couples, while Werribee suits 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

Werribee

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (68 vs 3)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (23 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (50 vs 6)
  • But Mambourin is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 63%)

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

First-home buyers

Mambourin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($365,500 vs $518,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Werribee

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($330/wk vs $363/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Werribee

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (33.9 km vs 48.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (37 min vs 52 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Werribee

ahead on 5 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (20 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (15% vs 1%)

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

Investors

Mambourin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7775.0% vs 24.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mambourin Werribee
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.

Mambourin Werribee
Walkability 0 / 67
Mambourin — Walkability: 0/100 Werribee — Walkability: 67/100
Safety 1 / 21
Mambourin — Safety: 1/100 Werribee — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 37 / 100
Mambourin — Low fire risk: 37/100 Werribee — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 74 / 100
Mambourin — Low flood risk: 74/100 Werribee — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Werribee has more residents (50,027 vs 315); Mambourin has higher household incomes ($122,668 vs $85,540).

Mambourin Werribee
Population 315 50,027
+15782% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7775.0% +24.0%
Median age 30 35
Median household income $122,668/yr
+30% vs other
 $85,540/yr
Median weekly rent $363/wk
+9% vs other
 $330/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mambourin Werribee
0-4 10.5% / 7.5%
Mambourin — 0-4: 10.5% Werribee — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 14.0% / 13.0%
Mambourin — 5-14: 14.0% Werribee — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 4.4% / 5.4%
Mambourin — 15-19: 4.4% Werribee — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 8.6% / 6.5%
Mambourin — 20-24: 8.6% Werribee — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 30.8% / 17.4%
Mambourin — 25-34: 30.8% Werribee — 25-34: 17.4%
35-44 20.0% / 15.0%
Mambourin — 35-44: 20.0% Werribee — 35-44: 15.0%
45-54 7.9% / 11.6%
Mambourin — 45-54: 7.9% Werribee — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 3.8% / 10.6%
Mambourin — 55-64: 3.8% Werribee — 55-64: 10.6%
65-74 — / 7.4%
Mambourin — 65-74: not among its largest Werribee — 65-74: 7.4%
75-84 1.0% / 3.9%
Mambourin — 75-84: 1.0% Werribee — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ — / 1.8%
Mambourin — 85+: not among its largest Werribee — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mambourin 67.9% couple families
Mambourin — Couple Families: 67.9% Mambourin — Lone Person: 16.0% Mambourin — One Parent Families: 16.0% Mambourin — Group Household: 0.0% Mambourin — Other Families: 0.0%
Werribee 44.7% couple families
Werribee — Couple Families: 44.7% Werribee — Lone Person: 30.8% Werribee — One Parent Families: 18.4% Werribee — Group Household: 4.1% Werribee — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mambourin 22.2% renting
Mambourin — Owned Outright: 0.0% Mambourin — Mortgage: 77.8% Mambourin — Renting: 22.2%
Werribee 34.3% renting
Werribee — Owned Outright: 26.0% Werribee — Mortgage: 39.8% Werribee — Renting: 34.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mambourin Werribee
Bachelor Degree 20.0% / 10.8%
Mambourin — Bachelor Degree: 20.0% Werribee — Bachelor Degree: 10.8%
Certificate III & IV 9.8% / 13.5%
Mambourin — Certificate III & IV: 9.8% Werribee — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.1% / 7.5%
Mambourin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.1% Werribee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 7.9% / 4.4%
Mambourin — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9% Werribee — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 1.7%
Mambourin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Werribee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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.

Mambourin Werribee
India 17.8% / 7.3%
Mambourin — India: 17.8% Werribee — India: 7.3%
New Zealand 6.3% / 2.7%
Mambourin — New Zealand: 6.3% Werribee — New Zealand: 2.7%
Philippines 5.4% / 2.1%
Mambourin — Philippines: 5.4% Werribee — Philippines: 2.1%
China 3.8% / 0.9%
Mambourin — China: 3.8% Werribee — China: 0.9%
Singapore 2.9% / —
Mambourin — Singapore: 2.9% Werribee — Singapore: not among its largest
England — / 2.3%
Mambourin — England: not among its largest Werribee — England: 2.3%
Myanmar — / 2.0%
Mambourin — Myanmar: not among its largest Werribee — Myanmar: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mambourin 99.0% houses
Mambourin — Houses: 99.0% Mambourin — Townhouses: 0.0% Mambourin — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Werribee 85.0% houses
Werribee — Houses: 85.0% Werribee — Townhouses: 13.8% Werribee — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mambourin Werribee
Median house price $645,500 $640,000
Median unit price — $450,000
Median land price $365,500 $518,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 60 days
from 116 sales
 33 days
from 733 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.

Mambourin Werribee
3 bed $540K / $607K
Mambourin — 3 bed: $540K (19 sales) Werribee — 3 bed: $607K (838 sales)

19 vs 838 sales

4 bed $655K / $700K
Mambourin — 4 bed: $655K (122 sales) Werribee — 4 bed: $700K (636 sales)

122 vs 636 sales

5 bed $860K / $856K
Mambourin — 5 bed: $860K (7 sales) Werribee — 5 bed: $856K (52 sales)

7 vs 52 sales

Zoning mix

Mambourin has more land zoned for conservation (68% vs 1%); Werribee has more rural and farming land (15% vs 0%).

Mambourin Werribee
Environmental 68% 1%
Residential 13% 60%
Other and special use 18% 7%
Rural and farming 0% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 11%
Parks and recreation 0% 4%
Commercial 0% 2%
Industrial 0% 1%
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

Mambourin Werribee
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.

Mambourin Werribee
Houses 3.7%
$470/wk on $664K
 3.7%
$490/wk on $684K
Units — 4.6%
$410/wk on $460K

Ranking within VIC

Mambourin Werribee
House price Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC
Income Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 46% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 97% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 41% of VIC

Liveability

Werribee is more walkable (67 vs 0).

Mambourin Werribee
Grade — B
Score — 56/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Mambourin carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 0); Mambourin carries more flood risk (26 vs 0).

Mambourin Werribee
Bushfire Moderate
63/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
99/100
 High
79/100
Flood Low
26/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mambourin Werribee
Inside the suburb 2 23
Rated above peers 0 4
Rated at peers 1 7
Rated below peers 0 6

Schools in Mambourin

  • Laa Yulta Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Good News Lutheran College - Mambourin Campus Independent · Combined

Schools in Werribee

  • MacKillop Catholic Regional College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Suzanne Cory High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Werribee Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Werribee Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Bethany Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Corpus Christi School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mambourin Werribee
Supermarkets 1 7
Cafes & restaurants 0 20
Parks & reserves 3 68
Childcare 6 50
GPs 0 20
Pharmacies 0 10
Hospitals 0 4
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 1 9
EV chargers 0 4
Waterways 0 45

Mobility

Mambourin sits further from the CBD (48.7 km vs 33.9 km).

Mambourin Werribee
Walkability score 0/100 67/100
Distance to Melbourne 48.7 km
+30% vs other
 33.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 52 min 37 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 92/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 28.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 790.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 3024
 1.8%
postcode 3030
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 3024
 45
postcode 3030

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.

Mambourin Werribee
Car (driver) 46.6% / 64.4%
Mambourin — Car (driver): 46.6% Werribee — Car (driver): 64.4%
Worked from Home 46.6% / 24.2%
Mambourin — Worked from Home: 46.6% Werribee — Worked from Home: 24.2%
Train 4.8% / 4.4%
Mambourin — Train: 4.8% Werribee — Train: 4.4%
Car (passenger) 2.1% / 5.0%
Mambourin — Car (passenger): 2.1% Werribee — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Walked Only — / 1.0%
Mambourin — Walked Only: not among its largest Werribee — Walked Only: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.4%).

Setting

Mambourin Werribee
Elevation 58 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.1 km 8.4 km

NBN connectivity

Mambourin Werribee
Connectivity score 32/100 88/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 4%
114 premises
 57%
22,103 premises

Climate

Mambourin Werribee
Annual rainfall 454 mm 482 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.1°C 25.9°C
Winter min (Jul) 5.5°C 6.2°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Mambourin Werribee
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Mambourin Werribee
Average residential rate $1,997/yr
same for both
Council Wyndham
same for both

Federal electorate

Mambourin Werribee
Division Corio Lalor
Member Richard Marles Joanne Ryan
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mambourin Werribee
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mambourin

Family Multicultural Outer Professionals Young Families

Werribee

Easy Commute Outer River Transport Hub

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