Mansfield vs Piries

Mansfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 56 in Piries. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mansfield, about half of households are people living alone. In Piries, most households are couple families. On these figures, Mansfield tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Piries suits 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

Mansfield

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (18 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • But Piries is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 51%)

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

First-home buyers

Piries

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mansfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($331/wk vs $396/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mansfield

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (62/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (157 min vs 173 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (188.2 km vs 205 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mansfield

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (62/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)

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

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

Mansfield Piries
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.

Mansfield Piries
Walkability 62 / 0
Mansfield — Walkability: 62/100 Piries — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 60 / 58
Mansfield — Safety: 60/100 Piries — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 66 / 2
Mansfield — Low fire risk: 66/100 Piries — Low fire risk: 2/100
Low flood risk 40 / 30
Mansfield — Low flood risk: 40/100 Piries — Low flood risk: 30/100

Demographics

Mansfield has more residents (5,541 vs 66); Piries has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $70,512).

Mansfield Piries
Population 5,541
+99% vs other
 66
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.8% +13.8%
Median age 47 56
Median household income $70,512/yr $94,224/yr
+34% vs other
Median weekly rent $331/wk $396/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mansfield Piries
0-4 4.5% / 4.5%
Mansfield — 0-4: 4.5% Piries — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 13.5% / 7.6%
Mansfield — 5-14: 13.5% Piries — 5-14: 7.6%
15-19 4.4% / 10.6%
Mansfield — 15-19: 4.4% Piries — 15-19: 10.6%
20-24 3.2% / 4.5%
Mansfield — 20-24: 3.2% Piries — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 9.7% / —
Mansfield — 25-34: 9.7% Piries — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 12.2% / 16.7%
Mansfield — 35-44: 12.2% Piries — 35-44: 16.7%
45-54 11.6% / 4.5%
Mansfield — 45-54: 11.6% Piries — 45-54: 4.5%
55-64 15.1% / 16.7%
Mansfield — 55-64: 15.1% Piries — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 14.2% / 19.7%
Mansfield — 65-74: 14.2% Piries — 65-74: 19.7%
75-84 8.5% / 9.1%
Mansfield — 75-84: 8.5% Piries — 75-84: 9.1%
85+ 3.3% / —
Mansfield — 85+: 3.3% Piries — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mansfield 36.1% couple families
Mansfield — Couple Families: 36.1% Mansfield — Lone Person: 45.2% Mansfield — One Parent Families: 14.5% Mansfield — Group Household: 3.1% Mansfield — Other Families: 1.1%
Piries 69.2% couple families
Piries — Couple Families: 69.2% Piries — Lone Person: 30.8% Piries — One Parent Families: 0.0% Piries — Group Household: 0.0% Piries — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mansfield 22.3% renting
Mansfield — Owned Outright: 45.1% Mansfield — Mortgage: 32.6% Mansfield — Renting: 22.3%
Piries 19.2% renting
Piries — Owned Outright: 65.4% Piries — Mortgage: 15.4% Piries — Renting: 19.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mansfield 92.9% houses
Mansfield — Houses: 92.9% Mansfield — Townhouses: 5.5% Mansfield — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Piries 100.0% houses
Piries — Houses: 100.0% Piries — Townhouses: 0.0% Piries — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Mansfield Piries
Certificate III & IV 18.5% / 16.7%
Mansfield — Certificate III & IV: 18.5% Piries — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 10.2% / 12.1%
Mansfield — Bachelor Degree: 10.2% Piries — Bachelor Degree: 12.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / —
Mansfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Piries — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / —
Mansfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Piries — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / —
Mansfield — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Piries — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Property market

Mansfield Piries
Median house price $750,000 —
Median unit price $540,000 —
Median land price $387,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 96 days
from 52 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Mansfield has more rural and farming land (88% vs 76%).

Mansfield Piries
Rural and farming 88% 76%
Parks and recreation 2% 16%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 8%
Residential 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

Mansfield Piries
New dwellings approved 76
across Mansfield
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
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.

Mansfield Piries
Houses 3.1%
$580/wk on $965K
 —
Units 5.1%
$565/wk on $575K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Mansfield Piries
House price Higher than 43% of VIC —
Income Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Schools Higher than 9% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 41% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 60% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 18% of VIC —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 68% of VIC —

Liveability

Mansfield is more walkable (62 vs 0).

Mansfield Piries
Grade C —
Score 36/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Piries carries more bushfire risk (98 vs 34); Piries carries more flood risk (70 vs 60).

Mansfield Piries
Bushfire Low
34/100
 High
98/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
42/100
Flood Moderate
60/100
 High
70/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Mansfield Piries
Inside the suburb 6 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Mansfield

  • Mansfield Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Mansfield Rudolf Steiner School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Mansfield Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • St Mary's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Mansfield Autism Statewide Services Independent · Combined · Special school
  • Mansfield Autism Statewide Services - Mansfield Farm Campus Independent · Combined · Special school

Schools in Piries

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Mansfield Piries
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 17 0
Parks & reserves 18 0
Childcare 6 0
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 5 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 22 5

Mobility

Piries sits further from the CBD (205 km vs 188.2 km).

Mansfield Piries
Walkability score 62/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 188.2 km 205 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 157 min 173 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3722
 0.6%
postcode 3723
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 3722
 33
postcode 3723

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.

Mansfield Piries
Car (driver) 71.3% / 71.4%
Mansfield — Car (driver): 71.3% Piries — Car (driver): 71.4%
Worked from Home 14.8% / 28.6%
Mansfield — Worked from Home: 14.8% Piries — Worked from Home: 28.6%
Walked Only 7.2% / —
Mansfield — Walked Only: 7.2% Piries — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 5.0% / —
Mansfield — Car (passenger): 5.0% Piries — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 1.1% / —
Mansfield — Bicycle: 1.1% Piries — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.4%).

Setting

Mansfield Piries
Elevation 328 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 491 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mansfield Piries
Connectivity score 68/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 37%
3,363 premises
 0%
39 premises

Climate

Mansfield Piries
Annual rainfall 810 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Mansfield Piries
Average residential rate $1,697/yr
same for both
Council Mansfield
same for both

Federal electorate

Mansfield Piries
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mansfield Piries
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mansfield

Acreage Parks Retirees

Piries

Retirees Rural

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