Melbourne Airport vs Attwood
Melbourne Airport is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 42 in Attwood. In Attwood, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Attwood is closer to the city centre: 21.4 km, against 25 km.
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
Attwood
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
- carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 100/100)
Weighs schools, crime, parks, and childcare.
Renters
Melbourne Airport
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $358/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Attwood
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (46/100 vs 19/100)
- has a shorter drive in (27 min vs 35 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (21.4 km vs 25 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Attwood
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (46/100 vs 19/100)
- carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 100/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (13% vs 6%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Attwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-3.2% vs -38.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Melbourne Airport and Attwood 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
Attwood rents higher ($358/wk vs $0/wk); Attwood has more residents (3,309 vs 64).
| Melbourne Airport | Attwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 64 | 3,309 +5070% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -38.5% | -3.2% |
| Median age | 37 | 42 |
| Median household income | — | $114,868/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $358/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).
Property market
| Melbourne Airport | Attwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $900,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $150,000 |
| Median land price | — | $1,035,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 22 days from 16 sales |
Zoning mix
Attwood has more rural and farming land (46% vs 12%).
| Melbourne Airport | Attwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Other and special use | 85% | 0% |
| Rural and farming | 12% | 46% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 32% |
| Residential | 0% | 22% |
| 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
| Melbourne Airport | Attwood | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3,063 across Hume same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Melbourne Airport | Attwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 3.1% $550/wk on $920K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Melbourne Airport | Attwood | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 60% of VIC |
| Income | — | Higher than 87% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 79% of VIC | Higher than 85% of VIC |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 74% of VIC |
| EV adoption | Higher than 100% of VIC | Higher than 63% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 80% of VIC | Higher than 82% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 17% of VIC |
Liveability
Attwood is more walkable (46 vs 19).
| Melbourne Airport | Attwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 61/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Melbourne Airport carries more crime risk (100 vs 47); Attwood carries more flood risk (39 vs 26).
| Melbourne Airport | Attwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 26/100 | Low 36/100 |
| Crime | High 100/100 | Moderate 47/100 |
| Flood | Low 26/100 | Low 39/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | High 70/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 6 within 5 km | 9 within 5 km |
Schools
| Melbourne Airport | Attwood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Melbourne Airport | Attwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 28 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 6 |
| Childcare | 1 same for both | |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 3 | 0 |
| Police stations | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 3 | 0 |
| Waterways | 6 | 10 |
Mobility
Melbourne Airport sits further from the CBD (25 km vs 21.4 km).
| Melbourne Airport | Attwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 19/100 | 46/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 25 km +14% vs other | 21.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 35 min | 27 min |
| Public transport score | 79/100 Bus | 50/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 74.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 11.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual | 2 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 4.7% postcode 3045 | 0.7% postcode 3049 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | — | 29 postcode 3049 |
Setting
| Melbourne Airport | Attwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 113 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 124 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 19.8 km | 19.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Melbourne Airport | Attwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 72/100 | 73/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the building | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 23% 1,080 premises | 35% 1,152 premises |
Climate
| Melbourne Airport | Attwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 518 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.0°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Melbourne Airport | Attwood | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 18.9 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Melbourne Airport | Attwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,715/yr same for both | |
| Council | Hume same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Melbourne Airport | Attwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hawke | Calwell |
| Member | Sam Rae | Basem Abdo |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Melbourne Airport | Attwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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