Melbourne Airport vs Bulla
Melbourne Airport is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 45 in Bulla. In Bulla, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Melbourne Airport is closer to the city centre: 25 km, against 30.4 km. On these figures, Bulla tends to suit 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
Bulla
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
Weighs schools, crime, parks, and childcare.
Renters
Melbourne Airport
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $348/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Melbourne Airport
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (25 km vs 30.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Melbourne Airport is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)
- Bulla has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 6%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bulla
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-1.0% vs -38.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Melbourne Airport and Bulla 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
Bulla rents higher ($348/wk vs $0/wk); Bulla has more residents (668 vs 64).
| Melbourne Airport | Bulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 64 | 668 +944% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -38.5% | -1.0% |
| Median age | 37 | 45 |
| Median household income | — | $90,376/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $348/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 (18.4%).
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 | Bulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $980,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $395,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 46 days from 4 sales |
Zoning mix
Bulla has more rural and farming land (80% vs 12%).
| Melbourne Airport | Bulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Other and special use | 85% | 5% |
| Rural and farming | 12% | 80% |
| Residential | 0% | 8% |
| Environmental | 0% | 3% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% same for both | |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 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
| Melbourne Airport | Bulla | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3,063 across Hume same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Melbourne Airport | Bulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 2.1% $600/wk on $1.48M |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Melbourne Airport | Bulla | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | — | Higher than 60% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 79% of VIC | Higher than 39% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 100% of VIC | Higher than 38% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 80% of VIC | Higher than 61% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 1% of VIC |
Liveability
Melbourne Airport is more walkable (19 vs 0).
| Melbourne Airport | Bulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 39/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
| Melbourne Airport | Bulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 26/100 | Low 32/100 |
| Crime | High 100/100 | High 91/100 |
| Flood | Low 26/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | High 70/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 6 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Melbourne Airport | Bulla | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Bulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 28 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 4 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 3 | 0 |
| Police stations | 2 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 3 | 1 |
| Waterways | 6 | 3 |
Mobility
Bulla sits further from the CBD (30.4 km vs 25 km).
| Melbourne Airport | Bulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 19/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 25 km | 30.4 km +22% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 35 min same for both | |
| Public transport score | 79/100 Bus | 28/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 74.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 4.0 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual | 2 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 4.7% postcode 3045 | 0.4% postcode 3428 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | — | 53 postcode 3428 |
Setting
| Melbourne Airport | Bulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 113 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 150 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 19.8 km | 25.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Melbourne Airport | Bulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 72/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the building | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 23% 1,080 premises | 0% 263 premises |
Climate
| Melbourne Airport | Bulla | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Bulla | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 18.9 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Melbourne Airport | Bulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,715/yr same for both | |
| Council | Hume same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Melbourne Airport | Bulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hawke same for both | |
| Member | Sam Rae same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Melbourne Airport | Bulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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