Melton West vs Hopetoun Park

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hopetoun Park, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Hopetoun Park: a median of $1.5 million, against $600,000 in Melton West, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Melton West tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Hopetoun Park suits families with children and 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

Melton West

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (8 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (8 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • But Hopetoun Park carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 85/100)

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

First-home buyers

Melton West

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($600,000 vs $1,500,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Melton West

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 2%)
  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $375/wk)
  • But Hopetoun Park leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Melton West

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (47.8 km vs 51.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Melton West

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Hopetoun Park carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 85/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Melton West Hopetoun Park
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.

Melton West Hopetoun Park
Walkability 40 / 0
Melton West — Walkability: 40/100 Hopetoun Park — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 15 / 54
Melton West — Safety: 15/100 Hopetoun Park — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 33 / 30
Melton West — Low fire risk: 33/100 Hopetoun Park — Low fire risk: 30/100
Low flood risk 89 / 35
Melton West — Low flood risk: 89/100 Hopetoun Park — Low flood risk: 35/100

Demographics

Melton West has more residents (8,784 vs 914); Hopetoun Park has higher household incomes ($133,224 vs $75,400).

Melton West Hopetoun Park
Population 8,784
+90% vs other
 914
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +14.5%
Median age 36 38
Median household income $75,400/yr $133,224/yr
+77% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk $375/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Melton West Hopetoun Park
0-4 6.1% / 4.4%
Melton West — 0-4: 6.1% Hopetoun Park — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 15.0% / 20.8%
Melton West — 5-14: 15.0% Hopetoun Park — 5-14: 20.8%
15-19 7.1% / 7.2%
Melton West — 15-19: 7.1% Hopetoun Park — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 6.0% / 6.6%
Melton West — 20-24: 6.0% Hopetoun Park — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 13.0% / 6.6%
Melton West — 25-34: 13.0% Hopetoun Park — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 14.4% / 17.4%
Melton West — 35-44: 14.4% Hopetoun Park — 35-44: 17.4%
45-54 12.9% / 17.4%
Melton West — 45-54: 12.9% Hopetoun Park — 45-54: 17.4%
55-64 11.3% / 10.4%
Melton West — 55-64: 11.3% Hopetoun Park — 55-64: 10.4%
65-74 9.8% / 7.8%
Melton West — 65-74: 9.8% Hopetoun Park — 65-74: 7.8%
75-84 3.7% / 1.6%
Melton West — 75-84: 3.7% Hopetoun Park — 75-84: 1.6%
85+ 0.9% / 0.3%
Melton West — 85+: 0.9% Hopetoun Park — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Melton West 44.8% couple families
Melton West — Couple Families: 44.8% Melton West — Lone Person: 26.7% Melton West — One Parent Families: 23.7% Melton West — Other Families: 1.4% Melton West — Group Household: 3.3%
Hopetoun Park 82.7% couple families
Hopetoun Park — Couple Families: 82.7% Hopetoun Park — Lone Person: 9.9% Hopetoun Park — One Parent Families: 5.0% Hopetoun Park — Other Families: 2.5% Hopetoun Park — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Melton West 23.8% renting
Melton West — Owned Outright: 30.5% Melton West — Mortgage: 45.7% Melton West — Renting: 23.8%
Hopetoun Park 2.4% renting
Hopetoun Park — Owned Outright: 32.3% Hopetoun Park — Mortgage: 65.3% Hopetoun Park — Renting: 2.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Melton West Hopetoun Park
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 18.5%
Melton West — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Hopetoun Park — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 7.0%
Melton West — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Hopetoun Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 6.1%
Melton West — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Hopetoun Park — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 2.0%
Melton West — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Hopetoun Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 1.1%
Melton West — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Hopetoun Park — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

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

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.

Melton West Hopetoun Park
India 3.4% / 0.4%
Melton West — India: 3.4% Hopetoun Park — India: 0.4%
England 2.8% / 1.0%
Melton West — England: 2.8% Hopetoun Park — England: 1.0%
New Zealand 2.4% / 1.4%
Melton West — New Zealand: 2.4% Hopetoun Park — New Zealand: 1.4%
Philippines 1.5% / 0.5%
Melton West — Philippines: 1.5% Hopetoun Park — Philippines: 0.5%
Italy — / 1.0%
Melton West — Italy: not among its largest Hopetoun Park — Italy: 1.0%
Vietnam 0.7% / —
Melton West — Vietnam: 0.7% Hopetoun Park — Vietnam: not among its largest
Greece — / 0.7%
Melton West — Greece: not among its largest Hopetoun Park — Greece: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Melton West 93.7% houses
Melton West — Houses: 93.7% Melton West — Townhouses: 6.2% Melton West — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Hopetoun Park 101.2% houses
Hopetoun Park — Houses: 101.2% Hopetoun Park — Townhouses: 0.0% Hopetoun Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Melton West Hopetoun Park
Median house price $600,000 $1,500,000
Median unit price $430,000 —
Median land price $470,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 98 sales
 92 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Hopetoun Park has more rural and farming land (41% vs 25%).

Melton West Hopetoun Park
Residential 53% 47%
Rural and farming 25% 41%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 12%
Environmental 6% 0%
Parks and recreation 6% 0%
Commercial 4% 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

Melton West Hopetoun Park
New dwellings approved 4,602
across Melton
 338
across Moorabool
Approvals change year on year +5% +4%

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.

Melton West Hopetoun Park
Houses 3.8%
$450/wk on $610K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Melton West Hopetoun Park
House price Higher than 26% of VIC —
Income Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC
Schools Higher than 40% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 68% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 57% of VIC —

Liveability

Melton West is more walkable (40 vs 0).

Melton West Hopetoun Park
Grade C
same for both
Score 32/100 35/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Hopetoun Park carries more flood risk (65 vs 11); Melton West carries more crime risk (85 vs 46).

Melton West Hopetoun Park
Bushfire Moderate
67/100
 High
70/100
Crime High
85/100
 Moderate
46/100
Flood Low
11/100
 Moderate
65/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Melton West Hopetoun Park
Inside the suburb 8 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 4 0

Schools in Melton West

  • OneSchool Global Vic Independent · Combined above peers
  • St Francis Catholic College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Melton Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers
  • Melton West Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Catherine of Siena School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Wedge Park Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Hopetoun Park

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

Amenities in the suburb

Melton West Hopetoun Park
Supermarkets 4 0
Cafes & restaurants 6 0
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 8 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 5 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Hopetoun Park sits further from the CBD (51.2 km vs 47.8 km).

Melton West Hopetoun Park
Walkability score 40/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 47.8 km 51.2 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 45 min 44 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3337
 0.7%
postcode 3340
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 3337
 42
postcode 3340

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.

Melton West Hopetoun Park
Car (driver) 72.6% / 71.7%
Melton West — Car (driver): 72.6% Hopetoun Park — Car (driver): 71.7%
Worked from Home 17.7% / 22.7%
Melton West — Worked from Home: 17.7% Hopetoun Park — Worked from Home: 22.7%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 4.5%
Melton West — Car (passenger): 5.6% Hopetoun Park — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Train 2.4% / —
Melton West — Train: 2.4% Hopetoun Park — Train: not among its largest
Bicycle 0.1% / 1.1%
Melton West — Bicycle: 0.1% Hopetoun Park — Bicycle: 1.1%
Walked Only 1.2% / —
Melton West — Walked Only: 1.2% Hopetoun Park — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.6%).

Setting

Melton West Hopetoun Park
Elevation 142 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 32.5 km 34.1 km

NBN connectivity

Melton West Hopetoun Park
Connectivity score 97/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 92%
3,608 premises
 0%
273 premises

Climate

Melton West Hopetoun Park
Annual rainfall 518 mm 482 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C 25.9°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C 6.2°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Melton West Hopetoun Park
PM2.5 4.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Melton West Hopetoun Park
Average residential rate $1,779/yr $1,979/yr
Council Melton Moorabool

Federal electorate

Melton West Hopetoun Park
Division Hawke
same for both
Member Sam Rae
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Melton West Hopetoun Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Melton West

Large Blocks Outer

Hopetoun Park

Acreage Family Outer Premium

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