Millgrove vs Wesburn

Millgrove is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Wesburn. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wesburn, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Wesburn: a median of $785,000, against $614,000 in Millgrove, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Millgrove tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Wesburn 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

Wesburn

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 92/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 52%)

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

First-home buyers

Millgrove

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($335,000 vs $1,200,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($614,000 vs $785,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Millgrove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($305/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wesburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (71.5 km vs 73.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wesburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 92/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Millgrove Wesburn
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.

Millgrove Wesburn
Walkability 24 / 31
Millgrove — Walkability: 24/100 Wesburn — Walkability: 31/100
Safety 8 / 71
Millgrove — Safety: 8/100 Wesburn — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 0 / 2
Millgrove — Low fire risk: 0/100 Wesburn — Low fire risk: 2/100
Low flood risk 55 / 63
Millgrove — Low flood risk: 55/100 Wesburn — Low flood risk: 63/100

Demographics

Millgrove has more residents (1,666 vs 1,052); Wesburn has higher household incomes ($80,496 vs $62,452).

Millgrove Wesburn
Population 1,666
+37% vs other
 1,052
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.8% +3.2%
Median age 40 43
Median household income $62,452/yr $80,496/yr
+29% vs other
Median weekly rent $305/wk $350/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Millgrove Wesburn
0-4 5.9% / 4.4%
Millgrove — 0-4: 5.9% Wesburn — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 12.7% / 11.7%
Millgrove — 5-14: 12.7% Wesburn — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 5.5% / 8.3%
Millgrove — 15-19: 5.5% Wesburn — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 4.2% / 7.6%
Millgrove — 20-24: 4.2% Wesburn — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 15.1% / 9.4%
Millgrove — 25-34: 15.1% Wesburn — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 13.4% / 10.1%
Millgrove — 35-44: 13.4% Wesburn — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 12.1% / 15.9%
Millgrove — 45-54: 12.1% Wesburn — 45-54: 15.9%
55-64 15.5% / 14.9%
Millgrove — 55-64: 15.5% Wesburn — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 10.1% / 11.4%
Millgrove — 65-74: 10.1% Wesburn — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 4.0% / 5.3%
Millgrove — 75-84: 4.0% Wesburn — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 1.5% / 1.7%
Millgrove — 85+: 1.5% Wesburn — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Millgrove 29.8% couple families
Millgrove — Couple Families: 29.8% Millgrove — Lone Person: 42.6% Millgrove — One Parent Families: 22.6% Millgrove — Group Household: 3.6% Millgrove — Other Families: 1.3%
Wesburn 47.1% couple families
Wesburn — Couple Families: 47.1% Wesburn — Lone Person: 28.2% Wesburn — One Parent Families: 18.5% Wesburn — Group Household: 3.9% Wesburn — Other Families: 2.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Millgrove 16.0% renting
Millgrove — Owned Outright: 35.0% Millgrove — Mortgage: 49.0% Millgrove — Renting: 16.0%
Wesburn 9.9% renting
Wesburn — Owned Outright: 38.0% Wesburn — Mortgage: 52.1% Wesburn — Renting: 9.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Millgrove Wesburn
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 20.4%
Millgrove — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Wesburn — Certificate III & IV: 20.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 6.9%
Millgrove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Wesburn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 5.5%
Millgrove — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Wesburn — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.0%
Millgrove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Wesburn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 1.5%
Millgrove — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Wesburn — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

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.

Millgrove Wesburn
England 4.4% / 4.7%
Millgrove — England: 4.4% Wesburn — England: 4.7%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.0%
Millgrove — New Zealand: 1.1% Wesburn — New Zealand: 1.0%
Netherlands 0.9% / 0.6%
Millgrove — Netherlands: 0.9% Wesburn — Netherlands: 0.6%
Germany 0.8% / 0.3%
Millgrove — Germany: 0.8% Wesburn — Germany: 0.3%
Italy 0.4% / 0.3%
Millgrove — Italy: 0.4% Wesburn — Italy: 0.3%
South Africa — / 0.3%
Millgrove — South Africa: not among its largest Wesburn — South Africa: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Millgrove 99.7% houses
Millgrove — Houses: 99.7% Millgrove — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Wesburn 99.7% houses
Wesburn — Houses: 99.7% Wesburn — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Millgrove Wesburn
Median house price $614,000 $785,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $335,000 $1,200,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 7 sales
 49 days
from 11 sales

Zoning mix

Millgrove has more rural and farming land (44% vs 27%); Millgrove has more land zoned for conservation (20% vs 6%).

Millgrove Wesburn
Parks and recreation 11% 63%
Rural and farming 44% 27%
Environmental 20% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 15% 3%
Residential 9% 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

Millgrove Wesburn
New dwellings approved 416
across Yarra Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year -57%
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.

Millgrove Wesburn
Houses 4.7%
$552/wk on $615K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Millgrove Wesburn
House price Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
Income Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 93% of VIC —

Liveability

Wesburn scores higher overall (33 vs 17).

Millgrove Wesburn
Grade D C
Score 17/100 33/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Millgrove carries more crime risk (92 vs 29).

Millgrove Wesburn
Bushfire High
100/100
 High
98/100
Crime High
92/100
 Low
29/100
Flood Moderate
45/100
 Low
37/100
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

Millgrove Wesburn
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Millgrove

  • Millwarra Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Melbourne High School-Millgrove Outdoor Education Centre Government · Secondary

Schools in Wesburn

  • Wesburn Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Millgrove Wesburn
Parks & reserves 3 4
Childcare 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 19 109

Mobility

Millgrove sits further from the CBD (73.8 km vs 71.5 km).

Millgrove Wesburn
Walkability score 24/100 31/100
Distance to Melbourne 73.8 km
+3% vs other
 71.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 80 min 76 min
Public transport score 41/100
Bus
 58/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 8.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 16.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3799
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 3799
same for both

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.

Millgrove Wesburn
Car (driver) 79.1% / 72.8%
Millgrove — Car (driver): 79.1% Wesburn — Car (driver): 72.8%
Worked from Home 14.0% / 18.5%
Millgrove — Worked from Home: 14.0% Wesburn — Worked from Home: 18.5%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 5.0%
Millgrove — Car (passenger): 3.6% Wesburn — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Bus 1.1% / 2.3%
Millgrove — Bus: 1.1% Wesburn — Bus: 2.3%
Walked Only 1.5% / 1.4%
Millgrove — Walked Only: 1.5% Wesburn — Walked Only: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.1%).

Setting

Millgrove Wesburn
Elevation 228 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 204 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Millgrove Wesburn
Connectivity score 59/100 56/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 26%
828 premises
 30%
442 premises

Climate

Millgrove Wesburn
Annual rainfall 1,350 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Millgrove Wesburn
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Millgrove Wesburn
Average residential rate $2,161/yr
same for both
Council Yarra Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Millgrove Wesburn
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Millgrove Wesburn
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Millgrove

Acreage

Wesburn

Acreage River

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