Minjah vs Woolsthorpe

Minjah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 46 in Woolsthorpe. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Minjah, most households are couple families. On these figures, Minjah tends to suit 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

Woolsthorpe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Minjah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 15%)

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

Commuting to the city

Woolsthorpe

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (252.5 km vs 262.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (187 min vs 194 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woolsthorpe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Minjah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.1% vs -13.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Minjah Woolsthorpe
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.

Minjah Woolsthorpe
Walkability 0 / 0
Minjah — Walkability: 0/100 Woolsthorpe — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 68 / 65
Minjah — Safety: 68/100 Woolsthorpe — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Minjah — Low fire risk: 100/100 Woolsthorpe — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Minjah — Low flood risk: 100/100 Woolsthorpe — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Woolsthorpe has more residents (364 vs 65); Woolsthorpe skews older (46 vs 32).

Minjah Woolsthorpe
Population 65 364
+460% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.1% -13.7%
Median age 32 46
Median household income $87,724/yr
+8% vs other
 $80,496/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Minjah Woolsthorpe
0-4 — / 5.5%
Minjah — 0-4: not among its largest Woolsthorpe — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 24.6% / 9.1%
Minjah — 5-14: 24.6% Woolsthorpe — 5-14: 9.1%
15-19 13.8% / 5.8%
Minjah — 15-19: 13.8% Woolsthorpe — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 — / 8.5%
Minjah — 20-24: not among its largest Woolsthorpe — 20-24: 8.5%
25-34 6.2% / 9.9%
Minjah — 25-34: 6.2% Woolsthorpe — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 13.8% / 10.2%
Minjah — 35-44: 13.8% Woolsthorpe — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 20.0% / 12.6%
Minjah — 45-54: 20.0% Woolsthorpe — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 4.6% / 20.6%
Minjah — 55-64: 4.6% Woolsthorpe — 55-64: 20.6%
65-74 13.8% / 14.6%
Minjah — 65-74: 13.8% Woolsthorpe — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 — / 3.3%
Minjah — 75-84: not among its largest Woolsthorpe — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ — / 1.1%
Minjah — 85+: not among its largest Woolsthorpe — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Minjah 57.1% couple families
Minjah — Couple Families: 57.1% Minjah — Lone Person: 42.9% Minjah — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Woolsthorpe 38.6% couple families
Woolsthorpe — Couple Families: 38.6% Woolsthorpe — Lone Person: 43.4% Woolsthorpe — One Parent Families: 18.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Minjah 35.7% renting
Minjah — Owned Outright: 28.6% Minjah — Mortgage: 35.7% Minjah — Renting: 35.7%
Woolsthorpe 14.8% renting
Woolsthorpe — Owned Outright: 48.1% Woolsthorpe — Mortgage: 37.0% Woolsthorpe — Renting: 14.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Minjah Woolsthorpe
Certificate III & IV 9.2% / 19.5%
Minjah — Certificate III & IV: 9.2% Woolsthorpe — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Bachelor Degree 15.4% / 5.5%
Minjah — Bachelor Degree: 15.4% Woolsthorpe — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 6.9%
Minjah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Woolsthorpe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Minjah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Woolsthorpe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

Minjah Woolsthorpe
South Africa 4.6% / —
Minjah — South Africa: 4.6% Woolsthorpe — South Africa: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 2.2%
Minjah — New Zealand: not among its largest Woolsthorpe — New Zealand: 2.2%
England — / 1.9%
Minjah — England: not among its largest Woolsthorpe — England: 1.9%
Ireland — / 1.1%
Minjah — Ireland: not among its largest Woolsthorpe — Ireland: 1.1%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Minjah — Philippines: not among its largest Woolsthorpe — Philippines: 0.8%
Netherlands — / 0.8%
Minjah — Netherlands: not among its largest Woolsthorpe — Netherlands: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Minjah 100.0% houses
Minjah — Houses: 100.0% Minjah — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Woolsthorpe 95.9% houses
Woolsthorpe — Houses: 95.9% Woolsthorpe — Flats / Apartments: 4.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Minjah Woolsthorpe
Median house price — $768,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Minjah Woolsthorpe
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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

Minjah Woolsthorpe
New dwellings approved 64
across Moyne
same for both
Approvals change year on year -15%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Minjah Woolsthorpe
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC

Liveability

Minjah Woolsthorpe
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Minjah Woolsthorpe
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
32/100
 Low
35/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Minjah Woolsthorpe
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Minjah

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

Schools in Woolsthorpe

  • Woolsthorpe Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Minjah Woolsthorpe
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 8

Mobility

Minjah sits further from the CBD (262.9 km vs 252.5 km).

Minjah Woolsthorpe
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 262.9 km
+4% vs other
 252.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 194 min 187 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3276
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 3276
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.

Minjah Woolsthorpe
Car (driver) 65.0% / 64.6%
Minjah — Car (driver): 65.0% Woolsthorpe — Car (driver): 64.6%
Worked from Home 35.0% / 21.5%
Minjah — Worked from Home: 35.0% Woolsthorpe — Worked from Home: 21.5%
Walked Only — / 7.2%
Minjah — Walked Only: not among its largest Woolsthorpe — Walked Only: 7.2%
Car (passenger) — / 6.6%
Minjah — Car (passenger): not among its largest Woolsthorpe — Car (passenger): 6.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.0%).

Setting

Minjah Woolsthorpe
Elevation 130 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 94 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.4 km 23.8 km

NBN connectivity

Minjah Woolsthorpe
Connectivity score 25/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
30 premises
 0%
186 premises

Climate

Minjah Woolsthorpe
Annual rainfall 594 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Minjah Woolsthorpe
Average residential rate $1,613/yr
same for both
Council Moyne
same for both

Federal electorate

Minjah Woolsthorpe
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Minjah Woolsthorpe
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Minjah

Family Rural

Woolsthorpe

Rural

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