Modella vs Ripplebrook

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Ripplebrook 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Modella carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 56/100)
  • Ripplebrook has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Modella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Modella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 14%)

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

Commuting to the city

Modella

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (89.7 km vs 98.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (73 min vs 80 min)
  • But Ripplebrook is more walkable (22/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ripplebrook

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (22/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 11%)
  • But Modella carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 56/100)

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

Investors

Ripplebrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.3% vs 14.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Modella Ripplebrook
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.

Modella Ripplebrook
Walkability 0 / 22
Modella — Walkability: 0/100 Ripplebrook — Walkability: 22/100
Safety 82 / 44
Modella — Safety: 82/100 Ripplebrook — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Modella — Low fire risk: 100/100 Ripplebrook — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 2 / 49
Modella — Low flood risk: 2/100 Ripplebrook — Low flood risk: 49/100

Demographics

Ripplebrook has more residents (268 vs 169); Modella has higher household incomes ($115,336 vs $83,408).

Modella Ripplebrook
Population 169 268
+59% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.2% +21.3%
Median age 44 43
Median household income $115,336/yr
+28% vs other
 $83,408/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+6% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Modella Ripplebrook
0-4 3.6% / 6.7%
Modella — 0-4: 3.6% Ripplebrook — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 14.8% / 14.9%
Modella — 5-14: 14.8% Ripplebrook — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 5.9% / 8.6%
Modella — 15-19: 5.9% Ripplebrook — 15-19: 8.6%
20-24 5.9% / 4.9%
Modella — 20-24: 5.9% Ripplebrook — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 11.2% / 9.3%
Modella — 25-34: 11.2% Ripplebrook — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 12.4% / 11.2%
Modella — 35-44: 12.4% Ripplebrook — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 18.3% / 13.1%
Modella — 45-54: 18.3% Ripplebrook — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 20.1% / 11.2%
Modella — 55-64: 20.1% Ripplebrook — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 6.5% / 14.6%
Modella — 65-74: 6.5% Ripplebrook — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 4.7% / 4.9%
Modella — 75-84: 4.7% Ripplebrook — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ — / 1.5%
Modella — 85+: not among its largest Ripplebrook — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Modella 54.1% couple families
Modella — Couple Families: 54.1% Modella — Lone Person: 24.3% Modella — One Parent Families: 21.6%
Ripplebrook 54.5% couple families
Ripplebrook — Couple Families: 54.5% Ripplebrook — Lone Person: 21.8% Ripplebrook — One Parent Families: 23.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Modella 27.5% renting
Modella — Owned Outright: 37.3% Modella — Mortgage: 35.3% Modella — Renting: 27.5%
Ripplebrook 13.6% renting
Ripplebrook — Owned Outright: 45.7% Ripplebrook — Mortgage: 40.7% Ripplebrook — Renting: 13.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Modella 100.0% houses
Modella — Houses: 100.0%
Ripplebrook 100.0% houses
Ripplebrook — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Modella Ripplebrook
Certificate III & IV 17.8% / 20.1%
Modella — Certificate III & IV: 17.8% Ripplebrook — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Bachelor Degree 4.1% / 11.9%
Modella — Bachelor Degree: 4.1% Ripplebrook — Bachelor Degree: 11.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 7.8%
Modella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Ripplebrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.5%
Modella — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Ripplebrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Property market

Modella Ripplebrook
Median house price $1,020,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Modella Ripplebrook
Rural and farming 89% 98%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 1%
Other and special use 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

Modella Ripplebrook
New dwellings approved 619
across Baw Baw
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Modella Ripplebrook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 22% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC

Liveability

Ripplebrook is more walkable (22 vs 0).

Modella Ripplebrook
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Ripplebrook carries more crime risk (56 vs 18); Modella carries more flood risk (98 vs 51).

Modella Ripplebrook
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
18/100
 Moderate
56/100
Flood High
98/100
 Moderate
51/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Modella Ripplebrook
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Modella

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

Schools in Ripplebrook

  • Ripplebrook Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Modella Ripplebrook
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 0 1

Mobility

Ripplebrook sits further from the CBD (98.9 km vs 89.7 km).

Modella Ripplebrook
Walkability score 0/100 22/100
Distance to Melbourne 89.7 km 98.9 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 73 min 80 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3816
 0.6%
postcode 3818
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 3816
 49
postcode 3818

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.

Modella Ripplebrook
Car (driver) 57.8% / 67.8%
Modella — Car (driver): 57.8% Ripplebrook — Car (driver): 67.8%
Worked from Home 36.1% / 26.3%
Modella — Worked from Home: 36.1% Ripplebrook — Worked from Home: 26.3%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / —
Modella — Car (passenger): 6.0% Ripplebrook — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only — / 5.9%
Modella — Walked Only: not among its largest Ripplebrook — Walked Only: 5.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.8%).

Setting

Modella Ripplebrook
Elevation 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.4 km 23.8 km

NBN connectivity

Modella Ripplebrook
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
61 premises
 0%
102 premises

Climate

Modella Ripplebrook
Annual rainfall 1,350 mm 1,090 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 25.1°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.7°C

Council rates

Modella Ripplebrook
Average residential rate $2,138/yr
same for both
Council Baw Baw
same for both

Federal electorate

Modella Ripplebrook
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Modella Ripplebrook
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Modella

Rural

Ripplebrook

Rural

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