Mount Burnett vs Gembrook

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Burnett tends to suit young adults and couples, while Gembrook suits families with children.

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

  • Mount Burnett carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 87/100)
  • Gembrook has more parks and reserves (18 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

Mount Burnett

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Burnett

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (65 min vs 91 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (63.2 km vs 77.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Burnett

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 87/100)

Weighs 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

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

Mount Burnett Gembrook
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.

Mount Burnett Gembrook
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Burnett — Walkability: 0/100 Gembrook — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 47 / 13
Mount Burnett — Safety: 47/100 Gembrook — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 0 / 5
Mount Burnett — Low fire risk: 0/100 Gembrook — Low fire risk: 5/100
Low flood risk 85 / 64
Mount Burnett — Low flood risk: 85/100 Gembrook — Low flood risk: 64/100

Demographics

Gembrook has more residents (2,559 vs 180); Gembrook rents higher ($360/wk vs $200/wk).

Mount Burnett Gembrook
Population 180 2,559
+1322% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.0% +8.9%
Median age 42 41
Median household income $112,632/yr
+8% vs other
 $104,104/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $360/wk
+80% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Burnett Gembrook
0-4 2.8% / 5.3%
Mount Burnett — 0-4: 2.8% Gembrook — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 5.6% / 15.1%
Mount Burnett — 5-14: 5.6% Gembrook — 5-14: 15.1%
15-19 13.9% / 6.3%
Mount Burnett — 15-19: 13.9% Gembrook — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 11.1% / 5.8%
Mount Burnett — 20-24: 11.1% Gembrook — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 13.9% / 10.4%
Mount Burnett — 25-34: 13.9% Gembrook — 25-34: 10.4%
35-44 7.8% / 11.5%
Mount Burnett — 35-44: 7.8% Gembrook — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 20.6% / 15.0%
Mount Burnett — 45-54: 20.6% Gembrook — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 14.4% / 15.0%
Mount Burnett — 55-64: 14.4% Gembrook — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 11.1% / 9.8%
Mount Burnett — 65-74: 11.1% Gembrook — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 5.6% / 4.9%
Mount Burnett — 75-84: 5.6% Gembrook — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ — / 1.1%
Mount Burnett — 85+: not among its largest Gembrook — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Burnett 71.4% couple families
Mount Burnett — Couple Families: 71.4% Mount Burnett — Lone Person: 11.4% Mount Burnett — One Parent Families: 17.1% Mount Burnett — Group Household: 0.0% Mount Burnett — Other Families: 0.0%
Gembrook 58.2% couple families
Gembrook — Couple Families: 58.2% Gembrook — Lone Person: 25.6% Gembrook — One Parent Families: 12.6% Gembrook — Group Household: 2.4% Gembrook — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Burnett 5.9% renting
Mount Burnett — Owned Outright: 49.0% Mount Burnett — Mortgage: 45.1% Mount Burnett — Renting: 5.9%
Gembrook 12.4% renting
Gembrook — Owned Outright: 33.6% Gembrook — Mortgage: 54.1% Gembrook — Renting: 12.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Mount Burnett Gembrook
England 3.3% / 4.6%
Mount Burnett — England: 3.3% Gembrook — England: 4.6%
New Zealand — / 1.1%
Mount Burnett — New Zealand: not among its largest Gembrook — New Zealand: 1.1%
Germany — / 0.7%
Mount Burnett — Germany: not among its largest Gembrook — Germany: 0.7%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Mount Burnett — South Africa: not among its largest Gembrook — South Africa: 0.5%
Italy — / 0.5%
Mount Burnett — Italy: not among its largest Gembrook — Italy: 0.5%

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

Qualifications

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

Mount Burnett Gembrook
Certificate III & IV 13.9% / 17.0%
Mount Burnett — Certificate III & IV: 13.9% Gembrook — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.1% / 8.6%
Mount Burnett — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.1% Gembrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Bachelor Degree 2.8% / 10.3%
Mount Burnett — Bachelor Degree: 2.8% Gembrook — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 2.6%
Mount Burnett — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Gembrook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 1.6%
Mount Burnett — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Gembrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Burnett 100.0% houses
Mount Burnett — Houses: 100.0% Mount Burnett — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Gembrook 97.5% houses
Gembrook — Houses: 97.5% Gembrook — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Burnett Gembrook
Median house price — $930,000
Median unit price — $570,000
Median land price — $1,160,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 30 days
from 28 sales

Zoning mix

Mount Burnett has more land zoned for conservation (57% vs 18%); Mount Burnett has more rural and farming land (41% vs 13%).

Mount Burnett Gembrook
Parks and recreation 0% 68%
Environmental 57% 18%
Rural and farming 41% 13%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

Mount Burnett Gembrook
New dwellings approved 1,323
across Cardinia
same for both
Approvals change year on year +13%
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.

Mount Burnett Gembrook
Houses — 3.3%
$650/wk on $1.04M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Mount Burnett Gembrook
House price — Higher than 70% of VIC
Income Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 4% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 44% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 26% of VIC

Liveability

Mount Burnett Gembrook
Grade — D
Score — 28/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Gembrook carries more flood risk (36 vs 15); Gembrook carries more crime risk (87 vs 53).

Mount Burnett Gembrook
Bushfire High
100/100
 High
95/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 High
87/100
Flood Low
15/100
 Low
36/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Burnett Gembrook
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 Mount Burnett

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

Schools in Gembrook

  • Gembrook Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Burnett Gembrook
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 0 18
Childcare 0 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 436

Mobility

Gembrook sits further from the CBD (77.9 km vs 63.2 km).

Mount Burnett Gembrook
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 63.2 km 77.9 km
+23% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 65 min 91 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3781
 0.4%
postcode 3783
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 3781
 48
postcode 3783

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.

Mount Burnett Gembrook
Car (driver) 70.5% / 70.1%
Mount Burnett — Car (driver): 70.5% Gembrook — Car (driver): 70.1%
Worked from Home 25.6% / 24.6%
Mount Burnett — Worked from Home: 25.6% Gembrook — Worked from Home: 24.6%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 2.5%
Mount Burnett — Car (passenger): 3.8% Gembrook — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Walked Only — / 1.9%
Mount Burnett — Walked Only: not among its largest Gembrook — Walked Only: 1.9%
Train — / 0.7%
Mount Burnett — Train: not among its largest Gembrook — Train: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.5%).

Setting

Mount Burnett Gembrook
Elevation 261 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 154 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.6 km 34.6 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Burnett Gembrook
Connectivity score 29/100 58/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
54 premises
 35%
896 premises

Climate

Mount Burnett Gembrook
Annual rainfall 1,350 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Mount Burnett Gembrook
Average residential rate $1,880/yr
same for both
Council Cardinia
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Burnett Gembrook
Division La Trobe
same for both
Member Jason Wood
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Burnett Gembrook
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Burnett

Rural Students

Gembrook

River Rural

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