Mount Eccles vs Wooreen

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wooreen, most households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Eccles tends to suit people living alone, while Wooreen 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

Wooreen

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 30/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (121% vs 91%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (87% vs 66%)

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 Eccles

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($75/wk vs $300/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wooreen

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 30/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Mount Eccles

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (33.7% vs 2.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Eccles and Wooreen 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 Eccles Wooreen
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 Eccles Wooreen
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Eccles — Walkability: 0/100 Wooreen — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 83
Mount Eccles — Safety: 70/100 Wooreen — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mount Eccles — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wooreen — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 32
Mount Eccles — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wooreen — Low flood risk: 32/100

Demographics

Wooreen rents higher ($300/wk vs $75/wk); Mount Eccles has more residents (139 vs 91).

Mount Eccles Wooreen
Population 139
+35% vs other
 91
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +33.7% +2.2%
Median age 47 49
Median household income $84,500/yr $88,816/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $75/wk $300/wk
+300% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Eccles Wooreen
0-4 5.0% / 5.5%
Mount Eccles — 0-4: 5.0% Wooreen — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 13.7% / 12.1%
Mount Eccles — 5-14: 13.7% Wooreen — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 5.8% / 3.3%
Mount Eccles — 15-19: 5.8% Wooreen — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 3.6% / —
Mount Eccles — 20-24: 3.6% Wooreen — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 4.3% / 7.7%
Mount Eccles — 25-34: 4.3% Wooreen — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 11.5% / 14.3%
Mount Eccles — 35-44: 11.5% Wooreen — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 10.8% / 17.6%
Mount Eccles — 45-54: 10.8% Wooreen — 45-54: 17.6%
55-64 14.4% / 7.7%
Mount Eccles — 55-64: 14.4% Wooreen — 55-64: 7.7%
65-74 15.8% / 23.1%
Mount Eccles — 65-74: 15.8% Wooreen — 65-74: 23.1%
75-84 6.5% / 5.5%
Mount Eccles — 75-84: 6.5% Wooreen — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ — / —
Mount Eccles — 85+: not among its largest Wooreen — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Eccles 34.5% couple families
Mount Eccles — Couple Families: 34.5% Mount Eccles — One Parent Families: 31.0% Mount Eccles — Lone Person: 34.5%
Wooreen 56.5% couple families
Wooreen — Couple Families: 56.5% Wooreen — One Parent Families: 30.4% Wooreen — Lone Person: 13.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Eccles 11.6% renting
Mount Eccles — Owned Outright: 34.9% Mount Eccles — Mortgage: 53.5% Mount Eccles — Renting: 11.6%
Wooreen 17.9% renting
Wooreen — Owned Outright: 43.6% Wooreen — Mortgage: 38.5% Wooreen — Renting: 17.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Eccles 90.9% houses
Mount Eccles — Houses: 90.9% Mount Eccles — Flats / Apartments: 9.1%
Wooreen 120.7% houses
Wooreen — Houses: 120.7% Wooreen — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Mount Eccles Wooreen
Certificate III & IV 11.5% / 22.0%
Mount Eccles — Certificate III & IV: 11.5% Wooreen — Certificate III & IV: 22.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 11.0%
Mount Eccles — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Wooreen — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 3.3%
Mount Eccles — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Wooreen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.3%
Postgraduate Degree 6.5% / —
Mount Eccles — Postgraduate Degree: 6.5% Wooreen — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Zoning mix

Mount Eccles Wooreen
Rural and farming 99% 98%
Parks and recreation 1% 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

Mount Eccles Wooreen
New dwellings approved 170
across South Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +21%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Mount Eccles Wooreen
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 2% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 36% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC

Liveability

Mount Eccles Wooreen
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Wooreen carries more flood risk (68 vs 0); Mount Eccles carries more crime risk (30 vs 17).

Mount Eccles Wooreen
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
30/100
 Low
17/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
68/100
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

Mount Eccles Wooreen
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Eccles Wooreen
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Mount Eccles Wooreen
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 146.6 km 146.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 119 min 116 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3953
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 3953
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.

Mount Eccles Wooreen
Car (driver) 58.8% / 69.2%
Mount Eccles — Car (driver): 58.8% Wooreen — Car (driver): 69.2%
Worked from Home 41.2% / 23.1%
Mount Eccles — Worked from Home: 41.2% Wooreen — Worked from Home: 23.1%
Walked Only — / 7.7%
Mount Eccles — Walked Only: not among its largest Wooreen — Walked Only: 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.2%).

Setting

Mount Eccles Wooreen
Elevation 113 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 111 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32.1 km 31.9 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Eccles Wooreen
Connectivity score 25/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
 0%
42 premises

Climate

Mount Eccles Wooreen
Annual rainfall 906 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Mount Eccles Wooreen
Average residential rate $2,282/yr
same for both
Council South Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Eccles Wooreen
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mount Eccles

Professionals Rural

Wooreen

Retirees Rural

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