Outtrim vs Wattle Bank

Wattle Bank is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 49 in Outtrim. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Outtrim, about half of households are couple families. In Wattle Bank, most households are couple families. On these figures, Outtrim tends to suit people living alone, while Wattle Bank suits 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

Wattle Bank

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 31/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 68%)
  • But Outtrim has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Outtrim

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wattle Bank

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($204/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Outtrim

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (134.5 km vs 141.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Outtrim has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 15%)
  • Wattle Bank carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 31/100)

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

Investors

Wattle Bank

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (41.2% vs 14.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Outtrim Wattle Bank
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.

Outtrim Wattle Bank
Walkability 0 / 0
Outtrim — Walkability: 0/100 Wattle Bank — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 69 / 88
Outtrim — Safety: 69/100 Wattle Bank — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 100 / 86
Outtrim — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wattle Bank — Low fire risk: 86/100
Low flood risk 32 / 36
Outtrim — Low flood risk: 32/100 Wattle Bank — Low flood risk: 36/100

Demographics

Outtrim rents higher ($250/wk vs $204/wk); Outtrim skews older (49 vs 41).

Outtrim Wattle Bank
Population 270
+7% vs other
 250
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.9% +41.2%
Median age 49 41
Median household income $80,600/yr $94,224/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+18% vs other
 $204/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Outtrim Wattle Bank
0-4 7.0% / 8.8%
Outtrim — 0-4: 7.0% Wattle Bank — 0-4: 8.8%
5-14 12.2% / 14.4%
Outtrim — 5-14: 12.2% Wattle Bank — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 7.0% / 5.6%
Outtrim — 15-19: 7.0% Wattle Bank — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 5.6% / 5.6%
Outtrim — 20-24: 5.6% Wattle Bank — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 8.9% / 8.8%
Outtrim — 25-34: 8.9% Wattle Bank — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 5.9% / 15.6%
Outtrim — 35-44: 5.9% Wattle Bank — 35-44: 15.6%
45-54 15.2% / 15.6%
Outtrim — 45-54: 15.2% Wattle Bank — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 17.4% / 14.4%
Outtrim — 55-64: 17.4% Wattle Bank — 55-64: 14.4%
65-74 16.7% / 13.2%
Outtrim — 65-74: 16.7% Wattle Bank — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 5.2% / 1.6%
Outtrim — 75-84: 5.2% Wattle Bank — 75-84: 1.6%
85+ — / —
Outtrim — 85+: not among its largest Wattle Bank — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Outtrim 54.4% couple families
Outtrim — Couple Families: 54.4% Outtrim — Lone Person: 31.6% Outtrim — One Parent Families: 14.0% Outtrim — Group Household: 0.0%
Wattle Bank 69.2% couple families
Wattle Bank — Couple Families: 69.2% Wattle Bank — Lone Person: 9.6% Wattle Bank — One Parent Families: 15.4% Wattle Bank — Group Household: 5.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Outtrim 10.5% renting
Outtrim — Owned Outright: 51.2% Outtrim — Mortgage: 38.4% Outtrim — Renting: 10.5%
Wattle Bank 3.9% renting
Wattle Bank — Owned Outright: 48.1% Wattle Bank — Mortgage: 48.1% Wattle Bank — Renting: 3.9%
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.

Outtrim Wattle Bank
England 3.3% / 3.6%
Outtrim — England: 3.3% Wattle Bank — England: 3.6%
New Zealand — / 1.2%
Outtrim — New Zealand: not among its largest Wattle Bank — New Zealand: 1.2%
South Africa — / 1.2%
Outtrim — South Africa: not among its largest Wattle Bank — South Africa: 1.2%
Scotland 1.1% / —
Outtrim — Scotland: 1.1% Wattle Bank — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

Qualifications

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

Outtrim Wattle Bank
Certificate III & IV 19.3% / 20.4%
Outtrim — Certificate III & IV: 19.3% Wattle Bank — Certificate III & IV: 20.4%
Bachelor Degree 11.1% / 8.4%
Outtrim — Bachelor Degree: 11.1% Wattle Bank — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 9.2%
Outtrim — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Wattle Bank — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 3.2%
Outtrim — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Wattle Bank — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 1.2%
Outtrim — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Wattle Bank — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Outtrim 100.0% houses
Outtrim — Houses: 100.0% Outtrim — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wattle Bank 97.5% houses
Wattle Bank — Houses: 97.5% Wattle Bank — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Outtrim Wattle Bank
Median house price $1,052,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $887,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 151 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Outtrim Wattle Bank
Rural and farming 98%
same for both
Parks and recreation 1%
same for both
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

Outtrim Wattle Bank
New dwellings approved 170
across South Gippsland
 393
across Bass Coast
Approvals change year on year +21% +0%

Ranking within VIC

Outtrim Wattle Bank
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 3% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC

Liveability

Outtrim Wattle Bank
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wattle Bank carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Outtrim carries more crime risk (31 vs 12).

Outtrim Wattle Bank
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Low
31/100
 Low
12/100
Flood Moderate
68/100
 Moderate
64/100
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

Outtrim Wattle Bank
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

Outtrim Wattle Bank
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 4 0
Waterways 5 0

Mobility

Wattle Bank sits further from the CBD (141.7 km vs 134.5 km).

Outtrim Wattle Bank
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 134.5 km 141.7 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 107 min 111 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 3951
 0.9%
postcode 3995
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 3951
 47
postcode 3995

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.

Outtrim Wattle Bank
Car (driver) 64.2% / 69.9%
Outtrim — Car (driver): 64.2% Wattle Bank — Car (driver): 69.9%
Worked from Home 26.4% / 14.6%
Outtrim — Worked from Home: 26.4% Wattle Bank — Worked from Home: 14.6%
Car (passenger) 6.6% / 4.9%
Outtrim — Car (passenger): 6.6% Wattle Bank — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Walked Only 2.8% / 4.9%
Outtrim — Walked Only: 2.8% Wattle Bank — Walked Only: 4.9%
Bus — / 5.8%
Outtrim — Bus: not among its largest Wattle Bank — Bus: 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.9%).

Setting

Outtrim Wattle Bank
Elevation 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.7 km 7.0 km

NBN connectivity

Outtrim Wattle Bank
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
107 premises
 0%
116 premises

Climate

Outtrim Wattle Bank
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

Outtrim Wattle Bank
Average residential rate $2,282/yr $1,727/yr
Council South Gippsland Bass Coast

Federal electorate

Outtrim Wattle Bank
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Outtrim Wattle Bank
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Outtrim

Rural

Wattle Bank

Family Rural Young Families

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