Plumpton vs Melton

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Plumpton, most households are couple families. Plumpton is closer to the city centre: 33.6 km, against 43.8 km. On these figures, Plumpton tends to suit couples, while Melton suits people living alone.

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

Melton

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (15 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 1)
  • But Plumpton is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 52%)

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

Melton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Plumpton sits closer to the CBD (33.6 km vs 43.8 km)
  • Melton is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Melton

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (10 vs 0)

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

Where they sit

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

Plumpton Melton
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.

Plumpton Melton
Walkability 0 / 20
Plumpton — Walkability: 0/100 Melton — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 11 / 6
Plumpton — Safety: 11/100 Melton — Safety: 6/100
Low fire risk 12 / 14
Plumpton — Low fire risk: 12/100 Melton — Low fire risk: 14/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Plumpton — Low flood risk: 100/100 Melton — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Melton has more residents (7,953 vs 79); Plumpton has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $55,016).

Plumpton Melton
Population 79 7,953
+9967% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — -1.4%
Median age 38 40
Median household income $94,224/yr
+42% vs other
 $55,016/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+33% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Plumpton Melton
0-4 7.6% / 6.4%
Plumpton — 0-4: 7.6% Melton — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 8.9% / 12.3%
Plumpton — 5-14: 8.9% Melton — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 16.5% / 5.4%
Plumpton — 15-19: 16.5% Melton — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 3.8% / 5.6%
Plumpton — 20-24: 3.8% Melton — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 11.4% / 13.5%
Plumpton — 25-34: 11.4% Melton — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 17.7% / 13.0%
Plumpton — 35-44: 17.7% Melton — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 15.2% / 12.0%
Plumpton — 45-54: 15.2% Melton — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 6.3% / 11.5%
Plumpton — 55-64: 6.3% Melton — 55-64: 11.5%
65-74 11.4% / 12.8%
Plumpton — 65-74: 11.4% Melton — 65-74: 12.8%
75-84 10.1% / 6.2%
Plumpton — 75-84: 10.1% Melton — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ — / 1.4%
Plumpton — 85+: not among its largest Melton — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Plumpton 60.0% couple families
Plumpton — Couple Families: 60.0% Plumpton — Lone Person: 20.0% Plumpton — One Parent Families: 20.0% Plumpton — Group Household: 0.0% Plumpton — Other Families: 0.0%
Melton 30.2% couple families
Melton — Couple Families: 30.2% Melton — Lone Person: 41.6% Melton — One Parent Families: 22.3% Melton — Group Household: 3.7% Melton — Other Families: 2.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Plumpton 20.0% renting
Plumpton — Owned Outright: 80.0% Plumpton — Mortgage: 0.0% Plumpton — Renting: 20.0%
Melton 35.6% renting
Melton — Owned Outright: 33.7% Melton — Mortgage: 30.7% Melton — Renting: 35.6%
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.

Plumpton Melton
New Zealand 6.3% / 2.7%
Plumpton — New Zealand: 6.3% Melton — New Zealand: 2.7%
India 3.8% / 2.2%
Plumpton — India: 3.8% Melton — India: 2.2%
England — / 2.7%
Plumpton — England: not among its largest Melton — England: 2.7%
Philippines — / 1.7%
Plumpton — Philippines: not among its largest Melton — Philippines: 1.7%
Myanmar — / 1.2%
Plumpton — Myanmar: not among its largest Melton — Myanmar: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

Qualifications

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

Plumpton Melton
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 14.8%
Plumpton — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Melton — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 6.0%
Plumpton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Melton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Bachelor Degree — / 5.4%
Plumpton — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Melton — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.3%
Plumpton — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Melton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Plumpton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Melton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Plumpton 89.5% houses
Plumpton — Houses: 89.5% Plumpton — Townhouses: 0.0% Plumpton — Flats / Apartments: 10.5%
Melton 83.3% houses
Melton — Houses: 83.3% Melton — Townhouses: 16.5% Melton — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Plumpton Melton
Median house price — $540,000
Median unit price — $400,000
Median land price — $787,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 33 days
from 94 sales

Zoning mix

Plumpton has more rural and farming land (92% vs 50%).

Plumpton Melton
Rural and farming 92% 50%
Residential 0% 27%
Industrial 0% 10%
Other and special use 7% 0%
Parks and recreation 0% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 5%
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

Plumpton Melton
New dwellings approved 4,602
across Melton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +5%
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.

Plumpton Melton
Houses — 3.7%
$410/wk on $574K
Units — 4.9%
$410/wk on $435K

Ranking within VIC

Plumpton Melton
House price — Higher than 18% of VIC
Income Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 3% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 44% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 99% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 47% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 56% of VIC

Liveability

Melton is more walkable (20 vs 0).

Plumpton Melton
Grade — D
Score — 20/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Plumpton Melton
Bushfire High
88/100
 High
86/100
Crime High
89/100
 High
94/100
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 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Plumpton Melton
Inside the suburb 1 5
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 2

Schools in Plumpton

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

Schools in Melton

  • Melton Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Muhammadiyah Australia College Independent · Combined below peers
  • St Dominic's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Djerriwarrh Community & Education Services - Djerriwarrh Community College Independent · Secondary
  • Western English Language School-Melton Campus Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Plumpton Melton
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 1 8
Childcare 0 15
GPs 0 10
Pharmacies 0 4
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 7
Waterways 1 25

Mobility

Melton sits further from the CBD (43.8 km vs 33.6 km).

Plumpton Melton
Walkability score 0/100 20/100
Distance to Melbourne 33.6 km 43.8 km
+30% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 40 min 42 min
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 3335
 0.5%
postcode 3337
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings —
postcode 3335
 42
postcode 3337

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.

Plumpton Melton
Car (driver) 88.5% / 72.4%
Plumpton — Car (driver): 88.5% Melton — Car (driver): 72.4%
Worked from Home 11.5% / 15.1%
Plumpton — Worked from Home: 11.5% Melton — Worked from Home: 15.1%
Car (passenger) — / 6.4%
Plumpton — Car (passenger): not among its largest Melton — Car (passenger): 6.4%
Train — / 2.9%
Plumpton — Train: not among its largest Melton — Train: 2.9%
Walked Only — / 2.2%
Plumpton — Walked Only: not among its largest Melton — Walked Only: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.5%).

Setting

Plumpton Melton
Elevation 156 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 144 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.4 km 28.5 km

NBN connectivity

Plumpton Melton
Connectivity score 30/100 99/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
34 premises
 98%
4,809 premises

Climate

Plumpton Melton
Annual rainfall 518 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Plumpton Melton
PM2.5 4.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Plumpton Melton
Average residential rate $1,779/yr
same for both
Council Melton
same for both

Federal electorate

Plumpton Melton
Division Hawke
same for both
Member Sam Rae
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Plumpton Melton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Plumpton

Multicultural Outer Students

Melton

Affordable Outer

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