Powelltown vs East Warburton

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In East Warburton, about half of households are 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

Powelltown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (57% vs 46%)

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

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Powelltown

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (96 min vs 108 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (87.7 km vs 89.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

East Warburton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.9% vs -1.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Powelltown East Warburton
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.

Powelltown East Warburton
Walkability 0 / 0
Powelltown — Walkability: 0/100 East Warburton — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 57 / 48
Powelltown — Safety: 57/100 East Warburton — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 2 / 5
Powelltown — Low fire risk: 2/100 East Warburton — Low fire risk: 5/100
Low flood risk 81 / 72
Powelltown — Low flood risk: 81/100 East Warburton — Low flood risk: 72/100

Demographics

East Warburton has more residents (906 vs 214).

Powelltown East Warburton
Population 214 906
+323% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.4% +4.9%
Median age 47 48
Median household income $58,500/yr $62,452/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Powelltown East Warburton
0-4 — / 5.2%
Powelltown — 0-4: not among its largest East Warburton — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 10.3% / 9.5%
Powelltown — 5-14: 10.3% East Warburton — 5-14: 9.5%
15-19 10.7% / 5.0%
Powelltown — 15-19: 10.7% East Warburton — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 8.9% / 4.2%
Powelltown — 20-24: 8.9% East Warburton — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 7.9% / 10.2%
Powelltown — 25-34: 7.9% East Warburton — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 8.9% / 11.1%
Powelltown — 35-44: 8.9% East Warburton — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 19.6% / 16.4%
Powelltown — 45-54: 19.6% East Warburton — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 13.1% / 17.1%
Powelltown — 55-64: 13.1% East Warburton — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 10.3% / 14.0%
Powelltown — 65-74: 10.3% East Warburton — 65-74: 14.0%
75-84 6.5% / 6.1%
Powelltown — 75-84: 6.5% East Warburton — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 1.9% / 1.0%
Powelltown — 85+: 1.9% East Warburton — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Powelltown 43.1% lone person
Powelltown — Lone Person: 43.1% Powelltown — Couple Families: 39.2% Powelltown — One Parent Families: 17.6% Powelltown — Group Household: 0.0% Powelltown — Other Families: 0.0%
East Warburton 48.0% lone person
East Warburton — Lone Person: 48.0% East Warburton — Couple Families: 31.7% East Warburton — One Parent Families: 14.6% East Warburton — Group Household: 4.1% East Warburton — Other Families: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Powelltown 15.9% renting
Powelltown — Owned Outright: 33.3% Powelltown — Mortgage: 50.7% Powelltown — Renting: 15.9%
East Warburton 8.3% renting
East Warburton — Owned Outright: 44.5% East Warburton — Mortgage: 47.1% East Warburton — Renting: 8.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Powelltown East Warburton
Certificate III & IV 17.8% / 16.1%
Powelltown — Certificate III & IV: 17.8% East Warburton — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 9.7%
Powelltown — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% East Warburton — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.7% / 9.1%
Powelltown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7% East Warburton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.9%
Powelltown — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest East Warburton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.5%
Powelltown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest East Warburton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

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.

Powelltown East Warburton
England 6.5% / 5.1%
Powelltown — England: 6.5% East Warburton — England: 5.1%
Germany 2.3% / —
Powelltown — Germany: 2.3% East Warburton — Germany: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.4%
Powelltown — New Zealand: not among its largest East Warburton — New Zealand: 1.4%
Malaysia — / 0.9%
Powelltown — Malaysia: not among its largest East Warburton — Malaysia: 0.9%
South Africa — / 0.8%
Powelltown — South Africa: not among its largest East Warburton — South Africa: 0.8%
Netherlands — / 0.8%
Powelltown — Netherlands: not among its largest East Warburton — Netherlands: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Powelltown 100.0% houses
Powelltown — Houses: 100.0%
East Warburton 100.8% houses
East Warburton — Houses: 100.8%
Houses

Property market

Powelltown East Warburton
Median house price — $660,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $300,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 29 days
from 7 sales

Zoning mix

Powelltown East Warburton
Parks and recreation 98% 62%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 30%
Rural and farming 1% 7%
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

Powelltown East Warburton
New dwellings approved 416
across Yarra Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year -57%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Powelltown East Warburton
House price — Higher than 31% of VIC
Income Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 23% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 40% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 8% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC

Liveability

Powelltown East Warburton
Grade — D
Score — 22/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Powelltown East Warburton
Bushfire High
98/100
 High
95/100
Crime Moderate
43/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood Low
19/100
 Low
28/100
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

Powelltown East Warburton
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Powelltown

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

Schools in East Warburton

  • Millwarra Primary School-Warburton East Campus Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Powelltown East Warburton
Parks & reserves 2 3
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 174 357

Mobility

East Warburton sits further from the CBD (89.9 km vs 87.7 km).

Powelltown East Warburton
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 87.7 km 89.9 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 96 min 108 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3797
 0.5%
postcode 3799
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 3797
 35
postcode 3799

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.

Powelltown East Warburton
Car (driver) 55.6% / 73.0%
Powelltown — Car (driver): 55.6% East Warburton — Car (driver): 73.0%
Worked from Home 18.5% / 22.1%
Powelltown — Worked from Home: 18.5% East Warburton — Worked from Home: 22.1%
Walked Only 18.5% / 0.9%
Powelltown — Walked Only: 18.5% East Warburton — Walked Only: 0.9%
Car (passenger) 7.4% / 2.8%
Powelltown — Car (passenger): 7.4% East Warburton — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Bus — / 1.2%
Powelltown — Bus: not among its largest East Warburton — Bus: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.0%).

Setting

Powelltown East Warburton
Elevation 347 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 312 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Powelltown East Warburton
Connectivity score 15/100 68/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
26 premises
 46%
440 premises

Climate

Powelltown East Warburton
Annual rainfall 1,350 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Powelltown East Warburton
Average residential rate $2,161/yr
same for both
Council Yarra Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Powelltown East Warburton
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Powelltown East Warburton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Powelltown

River Rural

East Warburton

Rural

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