Rokewood vs Werneth

Werneth is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 41 in Rokewood. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Rokewood tends to suit people living alone, while Werneth 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

Werneth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 52%)

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

First-home buyers

Rokewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 67%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Werneth

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 10%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($153/wk vs $215/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Rokewood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (130.1 km vs 149.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (103 min vs 109 min)

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

Werneth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.0% vs -4.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Rokewood Werneth
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.

Rokewood Werneth
Walkability 0 / 0
Rokewood — Walkability: 0/100 Werneth — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 10 / 6
Rokewood — Safety: 10/100 Werneth — Safety: 6/100
Low fire risk 31 / 33
Rokewood — Low fire risk: 31/100 Werneth — Low fire risk: 33/100
Low flood risk 53 / 42
Rokewood — Low flood risk: 53/100 Werneth — Low flood risk: 42/100

Demographics

Rokewood has more residents (208 vs 66); Rokewood rents higher ($215/wk vs $153/wk).

Rokewood Werneth
Population 208
+68% vs other
 66
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.1% +10.0%
Median age 41 36
Median household income $66,872/yr $71,500/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $215/wk
+29% vs other
 $153/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rokewood Werneth
0-4 5.3% / 18.2%
Rokewood — 0-4: 5.3% Werneth — 0-4: 18.2%
5-14 12.0% / 12.1%
Rokewood — 5-14: 12.0% Werneth — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 8.2% / 6.1%
Rokewood — 15-19: 8.2% Werneth — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 3.8% / 12.1%
Rokewood — 20-24: 3.8% Werneth — 20-24: 12.1%
25-34 15.4% / 13.6%
Rokewood — 25-34: 15.4% Werneth — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 13.5% / 7.6%
Rokewood — 35-44: 13.5% Werneth — 35-44: 7.6%
45-54 15.4% / 18.2%
Rokewood — 45-54: 15.4% Werneth — 45-54: 18.2%
55-64 10.6% / 4.5%
Rokewood — 55-64: 10.6% Werneth — 55-64: 4.5%
65-74 10.6% / 13.6%
Rokewood — 65-74: 10.6% Werneth — 65-74: 13.6%
75-84 3.8% / 6.1%
Rokewood — 75-84: 3.8% Werneth — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 1.4% / —
Rokewood — 85+: 1.4% Werneth — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rokewood 33.9% couple families
Rokewood — Couple Families: 33.9% Rokewood — One Parent Families: 18.6% Rokewood — Lone Person: 40.7% Rokewood — Group Household: 6.8%
Werneth 37.5% couple families
Werneth — Couple Families: 37.5% Werneth — One Parent Families: 43.8% Werneth — Lone Person: 18.8% Werneth — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rokewood 9.6% renting
Rokewood — Owned Outright: 54.8% Rokewood — Mortgage: 35.6% Rokewood — Renting: 9.6%
Werneth 35.7% renting
Werneth — Owned Outright: 64.3% Werneth — Mortgage: 0.0% Werneth — Renting: 35.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rokewood 94.9% houses
Rokewood — Houses: 94.9% Rokewood — Townhouses: 3.8% Rokewood — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Werneth 100.0% houses
Werneth — Houses: 100.0% Werneth — Townhouses: 0.0% Werneth — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Rokewood Werneth
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 13.6%
Rokewood — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Werneth — Certificate III & IV: 13.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 9.1%
Rokewood — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Werneth — Bachelor Degree: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / —
Rokewood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Werneth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / —
Rokewood — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Werneth — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / —
Rokewood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Werneth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Property market

Rokewood Werneth
Median house price $412,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Rokewood Werneth
Rural and farming 98% 100%
Parks and recreation 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

Rokewood Werneth
New dwellings approved 186
across Golden Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year +10%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Rokewood Werneth
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 38% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of VIC
same for both

Liveability

Rokewood Werneth
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Werneth carries more flood risk (58 vs 47).

Rokewood Werneth
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
67/100
Crime High
90/100
 High
94/100
Flood Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
58/100
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

Rokewood Werneth
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Rokewood

  • Rokewood Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Werneth

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

Amenities in the suburb

Rokewood Werneth
Parks & reserves 3 1
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 26 6

Mobility

Werneth sits further from the CBD (149.1 km vs 130.1 km).

Rokewood Werneth
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 130.1 km 149.1 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 103 min 109 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3330
 0.4%
postcode 3352
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 32
postcode 3330
 51
postcode 3352

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.

Rokewood Werneth
Car (driver) 63.0% / 50.0%
Rokewood — Car (driver): 63.0% Werneth — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 23.5% / 50.0%
Rokewood — Worked from Home: 23.5% Werneth — Worked from Home: 50.0%
Walked Only 8.6% / —
Rokewood — Walked Only: 8.6% Werneth — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 4.9% / —
Rokewood — Car (passenger): 4.9% Werneth — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.0%).

Setting

Rokewood Werneth
Elevation 176 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 154 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Rokewood Werneth
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
122 premises
 0%
25 premises

Climate

Rokewood Werneth
Annual rainfall 502 mm 602 mm
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C —
Winter min (Jul) 5.3°C —

Council rates

Rokewood Werneth
Average residential rate $2,052/yr
same for both
Council Golden Plains
same for both

Federal electorate

Rokewood Werneth
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Rokewood Werneth
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Rokewood

Rural

Werneth

Family Rural Young Families

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