Seville East vs Gruyere

Seville East is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 46 in Gruyere. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Gruyere: a median of $1.85 million, against $694,000 in Seville East, though rent is higher in Seville East. On these figures, Seville East tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Seville East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 50/100)

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

First-home buyers

Seville East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($693,500 vs $1,850,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gruyere

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($296/wk vs $363/wk)

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

They split

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

  • Seville East carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 50/100)
  • Gruyere has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Seville East Gruyere
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.

Seville East Gruyere
Walkability 15 / 13
Seville East — Walkability: 15/100 Gruyere — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 78 / 50
Seville East — Safety: 78/100 Gruyere — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 0 / 2
Seville East — Low fire risk: 0/100 Gruyere — Low fire risk: 2/100
Low flood risk 31 / 42
Seville East — Low flood risk: 31/100 Gruyere — Low flood risk: 42/100

Demographics

Gruyere skews older (46 vs 35); Seville East rents higher ($363/wk vs $296/wk).

Seville East Gruyere
Population 837 966
+15% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.0% +2.1%
Median age 35 46
Median household income $102,336/yr $115,596/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $363/wk
+18% vs other
 $296/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Seville East Gruyere
0-4 7.4% / 4.6%
Seville East — 0-4: 7.4% Gruyere — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 15.2% / 11.5%
Seville East — 5-14: 15.2% Gruyere — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 6.6% / 6.5%
Seville East — 15-19: 6.6% Gruyere — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 5.3% / 8.1%
Seville East — 20-24: 5.3% Gruyere — 20-24: 8.1%
25-34 15.5% / 7.9%
Seville East — 25-34: 15.5% Gruyere — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 14.3% / 9.4%
Seville East — 35-44: 14.3% Gruyere — 35-44: 9.4%
45-54 14.1% / 16.5%
Seville East — 45-54: 14.1% Gruyere — 45-54: 16.5%
55-64 11.4% / 17.1%
Seville East — 55-64: 11.4% Gruyere — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 6.7% / 9.9%
Seville East — 65-74: 6.7% Gruyere — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 3.8% / 6.6%
Seville East — 75-84: 3.8% Gruyere — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ — / 1.1%
Seville East — 85+: not among its largest Gruyere — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Seville East 65.1% couple families
Seville East — Couple Families: 65.1% Seville East — Lone Person: 19.3% Seville East — One Parent Families: 12.5% Seville East — Group Household: 3.1%
Gruyere 70.0% couple families
Gruyere — Couple Families: 70.0% Gruyere — Lone Person: 16.4% Gruyere — One Parent Families: 11.6% Gruyere — Group Household: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Seville East 9.6% renting
Seville East — Owned Outright: 23.8% Seville East — Mortgage: 66.5% Seville East — Renting: 9.6%
Gruyere 9.5% renting
Gruyere — Owned Outright: 40.9% Gruyere — Mortgage: 49.7% Gruyere — Renting: 9.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Seville East Gruyere
Certificate III & IV 25.6% / 17.6%
Seville East — Certificate III & IV: 25.6% Gruyere — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 12.5%
Seville East — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Gruyere — Bachelor Degree: 12.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 8.5%
Seville East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Gruyere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 2.6%
Seville East — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Gruyere — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 2.2%
Seville East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Gruyere — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

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.

Seville East Gruyere
England 4.5% / 4.9%
Seville East — England: 4.5% Gruyere — England: 4.9%
Netherlands 1.7% / 0.6%
Seville East — Netherlands: 1.7% Gruyere — Netherlands: 0.6%
New Zealand 0.8% / 1.0%
Seville East — New Zealand: 0.8% Gruyere — New Zealand: 1.0%
Italy 0.6% / 0.4%
Seville East — Italy: 0.6% Gruyere — Italy: 0.4%
France 0.7% / —
Seville East — France: 0.7% Gruyere — France: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.4%
Seville East — South Africa: not among its largest Gruyere — South Africa: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Seville East 100.0% houses
Seville East — Houses: 100.0%
Gruyere 100.3% houses
Gruyere — Houses: 100.3%
Houses

Property market

Seville East Gruyere
Median house price $693,500 $1,850,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 7 sales
 142 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Seville East Gruyere
Rural and farming 73% 70%
Environmental 18% 21%
Parks and recreation 3% 9%
Residential 4% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 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

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

Ranking within VIC

Seville East Gruyere
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC

Liveability

Gruyere scores higher overall (42 vs 34).

Seville East Gruyere
Grade C
same for both
Score 34/100 42/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Gruyere carries more crime risk (50 vs 22); Seville East carries more flood risk (69 vs 58).

Seville East Gruyere
Bushfire High
100/100
 High
98/100
Crime Low
22/100
 Moderate
50/100
Flood Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
58/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Seville East Gruyere
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 Seville East

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

Schools in Gruyere

  • Gruyere Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Seville East Gruyere
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 3 2
Waterways 5 10

Mobility

Seville East Gruyere
Walkability score 15/100 13/100
Distance to Melbourne 56.4 km
+3% vs other
 54.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 60 min 61 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3139
 0.7%
postcode 3770
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 3139
 51
postcode 3770

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.

Seville East Gruyere
Car (driver) 76.4% / 62.6%
Seville East — Car (driver): 76.4% Gruyere — Car (driver): 62.6%
Worked from Home 18.9% / 30.0%
Seville East — Worked from Home: 18.9% Gruyere — Worked from Home: 30.0%
Walked Only 1.7% / 4.4%
Seville East — Walked Only: 1.7% Gruyere — Walked Only: 4.4%
Car (passenger) 3.1% / 2.9%
Seville East — Car (passenger): 3.1% Gruyere — Car (passenger): 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.4%).

Setting

Seville East Gruyere
Elevation 112 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 227 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 44.7 km 45.6 km

NBN connectivity

Seville East Gruyere
Connectivity score 67/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 46%
309 premises
 2%
336 premises

Climate

Seville East Gruyere
Annual rainfall 1,215 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Seville East Gruyere
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Seville East Gruyere
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

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Seville East

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