Tremont vs Sassafras

Tremont is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 47 in Sassafras. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tremont, most households are couple families. In Sassafras, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Tremont tends to suit 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

Sassafras

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 77/100)
  • But Tremont is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 71%)

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 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Sassafras

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (45/100 vs 16/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sassafras

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (45/100 vs 16/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 77/100)

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

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

Tremont Sassafras
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.

Tremont Sassafras
Walkability 16 / 45
Tremont — Walkability: 16/100 Sassafras — Walkability: 45/100
Safety 23 / 69
Tremont — Safety: 23/100 Sassafras — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 18 / 17
Tremont — Low fire risk: 18/100 Sassafras — Low fire risk: 17/100
Low flood risk 79 / 100
Tremont — Low flood risk: 79/100 Sassafras — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Sassafras has more residents (970 vs 69); Sassafras skews older (47 vs 39).

Tremont Sassafras
Population 69 970
+1306% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.4% -8.6%
Median age 39 47
Median household income $113,724/yr
+2% vs other
 $111,644/yr
Median weekly rent $401/wk $410/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tremont Sassafras
0-4 5.8% / 3.4%
Tremont — 0-4: 5.8% Sassafras — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 18.8% / 11.3%
Tremont — 5-14: 18.8% Sassafras — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 5.8% / 7.7%
Tremont — 15-19: 5.8% Sassafras — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 — / 4.3%
Tremont — 20-24: not among its largest Sassafras — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 17.4% / 8.9%
Tremont — 25-34: 17.4% Sassafras — 25-34: 8.9%
35-44 18.8% / 10.8%
Tremont — 35-44: 18.8% Sassafras — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 5.8% / 16.6%
Tremont — 45-54: 5.8% Sassafras — 45-54: 16.6%
55-64 11.6% / 16.6%
Tremont — 55-64: 11.6% Sassafras — 55-64: 16.6%
65-74 10.1% / 13.9%
Tremont — 65-74: 10.1% Sassafras — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 4.3% / 4.4%
Tremont — 75-84: 4.3% Sassafras — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ — / 0.9%
Tremont — 85+: not among its largest Sassafras — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tremont 62.5% couple families
Tremont — Couple Families: 62.5% Tremont — One Parent Families: 37.5% Tremont — Lone Person: 0.0% Tremont — Group Household: 0.0% Tremont — Other Families: 0.0%
Sassafras 52.2% couple families
Sassafras — Couple Families: 52.2% Sassafras — One Parent Families: 18.8% Sassafras — Lone Person: 23.7% Sassafras — Group Household: 3.7% Sassafras — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tremont 0.0% renting
Tremont — Owned Outright: 42.1% Tremont — Mortgage: 57.9% Tremont — Renting: 0.0%
Sassafras 9.6% renting
Sassafras — Owned Outright: 41.3% Sassafras — Mortgage: 49.2% Sassafras — Renting: 9.6%
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.

Tremont Sassafras
England 5.8% / 7.3%
Tremont — England: 5.8% Sassafras — England: 7.3%
New Zealand — / 1.1%
Tremont — New Zealand: not among its largest Sassafras — New Zealand: 1.1%
South Africa — / 0.9%
Tremont — South Africa: not among its largest Sassafras — South Africa: 0.9%
China — / 0.8%
Tremont — China: not among its largest Sassafras — China: 0.8%
Germany — / 0.8%
Tremont — Germany: not among its largest Sassafras — Germany: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

Qualifications

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

Tremont Sassafras
Bachelor Degree 17.4% / 18.1%
Tremont — Bachelor Degree: 17.4% Sassafras — Bachelor Degree: 18.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.0% / 9.7%
Tremont — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.0% Sassafras — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7%
Certificate III & IV 4.3% / 11.5%
Tremont — Certificate III & IV: 4.3% Sassafras — Certificate III & IV: 11.5%
Postgraduate Degree 8.7% / 7.0%
Tremont — Postgraduate Degree: 8.7% Sassafras — Postgraduate Degree: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.3% / 4.1%
Tremont — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3% Sassafras — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tremont 100.0% houses
Tremont — Houses: 100.0% Tremont — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Sassafras 98.6% houses
Sassafras — Houses: 98.6% Sassafras — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Tremont Sassafras
Median house price — $957,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Sassafras has more rural and farming land (44% vs 4%).

Tremont Sassafras
Parks and recreation 93% 47%
Rural and farming 4% 44%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 7%
Other and special use 0% 2%
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

Tremont Sassafras
New dwellings approved 416
across Yarra Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year -57%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Tremont Sassafras
House price — Higher than 65% of VIC
Income Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 63% of VIC
EV adoption — Higher than 94% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC

Liveability

Sassafras is more walkable (45 vs 16).

Tremont Sassafras
Grade — B
Score — 67/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Tremont carries more flood risk (21 vs 0); Tremont carries more crime risk (77 vs 31).

Tremont Sassafras
Bushfire High
82/100
 High
83/100
Crime High
77/100
 Low
31/100
Flood Low
21/100
 None
0/100
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

Tremont Sassafras
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Tremont

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

Schools in Sassafras

  • Sherbrooke Community School Government · Combined above peers
  • Sassafras Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Tremont Sassafras
Cafes & restaurants 1 7
Parks & reserves 1 6
Childcare 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 11
same for both

Mobility

Tremont Sassafras
Walkability score 16/100 45/100
Distance to Melbourne 45.9 km 45.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 50 min 52 min
Public transport score 55/100
Bus
 75/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 15.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 28.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 3 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share — 2.0%
postcode 3787
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 24
postcode 3787

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.

Tremont Sassafras
Worked from Home 65.0% / 38.2%
Tremont — Worked from Home: 65.0% Sassafras — Worked from Home: 38.2%
Car (driver) 35.0% / 53.8%
Tremont — Car (driver): 35.0% Sassafras — Car (driver): 53.8%
Car (passenger) — / 3.7%
Tremont — Car (passenger): not among its largest Sassafras — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Train — / 3.0%
Tremont — Train: not among its largest Sassafras — Train: 3.0%
Walked Only — / 1.4%
Tremont — Walked Only: not among its largest Sassafras — Walked Only: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.0%).

Setting

Tremont Sassafras
Elevation 394 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 468 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.9 km 28.1 km

NBN connectivity

Tremont Sassafras
Connectivity score 94/100 78/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 72%
39 premises
 50%
502 premises

Climate

Tremont Sassafras
Annual rainfall 777 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.3°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Tremont Sassafras
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Tremont Sassafras
Average residential rate $2,161/yr
same for both
Council Yarra Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Tremont Sassafras
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tremont Sassafras
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tremont

Family Outer Quiet River

Sassafras

Acreage Outer River Village Feel

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