Vermont South vs Vermont

Vermont is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 46 in Vermont South. 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 Vermont South: a median of $1.49 million, against $1.28 million in Vermont, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Vermont South tends to suit older residents, while Vermont 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

Vermont

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 61/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 2)
  • But Vermont South has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

Vermont

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,282,500 vs $1,494,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Vermont

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($426/wk vs $496/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Vermont South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (89/100 vs 68/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Vermont South

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 2)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 18%)
  • is more walkable (89/100 vs 68/100)
  • But Vermont carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 61/100)

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

Investors

Vermont South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.2% vs 3.6%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Vermont South Vermont
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.

Vermont South Vermont
Walkability 89 / 68
Vermont South — Walkability: 89/100 Vermont — Walkability: 68/100
Safety 39 / 60
Vermont South — Safety: 39/100 Vermont — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Vermont South — Low fire risk: 100/100 Vermont — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 39 / 69
Vermont South — Low flood risk: 39/100 Vermont — Low flood risk: 69/100

Demographics

Vermont South rents higher ($496/wk vs $426/wk); Vermont South skews older (46 vs 40).

Vermont South Vermont
Population 11,954
+8% vs other
 10,993
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.4% +5.3%
Median age 46 40
Median household income $101,088/yr $106,184/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $496/wk
+14% vs other
 $426/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Vermont South Vermont
0-4 3.8% / 5.1%
Vermont South — 0-4: 3.8% Vermont — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 11.0% / 15.5%
Vermont South — 5-14: 11.0% Vermont — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 5.9% / 7.1%
Vermont South — 15-19: 5.9% Vermont — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 6.7% / 4.7%
Vermont South — 20-24: 6.7% Vermont — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 9.2% / 8.5%
Vermont South — 25-34: 9.2% Vermont — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 11.0% / 16.0%
Vermont South — 35-44: 11.0% Vermont — 35-44: 16.0%
45-54 13.2% / 14.5%
Vermont South — 45-54: 13.2% Vermont — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 12.4% / 10.2%
Vermont South — 55-64: 12.4% Vermont — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 13.8% / 8.8%
Vermont South — 65-74: 13.8% Vermont — 65-74: 8.8%
75-84 8.9% / 7.3%
Vermont South — 75-84: 8.9% Vermont — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ 4.1% / 2.3%
Vermont South — 85+: 4.1% Vermont — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Vermont South 57.9% couple families
Vermont South — Couple Families: 57.9% Vermont South — Lone Person: 23.7% Vermont South — One Parent Families: 14.0% Vermont South — Group Household: 3.0% Vermont South — Other Families: 1.4%
Vermont 57.1% couple families
Vermont — Couple Families: 57.1% Vermont — Lone Person: 25.4% Vermont — One Parent Families: 14.0% Vermont — Group Household: 2.3% Vermont — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Vermont South 14.6% renting
Vermont South — Owned Outright: 50.9% Vermont South — Mortgage: 34.6% Vermont South — Renting: 14.6%
Vermont 19.0% renting
Vermont — Owned Outright: 40.2% Vermont — Mortgage: 40.8% Vermont — Renting: 19.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Vermont South Vermont
Bachelor Degree 20.3% / 19.5%
Vermont South — Bachelor Degree: 20.3% Vermont — Bachelor Degree: 19.5%
Postgraduate Degree 9.7% / 8.8%
Vermont South — Postgraduate Degree: 9.7% Vermont — Postgraduate Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 8.8%
Vermont South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Vermont — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Certificate III & IV 7.1% / 8.3%
Vermont South — Certificate III & IV: 7.1% Vermont — Certificate III & IV: 8.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 2.9%
Vermont South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Vermont — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

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.

Vermont South Vermont
China 14.2% / 10.1%
Vermont South — China: 14.2% Vermont — China: 10.1%
India 3.4% / 4.5%
Vermont South — India: 3.4% Vermont — India: 4.5%
Malaysia 4.2% / 2.7%
Vermont South — Malaysia: 4.2% Vermont — Malaysia: 2.7%
England 2.4% / 2.5%
Vermont South — England: 2.4% Vermont — England: 2.5%
Sri Lanka 2.4% / 1.4%
Vermont South — Sri Lanka: 2.4% Vermont — Sri Lanka: 1.4%
Vietnam 1.2% / 1.4%
Vermont South — Vietnam: 1.2% Vermont — Vietnam: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Vermont South 88.1% houses
Vermont South — Houses: 88.1% Vermont South — Townhouses: 9.3% Vermont South — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
Vermont 79.8% houses
Vermont — Houses: 79.8% Vermont — Townhouses: 19.8% Vermont — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Vermont South Vermont
Median house price $1,494,000 $1,282,500
Median unit price $850,000 $828,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 123 sales
 26 days
from 107 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Vermont South Vermont
2 bed $637K / $629K
Vermont South — 2 bed: $637K (7 sales) Vermont — 2 bed: $629K (12 sales)

7 vs 12 sales

3 bed $985K / $940K
Vermont South — 3 bed: $985K (8 sales) Vermont — 3 bed: $940K (15 sales)

8 vs 15 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Vermont South Vermont
3 bed $1.3M / $1.15M
Vermont South — 3 bed: $1.3M (23 sales) Vermont — 3 bed: $1.15M (86 sales)

23 vs 86 sales

4 bed $1.46M / $1.36M
Vermont South — 4 bed: $1.46M (109 sales) Vermont — 4 bed: $1.36M (78 sales)

109 vs 78 sales

5 bed $1.66M / $1.52M
Vermont South — 5 bed: $1.66M (44 sales) Vermont — 5 bed: $1.52M (22 sales)

44 vs 22 sales

Zoning mix

Vermont South Vermont
Residential 68% 73%
Parks and recreation 22% 13%
Industrial 0% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 7%
same for both
Commercial 2% 1%
Other and special use 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

Vermont South Vermont
New dwellings approved 879
across Whitehorse
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
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.

Vermont South Vermont
Houses 3.0%
$830/wk on $1.42M
 3.2%
$730/wk on $1.18M
Units 5.2%
$650/wk on $645K
 3.6%
$650/wk on $945K

Ranking within VIC

Vermont South Vermont
House price Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Income Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
Schools Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 96% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 10% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 93% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 24% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 2% of VIC

Liveability

Vermont South is more walkable (89 vs 68); Vermont scores higher overall (84 vs 72).

Vermont South Vermont
Grade A A+
Score 72/100 84/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Vermont South carries more flood risk (61 vs 31); Vermont South carries more crime risk (61 vs 40).

Vermont South Vermont
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
40/100
Flood Moderate
61/100
 Low
31/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Vermont South Vermont
Inside the suburb 6 4
Rated above peers 2 3
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Deakin University, Melbourne Burwood Campus, 6.7 km
 1
Deakin University, Melbourne Burwood Campus, 7.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.9% 2.9%

Schools in Vermont South

  • Livingstone Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Weeden Heights Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Emmaus College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Emmaus College - Junior School Catholic · Combined
  • Holy Saviour Parish School Catholic · Primary
  • Vermont South Special School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Vermont

  • St James' School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Vermont Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Vermont Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • St Timothy's School Catholic · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Vermont South Vermont
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 8 1
Parks & reserves 14 15
Childcare 10 8
GPs 4 2
Pharmacies 2 1
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 3 2
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Vermont South Vermont
Walkability score 89/100 68/100
Distance to Melbourne 29.6 km
+4% vs other
 28.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 35 min 34 min
Public transport score 79/100
Tram · Bus
 77/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 225.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 149.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.9%
postcode 3133
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 37
postcode 3133
same for both

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.

Vermont South Vermont
Car (driver) 53.8% / 51.0%
Vermont South — Car (driver): 53.8% Vermont — Car (driver): 51.0%
Worked from Home 37.5% / 39.2%
Vermont South — Worked from Home: 37.5% Vermont — Worked from Home: 39.2%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 4.3%
Vermont South — Car (passenger): 3.7% Vermont — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Train 2.7% / 3.2%
Vermont South — Train: 2.7% Vermont — Train: 3.2%
Bus 1.1% / 0.9%
Vermont South — Bus: 1.1% Vermont — Bus: 0.9%
Walked Only 0.7% / 1.2%
Vermont South — Walked Only: 0.7% Vermont — Walked Only: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.8%).

Setting

Vermont South Vermont
Elevation 99 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.2 km 19.7 km

NBN connectivity

Vermont South Vermont
Connectivity score 75/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 3%
4,718 premises
 2%
4,470 premises

Climate

Vermont South Vermont
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)

Vermont South Vermont
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Vermont South Vermont
Average residential rate $1,516/yr
same for both
Council Whitehorse
same for both

Federal electorate

Vermont South Vermont
Division Deakin
same for both
Member Matt Gregg
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Vermont South Vermont
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Vermont South

Multicultural Outer Parks Premium Professionals Quiet Retirees Trams

Vermont

Multicultural Outer Parks Premium Professionals Quiet

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