Viewbank vs Bulleen

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Viewbank, most households are couple families. In Bulleen, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bulleen: a median of $1.33 million, against $1.21 million in Viewbank. Bulleen is closer to the city centre: 14.7 km, against 18.4 km. On these figures, Viewbank tends to suit families with children and couples.

Viewbank and Bulleen are neighbouring suburbs with distinct profiles. Viewbank has a notably higher median household income at $107,224 compared to Bulleen's $94,328, and significantly lower crime risk (26 versus 48), making it appeal to those prioritising safety and earning capacity. Bulleen offers better walkability (85 versus 57) and is closer to the CBD at 14.7 km, suiting buyers who value convenience and foot traffic. House prices are higher in Bulleen at $1,318,000, while Viewbank's units command a premium at $775,000 versus $662,500.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Viewbank

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 57/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 64%)
  • But Bulleen has more childcare (11 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Viewbank leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 30%)
  • Bulleen has cheaper units ($665,000 vs $775,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and 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

Bulleen

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (85/100 vs 57/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (22 min vs 29 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (14.7 km vs 18.4 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Bulleen

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 1)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 10%)
  • is more walkable (85/100 vs 57/100)
  • But Viewbank carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 57/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Viewbank Bulleen
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.

Viewbank Bulleen
Walkability 57 / 85
Viewbank — Walkability: 57/100 Bulleen — Walkability: 85/100
Safety 71 / 43
Viewbank — Safety: 71/100 Bulleen — Safety: 43/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Viewbank — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bulleen — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 23 / 15
Viewbank — Low flood risk: 23/100 Bulleen — Low flood risk: 15/100

Demographics

Bulleen has more residents (11,219 vs 7,030); Viewbank has higher household incomes ($107,224 vs $94,328).

Viewbank Bulleen
Population 7,030 11,219
+60% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.5% +3.2%
Median age 43 45
Median household income $107,224/yr
+12% vs other
 $94,328/yr
Median weekly rent $451/wk $459/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Viewbank Bulleen
0-4 4.5% / 4.4%
Viewbank — 0-4: 4.5% Bulleen — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 16.0% / 10.1%
Viewbank — 5-14: 16.0% Bulleen — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 6.8% / 5.5%
Viewbank — 15-19: 6.8% Bulleen — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 4.9% / 5.9%
Viewbank — 20-24: 4.9% Bulleen — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 6.4% / 11.1%
Viewbank — 25-34: 6.4% Bulleen — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 13.6% / 12.0%
Viewbank — 35-44: 13.6% Bulleen — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 15.5% / 13.8%
Viewbank — 45-54: 15.5% Bulleen — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 11.7% / 13.0%
Viewbank — 55-64: 11.7% Bulleen — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 9.9% / 9.9%
Viewbank — 65-74: 9.9% Bulleen — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 8.4% / 9.6%
Viewbank — 75-84: 8.4% Bulleen — 75-84: 9.6%
85+ 2.4% / 4.6%
Viewbank — 85+: 2.4% Bulleen — 85+: 4.6%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Viewbank 58.8% couple families
Viewbank — Couple Families: 58.8% Viewbank — Lone Person: 24.3% Viewbank — One Parent Families: 14.5% Viewbank — Group Household: 1.6% Viewbank — Other Families: 0.8%
Bulleen 48.6% couple families
Bulleen — Couple Families: 48.6% Bulleen — Lone Person: 30.6% Bulleen — One Parent Families: 15.8% Bulleen — Group Household: 3.5% Bulleen — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Viewbank 13.2% renting
Viewbank — Owned Outright: 47.6% Viewbank — Mortgage: 39.3% Viewbank — Renting: 13.2%
Bulleen 20.6% renting
Bulleen — Owned Outright: 50.0% Bulleen — Mortgage: 29.5% Bulleen — Renting: 20.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Viewbank Bulleen
Bachelor Degree 18.3% / 19.8%
Viewbank — Bachelor Degree: 18.3% Bulleen — Bachelor Degree: 19.8%
Certificate III & IV 9.1% / 8.5%
Viewbank — Certificate III & IV: 9.1% Bulleen — Certificate III & IV: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 9.0% / 7.3%
Viewbank — Postgraduate Degree: 9.0% Bulleen — Postgraduate Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 8.2%
Viewbank — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Bulleen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 2.4%
Viewbank — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Bulleen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

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.

Viewbank Bulleen
China 6.4% / 7.6%
Viewbank — China: 6.4% Bulleen — China: 7.6%
Italy 2.0% / 6.2%
Viewbank — Italy: 2.0% Bulleen — Italy: 6.2%
Greece 1.4% / 4.0%
Viewbank — Greece: 1.4% Bulleen — Greece: 4.0%
India 3.0% / 1.6%
Viewbank — India: 3.0% Bulleen — India: 1.6%
Malaysia 1.6% / 2.4%
Viewbank — Malaysia: 1.6% Bulleen — Malaysia: 2.4%
England 2.6% / 1.2%
Viewbank — England: 2.6% Bulleen — England: 1.2%
Vietnam 1.0% / 1.9%
Viewbank — Vietnam: 1.0% Bulleen — Vietnam: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Viewbank 90.3% houses
Viewbank — Houses: 90.3% Viewbank — Townhouses: 9.8% Viewbank — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Bulleen 79.6% houses
Bulleen — Houses: 79.6% Bulleen — Townhouses: 12.1% Bulleen — Flats / Apartments: 8.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Viewbank Bulleen
Median house price $1,213,250 $1,327,500
Median unit price $775,000 $665,000
Median land price — $726,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 27 sales
 24 days
from 102 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.

Viewbank Bulleen
2 bed $665K / $590K
Viewbank — 2 bed: $665K (9 sales) Bulleen — 2 bed: $590K (25 sales)

9 vs 25 sales

3 bed $915K / $900K
Viewbank — 3 bed: $915K (8 sales) Bulleen — 3 bed: $900K (16 sales)

8 vs 16 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.

Viewbank Bulleen
3 bed $1.09M / $1.2M
Viewbank — 3 bed: $1.09M (42 sales) Bulleen — 3 bed: $1.2M (57 sales)

42 vs 57 sales

4 bed $1.35M / $1.38M
Viewbank — 4 bed: $1.35M (39 sales) Bulleen — 4 bed: $1.38M (71 sales)

39 vs 71 sales

5 bed $1.46M / $1.65M
Viewbank — 5 bed: $1.46M (9 sales) Bulleen — 5 bed: $1.65M (22 sales)

9 vs 22 sales

Zoning mix

Viewbank Bulleen
Residential 48% 56%
Parks and recreation 38% 23%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 10%
Other and special use 7% 9%
Environmental 4% 0%
Industrial 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

Viewbank Bulleen
New dwellings approved 722
across Banyule
 486
across Manningham
Approvals change year on year -75% -2%

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.

Viewbank Bulleen
Houses 3.4%
$750/wk on $1.14M
 3.2%
$800/wk on $1.3M
Units — 4.3%
$595/wk on $722K

Ranking within VIC

Viewbank Bulleen
House price Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Income Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 70% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 26% of VIC Higher than 15% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 23% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 19% of VIC

Liveability

Bulleen is more walkable (85 vs 57); Viewbank scores higher overall (74 vs 68).

Viewbank Bulleen
Grade A B
Score 74/100 68/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Bulleen carries more crime risk (57 vs 29).

Viewbank Bulleen
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
29/100
 Moderate
57/100
Flood High
77/100
 High
85/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Viewbank Bulleen
Inside the suburb 2 3
Rated above peers 2 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 2
Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus, 5.4 km
 3
Hawthorn Campus John Street Hawthorn Swinburne University, 7.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.1% 3.7%

Schools in Viewbank

  • Viewbank College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Viewbank Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Bulleen

  • St Clement of Rome School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Marcellin College Catholic · Secondary below peers
  • Bulleen Heights School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Viewbank Bulleen
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 1 8
Parks & reserves 13 27
Childcare 4 11
GPs 1 4
Pharmacies 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 5 4

Mobility

Viewbank sits further from the CBD (18.4 km vs 14.7 km).

Viewbank Bulleen
Walkability score 57/100 85/100
Distance to Melbourne 18.4 km
+20% vs other
 14.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 29 min 22 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 69.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 308.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.1%
postcode 3084
 1.9%
postcode 3105
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 24
postcode 3084
 23
postcode 3105

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.

Viewbank Bulleen
Car (driver) 51.6% / 55.6%
Viewbank — Car (driver): 51.6% Bulleen — Car (driver): 55.6%
Worked from Home 40.3% / 35.0%
Viewbank — Worked from Home: 40.3% Bulleen — Worked from Home: 35.0%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / 3.5%
Viewbank — Car (passenger): 2.7% Bulleen — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Bus 0.7% / 3.9%
Viewbank — Bus: 0.7% Bulleen — Bus: 3.9%
Train 3.6% / 0.7%
Viewbank — Train: 3.6% Bulleen — Train: 0.7%
Walked Only 0.6% / 1.1%
Viewbank — Walked Only: 0.6% Bulleen — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.6%).

Setting

Viewbank Bulleen
Elevation 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.2 km 14.5 km

NBN connectivity

Viewbank Bulleen
Connectivity score 89/100 76/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
2,722 premises
 4%
5,131 premises

Climate

Viewbank Bulleen
Annual rainfall 534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Viewbank Bulleen
PM2.5 3.9 µg/m³ 7.3 µg/m³
PM10 — 17.8 µg/m³
NO₂ — 0.82 pphm

Council rates

Viewbank Bulleen
Average residential rate $1,787/yr $2,000/yr
Council Banyule Manningham

Federal electorate

Viewbank Bulleen
Division Jagajaga Menzies
Member Kate Thwaites Gabriel Ng
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Viewbank Bulleen
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Viewbank

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Parks Professionals Quiet

Bulleen

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Quiet

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