Viewbank vs Templestowe Lower

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 Templestowe Lower, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Templestowe Lower: a median of $1.34 million, against $1.21 million in Viewbank, and rent is higher there too. Templestowe Lower is closer to the city centre: 16.3 km, against 18.4 km.

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

Templestowe Lower

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (13 vs 4)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (23 vs 13)

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

First-home buyers

Viewbank

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,213,250 vs $1,344,000)

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

Templestowe Lower

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 57/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (23 min vs 29 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (16.3 km vs 18.4 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Templestowe Lower

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (6 vs 1)
  • is more walkable (80/100 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 Templestowe Lower 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 Templestowe Lower
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 Templestowe Lower
Walkability 57 / 80
Viewbank — Walkability: 57/100 Templestowe Lower — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 71 / 63
Viewbank — Safety: 71/100 Templestowe Lower — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Viewbank — Low fire risk: 100/100 Templestowe Lower — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 23 / 38
Viewbank — Low flood risk: 23/100 Templestowe Lower — Low flood risk: 38/100

Demographics

Templestowe Lower has more residents (14,098 vs 7,030); Templestowe Lower skews older (45 vs 43).

Viewbank Templestowe Lower
Population 7,030 14,098
+101% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.5% +5.0%
Median age 43 45
Median household income $107,224/yr
+7% vs other
 $99,840/yr
Median weekly rent $451/wk $475/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Viewbank Templestowe Lower
0-4 4.5% / 4.9%
Viewbank — 0-4: 4.5% Templestowe Lower — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 16.0% / 11.8%
Viewbank — 5-14: 16.0% Templestowe Lower — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 6.8% / 5.9%
Viewbank — 15-19: 6.8% Templestowe Lower — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 4.9% / 4.8%
Viewbank — 20-24: 4.9% Templestowe Lower — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 6.4% / 9.6%
Viewbank — 25-34: 6.4% Templestowe Lower — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 13.6% / 12.7%
Viewbank — 35-44: 13.6% Templestowe Lower — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 15.5% / 14.4%
Viewbank — 45-54: 15.5% Templestowe Lower — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 11.7% / 11.5%
Viewbank — 55-64: 11.7% Templestowe Lower — 55-64: 11.5%
65-74 9.9% / 9.9%
Viewbank — 65-74: 9.9% Templestowe Lower — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 8.4% / 10.0%
Viewbank — 75-84: 8.4% Templestowe Lower — 75-84: 10.0%
85+ 2.4% / 4.4%
Viewbank — 85+: 2.4% Templestowe Lower — 85+: 4.4%

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%
Templestowe Lower 53.7% couple families
Templestowe Lower — Couple Families: 53.7% Templestowe Lower — Lone Person: 26.3% Templestowe Lower — One Parent Families: 16.2% Templestowe Lower — Group Household: 2.4% Templestowe Lower — Other Families: 1.4%
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%
Templestowe Lower 18.0% renting
Templestowe Lower — Owned Outright: 48.6% Templestowe Lower — Mortgage: 33.4% Templestowe Lower — Renting: 18.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Viewbank Templestowe Lower
Bachelor Degree 18.3% / 20.1%
Viewbank — Bachelor Degree: 18.3% Templestowe Lower — Bachelor Degree: 20.1%
Postgraduate Degree 9.0% / 7.8%
Viewbank — Postgraduate Degree: 9.0% Templestowe Lower — Postgraduate Degree: 7.8%
Certificate III & IV 9.1% / 7.5%
Viewbank — Certificate III & IV: 9.1% Templestowe Lower — Certificate III & IV: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 8.7%
Viewbank — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Templestowe Lower — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 2.8%
Viewbank — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Templestowe Lower — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

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 Templestowe Lower
China 6.4% / 8.4%
Viewbank — China: 6.4% Templestowe Lower — China: 8.4%
Greece 1.4% / 3.7%
Viewbank — Greece: 1.4% Templestowe Lower — Greece: 3.7%
India 3.0% / 1.8%
Viewbank — India: 3.0% Templestowe Lower — India: 1.8%
Italy 2.0% / 2.7%
Viewbank — Italy: 2.0% Templestowe Lower — Italy: 2.7%
Malaysia 1.6% / 3.1%
Viewbank — Malaysia: 1.6% Templestowe Lower — Malaysia: 3.1%
England 2.6% / 1.3%
Viewbank — England: 2.6% Templestowe Lower — England: 1.3%
Iran — / 2.4%
Viewbank — Iran: not among its largest Templestowe Lower — Iran: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.4%).

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%
Templestowe Lower 80.7% houses
Templestowe Lower — Houses: 80.7% Templestowe Lower — Townhouses: 18.1% Templestowe Lower — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Viewbank Templestowe Lower
Median house price $1,213,250 $1,344,000
Median unit price $775,000 $839,000
Median land price — $1,051,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 27 sales
 26 days
from 173 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 Templestowe Lower
2 bed $665K / $648K
Viewbank — 2 bed: $665K (9 sales) Templestowe Lower — 2 bed: $648K (9 sales)

9 vs 9 sales

3 bed $915K / $906K
Viewbank — 3 bed: $915K (8 sales) Templestowe Lower — 3 bed: $906K (20 sales)

8 vs 20 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 Templestowe Lower
3 bed $1.09M / $1.24M
Viewbank — 3 bed: $1.09M (42 sales) Templestowe Lower — 3 bed: $1.24M (83 sales)

42 vs 83 sales

4 bed $1.35M / $1.36M
Viewbank — 4 bed: $1.35M (39 sales) Templestowe Lower — 4 bed: $1.36M (127 sales)

39 vs 127 sales

5 bed $1.46M / $1.48M
Viewbank — 5 bed: $1.46M (9 sales) Templestowe Lower — 5 bed: $1.48M (34 sales)

9 vs 34 sales

Zoning mix

Viewbank Templestowe Lower
Residential 48% 77%
Parks and recreation 38% 14%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 8%
Other and special use 7% 0%
Environmental 4% 1%
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 Templestowe Lower
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 Templestowe Lower
Houses 3.4%
$750/wk on $1.14M
 3.2%
$820/wk on $1.35M
Units — 4.2%
$638/wk on $790K

Ranking within VIC

Viewbank Templestowe Lower
House price Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Income Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 80% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 26% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 94% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 16% of VIC

Liveability

Templestowe Lower is more walkable (80 vs 57); Templestowe Lower scores higher overall (79 vs 74).

Viewbank Templestowe Lower
Grade A
same for both
Score 74/100 79/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Viewbank carries more flood risk (77 vs 62).

Viewbank Templestowe Lower
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
29/100
 Low
37/100
Flood High
77/100
 Moderate
62/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Viewbank Templestowe Lower
Inside the suburb 2 5
Rated above peers 2
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 2
Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus, 5.4 km
 3
Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus, 8.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.1% 2.9%

Schools in Viewbank

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

Schools in Templestowe Lower

  • Templestowe Heights Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Templestowe Valley Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Templestowe College Government · Secondary at peers
  • St Kevin's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Bulleen Heights School-Manningham Road Campus Government · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Viewbank Templestowe Lower
Supermarkets 0 6
Cafes & restaurants 1 9
Parks & reserves 13 23
Childcare 4 13
GPs 1 6
Pharmacies 1 2
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 5
same for both

Mobility

Viewbank sits further from the CBD (18.4 km vs 16.3 km).

Viewbank Templestowe Lower
Walkability score 57/100 80/100
Distance to Melbourne 18.4 km
+11% vs other
 16.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 29 min 23 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 69.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 304.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.1%
postcode 3084
 2.0%
postcode 3107
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 24
postcode 3084
 25
postcode 3107

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 Templestowe Lower
Car (driver) 51.6% / 52.7%
Viewbank — Car (driver): 51.6% Templestowe Lower — Car (driver): 52.7%
Worked from Home 40.3% / 38.4%
Viewbank — Worked from Home: 40.3% Templestowe Lower — Worked from Home: 38.4%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / 4.1%
Viewbank — Car (passenger): 2.7% Templestowe Lower — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Bus 0.7% / 3.5%
Viewbank — Bus: 0.7% Templestowe Lower — Bus: 3.5%
Train 3.6% / 0.5%
Viewbank — Train: 3.6% Templestowe Lower — Train: 0.5%
Walked Only 0.6% / 0.7%
Viewbank — Walked Only: 0.6% Templestowe Lower — Walked Only: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.7%).

Setting

Viewbank Templestowe Lower
Elevation 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.2 km 16.5 km

NBN connectivity

Viewbank Templestowe Lower
Connectivity score 89/100 76/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
2,722 premises
 3%
5,999 premises

Climate

Viewbank Templestowe Lower
Annual rainfall 534 mm 777 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C 26.9°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C 6.3°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Viewbank Templestowe Lower
PM2.5 3.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Viewbank Templestowe Lower
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

Templestowe Lower

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Professionals

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