Wallan vs Bylands

Wallan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 48 in Bylands. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Bylands tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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

Wallan

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (17 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

Bylands

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wallan

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (35/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (55 min vs 61 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (62.1 km vs 68.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wallan

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (35/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (79/100 vs 92/100)
  • But Bylands has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 9%)

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

Investors

Wallan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (35.5% vs -10.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wallan Bylands
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.

Wallan Bylands
Walkability 35 / 0
Wallan — Walkability: 35/100 Bylands — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 21 / 8
Wallan — Safety: 21/100 Bylands — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 29 / 21
Wallan — Low fire risk: 29/100 Bylands — Low fire risk: 21/100
Low flood risk 44 / 100
Wallan — Low flood risk: 44/100 Bylands — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wallan has more residents (15,004 vs 117); Wallan rents higher ($360/wk vs $210/wk).

Wallan Bylands
Population 15,004
+99% vs other
 117
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +35.5% -10.7%
Median age 33 48
Median household income $99,528/yr $105,872/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+42% vs other
 $210/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wallan Bylands
0-4 9.2% / 6.0%
Wallan — 0-4: 9.2% Bylands — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 15.3% / 16.2%
Wallan — 5-14: 15.3% Bylands — 5-14: 16.2%
15-19 6.1% / 2.6%
Wallan — 15-19: 6.1% Bylands — 15-19: 2.6%
20-24 5.8% / 3.4%
Wallan — 20-24: 5.8% Bylands — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 16.9% / 12.8%
Wallan — 25-34: 16.9% Bylands — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 15.4% / 6.0%
Wallan — 35-44: 15.4% Bylands — 35-44: 6.0%
45-54 12.1% / 15.4%
Wallan — 45-54: 12.1% Bylands — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 10.2% / 21.4%
Wallan — 55-64: 10.2% Bylands — 55-64: 21.4%
65-74 6.3% / 13.7%
Wallan — 65-74: 6.3% Bylands — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 2.4% / 2.6%
Wallan — 75-84: 2.4% Bylands — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ 0.5% / 5.1%
Wallan — 85+: 0.5% Bylands — 85+: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wallan 56.7% couple families
Wallan — Couple Families: 56.7% Wallan — Lone Person: 20.8% Wallan — One Parent Families: 19.1% Wallan — Group Household: 2.3% Wallan — Other Families: 1.1%
Bylands 63.2% couple families
Bylands — Couple Families: 63.2% Bylands — Lone Person: 36.8% Bylands — One Parent Families: 0.0% Bylands — Group Household: 0.0% Bylands — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wallan 21.8% renting
Wallan — Owned Outright: 19.3% Wallan — Mortgage: 59.0% Wallan — Renting: 21.8%
Bylands 15.9% renting
Bylands — Owned Outright: 43.2% Bylands — Mortgage: 40.9% Bylands — Renting: 15.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wallan Bylands
Certificate III & IV 16.8% / 16.2%
Wallan — Certificate III & IV: 16.8% Bylands — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 12.0%
Wallan — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Bylands — Bachelor Degree: 12.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 9.4%
Wallan — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Bylands — Postgraduate Degree: 9.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 3.4%
Wallan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Bylands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 4.3%
Wallan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Bylands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

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.

Wallan Bylands
England 2.3% / 6.8%
Wallan — England: 2.3% Bylands — England: 6.8%
India 4.8% / —
Wallan — India: 4.8% Bylands — India: not among its largest
Fiji — / 2.6%
Wallan — Fiji: not among its largest Bylands — Fiji: 2.6%
New Zealand 1.8% / —
Wallan — New Zealand: 1.8% Bylands — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines 0.7% / —
Wallan — Philippines: 0.7% Bylands — Philippines: not among its largest
Sri Lanka 0.6% / —
Wallan — Sri Lanka: 0.6% Bylands — Sri Lanka: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wallan 92.7% houses
Wallan — Houses: 92.7% Wallan — Townhouses: 7.2% Wallan — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Bylands 100.0% houses
Bylands — Houses: 100.0% Bylands — Townhouses: 0.0% Bylands — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wallan Bylands
Median house price $610,000 —
Median unit price $465,000 —
Median land price $582,555 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 46 days
from 286 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Bylands has more rural and farming land (99% vs 64%).

Wallan Bylands
Rural and farming 64% 99%
Residential 16% 0%
Other and special use 14% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Wallan Bylands
New dwellings approved 1,074
across Mitchell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +70%
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.

Wallan Bylands
Houses 4.1%
$500/wk on $640K
 —
Units 4.5%
$405/wk on $470K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Wallan Bylands
House price Higher than 25% of VIC —
Income Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
Schools Higher than 1% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 93% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 54% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 71% of VIC —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 31% of VIC —

Liveability

Wallan is more walkable (35 vs 0).

Wallan Bylands
Grade D —
Score 26/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Wallan carries more flood risk (56 vs 0); Bylands carries more crime risk (92 vs 79).

Wallan Bylands
Bushfire High
71/100
 High
79/100
Crime High
79/100
 High
92/100
Flood Moderate
56/100
 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

Wallan Bylands
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 3 0

Schools in Wallan

  • Our Lady of the Way Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Wallan Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Wallan Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers

Schools in Bylands

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

Amenities in the suburb

Wallan Bylands
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 12 0
Parks & reserves 13 0
Childcare 17 0
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 7 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Bylands sits further from the CBD (68.8 km vs 62.1 km).

Wallan Bylands
Walkability score 35/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 62.1 km 68.8 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 55 min 61 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3756
 0.0%
postcode 3762
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 3756
 —

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.

Wallan Bylands
Car (driver) 73.6% / 62.3%
Wallan — Car (driver): 73.6% Bylands — Car (driver): 62.3%
Worked from Home 17.9% / 32.1%
Wallan — Worked from Home: 17.9% Bylands — Worked from Home: 32.1%
Walked Only 0.9% / 5.7%
Wallan — Walked Only: 0.9% Bylands — Walked Only: 5.7%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / —
Wallan — Car (passenger): 5.1% Bylands — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Train 2.2% / —
Wallan — Train: 2.2% Bylands — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.6%).

Setting

Wallan Bylands
Elevation 347 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 422 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wallan Bylands
Connectivity score 87/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 76%
7,489 premises
 0%
61 premises

Climate

Wallan Bylands
Annual rainfall 518 mm 778 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C —
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C —

Council rates

Wallan Bylands
Average residential rate $1,947/yr
same for both
Council Mitchell
same for both

Federal electorate

Wallan Bylands
Division Mcewen
same for both
Member Rob Mitchell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wallan Bylands
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wallan

Acreage Family Outer Transport Hub Young Families

Bylands

Family Rural

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