Wangoom vs Grassmere

Wangoom is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 42 in Grassmere. 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, Wangoom tends to suit 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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 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

Wangoom

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (182 min vs 189 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (245.9 km vs 253.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Grassmere

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Wangoom

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.9% vs -4.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wangoom Grassmere
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.

Wangoom Grassmere
Walkability 0 / 0
Wangoom — Walkability: 0/100 Grassmere — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 62 / 62
Wangoom — Safety: 62/100 Grassmere — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Wangoom — Low fire risk: 100/100 Grassmere — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Wangoom — Low flood risk: 100/100 Grassmere — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Grassmere has more residents (385 vs 237); Grassmere skews older (42 vs 34).

Wangoom Grassmere
Population 237 385
+62% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.9% -4.2%
Median age 34 42
Median household income $109,408/yr
+8% vs other
 $100,724/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk $295/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wangoom Grassmere
0-4 5.5% / 4.4%
Wangoom — 0-4: 5.5% Grassmere — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 16.0% / 17.7%
Wangoom — 5-14: 16.0% Grassmere — 5-14: 17.7%
15-19 10.5% / 7.5%
Wangoom — 15-19: 10.5% Grassmere — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 8.0% / 7.0%
Wangoom — 20-24: 8.0% Grassmere — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 10.1% / 6.2%
Wangoom — 25-34: 10.1% Grassmere — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 7.6% / 9.9%
Wangoom — 35-44: 7.6% Grassmere — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 18.1% / 17.7%
Wangoom — 45-54: 18.1% Grassmere — 45-54: 17.7%
55-64 7.6% / 13.5%
Wangoom — 55-64: 7.6% Grassmere — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 8.9% / 11.9%
Wangoom — 65-74: 8.9% Grassmere — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 4.2% / 5.2%
Wangoom — 75-84: 4.2% Grassmere — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ — / 1.3%
Wangoom — 85+: not among its largest Grassmere — 85+: 1.3%

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

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.

Wangoom Grassmere
New Zealand 3.0% / 2.1%
Wangoom — New Zealand: 3.0% Grassmere — New Zealand: 2.1%
England — / 3.1%
Wangoom — England: not among its largest Grassmere — England: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wangoom 70.7% couple families
Wangoom — Couple Families: 70.7% Wangoom — Lone Person: 29.3% Wangoom — One Parent Families: 0.0% Wangoom — Other Families: 0.0%
Grassmere 55.9% couple families
Grassmere — Couple Families: 55.9% Grassmere — Lone Person: 29.0% Grassmere — One Parent Families: 10.8% Grassmere — Other Families: 4.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wangoom 100.0% houses
Wangoom — Houses: 100.0%
Grassmere 100.0% houses
Grassmere — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Wangoom Grassmere
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 13.5%
Wangoom — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Grassmere — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Bachelor Degree 11.4% / 9.1%
Wangoom — Bachelor Degree: 11.4% Grassmere — Bachelor Degree: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 8.3%
Wangoom — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Grassmere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 2.9%
Wangoom — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Grassmere — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 1.8%
Wangoom — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Grassmere — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%

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

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wangoom 16.4% renting
Wangoom — Owned Outright: 55.2% Wangoom — Mortgage: 28.4% Wangoom — Renting: 16.4%
Grassmere 16.1% renting
Grassmere — Owned Outright: 41.1% Grassmere — Mortgage: 42.7% Grassmere — Renting: 16.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Wangoom Grassmere
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Wangoom Grassmere
New dwellings approved 64
across Moyne
same for both
Approvals change year on year -15%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Wangoom Grassmere
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of VIC Higher than 23% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC

Liveability

Wangoom Grassmere
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Wangoom Grassmere
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
38/100
same for both
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Wangoom Grassmere
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Wangoom

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

Schools in Grassmere

  • Grasmere Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wangoom Grassmere
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 1 10

Mobility

Grassmere sits further from the CBD (253.9 km vs 245.9 km).

Wangoom Grassmere
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 245.9 km 253.9 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 182 min 189 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 3279
 0.3%
postcode 3281
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 3279
 53
postcode 3281

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.

Wangoom Grassmere
Car (driver) 61.2% / 67.2%
Wangoom — Car (driver): 61.2% Grassmere — Car (driver): 67.2%
Worked from Home 18.2% / 24.6%
Wangoom — Worked from Home: 18.2% Grassmere — Worked from Home: 24.6%
Car (passenger) 13.2% / 3.8%
Wangoom — Car (passenger): 13.2% Grassmere — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 7.4% / 4.4%
Wangoom — Walked Only: 7.4% Grassmere — Walked Only: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.2%).

Setting

Wangoom Grassmere
Elevation 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.5 km 16.9 km

NBN connectivity

Wangoom Grassmere
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
87 premises
 0%
168 premises

Climate

Wangoom Grassmere
Annual rainfall 699 mm 594 mm
Summer max (Jan) 22.5°C 26.1°C
Winter min (Jul) 7.2°C 4.7°C

Council rates

Wangoom Grassmere
Average residential rate $1,613/yr
same for both
Council Moyne
same for both

Federal electorate

Wangoom Grassmere
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wangoom Grassmere
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wangoom

Rural

Grassmere

Family Rural

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