Wannon vs Bulart

Bulart is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 45 in Wannon. 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, Wannon tends to suit couples and older residents, while Bulart 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

Bulart

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 47/100)

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

Wannon

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $250/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 12%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Wannon has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 10%)
  • Bulart carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 47/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wannon Bulart
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.

Wannon Bulart
Walkability 0 / 0
Wannon — Walkability: 0/100 Bulart — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 88
Wannon — Safety: 53/100 Bulart — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 100 / 87
Wannon — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bulart — Low fire risk: 87/100
Low flood risk 79 / 100
Wannon — Low flood risk: 79/100 Bulart — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bulart rents higher ($250/wk vs $100/wk); Bulart has higher household incomes ($108,316 vs $80,600).

Wannon Bulart
Population 124
+16% vs other
 104
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.8% +11.8%
Median age 45 38
Median household income $80,600/yr $108,316/yr
+34% vs other
Median weekly rent $100/wk $250/wk
+150% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wannon Bulart
0-4 2.4% / 3.8%
Wannon — 0-4: 2.4% Bulart — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 17.7% / 27.9%
Wannon — 5-14: 17.7% Bulart — 5-14: 27.9%
15-19 4.8% / 6.7%
Wannon — 15-19: 4.8% Bulart — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 6.5% / 2.9%
Wannon — 20-24: 6.5% Bulart — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 5.6% / 5.8%
Wannon — 25-34: 5.6% Bulart — 25-34: 5.8%
35-44 13.7% / 16.3%
Wannon — 35-44: 13.7% Bulart — 35-44: 16.3%
45-54 16.1% / 14.4%
Wannon — 45-54: 16.1% Bulart — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 9.7% / 6.7%
Wannon — 55-64: 9.7% Bulart — 55-64: 6.7%
65-74 16.1% / 5.8%
Wannon — 65-74: 16.1% Bulart — 65-74: 5.8%
75-84 6.5% / 3.8%
Wannon — 75-84: 6.5% Bulart — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ — / —
Wannon — 85+: not among its largest Bulart — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wannon 77.3% couple families
Wannon — Couple Families: 77.3% Wannon — Lone Person: 22.7% Wannon — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Bulart 60.0% couple families
Bulart — Couple Families: 60.0% Bulart — Lone Person: 15.0% Bulart — One Parent Families: 25.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wannon 0.0% renting
Wannon — Owned Outright: 63.9% Wannon — Mortgage: 36.1% Wannon — Renting: 0.0%
Bulart 19.2% renting
Bulart — Owned Outright: 38.5% Bulart — Mortgage: 42.3% Bulart — Renting: 19.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wannon 100.0% houses
Wannon — Houses: 100.0%
Bulart 100.0% houses
Bulart — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Wannon Bulart
Certificate III & IV 15.3% / 10.6%
Wannon — Certificate III & IV: 15.3% Bulart — Certificate III & IV: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 18.3%
Wannon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Bulart — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 11.5%
Wannon — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Bulart — Bachelor Degree: 11.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 2.9%
Wannon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Bulart — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Zoning mix

Wannon Bulart
Rural and farming 96% 99%
Residential 2% 0%
Parks and recreation 1%
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

Wannon Bulart
New dwellings approved 43
across Southern Grampians
same for both
Approvals change year on year +200%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Wannon Bulart
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 16% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 20% of VIC Higher than 40% of VIC

Liveability

Wannon Bulart
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Wannon carries more flood risk (21 vs 0); Bulart carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0).

Wannon Bulart
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
13/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Low
12/100
Flood Low
21/100
 None
0/100
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

Wannon Bulart
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Wannon Bulart
Parks & reserves 2 3
Waterways 5 3

Mobility

Wannon Bulart
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 331.9 km 330.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 232 min 233 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3301
 0.7%
postcode 3314
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 32
postcode 3301
 40
postcode 3314

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.

Wannon Bulart
Car (driver) 68.5% / 52.1%
Wannon — Car (driver): 68.5% Bulart — Car (driver): 52.1%
Worked from Home 20.4% / 39.6%
Wannon — Worked from Home: 20.4% Bulart — Worked from Home: 39.6%
Car (passenger) 11.1% / —
Wannon — Car (passenger): 11.1% Bulart — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only — / 8.3%
Wannon — Walked Only: not among its largest Bulart — Walked Only: 8.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.5%).

Setting

Wannon Bulart
Elevation 188 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 236 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wannon Bulart
Connectivity score 22/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
28 premises
 0%
45 premises

Climate

Wannon Bulart
Annual rainfall 604 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Wannon Bulart
Average residential rate $1,892/yr
same for both
Council Southern Grampians
same for both

Federal electorate

Wannon Bulart
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wannon Bulart
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wannon

Rural

Bulart

Family Rural

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