Weering vs Cressy

Weering is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 52 in Cressy. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Cressy tends to suit 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

Weering

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 67/100)

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

First-home buyers

Cressy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Weering

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (17% vs 6%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Weering

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (132.6 km vs 134.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Weering carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 67/100)
  • Cressy has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 21%)

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

Investors

Cressy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.6% vs -7.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Weering Cressy
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.

Weering Cressy
Walkability 0 / 0
Weering — Walkability: 0/100 Cressy — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 85 / 33
Weering — Safety: 85/100 Cressy — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 26 / 31
Weering — Low fire risk: 26/100 Cressy — Low fire risk: 31/100
Low flood risk 18 / 37
Weering — Low flood risk: 18/100 Cressy — Low flood risk: 37/100

Demographics

Cressy has more residents (176 vs 62); Weering has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $44,564).

Weering Cressy
Population 62 176
+184% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.5% +0.6%
Median age 41 52
Median household income $71,500/yr
+38% vs other
 $44,564/yr
Median weekly rent $220/wk $250/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Weering Cressy
0-4 4.8% / 5.7%
Weering — 0-4: 4.8% Cressy — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 6.5% / 8.5%
Weering — 5-14: 6.5% Cressy — 5-14: 8.5%
15-19 8.1% / 5.1%
Weering — 15-19: 8.1% Cressy — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 6.5% / 5.1%
Weering — 20-24: 6.5% Cressy — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 11.3% / 10.2%
Weering — 25-34: 11.3% Cressy — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 24.2% / 8.0%
Weering — 35-44: 24.2% Cressy — 35-44: 8.0%
45-54 11.3% / 10.8%
Weering — 45-54: 11.3% Cressy — 45-54: 10.8%
55-64 9.7% / 19.9%
Weering — 55-64: 9.7% Cressy — 55-64: 19.9%
65-74 11.3% / 16.5%
Weering — 65-74: 11.3% Cressy — 65-74: 16.5%
75-84 9.7% / 12.5%
Weering — 75-84: 9.7% Cressy — 75-84: 12.5%
85+ — / 2.8%
Weering — 85+: not among its largest Cressy — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Weering 62.5% lone person
Weering — Lone Person: 62.5% Weering — Couple Families: 37.5% Weering — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Cressy 61.7% lone person
Cressy — Lone Person: 61.7% Cressy — Couple Families: 23.3% Cressy — One Parent Families: 15.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Weering 16.7% renting
Weering — Owned Outright: 61.1% Weering — Mortgage: 22.2% Weering — Renting: 16.7%
Cressy 5.9% renting
Cressy — Owned Outright: 62.4% Cressy — Mortgage: 31.8% Cressy — Renting: 5.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Weering 100.0% houses
Weering — Houses: 100.0% Weering — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Cressy 92.3% houses
Cressy — Houses: 92.3% Cressy — Flats / Apartments: 7.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Weering Cressy
Certificate III & IV 25.8% / 18.8%
Weering — Certificate III & IV: 25.8% Cressy — Certificate III & IV: 18.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 7.4%
Weering — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Cressy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Bachelor Degree 4.8% / 7.4%
Weering — Bachelor Degree: 4.8% Cressy — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 9.7% / —
Weering — Postgraduate Degree: 9.7% Cressy — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.8% / 2.3%
Weering — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8% Cressy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

Property market

Weering Cressy
Median house price — $420,625
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $92,000

Zoning mix

Weering Cressy
Rural and farming 91% 88%
Parks and recreation 9% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Weering Cressy
New dwellings approved 226
across Colac Otway
same for both
Approvals change year on year +64%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Weering Cressy
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of VIC Higher than 5% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of VIC Higher than 5% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 44% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC

Liveability

Weering Cressy
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cressy carries more crime risk (67 vs 15); Weering carries more flood risk (82 vs 63).

Weering Cressy
Bushfire High
74/100
 Moderate
69/100
Crime Low
15/100
 Moderate
67/100
Flood High
82/100
 Moderate
63/100
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

Weering Cressy
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

Weering Cressy
Parks & reserves 3 4
Police stations 0 1
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Cressy sits further from the CBD (134.6 km vs 132.6 km).

Weering Cressy
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 132.6 km 134.6 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 98 min 99 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3251
 0.0%
postcode 3322
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 32
postcode 3251
 31
postcode 3322

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.

Weering Cressy
Car (driver) 37.9% / 72.4%
Weering — Car (driver): 37.9% Cressy — Car (driver): 72.4%
Worked from Home 34.5% / 27.6%
Weering — Worked from Home: 34.5% Cressy — Worked from Home: 27.6%
Walked Only 27.6% / —
Weering — Walked Only: 27.6% Cressy — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.4%).

Setting

Weering Cressy
Elevation 119 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Weering Cressy
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
34 premises
 0%
131 premises

Climate

Weering Cressy
Annual rainfall 607 mm 602 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Weering Cressy
Average residential rate $2,023/yr
same for both
Council Colac Otway
same for both

Federal electorate

Weering Cressy
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Weering Cressy
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Weering

Rural

Cressy

Retirees Rural

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