Wensleydale vs Winchelsea South

Comparing Wensleydale and Winchelsea South, VIC: Wensleydale carries more crime risk (29 vs 10); Wensleydale rents higher ($400/wk vs $200/wk); and Wensleydale sits further from the CBD (125.4 km vs 123.4 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

Winchelsea South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 29/100)

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

First-home buyers

Winchelsea South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Winchelsea South

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Winchelsea South

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (94 min vs 100 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (123.4 km vs 125.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Winchelsea South

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 4%)
  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 29/100)

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

Investors

Winchelsea South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-4.5% vs -11.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wensleydale Winchelsea South
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.

Wensleydale Winchelsea South
Walkability 0 / 0
Wensleydale — Walkability: 0/100 Winchelsea South — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 71 / 90
Wensleydale — Safety: 71/100 Winchelsea South — Safety: 90/100
Low fire risk 10 / 18
Wensleydale — Low fire risk: 10/100 Winchelsea South — Low fire risk: 18/100
Low flood risk 72 / 79
Wensleydale — Low flood risk: 72/100 Winchelsea South — Low flood risk: 79/100

Demographics

Wensleydale rents higher ($400/wk vs $200/wk); Winchelsea South has more residents (171 vs 95).

Wensleydale Winchelsea South
Population 95 171
+80% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -11.2% -4.5%
Median age 47
same for both
Median household income $100,724/yr $101,816/yr
+1% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+50% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wensleydale Winchelsea South
0-4 7.4% / 5.8%
Wensleydale — 0-4: 7.4% Winchelsea South — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 9.5% / 11.1%
Wensleydale — 5-14: 9.5% Winchelsea South — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 4.2% / 7.6%
Wensleydale — 15-19: 4.2% Winchelsea South — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 10.5% / 6.4%
Wensleydale — 20-24: 10.5% Winchelsea South — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 8.4% / 7.0%
Wensleydale — 25-34: 8.4% Winchelsea South — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 11.6% / 8.2%
Wensleydale — 35-44: 11.6% Winchelsea South — 35-44: 8.2%
45-54 26.3% / 19.3%
Wensleydale — 45-54: 26.3% Winchelsea South — 45-54: 19.3%
55-64 18.9% / 17.5%
Wensleydale — 55-64: 18.9% Winchelsea South — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 4.2% / 12.3%
Wensleydale — 65-74: 4.2% Winchelsea South — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 — / 5.8%
Wensleydale — 75-84: not among its largest Winchelsea South — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ — / —
Wensleydale — 85+: not among its largest Winchelsea South — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).

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.

Wensleydale Winchelsea South
England 6.3% / 6.4%
Wensleydale — England: 6.3% Winchelsea South — England: 6.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wensleydale 65.2% couple families
Wensleydale — Couple Families: 65.2% Wensleydale — Lone Person: 34.8% Wensleydale — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Winchelsea South 56.4% couple families
Winchelsea South — Couple Families: 56.4% Winchelsea South — Lone Person: 33.3% Winchelsea South — One Parent Families: 10.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wensleydale 94.6% houses
Wensleydale — Houses: 94.6% Wensleydale — Flats / Apartments: 5.4%
Winchelsea South 100.0% houses
Winchelsea South — Houses: 100.0% Winchelsea South — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Wensleydale Winchelsea South
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 21.6%
Wensleydale — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Winchelsea South — Certificate III & IV: 21.6%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 14.6%
Wensleydale — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Winchelsea South — Bachelor Degree: 14.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 5.8%
Wensleydale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Winchelsea South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree 5.3% / 1.8%
Wensleydale — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3% Winchelsea South — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Wensleydale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Winchelsea South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wensleydale 13.2% renting
Wensleydale — Owned Outright: 28.9% Wensleydale — Mortgage: 57.9% Wensleydale — Renting: 13.2%
Winchelsea South 7.4% renting
Winchelsea South — Owned Outright: 46.3% Winchelsea South — Mortgage: 46.3% Winchelsea South — Renting: 7.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Winchelsea South has more rural and farming land (99% vs 11%).

Wensleydale Winchelsea South
Rural and farming 11% 99%
Parks and recreation 71% 1%
Other and special use 13% 0%
Environmental 5% 0%
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

Wensleydale Winchelsea South
New dwellings approved 300
across Surf Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +57%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Wensleydale Winchelsea South
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 47% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC

Liveability

Wensleydale Winchelsea South
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wensleydale carries more crime risk (29 vs 10).

Wensleydale Winchelsea South
Bushfire High
90/100
 High
82/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Low
10/100
Flood Low
28/100
 Low
21/100
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

Wensleydale Winchelsea South
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

Wensleydale Winchelsea South
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 7 2

Mobility

Wensleydale sits further from the CBD (125.4 km vs 123.4 km).

Wensleydale Winchelsea South
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 125.4 km
+2% vs other
 123.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 100 min 94 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3241
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3241
same for both

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.

Wensleydale Winchelsea South
Car (driver) 76.9% / 64.0%
Wensleydale — Car (driver): 76.9% Winchelsea South — Car (driver): 64.0%
Worked from Home 23.1% / 32.6%
Wensleydale — Worked from Home: 23.1% Winchelsea South — Worked from Home: 32.6%
Walked Only — / 3.5%
Wensleydale — Walked Only: not among its largest Winchelsea South — Walked Only: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).

Setting

Wensleydale Winchelsea South
Elevation 125 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.7 km 17.1 km

NBN connectivity

Wensleydale Winchelsea South
Connectivity score 18/100 27/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
30 premises
 0%
64 premises

Climate

Wensleydale Winchelsea South
Annual rainfall 599 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Wensleydale Winchelsea South
Average residential rate $2,314/yr
same for both
Council Surf Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Wensleydale Winchelsea South
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wensleydale Winchelsea South
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wensleydale

Rural

Winchelsea South

River Rural

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