Wheelers Hill vs Mulgrave

Mulgrave is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 48 in Wheelers Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Wheelers Hill: a median of $1.46 million, against $1.1 million in Mulgrave, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wheelers Hill tends to suit older residents, while Mulgrave suits buyers on a tighter budget.

Wheelers Hill and Mulgrave are neighbouring suburbs with similar populations but distinct profiles. Wheelers Hill is more established with a median age of 48 years and higher walkability (81 vs 62), while Mulgrave skews younger at 40 years and offers a higher median household income of $99,476 compared to $94,536. House prices differ significantly—Wheelers Hill's median is $1,471,000 against Mulgrave's $1,103,500—though unit prices are comparable. Wheelers Hill scores higher on liveability (83 vs 74) and has lower crime risk (43 vs 80), but carries higher flood risk; both suburbs are bushfire-safe.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Wheelers Hill

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 76/100)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (9 vs 5)
  • has more childcare (19 vs 13)

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

First-home buyers

Mulgrave

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,103,500 vs $1,460,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mulgrave

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($430/wk vs $481/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wheelers Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (83/100 vs 62/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wheelers Hill

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (8 vs 4)
  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 76/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wheelers Hill Mulgrave
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.

Wheelers Hill Mulgrave
Walkability 83 / 62
Wheelers Hill — Walkability: 83/100 Mulgrave — Walkability: 62/100
Safety 59 / 24
Wheelers Hill — Safety: 59/100 Mulgrave — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Wheelers Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mulgrave — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 43 / 65
Wheelers Hill — Low flood risk: 43/100 Mulgrave — Low flood risk: 65/100

Demographics

Wheelers Hill skews older (48 vs 40); Wheelers Hill rents higher ($481/wk vs $430/wk).

Wheelers Hill Mulgrave
Population 20,652
+4% vs other
 19,889
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.6% +2.7%
Median age 48 40
Median household income $94,536/yr $99,476/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $481/wk
+11% vs other
 $430/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wheelers Hill Mulgrave
0-4 3.3% / 5.5%
Wheelers Hill — 0-4: 3.3% Mulgrave — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 11.3% / 12.2%
Wheelers Hill — 5-14: 11.3% Mulgrave — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 6.0% / 5.3%
Wheelers Hill — 15-19: 6.0% Mulgrave — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 5.5% / 5.7%
Wheelers Hill — 20-24: 5.5% Mulgrave — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 8.5% / 13.6%
Wheelers Hill — 25-34: 8.5% Mulgrave — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 11.3% / 14.6%
Wheelers Hill — 35-44: 11.3% Mulgrave — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 13.2% / 13.1%
Wheelers Hill — 45-54: 13.2% Mulgrave — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 11.6% / 10.4%
Wheelers Hill — 55-64: 11.6% Mulgrave — 55-64: 10.4%
65-74 13.0% / 9.9%
Wheelers Hill — 65-74: 13.0% Mulgrave — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 10.7% / 7.1%
Wheelers Hill — 75-84: 10.7% Mulgrave — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ 5.7% / 2.6%
Wheelers Hill — 85+: 5.7% Mulgrave — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wheelers Hill 54.8% couple families
Wheelers Hill — Couple Families: 54.8% Wheelers Hill — Lone Person: 27.8% Wheelers Hill — One Parent Families: 13.7% Wheelers Hill — Group Household: 2.3% Wheelers Hill — Other Families: 1.4%
Mulgrave 54.5% couple families
Mulgrave — Couple Families: 54.5% Mulgrave — Lone Person: 23.5% Mulgrave — One Parent Families: 15.3% Mulgrave — Group Household: 4.6% Mulgrave — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wheelers Hill 14.5% renting
Wheelers Hill — Owned Outright: 52.3% Wheelers Hill — Mortgage: 33.2% Wheelers Hill — Renting: 14.5%
Mulgrave 23.0% renting
Mulgrave — Owned Outright: 39.1% Mulgrave — Mortgage: 37.9% Mulgrave — Renting: 23.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wheelers Hill Mulgrave
Bachelor Degree 19.8% / 17.3%
Wheelers Hill — Bachelor Degree: 19.8% Mulgrave — Bachelor Degree: 17.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 8.2%
Wheelers Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Mulgrave — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Certificate III & IV 7.3% / 9.3%
Wheelers Hill — Certificate III & IV: 7.3% Mulgrave — Certificate III & IV: 9.3%
Postgraduate Degree 8.8% / 7.4%
Wheelers Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 8.8% Mulgrave — Postgraduate Degree: 7.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 2.2%
Wheelers Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Mulgrave — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

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.

Wheelers Hill Mulgrave
China 11.8% / 6.2%
Wheelers Hill — China: 11.8% Mulgrave — China: 6.2%
India 4.1% / 5.2%
Wheelers Hill — India: 4.1% Mulgrave — India: 5.2%
Sri Lanka 3.5% / 5.0%
Wheelers Hill — Sri Lanka: 3.5% Mulgrave — Sri Lanka: 5.0%
Malaysia 3.8% / 3.1%
Wheelers Hill — Malaysia: 3.8% Mulgrave — Malaysia: 3.1%
Vietnam 1.1% / 3.0%
Wheelers Hill — Vietnam: 1.1% Mulgrave — Vietnam: 3.0%
England 2.2% / 1.5%
Wheelers Hill — England: 2.2% Mulgrave — England: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wheelers Hill 84.9% houses
Wheelers Hill — Houses: 84.9% Wheelers Hill — Townhouses: 5.8% Wheelers Hill — Flats / Apartments: 9.4%
Mulgrave 83.0% houses
Mulgrave — Houses: 83.0% Mulgrave — Townhouses: 16.4% Mulgrave — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wheelers Hill Mulgrave
Median house price $1,460,000 $1,103,500
Median unit price $790,000 $788,800
Median land price — $1,492,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 243 sales
 25 days
from 276 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Wheelers Hill Mulgrave
2 bed $1.38M / $750K
Wheelers Hill — 2 bed: $1.38M (6 sales) Mulgrave — 2 bed: $750K (7 sales)

6 vs 7 sales

3 bed $1.25M / $1.01M
Wheelers Hill — 3 bed: $1.25M (64 sales) Mulgrave — 3 bed: $1.01M (210 sales)

64 vs 210 sales

4 bed $1.45M / $1.2M
Wheelers Hill — 4 bed: $1.45M (156 sales) Mulgrave — 4 bed: $1.2M (146 sales)

156 vs 146 sales

5 bed $1.69M / $1.36M
Wheelers Hill — 5 bed: $1.69M (66 sales) Mulgrave — 5 bed: $1.36M (35 sales)

66 vs 35 sales

Zoning mix

Wheelers Hill Mulgrave
Residential 71% 57%
Parks and recreation 21% 5%
Other and special use 0% 17%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 14%
Industrial 0% 3%
Commercial 1% 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

Wheelers Hill Mulgrave
New dwellings approved 1,233
across Monash
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
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.

Wheelers Hill Mulgrave
Houses 3.4%
$860/wk on $1.3M
 3.7%
$730/wk on $1.01M
Units — 4.2%
$570/wk on $702K

Ranking within VIC

Wheelers Hill Mulgrave
House price Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Income Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC
Schools Higher than 97% of VIC
same for both
Walkability Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 97% of VIC Higher than 100% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 16% of VIC

Liveability

Wheelers Hill is more walkable (83 vs 62); Wheelers Hill scores higher overall (84 vs 74).

Wheelers Hill Mulgrave
Grade A+ A
Score 84/100 74/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Mulgrave carries more crime risk (76 vs 41); Wheelers Hill carries more flood risk (57 vs 35).

Wheelers Hill Mulgrave
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
41/100
 High
76/100
Flood Moderate
57/100
 Low
35/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 18
within 5 km
 17
within 5 km

Schools

Wheelers Hill Mulgrave
Inside the suburb 9 5
Rated above peers 7 4
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Monash Clayton, 5.1 km
 1
Monash Clayton, 4.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.5% 3.3%

Schools in Wheelers Hill

  • Brandon Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Good Shepherd School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Jells Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Justin's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Waverley Meadows Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Wheelers Hill Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Mulgrave

  • Mazenod College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Mulgrave Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St John Vianney's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Wellington Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Albany Rise Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wheelers Hill Mulgrave
Supermarkets 4
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 6 18
Parks & reserves 9 10
Childcare 19 13
GPs 8 4
Pharmacies 4 5
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 4 5
Fuel stations 2 3
Waterways 3 5

Mobility

Wheelers Hill Mulgrave
Walkability score 83/100 62/100
Distance to Melbourne 25.7 km 27.2 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 29 min 33 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 302.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 439.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.8%
postcode 3150
 3.7%
postcode 3170
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 3150
 35
postcode 3170

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.

Wheelers Hill Mulgrave
Car (driver) 55.3% / 60.3%
Wheelers Hill — Car (driver): 55.3% Mulgrave — Car (driver): 60.3%
Worked from Home 36.4% / 31.0%
Wheelers Hill — Worked from Home: 36.4% Mulgrave — Worked from Home: 31.0%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 3.6%
Wheelers Hill — Car (passenger): 4.1% Mulgrave — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Train 2.2% / 2.4%
Wheelers Hill — Train: 2.2% Mulgrave — Train: 2.4%
Bus 0.9% / 1.5%
Wheelers Hill — Bus: 0.9% Mulgrave — Bus: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.3%).

Setting

Wheelers Hill Mulgrave
Elevation 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 92 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.2 km 12.1 km

NBN connectivity

Wheelers Hill Mulgrave
Connectivity score 76/100 79/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 5%
8,469 premises
 15%
8,782 premises

Climate

Wheelers Hill Mulgrave
Annual rainfall 777 mm 781 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.9°C —
Winter min (Jul) 6.3°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Wheelers Hill Mulgrave
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.98 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Wheelers Hill Mulgrave
Average residential rate $1,697/yr
same for both
Council Monash
same for both

Federal electorate

Wheelers Hill Mulgrave
Division Chisholm Hotham
Member Carina Garland Clare O'Neil
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wheelers Hill Mulgrave
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wheelers Hill

Multicultural Outer Premium Professionals Retirees River

Mulgrave

Multicultural Outer

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