Wheelers Hill vs Scoresby

Scoresby 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 and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wheelers Hill, about half of households are couple families. In Scoresby, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Wheelers Hill: a median of $1.46 million, against $1.01 million in Scoresby, and rent is higher there too. Wheelers Hill is closer to the city centre: 25.7 km, against 29.5 km. On these figures, Wheelers Hill tends to suit older residents, while Scoresby suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • has more childcare (19 vs 4)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (9 vs 3)
  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 77/100)
  • But Scoresby has more parks and reserves (16 vs 9)

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

First-home buyers

Scoresby

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,011,000 vs $1,460,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Scoresby

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($406/wk vs $481/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wheelers Hill

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (83/100 vs 59/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (29 min vs 34 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (25.7 km vs 29.5 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Wheelers Hill

ahead on 5 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (8 vs 1)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (15% vs 4%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 16%)

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 Scoresby 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 Scoresby
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 Scoresby
Walkability 83 / 59
Wheelers Hill — Walkability: 83/100 Scoresby — Walkability: 59/100
Safety 59 / 23
Wheelers Hill — Safety: 59/100 Scoresby — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Wheelers Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Scoresby — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 43 / 15
Wheelers Hill — Low flood risk: 43/100 Scoresby — Low flood risk: 15/100

Demographics

Wheelers Hill has more residents (20,652 vs 6,066); Wheelers Hill skews older (48 vs 40).

Wheelers Hill Scoresby
Population 20,652
+71% vs other
 6,066
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.6% +0.7%
Median age 48 40
Median household income $94,536/yr $102,180/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $481/wk
+16% vs other
 $406/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wheelers Hill Scoresby
0-4 3.3% / 4.7%
Wheelers Hill — 0-4: 3.3% Scoresby — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 11.3% / 12.7%
Wheelers Hill — 5-14: 11.3% Scoresby — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 6.0% / 7.0%
Wheelers Hill — 15-19: 6.0% Scoresby — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 5.5% / 6.7%
Wheelers Hill — 20-24: 5.5% Scoresby — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 8.5% / 11.4%
Wheelers Hill — 25-34: 8.5% Scoresby — 25-34: 11.4%
35-44 11.3% / 15.1%
Wheelers Hill — 35-44: 11.3% Scoresby — 35-44: 15.1%
45-54 13.2% / 14.6%
Wheelers Hill — 45-54: 13.2% Scoresby — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 11.6% / 12.3%
Wheelers Hill — 55-64: 11.6% Scoresby — 55-64: 12.3%
65-74 13.0% / 9.9%
Wheelers Hill — 65-74: 13.0% Scoresby — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 10.7% / 4.5%
Wheelers Hill — 75-84: 10.7% Scoresby — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 5.7% / 1.1%
Wheelers Hill — 85+: 5.7% Scoresby — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

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%
Scoresby 56.2% couple families
Scoresby — Couple Families: 56.2% Scoresby — Lone Person: 22.6% Scoresby — One Parent Families: 16.5% Scoresby — Group Household: 3.3% Scoresby — Other Families: 1.4%
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%
Scoresby 23.0% renting
Scoresby — Owned Outright: 35.3% Scoresby — Mortgage: 41.7% Scoresby — Renting: 23.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Scoresby
China 11.8% / 6.1%
Wheelers Hill — China: 11.8% Scoresby — China: 6.1%
India 4.1% / 5.3%
Wheelers Hill — India: 4.1% Scoresby — India: 5.3%
Sri Lanka 3.5% / 4.5%
Wheelers Hill — Sri Lanka: 3.5% Scoresby — Sri Lanka: 4.5%
Malaysia 3.8% / 4.1%
Wheelers Hill — Malaysia: 3.8% Scoresby — Malaysia: 4.1%
England 2.2% / 2.6%
Wheelers Hill — England: 2.2% Scoresby — England: 2.6%

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

Qualifications

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

Wheelers Hill Scoresby
Bachelor Degree 19.8% / 16.3%
Wheelers Hill — Bachelor Degree: 19.8% Scoresby — Bachelor Degree: 16.3%
Certificate III & IV 7.3% / 12.5%
Wheelers Hill — Certificate III & IV: 7.3% Scoresby — Certificate III & IV: 12.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 8.7%
Wheelers Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Scoresby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 8.8% / 5.7%
Wheelers Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 8.8% Scoresby — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 2.1%
Wheelers Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Scoresby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wheelers Hill 84.9% houses
Wheelers Hill — Houses: 84.9% Wheelers Hill — Flats / Apartments: 9.4% Wheelers Hill — Townhouses: 5.8%
Scoresby 96.3% houses
Scoresby — Houses: 96.3% Scoresby — Flats / Apartments: 0.5% Scoresby — Townhouses: 3.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Wheelers Hill Scoresby
Median house price $1,460,000 $1,011,000
Median unit price $790,000 $779,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 243 sales
 23 days
from 45 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 Scoresby
2 bed $1.38M / $690K
Wheelers Hill — 2 bed: $1.38M (6 sales) Scoresby — 2 bed: $690K (5 sales)

6 vs 5 sales

3 bed $1.25M / $938K
Wheelers Hill — 3 bed: $1.25M (64 sales) Scoresby — 3 bed: $938K (45 sales)

64 vs 45 sales

4 bed $1.45M / $1.13M
Wheelers Hill — 4 bed: $1.45M (156 sales) Scoresby — 4 bed: $1.13M (50 sales)

156 vs 50 sales

5 bed $1.69M / $1.23M
Wheelers Hill — 5 bed: $1.69M (66 sales) Scoresby — 5 bed: $1.23M (12 sales)

66 vs 12 sales

Zoning mix

Scoresby has more commercially zoned land (23% vs 1%).

Wheelers Hill Scoresby
Residential 71% 29%
Parks and recreation 21% 26%
Commercial 1% 23%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 13%
Other and special use 0% 6%
Industrial 0% 3%
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 Scoresby
New dwellings approved 1,233
across Monash
 577
across Knox
Approvals change year on year -4% -14%

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 Scoresby
Houses 3.4%
$860/wk on $1.3M
 3.4%
$705/wk on $1.09M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Wheelers Hill Scoresby
House price Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC
Income Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Schools Higher than 97% of VIC Higher than 99% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 97% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC

Liveability

Wheelers Hill is more walkable (83 vs 59); Wheelers Hill scores higher overall (84 vs 63).

Wheelers Hill Scoresby
Grade A+ B
Score 84/100 63/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Scoresby carries more crime risk (77 vs 41); Scoresby carries more flood risk (85 vs 57).

Wheelers Hill Scoresby
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
41/100
 High
77/100
Flood Moderate
57/100
 High
85/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 18
within 5 km
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Wheelers Hill Scoresby
Inside the suburb 9 3
Rated above peers 7 3
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Monash Clayton, 5.1 km
 1
Monash Clayton, 8.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.5% 3.7%

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 Scoresby

  • Scoresby Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Scoresby Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • St Jude the Apostle School Catholic · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wheelers Hill Scoresby
Supermarkets 4 2
Cafes & restaurants 6 12
Parks & reserves 9 16
Childcare 19 4
GPs 8 1
Pharmacies 4 1
Banks & Bank@Post 4 1
Fuel stations 2 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 3
same for both

Mobility

Scoresby sits further from the CBD (29.5 km vs 25.7 km).

Wheelers Hill Scoresby
Walkability score 83/100 59/100
Distance to Melbourne 25.7 km 29.5 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 29 min 34 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 302.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 158.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.8%
postcode 3150
 1.5%
postcode 3179
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 3150
 43
postcode 3179

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 Scoresby
Car (driver) 55.3% / 64.1%
Wheelers Hill — Car (driver): 55.3% Scoresby — Car (driver): 64.1%
Worked from Home 36.4% / 27.0%
Wheelers Hill — Worked from Home: 36.4% Scoresby — Worked from Home: 27.0%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 4.7%
Wheelers Hill — Car (passenger): 4.1% Scoresby — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Train 2.2% / 1.5%
Wheelers Hill — Train: 2.2% Scoresby — Train: 1.5%
Bus 0.9% / 1.6%
Wheelers Hill — Bus: 0.9% Scoresby — Bus: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.1%).

Setting

Wheelers Hill Scoresby
Elevation 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 66 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.2 km 16.7 km

NBN connectivity

Wheelers Hill Scoresby
Connectivity score 76/100 77/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 5%
8,469 premises
 8%
2,645 premises

Climate

Wheelers Hill Scoresby
Annual rainfall 777 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.3°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Wheelers Hill Scoresby
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 Scoresby
Average residential rate $1,697/yr $1,732/yr
Council Monash Knox

Federal electorate

Wheelers Hill Scoresby
Division Chisholm Aston
Member Carina Garland Mary Doyle
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wheelers Hill Scoresby
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

Scoresby

Large Blocks Multicultural Outer Parks Quiet

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