Wollert vs South Morang

Wollert is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 36 in South Morang. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in South Morang: a median of $813,000, against $715,000 in Wollert. South Morang is closer to the city centre: 32.1 km, against 42.4 km. On these figures, Wollert tends to suit 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

Wollert

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (24 vs 16)
  • But South Morang has more parks and reserves (108 vs 17)

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

First-home buyers

Wollert

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($470,000 vs $546,750)
  • has cheaper houses ($715,000 vs $813,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

South Morang

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (70/100 vs 24/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (32.1 km vs 42.4 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

South Morang

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (7 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (70/100 vs 24/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (11% vs 5%)

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

Investors

Wollert

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (169.4% vs 3.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wollert South Morang
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.

Wollert South Morang
Walkability 24 / 70
Wollert — Walkability: 24/100 South Morang — Walkability: 70/100
Safety 40 / 45
Wollert — Safety: 40/100 South Morang — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 51 / 48
Wollert — Low fire risk: 51/100 South Morang — Low fire risk: 48/100
Low flood risk 67 / 51
Wollert — Low flood risk: 67/100 South Morang — Low flood risk: 51/100

Demographics

South Morang skews older (36 vs 30).

Wollert South Morang
Population 24,407 24,989
+2% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +169.4% +3.9%
Median age 30 36
Median household income $102,908/yr $108,056/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $391/wk $390/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wollert South Morang
0-4 11.7% / 6.0%
Wollert — 0-4: 11.7% South Morang — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 17.4% / 14.9%
Wollert — 5-14: 17.4% South Morang — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 4.7% / 7.3%
Wollert — 15-19: 4.7% South Morang — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 5.3% / 6.7%
Wollert — 20-24: 5.3% South Morang — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 21.3% / 13.2%
Wollert — 25-34: 21.3% South Morang — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 21.5% / 15.9%
Wollert — 35-44: 21.5% South Morang — 35-44: 15.9%
45-54 8.3% / 15.1%
Wollert — 45-54: 8.3% South Morang — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 5.1% / 10.1%
Wollert — 55-64: 5.1% South Morang — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 3.5% / 6.1%
Wollert — 65-74: 3.5% South Morang — 65-74: 6.1%
75-84 1.0% / 3.2%
Wollert — 75-84: 1.0% South Morang — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ 0.2% / 1.5%
Wollert — 85+: 0.2% South Morang — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wollert 68.4% couple families
Wollert — Couple Families: 68.4% Wollert — Lone Person: 14.6% Wollert — One Parent Families: 12.7% Wollert — Group Household: 2.8% Wollert — Other Families: 1.6%
South Morang 61.0% couple families
South Morang — Couple Families: 61.0% South Morang — Lone Person: 19.5% South Morang — One Parent Families: 15.9% South Morang — Group Household: 2.4% South Morang — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wollert 24.2% renting
Wollert — Owned Outright: 11.5% Wollert — Mortgage: 64.4% Wollert — Renting: 24.2%
South Morang 21.3% renting
South Morang — Owned Outright: 24.5% South Morang — Mortgage: 54.2% South Morang — Renting: 21.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wollert South Morang
Bachelor Degree 13.8% / 12.6%
Wollert — Bachelor Degree: 13.8% South Morang — Bachelor Degree: 12.6%
Certificate III & IV 8.8% / 12.8%
Wollert — Certificate III & IV: 8.8% South Morang — Certificate III & IV: 12.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 8.2%
Wollert — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% South Morang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 7.3% / 4.8%
Wollert — Postgraduate Degree: 7.3% South Morang — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.7%
Wollert — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% South Morang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.8%).

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.

Wollert South Morang
India 18.7% / 6.5%
Wollert — India: 18.7% South Morang — India: 6.5%
Iraq 3.3% / 1.0%
Wollert — Iraq: 3.3% South Morang — Iraq: 1.0%
Sri Lanka 2.4% / 1.7%
Wollert — Sri Lanka: 2.4% South Morang — Sri Lanka: 1.7%
Italy 1.2% / 2.4%
Wollert — Italy: 1.2% South Morang — Italy: 2.4%
Philippines 1.8% / 1.4%
Wollert — Philippines: 1.8% South Morang — Philippines: 1.4%
Pakistan 1.9% / —
Wollert — Pakistan: 1.9% South Morang — Pakistan: not among its largest
Iran — / 1.3%
Wollert — Iran: not among its largest South Morang — Iran: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wollert 87.9% houses
Wollert — Houses: 87.9% Wollert — Townhouses: 9.9% Wollert — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
South Morang 84.4% houses
South Morang — Houses: 84.4% South Morang — Townhouses: 15.2% South Morang — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wollert South Morang
Median house price $715,000 $813,000
Median unit price $470,000 $546,750
Median land price $675,000 $625,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 31 days
from 743 sales
 24 days
from 233 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.

Wollert South Morang
2 bed $495K / $530K
Wollert — 2 bed: $495K (14 sales) South Morang — 2 bed: $530K (19 sales)

14 vs 19 sales

3 bed $626K / $739K
Wollert — 3 bed: $626K (222 sales) South Morang — 3 bed: $739K (154 sales)

222 vs 154 sales

4 bed $736K / $900K
Wollert — 4 bed: $736K (592 sales) South Morang — 4 bed: $900K (183 sales)

592 vs 183 sales

5 bed $986K / $1.12M
Wollert — 5 bed: $986K (46 sales) South Morang — 5 bed: $1.12M (22 sales)

46 vs 22 sales

Zoning mix

Wollert has more rural and farming land (29% vs 0%).

Wollert South Morang
Residential 32% 48%
Rural and farming 29% 0%
Other and special use 21% 3%
Environmental 13% 20%
Parks and recreation 3% 19%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 6%
Commercial 0% 4%
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

Wollert South Morang
New dwellings approved 2,632
across Whittlesea
same for both
Approvals change year on year -28%
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.

Wollert South Morang
Houses 4.3%
$575/wk on $704K
 3.9%
$570/wk on $755K
Units — 5.3%
$468/wk on $456K

Ranking within VIC

Wollert South Morang
House price Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 52% of VIC
Income Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Schools Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 8% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of VIC
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 77% of VIC

Liveability

South Morang is more walkable (70 vs 24).

Wollert South Morang
Grade C
same for both
Score 45/100 43/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

South Morang carries more flood risk (49 vs 33).

Wollert South Morang
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
55/100
Flood Low
33/100
 Moderate
49/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Wollert South Morang
Inside the suburb 8
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 3 1
Rated below peers 4 2
Universities within 10 km None 2
Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus, 7.7 km

Schools in Wollert

  • Glowrey Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Barrawang Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Edgars Creek Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Wirrigirri Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Carlo Acutis Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Edgars Creek Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in South Morang

  • Marymede Catholic College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Morang South Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • The Lakes South Morang College Government · Combined below peers
  • Plenty River College Independent · Secondary
  • The Lakes South Morang College-Primary Campus Government · Combined
  • Collingwood English Language School-South Morang Campus Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Wollert South Morang
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 3 6
Parks & reserves 17 108
Childcare 24 16
GPs 0 7
Pharmacies 0 2
Fuel stations 2 5
Waterways 31 21

Mobility

Wollert sits further from the CBD (42.4 km vs 32.1 km).

Wollert South Morang
Walkability score 24/100 70/100
Distance to Melbourne 42.4 km
+24% vs other
 32.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 44 min 46 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 109.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 379.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 3750
 1.0%
postcode 3752
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 3750
 40
postcode 3752

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.

Wollert South Morang
Car (driver) 70.7% / 66.7%
Wollert — Car (driver): 70.7% South Morang — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 19.6% / 24.2%
Wollert — Worked from Home: 19.6% South Morang — Worked from Home: 24.2%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 4.1%
Wollert — Car (passenger): 4.4% South Morang — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Train 3.7% / 3.5%
Wollert — Train: 3.7% South Morang — Train: 3.5%
Bus 1.0% / 1.0%
Wollert — Bus: 1.0% South Morang — Bus: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.7%).

Setting

Wollert South Morang
Elevation 206 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 149 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.4 km 26.8 km

NBN connectivity

Wollert South Morang
Connectivity score 98/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 94%
7,737 premises
 96%
10,106 premises

Climate

Wollert South Morang
Annual rainfall 518 mm 534 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C 6.5°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Wollert South Morang
PM2.5 3.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Wollert South Morang
Average residential rate $1,899/yr
same for both
Council Whittlesea
same for both

Federal electorate

Wollert South Morang
Division Scullin
same for both
Member Andrew Giles
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Wollert

Acreage Family Multicultural Outer Young Families

South Morang

Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks Transport Hub

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