Woodleigh vs Grantville
Woodleigh is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 52 in Grantville. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Woodleigh, most households are couple families. In Grantville, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Woodleigh tends to suit families with children and couples, while Grantville suits people living alone.
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
Woodleigh
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 81/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 42%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)
- But Grantville has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Grantville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (32% vs 42%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Woodleigh
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 27%)
- has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Grantville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Woodleigh carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 81/100)
- Grantville is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Grantville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (40.6% vs 0.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Woodleigh and Grantville drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Grantville has more residents (1,168 vs 126); Grantville rents higher ($300/wk vs $220/wk).
| Woodleigh | Grantville | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 126 | 1,168 +827% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.8% | +40.6% |
| Median age | 45 | 52 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr +2% vs other | $57,564/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk | $300/wk +36% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Woodleigh | Grantville | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $605,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $387,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 65 days from 22 sales |
Zoning mix
Woodleigh has more rural and farming land (97% vs 61%).
| Woodleigh | Grantville | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% | 61% |
| Other and special use | 0% | 16% |
| Residential | 0% | 13% |
| Parks and recreation | 3% | 7% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 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
| Woodleigh | Grantville | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 393 across Bass Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Woodleigh | Grantville | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 3.7% $500/wk on $704K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Woodleigh | Grantville | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 22% of VIC |
| Income | Higher than 18% of VIC | Higher than 16% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 43% of VIC | Higher than 69% of VIC |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 43% of VIC |
| EV adoption | Higher than 74% of VIC | Higher than 65% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of VIC | Higher than 81% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 46% of VIC |
Liveability
Grantville is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Woodleigh | Grantville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 24/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Grantville carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Grantville carries more crime risk (81 vs 49).
| Woodleigh | Grantville | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 14/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 49/100 | High 81/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 58/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | Moderate 68/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Woodleigh | Grantville | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Woodleigh | Grantville | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 2 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 | 0 |
Mobility
| Woodleigh | Grantville | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 103.4 km | 104.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 83 min | 85 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.9% postcode 3945 | 0.7% postcode 3984 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 60 postcode 3945 | 49 postcode 3984 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.5%).
Setting
| Woodleigh | Grantville | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 79 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 96 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 6.1 km | 2.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Woodleigh | Grantville | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 73/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 66 premises | 52% 780 premises |
Climate
| Woodleigh | Grantville | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 906 mm | 704 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 24.6°C | 24.1°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.9°C | 8.6°C |
Council rates
| Woodleigh | Grantville | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,727/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bass Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Woodleigh | Grantville | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Monash same for both | |
| Member | Mary Aldred same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Woodleigh | Grantville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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