Woodleigh vs Kernot

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 Kernot, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Woodleigh tends to suit older residents.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Kernot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 42%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kernot

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($140/wk vs $220/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Woodleigh

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (103.4 km vs 113.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (83 min vs 89 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woodleigh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Kernot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.0% vs 0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Woodleigh Kernot
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.

Woodleigh Kernot
Walkability 0 / 0
Woodleigh — Walkability: 0/100 Kernot — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 59
Woodleigh — Safety: 51/100 Kernot — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Woodleigh — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kernot — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 42 / 55
Woodleigh — Low flood risk: 42/100 Kernot — Low flood risk: 55/100

Demographics

Kernot has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $58,500); Woodleigh rents higher ($220/wk vs $140/wk).

Woodleigh Kernot
Population 126
+6% vs other
 118
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.8% +18.0%
Median age 45 44
Median household income $58,500/yr $97,500/yr
+67% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk
+36% vs other
 $140/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woodleigh Kernot
0-4 4.0% / 8.5%
Woodleigh — 0-4: 4.0% Kernot — 0-4: 8.5%
5-14 19.0% / 14.4%
Woodleigh — 5-14: 19.0% Kernot — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 — / 3.4%
Woodleigh — 15-19: not among its largest Kernot — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 — / 3.4%
Woodleigh — 20-24: not among its largest Kernot — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 8.7% / 5.9%
Woodleigh — 25-34: 8.7% Kernot — 25-34: 5.9%
35-44 15.1% / 15.3%
Woodleigh — 35-44: 15.1% Kernot — 35-44: 15.3%
45-54 15.1% / 19.5%
Woodleigh — 45-54: 15.1% Kernot — 45-54: 19.5%
55-64 11.1% / 16.9%
Woodleigh — 55-64: 11.1% Kernot — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 6.3% / 9.3%
Woodleigh — 65-74: 6.3% Kernot — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 15.9% / 3.4%
Woodleigh — 75-84: 15.9% Kernot — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ 5.6% / —
Woodleigh — 85+: 5.6% Kernot — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Woodleigh 61.3% couple families
Woodleigh — Couple Families: 61.3% Woodleigh — Lone Person: 38.7%
Kernot 54.5% couple families
Kernot — Couple Families: 54.5% Kernot — Lone Person: 45.5%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Woodleigh 18.4% renting
Woodleigh — Owned Outright: 38.8% Woodleigh — Mortgage: 42.9% Woodleigh — Renting: 18.4%
Kernot 0.0% renting
Kernot — Owned Outright: 43.8% Kernot — Mortgage: 56.2% Kernot — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Woodleigh Kernot
England 7.1% / 5.9%
Woodleigh — England: 7.1% Kernot — England: 5.9%
New Zealand 4.0% / —
Woodleigh — New Zealand: 4.0% Kernot — New Zealand: not among its largest
Scotland — / 2.5%
Woodleigh — Scotland: not among its largest Kernot — Scotland: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).

Qualifications

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

Woodleigh Kernot
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 17.8%
Woodleigh — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Kernot — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 5.9%
Woodleigh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Kernot — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Bachelor Degree 2.4% / 13.6%
Woodleigh — Bachelor Degree: 2.4% Kernot — Bachelor Degree: 13.6%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 2.5%
Woodleigh — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Kernot — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woodleigh 100.0% houses
Woodleigh — Houses: 100.0% Woodleigh — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kernot 91.9% houses
Kernot — Houses: 91.9% Kernot — Flats / Apartments: 8.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

Woodleigh Kernot
Rural and farming 97% 94%
Environmental 0% 3%
Parks and recreation 3%
same for both
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 Kernot
New dwellings approved 393
across Bass Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Woodleigh Kernot
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 43% of VIC
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of VIC
same for both

Liveability

Woodleigh Kernot
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Woodleigh carries more flood risk (58 vs 45).

Woodleigh Kernot
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
41/100
Flood Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
45/100
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

Woodleigh Kernot
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 Kernot
Waterways 3
same for both

Mobility

Kernot sits further from the CBD (113.5 km vs 103.4 km).

Woodleigh Kernot
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 103.4 km 113.5 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 83 min 89 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 3945
 0.8%
postcode 3979
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 3945
 68
postcode 3979

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.

Woodleigh Kernot
Car (driver) 53.3% / 61.5%
Woodleigh — Car (driver): 53.3% Kernot — Car (driver): 61.5%
Worked from Home 22.2% / 32.7%
Woodleigh — Worked from Home: 22.2% Kernot — Worked from Home: 32.7%
Walked Only 24.4% / 5.8%
Woodleigh — Walked Only: 24.4% Kernot — Walked Only: 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.5%).

Setting

Woodleigh Kernot
Elevation 79 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.1 km 8.2 km

NBN connectivity

Woodleigh Kernot
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
66 premises
 0%
68 premises

Climate

Woodleigh Kernot
Annual rainfall 906 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Woodleigh Kernot
Average residential rate $1,727/yr
same for both
Council Bass Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Woodleigh Kernot
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Woodleigh Kernot
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Woodleigh

Family Retirees Rural

Kernot

Family Rural

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