Wool Wool vs Leslie Manor

Leslie Manor is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 49 in Wool Wool. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wool Wool, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of households are couple families. In Leslie Manor, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Wool Wool tends to suit couples, while Leslie Manor suits renters.

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

Wool Wool

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 75/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 52%)
  • But Leslie Manor has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Leslie Manor

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (9% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Leslie Manor

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Leslie Manor

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (124 min vs 139 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (169.2 km vs 178.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Wool Wool carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 75/100)
  • Leslie Manor is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Wool Wool

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (44.7% vs 3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wool Wool Leslie Manor
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.

Wool Wool Leslie Manor
Walkability 0 / 10
Wool Wool — Walkability: 0/100 Leslie Manor — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 74 / 25
Wool Wool — Safety: 74/100 Leslie Manor — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 39 / 100
Wool Wool — Low fire risk: 39/100 Leslie Manor — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 38 / 100
Wool Wool — Low flood risk: 38/100 Leslie Manor — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wool Wool skews older (49 vs 36); Leslie Manor has higher household incomes ($82,316 vs $74,724).

Wool Wool Leslie Manor
Population 55 66
+20% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +44.7% +3.1%
Median age 49 36
Median household income $74,724/yr $82,316/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $160/wk
+6% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wool Wool Leslie Manor
0-4 7.3% / 10.6%
Wool Wool — 0-4: 7.3% Leslie Manor — 0-4: 10.6%
5-14 18.2% / 16.7%
Wool Wool — 5-14: 18.2% Leslie Manor — 5-14: 16.7%
15-19 — / —
Wool Wool — 15-19: not among its largest Leslie Manor — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / —
Wool Wool — 20-24: not among its largest Leslie Manor — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 — / 18.2%
Wool Wool — 25-34: not among its largest Leslie Manor — 25-34: 18.2%
35-44 21.8% / 25.8%
Wool Wool — 35-44: 21.8% Leslie Manor — 35-44: 25.8%
45-54 14.5% / —
Wool Wool — 45-54: 14.5% Leslie Manor — 45-54: not among its largest
55-64 20.0% / 27.3%
Wool Wool — 55-64: 20.0% Leslie Manor — 55-64: 27.3%
65-74 12.7% / 10.6%
Wool Wool — 65-74: 12.7% Leslie Manor — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 — / —
Wool Wool — 75-84: not among its largest Leslie Manor — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Wool Wool — 85+: not among its largest Leslie Manor — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wool Wool 100.0% couple families
Wool Wool — Couple Families: 100.0% Wool Wool — Lone Person: 0.0%
Leslie Manor 52.0% couple families
Leslie Manor — Couple Families: 52.0% Leslie Manor — Lone Person: 48.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wool Wool 17.6% renting
Wool Wool — Owned Outright: 58.8% Wool Wool — Mortgage: 23.5% Wool Wool — Renting: 17.6%
Leslie Manor 45.8% renting
Leslie Manor — Owned Outright: 33.3% Leslie Manor — Mortgage: 20.8% Leslie Manor — Renting: 45.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wool Wool 90.5% houses
Wool Wool — Houses: 90.5% Wool Wool — Flats / Apartments: 9.5%
Leslie Manor 100.0% houses
Leslie Manor — Houses: 100.0% Leslie Manor — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Wool Wool Leslie Manor
Certificate III & IV 9.1% / 25.8%
Wool Wool — Certificate III & IV: 9.1% Leslie Manor — Certificate III & IV: 25.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 21.2%
Wool Wool — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Leslie Manor — Bachelor Degree: 21.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 16.4% / —
Wool Wool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 16.4% Leslie Manor — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 6.1%
Wool Wool — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Leslie Manor — Postgraduate Degree: 6.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

Zoning mix

Leslie Manor has more rural and farming land (62% vs 22%).

Wool Wool Leslie Manor
Parks and recreation 78% 38%
Rural and farming 22% 62%
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

Wool Wool Leslie Manor
New dwellings approved 60
across Corangamite
same for both
Approvals change year on year +117%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Wool Wool Leslie Manor
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 41% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 5% of VIC Higher than 8% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC

Liveability

Leslie Manor is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Wool Wool Leslie Manor
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

Wool Wool carries more flood risk (62 vs 0); Wool Wool carries more bushfire risk (61 vs 0).

Wool Wool Leslie Manor
Bushfire Moderate
61/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
26/100
 High
75/100
Flood Moderate
62/100
 None
0/100
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

Wool Wool Leslie Manor
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

Wool Wool Leslie Manor
Parks & reserves 1 7
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Wool Wool sits further from the CBD (178.1 km vs 169.2 km).

Wool Wool Leslie Manor
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 178.1 km
+5% vs other
 169.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 139 min 124 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3249
 0.2%
postcode 3260
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 3249
 29
postcode 3260

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.

Wool Wool Leslie Manor
Car (driver) 70.0% / 50.0%
Wool Wool — Car (driver): 70.0% Leslie Manor — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 30.0% / 37.5%
Wool Wool — Worked from Home: 30.0% Leslie Manor — Worked from Home: 37.5%
Walked Only — / 12.5%
Wool Wool — Walked Only: not among its largest Leslie Manor — Walked Only: 12.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.0%).

Setting

Wool Wool Leslie Manor
Elevation 113 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wool Wool Leslie Manor
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 0%
34 premises

Climate

Wool Wool Leslie Manor
Annual rainfall 607 mm 602 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Wool Wool Leslie Manor
Average residential rate $2,335/yr
same for both
Council Corangamite
same for both

Federal electorate

Wool Wool Leslie Manor
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wool Wool Leslie Manor
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wool Wool

Family Rural

Leslie Manor

Family Rural Young Families

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