Woolsthorpe vs Grassmere

Grassmere is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 46 in Woolsthorpe. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Grassmere, most households are couple families. On these figures, Woolsthorpe tends to suit people living alone, while Grassmere suits families with children and couples.

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

Grassmere

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 57%)

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

First-home buyers

Woolsthorpe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Woolsthorpe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $295/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Grassmere

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-4.2% vs -13.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Woolsthorpe Grassmere
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.

Woolsthorpe Grassmere
Walkability 0 / 0
Woolsthorpe — Walkability: 0/100 Grassmere — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 65 / 62
Woolsthorpe — Safety: 65/100 Grassmere — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Woolsthorpe — Low fire risk: 100/100 Grassmere — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Woolsthorpe — Low flood risk: 100/100 Grassmere — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Grassmere rents higher ($295/wk vs $200/wk); Grassmere has higher household incomes ($100,724 vs $80,496).

Woolsthorpe Grassmere
Population 364 385
+6% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -13.7% -4.2%
Median age 46 42
Median household income $80,496/yr $100,724/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $295/wk
+48% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woolsthorpe Grassmere
0-4 5.5% / 4.4%
Woolsthorpe — 0-4: 5.5% Grassmere — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 9.1% / 17.7%
Woolsthorpe — 5-14: 9.1% Grassmere — 5-14: 17.7%
15-19 5.8% / 7.5%
Woolsthorpe — 15-19: 5.8% Grassmere — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 8.5% / 7.0%
Woolsthorpe — 20-24: 8.5% Grassmere — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 9.9% / 6.2%
Woolsthorpe — 25-34: 9.9% Grassmere — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 10.2% / 9.9%
Woolsthorpe — 35-44: 10.2% Grassmere — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 12.6% / 17.7%
Woolsthorpe — 45-54: 12.6% Grassmere — 45-54: 17.7%
55-64 20.6% / 13.5%
Woolsthorpe — 55-64: 20.6% Grassmere — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 14.6% / 11.9%
Woolsthorpe — 65-74: 14.6% Grassmere — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 3.3% / 5.2%
Woolsthorpe — 75-84: 3.3% Grassmere — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 1.1% / 1.3%
Woolsthorpe — 85+: 1.1% Grassmere — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Woolsthorpe 38.6% couple families
Woolsthorpe — Couple Families: 38.6% Woolsthorpe — Lone Person: 43.4% Woolsthorpe — One Parent Families: 18.1% Woolsthorpe — Other Families: 0.0%
Grassmere 55.9% couple families
Grassmere — Couple Families: 55.9% Grassmere — Lone Person: 29.0% Grassmere — One Parent Families: 10.8% Grassmere — Other Families: 4.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Woolsthorpe 14.8% renting
Woolsthorpe — Owned Outright: 48.1% Woolsthorpe — Mortgage: 37.0% Woolsthorpe — Renting: 14.8%
Grassmere 16.1% renting
Grassmere — Owned Outright: 41.1% Grassmere — Mortgage: 42.7% Grassmere — Renting: 16.1%
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.

Woolsthorpe Grassmere
England 1.9% / 3.1%
Woolsthorpe — England: 1.9% Grassmere — England: 3.1%
New Zealand 2.2% / 2.1%
Woolsthorpe — New Zealand: 2.2% Grassmere — New Zealand: 2.1%
Ireland 1.1% / —
Woolsthorpe — Ireland: 1.1% Grassmere — Ireland: not among its largest
Philippines 0.8% / —
Woolsthorpe — Philippines: 0.8% Grassmere — Philippines: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.8% / —
Woolsthorpe — Netherlands: 0.8% Grassmere — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

Qualifications

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

Woolsthorpe Grassmere
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 13.5%
Woolsthorpe — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Grassmere — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 8.3%
Woolsthorpe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Grassmere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 9.1%
Woolsthorpe — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Grassmere — Bachelor Degree: 9.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 2.9%
Woolsthorpe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Grassmere — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.8%
Woolsthorpe — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Grassmere — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woolsthorpe 95.9% houses
Woolsthorpe — Houses: 95.9% Woolsthorpe — Flats / Apartments: 4.1%
Grassmere 100.0% houses
Grassmere — Houses: 100.0% Grassmere — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Woolsthorpe Grassmere
Median house price $768,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Woolsthorpe Grassmere
Rural and farming 99% 100%
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

Woolsthorpe Grassmere
New dwellings approved 64
across Moyne
same for both
Approvals change year on year -15%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Woolsthorpe Grassmere
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of VIC Higher than 23% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 29% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC

Liveability

Woolsthorpe Grassmere
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Woolsthorpe Grassmere
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
35/100
 Low
38/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
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

Woolsthorpe Grassmere
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Woolsthorpe

  • Woolsthorpe Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Grassmere

  • Grasmere Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Woolsthorpe Grassmere
Parks & reserves 3 2
Childcare 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 8 10

Mobility

Woolsthorpe Grassmere
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 252.5 km 253.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 187 min 189 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3276
 0.3%
postcode 3281
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 3276
 53
postcode 3281

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.

Woolsthorpe Grassmere
Car (driver) 64.6% / 67.2%
Woolsthorpe — Car (driver): 64.6% Grassmere — Car (driver): 67.2%
Worked from Home 21.5% / 24.6%
Woolsthorpe — Worked from Home: 21.5% Grassmere — Worked from Home: 24.6%
Walked Only 7.2% / 4.4%
Woolsthorpe — Walked Only: 7.2% Grassmere — Walked Only: 4.4%
Car (passenger) 6.6% / 3.8%
Woolsthorpe — Car (passenger): 6.6% Grassmere — Car (passenger): 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.2%).

Setting

Woolsthorpe Grassmere
Elevation 94 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.8 km 16.9 km

NBN connectivity

Woolsthorpe Grassmere
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
186 premises
 0%
168 premises

Climate

Woolsthorpe Grassmere
Annual rainfall 594 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Woolsthorpe Grassmere
Average residential rate $1,613/yr
same for both
Council Moyne
same for both

Federal electorate

Woolsthorpe Grassmere
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Woolsthorpe Grassmere
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Woolsthorpe

Rural

Grassmere

Family Rural

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