Woolsthorpe vs Warrong
Warrong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 46 in Woolsthorpe. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Warrong, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Warrong tends to suit 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
Warrong
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 57%)
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 35/100)
- But Woolsthorpe has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
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 26%)
Weighs 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
Woolsthorpe
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (187 min vs 203 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (252.5 km vs 274 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Woolsthorpe has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 9%)
- Warrong carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 35/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Warrong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (6.9% vs -13.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Woolsthorpe and Warrong 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
Woolsthorpe has more residents (364 vs 77); Warrong has higher household incomes ($99,632 vs $80,496).
| Woolsthorpe | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 364 +79% vs other | 77 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -13.7% | +6.9% |
| Median age | 46 | 38 |
| Median household income | $80,496/yr | $99,632/yr +24% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +5% vs other | $190/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).
Property market
| Woolsthorpe | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $768,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Woolsthorpe | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% same for both | |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% 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
| Woolsthorpe | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 64 across Moyne same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -15% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Woolsthorpe | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 48% of VIC | Higher than 72% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 35% of VIC | Higher than 19% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 15% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 43% of VIC | Higher than 40% of VIC |
Liveability
| Woolsthorpe | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Woolsthorpe carries more crime risk (35 vs 20).
| Woolsthorpe | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 35/100 | Low 20/100 |
| 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 | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Woolsthorpe
- Woolsthorpe Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Warrong
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Woolsthorpe | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 8 | 2 |
Mobility
Warrong sits further from the CBD (274 km vs 252.5 km).
| Woolsthorpe | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 252.5 km | 274 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 187 min | 203 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3276 | 0.2% postcode 3283 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 39 postcode 3276 | 41 postcode 3283 |
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 (64.6%).
Setting
| Woolsthorpe | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 94 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 76 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 23.8 km | 17.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Woolsthorpe | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 186 premises | 0% 42 premises |
Climate
| Woolsthorpe | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 594 mm | 699 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.1°C | 22.5°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.7°C | 7.2°C |
Council rates
| Woolsthorpe | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,613/yr same for both | |
| Council | Moyne same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Woolsthorpe | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Woolsthorpe | Warrong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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