Wurruk vs Pearsondale

Comparing Wurruk and Pearsondale, VIC: Wurruk has more residents (1,177 vs 125); Wurruk carries more crime risk (82 vs 69); and Pearsondale sits further from the CBD (215 km vs 210.7 km).

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Wurruk has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Pearsondale carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 82/100)

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

First-home buyers

Wurruk

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wurruk

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 9%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wurruk

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (153 min vs 158 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (210.7 km vs 215 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pearsondale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 82/100)

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

Investors

Wurruk

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.8% vs -7.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wurruk Pearsondale
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.

Wurruk Pearsondale
Walkability 5 / 0
Wurruk — Walkability: 5/100 Pearsondale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 18 / 31
Wurruk — Safety: 18/100 Pearsondale — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Wurruk — Low fire risk: 100/100 Pearsondale — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 11 / 3
Wurruk — Low flood risk: 11/100 Pearsondale — Low flood risk: 3/100

Demographics

Wurruk has more residents (1,177 vs 125).

Wurruk Pearsondale
Population 1,177
+89% vs other
 125
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.8% -7.4%
Median age 41 42
Median household income $77,740/yr $81,224/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wurruk Pearsondale
0-4 4.7% / 8.8%
Wurruk — 0-4: 4.7% Pearsondale — 0-4: 8.8%
5-14 17.1% / 16.0%
Wurruk — 5-14: 17.1% Pearsondale — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 8.2% / 8.8%
Wurruk — 15-19: 8.2% Pearsondale — 15-19: 8.8%
20-24 5.3% / 4.8%
Wurruk — 20-24: 5.3% Pearsondale — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 7.4% / 8.0%
Wurruk — 25-34: 7.4% Pearsondale — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 11.8% / 12.0%
Wurruk — 35-44: 11.8% Pearsondale — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 16.2% / 18.4%
Wurruk — 45-54: 16.2% Pearsondale — 45-54: 18.4%
55-64 14.8% / 19.2%
Wurruk — 55-64: 14.8% Pearsondale — 55-64: 19.2%
65-74 9.7% / 9.6%
Wurruk — 65-74: 9.7% Pearsondale — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 4.2% / —
Wurruk — 75-84: 4.2% Pearsondale — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Wurruk — 85+: not among its largest Pearsondale — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wurruk 50.0% couple families
Wurruk — Couple Families: 50.0% Wurruk — Lone Person: 30.4% Wurruk — One Parent Families: 17.8% Wurruk — Group Household: 1.7%
Pearsondale 52.6% couple families
Pearsondale — Couple Families: 52.6% Pearsondale — Lone Person: 34.2% Pearsondale — One Parent Families: 13.2% Pearsondale — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wurruk 20.8% renting
Wurruk — Owned Outright: 35.9% Wurruk — Mortgage: 43.3% Wurruk — Renting: 20.8%
Pearsondale 9.3% renting
Pearsondale — Owned Outright: 41.9% Pearsondale — Mortgage: 48.8% Pearsondale — Renting: 9.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wurruk 99.0% houses
Wurruk — Houses: 99.0% Wurruk — Townhouses: 1.0%
Pearsondale 100.0% houses
Pearsondale — Houses: 100.0% Pearsondale — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Wurruk Pearsondale
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 26.4%
Wurruk — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Pearsondale — Certificate III & IV: 26.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 8.8%
Wurruk — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Pearsondale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.0% / 7.2%
Wurruk — Bachelor Degree: 8.0% Pearsondale — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 4.8%
Wurruk — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Pearsondale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 2.4%
Wurruk — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Pearsondale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

Property market

Wurruk Pearsondale
Median house price $470,000 —
Median unit price $299,000 —
Median land price $530,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 153 days
from 12 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Pearsondale has more rural and farming land (93% vs 25%).

Wurruk Pearsondale
Rural and farming 25% 93%
Residential 50% 2%
Parks and recreation 11% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 0%
Industrial 5% 0%
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

Wurruk Pearsondale
New dwellings approved 209
across Wellington
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Wurruk Pearsondale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC

Liveability

Wurruk Pearsondale
Grade D —
Score 22/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Wurruk carries more crime risk (82 vs 69).

Wurruk Pearsondale
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
82/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood High
89/100
 High
97/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Wurruk Pearsondale
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Wurruk

  • Wurruk Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Pearsondale

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Wurruk Pearsondale
Childcare 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Pearsondale sits further from the CBD (215 km vs 210.7 km).

Wurruk Pearsondale
Walkability score 5/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 210.7 km 215 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 153 min 158 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3850
 0.4%
postcode 3851
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 3850
 40
postcode 3851

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.

Wurruk Pearsondale
Car (driver) 79.9% / 86.8%
Wurruk — Car (driver): 79.9% Pearsondale — Car (driver): 86.8%
Worked from Home 10.4% / 13.2%
Wurruk — Worked from Home: 10.4% Pearsondale — Worked from Home: 13.2%
Car (passenger) 7.9% / —
Wurruk — Car (passenger): 7.9% Pearsondale — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 1.1% / —
Wurruk — Bus: 1.1% Pearsondale — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 0.7% / —
Wurruk — Walked Only: 0.7% Pearsondale — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.8%).

Setting

Wurruk Pearsondale
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.2 km 28.7 km

NBN connectivity

Wurruk Pearsondale
Connectivity score 63/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 38%
512 premises
 0%
56 premises

Climate

Wurruk Pearsondale
Annual rainfall 546 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Wurruk Pearsondale
Average residential rate $1,960/yr
same for both
Council Wellington
same for both

Federal electorate

Wurruk Pearsondale
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wurruk Pearsondale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wurruk

Acreage Affordable

Pearsondale

Family Rural Young Families

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