Wyndham Vale vs Werribee

Wyndham Vale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 35 in Werribee. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wyndham Vale, about half of households are couple families. Werribee is closer to the city centre: 33.9 km, against 40 km. On these figures, Wyndham Vale tends to suit families with children, while Werribee suits people living alone.

Werribee is a larger, more established suburb with significantly better walkability (67 versus 18) and liveability (56 versus 41), sitting closer to the CBD at 33.9 km. Wyndham Vale is a younger, growing area with higher median household income ($91,832 versus $85,540) and lower crime risk (73 versus 79), though it carries moderate bushfire risk and is further out. House prices are comparable, but Wyndham Vale units are slightly pricier. Werribee suits those prioritising walkable urban amenities, while Wyndham Vale appeals to buyers seeking newer development and stronger household incomes in a quieter setting.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Werribee

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (23 vs 4)
  • has more parks and reserves (68 vs 23)
  • has more childcare (50 vs 18)
  • But Wyndham Vale is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 63%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and 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

Werribee

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 18/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (37 min vs 46 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (33.9 km vs 40 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Werribee

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (20 vs 2)
  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 18/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (15% vs 4%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield.

Where they sit

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

Wyndham Vale Werribee
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.

Wyndham Vale Werribee
Walkability 18 / 67
Wyndham Vale — Walkability: 18/100 Werribee — Walkability: 67/100
Safety 27 / 21
Wyndham Vale — Safety: 27/100 Werribee — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 71 / 100
Wyndham Vale — Low fire risk: 71/100 Werribee — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Wyndham Vale — Low flood risk: 100/100 Werribee — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Werribee has more residents (50,027 vs 20,518); Werribee skews older (35 vs 31).

Wyndham Vale Werribee
Population 20,518 50,027
+144% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +24.0%
Median age 31 35
Median household income $91,832/yr
+7% vs other
 $85,540/yr
Median weekly rent $343/wk
+4% vs other
 $330/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wyndham Vale Werribee
0-4 9.3% / 7.5%
Wyndham Vale — 0-4: 9.3% Werribee — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 16.2% / 13.0%
Wyndham Vale — 5-14: 16.2% Werribee — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 5.9% / 5.4%
Wyndham Vale — 15-19: 5.9% Werribee — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 6.8% / 6.5%
Wyndham Vale — 20-24: 6.8% Werribee — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 18.7% / 17.4%
Wyndham Vale — 25-34: 18.7% Werribee — 25-34: 17.4%
35-44 17.8% / 15.0%
Wyndham Vale — 35-44: 17.8% Werribee — 35-44: 15.0%
45-54 10.2% / 11.6%
Wyndham Vale — 45-54: 10.2% Werribee — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 7.8% / 10.6%
Wyndham Vale — 55-64: 7.8% Werribee — 55-64: 10.6%
65-74 5.0% / 7.4%
Wyndham Vale — 65-74: 5.0% Werribee — 65-74: 7.4%
75-84 1.8% / 3.9%
Wyndham Vale — 75-84: 1.8% Werribee — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 0.4% / 1.8%
Wyndham Vale — 85+: 0.4% Werribee — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wyndham Vale 53.4% couple families
Wyndham Vale — Couple Families: 53.4% Wyndham Vale — Lone Person: 20.2% Wyndham Vale — One Parent Families: 20.8% Wyndham Vale — Group Household: 4.0% Wyndham Vale — Other Families: 1.5%
Werribee 44.7% couple families
Werribee — Couple Families: 44.7% Werribee — Lone Person: 30.8% Werribee — One Parent Families: 18.4% Werribee — Group Household: 4.1% Werribee — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wyndham Vale 32.1% renting
Wyndham Vale — Owned Outright: 16.9% Wyndham Vale — Mortgage: 51.0% Wyndham Vale — Renting: 32.1%
Werribee 34.3% renting
Werribee — Owned Outright: 26.0% Werribee — Mortgage: 39.8% Werribee — Renting: 34.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wyndham Vale Werribee
Certificate III & IV 12.4% / 13.5%
Wyndham Vale — Certificate III & IV: 12.4% Werribee — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.7% / 10.8%
Wyndham Vale — Bachelor Degree: 10.7% Werribee — Bachelor Degree: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 7.5%
Wyndham Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Werribee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 5.8% / 4.4%
Wyndham Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8% Werribee — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.7%
Wyndham Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Werribee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.5%).

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.

Wyndham Vale Werribee
India 13.1% / 7.3%
Wyndham Vale — India: 13.1% Werribee — India: 7.3%
New Zealand 2.9% / 2.7%
Wyndham Vale — New Zealand: 2.9% Werribee — New Zealand: 2.7%
Myanmar 2.7% / 2.0%
Wyndham Vale — Myanmar: 2.7% Werribee — Myanmar: 2.0%
England 1.9% / 2.3%
Wyndham Vale — England: 1.9% Werribee — England: 2.3%
Philippines 1.8% / 2.1%
Wyndham Vale — Philippines: 1.8% Werribee — Philippines: 2.1%
Thailand 2.1% / 1.6%
Wyndham Vale — Thailand: 2.1% Werribee — Thailand: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wyndham Vale 95.8% houses
Wyndham Vale — Houses: 95.8% Wyndham Vale — Townhouses: 4.1% Wyndham Vale — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Werribee 85.0% houses
Werribee — Houses: 85.0% Werribee — Townhouses: 13.8% Werribee — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wyndham Vale Werribee
Median house price $600,000 $640,000
Median unit price $475,000 $450,000
Median land price $587,500 $518,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 438 sales
 33 days
from 733 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Wyndham Vale Werribee
2 bed $428K / $421K
Wyndham Vale — 2 bed: $428K (11 sales) Werribee — 2 bed: $421K (107 sales)

11 vs 107 sales

3 bed $505K / $500K
Wyndham Vale — 3 bed: $505K (9 sales) Werribee — 3 bed: $500K (68 sales)

9 vs 68 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Wyndham Vale Werribee
2 bed $461K / $465K
Wyndham Vale — 2 bed: $461K (12 sales) Werribee — 2 bed: $465K (63 sales)

12 vs 63 sales

3 bed $553K / $607K
Wyndham Vale — 3 bed: $553K (298 sales) Werribee — 3 bed: $607K (838 sales)

298 vs 838 sales

4 bed $631K / $700K
Wyndham Vale — 4 bed: $631K (358 sales) Werribee — 4 bed: $700K (636 sales)

358 vs 636 sales

5 bed $740K / $856K
Wyndham Vale — 5 bed: $740K (27 sales) Werribee — 5 bed: $856K (52 sales)

27 vs 52 sales

Zoning mix

Wyndham Vale Werribee
Residential 53% 60%
Rural and farming 20% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 11%
Other and special use 10% 7%
Environmental 7% 1%
Parks and recreation 3% 4%
Commercial 0% 2%
Industrial 0% 1%
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

Wyndham Vale Werribee
New dwellings approved 4,045
across Wyndham
same for both
Approvals change year on year -0%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Wyndham Vale Werribee
Houses 3.9%
$470/wk on $625K
 3.7%
$490/wk on $684K
Units — 4.6%
$410/wk on $460K

Ranking within VIC

Wyndham Vale Werribee
House price Higher than 25% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC
Income Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC
Schools Higher than 14% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 41% of VIC

Liveability

Werribee is more walkable (67 vs 18); Werribee scores higher overall (56 vs 41).

Wyndham Vale Werribee
Grade C B
Score 41/100 56/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Wyndham Vale carries more bushfire risk (29 vs 0).

Wyndham Vale Werribee
Bushfire Low
29/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
73/100
 High
79/100
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 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Wyndham Vale Werribee
Inside the suburb 4 23
Rated above peers 0 4
Rated at peers 1 7
Rated below peers 2 6

Schools in Wyndham Vale

  • Iramoo Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Riverbend Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Wyndham Vale Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Christway College - Wyndham Independent · Combined

Schools in Werribee

  • MacKillop Catholic Regional College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Suzanne Cory High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Werribee Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Werribee Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Bethany Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Corpus Christi School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wyndham Vale Werribee
Supermarkets 4 7
Cafes & restaurants 4 20
Parks & reserves 23 68
Childcare 18 50
GPs 2 20
Pharmacies 1 10
Hospitals 0 4
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 3 9
EV chargers 0 4
Waterways 8 45

Mobility

Wyndham Vale sits further from the CBD (40 km vs 33.9 km).

Wyndham Vale Werribee
Walkability score 18/100 67/100
Distance to Melbourne 40 km
+15% vs other
 33.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 37 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 92/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 142.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 790.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 3024
 1.8%
postcode 3030
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 3024
 45
postcode 3030

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.

Wyndham Vale Werribee
Car (driver) 62.5% / 64.4%
Wyndham Vale — Car (driver): 62.5% Werribee — Car (driver): 64.4%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 24.2%
Wyndham Vale — Worked from Home: 25.0% Werribee — Worked from Home: 24.2%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 5.0%
Wyndham Vale — Car (passenger): 5.2% Werribee — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Train 5.7% / 4.4%
Wyndham Vale — Train: 5.7% Werribee — Train: 4.4%
Bus 0.8% / 0.8%
Wyndham Vale — Bus: 0.8% Werribee — Bus: 0.8%
Walked Only 0.6% / 1.0%
Wyndham Vale — Walked Only: 0.6% Werribee — Walked Only: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.4%).

Setting

Wyndham Vale Werribee
Elevation 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.4 km 8.4 km

NBN connectivity

Wyndham Vale Werribee
Connectivity score 95/100 88/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 78%
10,070 premises
 57%
22,103 premises

Climate

Wyndham Vale Werribee
Annual rainfall 482 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Wyndham Vale Werribee
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Wyndham Vale Werribee
Average residential rate $1,997/yr
same for both
Council Wyndham
same for both

Federal electorate

Wyndham Vale Werribee
Division Lalor
same for both
Member Joanne Ryan
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wyndham Vale Werribee
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wyndham Vale

Family Large Blocks Multicultural Outer Young Families

Werribee

Easy Commute Outer River Transport Hub

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