The suburbs around Point Cook are not interchangeable, and the differences matter more than a single number can show. Williams Landing has the railway station and a newer town centre. Werribee is bigger, older, and has the hospital and the major retail. Seabrook is small and established. Tarneit and Truganina are growing even faster than Point Cook. Altona Meadows and Laverton sit closer to the bay, while Newport and Williamstown are closer to the city and priced accordingly.
What each neighbour is like
| Suburb | LGA | Character in one line |
|---|---|---|
| Point Cook | Wyndham | Biggest population, two shopping centres, coastal park and wetlands, car dependent |
| Williams Landing | Wyndham | Railway station, newer apartment and townhouse mix, small population |
| Seabrook | Hobsons Bay | Older, smaller, quieter, direct train line access via Aircraft station |
| Werribee | Wyndham | Major centre, hospital, Werribee Park, wide housing range |
| Werribee South | Wyndham | Market gardens, waterfront, very small population |
| Hoppers Crossing | Wyndham | Established 1970s and 80s housing, older median age, strong retail |
| Tarneit | Wyndham | Rapid growth, newer estates, strong Indian and African communities |
| Truganina | Wyndham | Industrial and residential mix, fast growth, freight and logistics jobs |
| Manor Lakes | Wyndham | Master planned estate around a lake, newer housing |
| Wyndham Vale | Wyndham | Growth corridor with its own station on the Geelong line |
| Aintree | Melton | New estate spilling into the Melton council area |
| Mambourin | Wyndham | Very new and very small, mostly emerging estates |
| Altona | Hobsons Bay | Bayside, established, higher prices, train line |
| Altona Meadows | Hobsons Bay | Mid-sized, family suburb with wetlands and older housing |
| Laverton | Hobsons Bay | Smaller, mixed housing, train station, industrial edges |
| Newport | Hobsons Bay | Inner west, close to the city, higher median prices |
| Williamstown | Hobsons Bay | Bayside village feel, oldest housing stock here, most expensive |
| Brooklyn | Hobsons Bay | Small, industrial, close to the freeway and city |
| Melbourne | Melbourne | The CBD, included for reference only |
Side by side
Census and SEIFA figures are 2021 at suburb level. House prices are sale medians for 2026 Q1. Service counts are records held in this project's data files. Crime rates come from the Crime Statistics Agency, which publishes at local government area level only, so every suburb inside the same council area shares the same rate.
| Suburb | LGA | Population 2021 | Median age | Median weekly household income | Median weekly rent | Median house price (2026 Q1) | SEIFA decile | PT stops | Schools | Childcare | Open space parcels | Crime rate per 100k (LGA, year ending Mar 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Cook | Wyndham | 66,781 | 33 | $2,392 | $400 | $855,500 | 9 | 124 | 10 | 39 | 351 | 5,183.8 |
| Williams Landing | Wyndham | 9,448 | 31 | $2,582 | $420 | $940,000 | 10 | 42 | Not available | 6 | 47 | 5,183.8 |
| Seabrook | Hobsons Bay | 4,952 | 37 | $2,042 | $361 | $827,500 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 6,352.1 |
| Werribee | Wyndham | 50,027 | 35 | $1,645 | $330 | $682,800 | 3 | 275 | 19 | 52 | 305 | 5,183.8 |
| Werribee South | Wyndham | 2,392 | 45 | $1,601 | $350 | $873,000 | 5 | 14 | Not available | 3 | 61 | 5,183.8 |
| Hoppers Crossing | Wyndham | 37,216 | 37 | $1,580 | $340 | $720,000 | 2 | 184 | 10 | 34 | 212 | 5,183.8 |
| Tarneit | Wyndham | 56,370 | 30 | $2,103 | $380 | $670,000 | 6 | 153 | 15 | 50 | 207 | 5,183.8 |
| Truganina | Wyndham | 36,305 | 30 | $2,126 | $390 | $690,000 | 7 | 95 | 9 | 30 | 143 | 5,183.8 |
| Manor Lakes | Wyndham | 12,675 | 31 | $2,296 | $360 | $677,500 | 8 | 40 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 5,183.8 |
| Wyndham Vale | Wyndham | 20,518 | 31 | $1,766 | $343 | $624,000 | 3 | 63 | 3 | 20 | 87 | 5,183.8 |
| Aintree | Melton | 7,982 | 30 | $2,348 | $420 | $713,800 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 7 | Not available | Not available |
| Mambourin | Wyndham | 315 | 30 | $2,359 | $363 | $650,000 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 6 | Not available | 5,183.8 |
| Altona | Hobsons Bay | 11,490 | 42 | $1,826 | $385 | $1,200,000 | 9 | 71 | 4 | 10 | 110 | 6,352.1 |
| Altona Meadows | Hobsons Bay | 18,479 | 41 | $1,573 | $341 | $757,500 | 3 | 47 | 3 | 12 | 188 | 6,352.1 |
| Laverton | Hobsons Bay | 4,760 | 32 | $1,512 | $330 | $635,000 | 1 | 49 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 6,352.1 |
| Newport | Hobsons Bay | 13,658 | 38 | $2,657 | $471 | $1,270,000 | 10 | 82 | 4 | 10 | 91 | 6,352.1 |
| Williamstown | Hobsons Bay | 14,407 | 45 | $2,411 | $450 | $1,557,500 | 10 | 73 | 6 | 10 | 116 | 6,352.1 |
| Brooklyn | Hobsons Bay | 1,979 | 34 | $1,958 | $391 | $885,000 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 6,352.1 |
| Melbourne | Melbourne | 54,941 | 29 | $1,448 | $381 | Not available | 10 | 397 | 7 | 10 | Not available | 17,110.1 |
The comparison table compares like-for-like Census, property and service-count measures; missing values are shown as Not available and are not zeros.
Reading it properly
A higher median price is not a better suburb, and a lower one is not worse value. What the table does not show is the things that decide most moves: how long the commute really takes, whether the streets suit a family, whether your particular street floods, and how far the nearest decent playground is. Service counts measure what has been mapped or published, not everything that exists; open space parcels and health facilities were collected only for the Point Cook area, so some outer suburbs show Not available rather than a true zero.
On local government areas
Suburb to LGA mappings were checked against official sources and two corrections were applied: Aintree is in the City of Melton, not Wyndham, and Seabrook is in Hobsons Bay, not Wyndham. Because of that, LGA-level figures from the source file were not reused for those two suburbs, which is why Aintree's crime cell reads Not available.
The livability scorecard held in the project's source data is not published. Its weights, normalisation and inputs have not been independently validated, and a generated score should not be dressed up as an official ranking. Sources: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021, Victorian Property Sales Report (2026 Q1), Crime Statistics Agency (year ending March 2026), Transport Victoria, Department of Education, ACECQA and the Victorian Planning Authority.