Agnes vs Hazel Park
Hazel Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 61 in Agnes. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Agnes, about half of households are people living alone. In Hazel Park, most households are couple families. On these figures, Agnes tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Hazel Park suits 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
Hazel Park
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 21%)
- carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 98/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Agnes
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (74% vs 88%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Hazel Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 27%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Agnes has more residents already 65 and over (48% vs 18%)
- Hazel Park carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 98/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Hazel Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (34.1% vs 7.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Agnes and Hazel Park 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
Hazel Park has higher household incomes ($63,648 vs $37,700); Agnes skews older (61 vs 44).
| Agnes | Hazel Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 61 +10% vs other | 55 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.0% | +34.1% |
| Median age | 61 | 44 |
| Median household income | $37,700/yr | $63,648/yr +69% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $195/wk | $200/wk +3% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.1%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (19.7%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Hazel Park has more rural and farming land (93% vs 66%); Agnes has more industrially zoned land (24% vs 0%).
| Agnes | Hazel Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 66% | 93% |
| Industrial | 24% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 8% | 7% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 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
| Agnes | Hazel Park | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 170 across South Gippsland same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +21% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Agnes | Hazel Park | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 2% of VIC | Higher than 25% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 12% of VIC | Higher than 50% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 49% of VIC | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 52% of VIC | Higher than 45% of VIC |
Liveability
| Agnes | Hazel Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Agnes carries more crime risk (98 vs 50); Agnes carries more flood risk (77 vs 50).
| Agnes | Hazel Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 98/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| Flood | High 77/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| Coastal erosion | High 91/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Agnes | Hazel Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Agnes | Hazel Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
| Agnes | Hazel Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 191.3 km | 192.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 150 min | 152 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 3962 | 0.0% postcode 3966 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 49 postcode 3962 | 42 postcode 3966 |
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 (100.0%).
Setting
| Agnes | Hazel Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 9 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 175 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 913 m 4.5 km to a named beach | 5.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Agnes | Hazel Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 42 premises | 0% 28 premises |
Climate
| Agnes | Hazel Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,083 mm | 700 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 20.8°C | 26.7°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.6°C | 4.1°C |
Council rates
| Agnes | Hazel Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,282/yr same for both | |
| Council | South Gippsland same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Agnes | Hazel Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Monash same for both | |
| Member | Mary Aldred same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Agnes | Hazel Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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