Agnes vs Welshpool

Welshpool is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 61 in Agnes. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Agnes tends to suit share households and older residents.

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

Welshpool

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (45% vs 21%)
  • carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 98/100)

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

First-home buyers

Welshpool

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 74%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Agnes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($195/wk vs $220/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Welshpool

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Welshpool

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 98/100)
  • But Agnes has more residents already 65 and over (48% vs 30%)

Weighs 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 population growth.

Where they sit

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

Agnes Welshpool
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.

Agnes Welshpool
Walkability 0 / 34
Agnes — Walkability: 0/100 Welshpool — Walkability: 34/100
Safety 2 / 37
Agnes — Safety: 2/100 Welshpool — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 100 / 84
Agnes — Low fire risk: 100/100 Welshpool — Low fire risk: 84/100
Low flood risk 23 / 41
Agnes — Low flood risk: 23/100 Welshpool — Low flood risk: 41/100

Demographics

Welshpool has more residents (361 vs 61); Welshpool has higher household incomes ($47,112 vs $37,700).

Agnes Welshpool
Population 61 361
+492% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.0% +9.1%
Median age 61 51
Median household income $37,700/yr $47,112/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $195/wk $220/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Agnes Welshpool
0-4 — / 6.4%
Agnes — 0-4: not among its largest Welshpool — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 — / 8.9%
Agnes — 5-14: not among its largest Welshpool — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 — / 4.2%
Agnes — 15-19: not among its largest Welshpool — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 — / 5.0%
Agnes — 20-24: not among its largest Welshpool — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 4.9% / 7.2%
Agnes — 25-34: 4.9% Welshpool — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 4.9% / 9.1%
Agnes — 35-44: 4.9% Welshpool — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 21.3% / 13.9%
Agnes — 45-54: 21.3% Welshpool — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 13.1% / 14.4%
Agnes — 55-64: 13.1% Welshpool — 55-64: 14.4%
65-74 31.1% / 19.4%
Agnes — 65-74: 31.1% Welshpool — 65-74: 19.4%
75-84 11.5% / 7.2%
Agnes — 75-84: 11.5% Welshpool — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 4.9% / 3.0%
Agnes — 85+: 4.9% Welshpool — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Agnes 50.0% lone person
Agnes — Lone Person: 50.0% Agnes — Couple Families: 21.4% Agnes — Group Household: 28.6% Agnes — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Welshpool 50.5% lone person
Welshpool — Lone Person: 50.5% Welshpool — Couple Families: 30.9% Welshpool — Group Household: 4.1% Welshpool — One Parent Families: 14.4%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Agnes 0.0% renting
Agnes — Owned Outright: 76.9% Agnes — Mortgage: 23.1% Agnes — Renting: 0.0%
Welshpool 11.8% renting
Welshpool — Owned Outright: 52.2% Welshpool — Mortgage: 36.0% Welshpool — Renting: 11.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Agnes Welshpool
New Zealand 9.8% / 2.2%
Agnes — New Zealand: 9.8% Welshpool — New Zealand: 2.2%
England — / 2.2%
Agnes — England: not among its largest Welshpool — England: 2.2%
Netherlands — / 0.8%
Agnes — Netherlands: not among its largest Welshpool — Netherlands: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.8%).

Qualifications

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

Agnes Welshpool
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 16.3%
Agnes — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Welshpool — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.5% / 8.3%
Agnes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.5% Welshpool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.6% / 7.8%
Agnes — Bachelor Degree: 6.6% Welshpool — Bachelor Degree: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Agnes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Welshpool — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Agnes — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Welshpool — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Agnes 100.0% houses
Agnes — Houses: 100.0% Agnes — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Welshpool 97.2% houses
Welshpool — Houses: 97.2% Welshpool — Flats / Apartments: 2.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Agnes Welshpool
Median house price — $425,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Welshpool has more rural and farming land (92% vs 66%); Agnes has more industrially zoned land (24% vs 3%).

Agnes Welshpool
Rural and farming 66% 92%
Industrial 24% 3%
Parks and recreation 8% 2%
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

Agnes Welshpool
New dwellings approved 170
across South Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +21%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Agnes Welshpool
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 2% of VIC Higher than 8% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 49% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC

Liveability

Welshpool is more walkable (34 vs 0).

Agnes Welshpool
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Welshpool carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0); Agnes carries more crime risk (98 vs 63).

Agnes Welshpool
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
16/100
Crime High
98/100
 Moderate
63/100
Flood High
77/100
 Moderate
59/100
Coastal erosion High
91/100
 High
75/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Agnes Welshpool
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Agnes

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

Schools in Welshpool

  • Welshpool and District Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Agnes Welshpool
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Agnes Welshpool
Walkability score 0/100 34/100
Distance to Melbourne 191.3 km 192.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 150 min 149 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.

Agnes Welshpool
Car (driver) 100.0% / 71.9%
Agnes — Car (driver): 100.0% Welshpool — Car (driver): 71.9%
Worked from Home — / 19.8%
Agnes — Worked from Home: not among its largest Welshpool — Worked from Home: 19.8%
Walked Only — / 5.8%
Agnes — Walked Only: not among its largest Welshpool — Walked Only: 5.8%
Car (passenger) — / 2.5%
Agnes — Car (passenger): not among its largest Welshpool — Car (passenger): 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Agnes Welshpool
Elevation 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 913 m
4.5 km to a named beach
 3.7 km

NBN connectivity

Agnes Welshpool
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 0%
223 premises

Council rates

Agnes Welshpool
Average residential rate $2,282/yr
same for both
Council South Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Agnes Welshpool
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Agnes Welshpool
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Agnes

Coastal Retirees Rural

Welshpool

Quiet Retirees Rural

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