Almurta vs Glen Forbes

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Almurta tends to suit families with children.

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

Glen Forbes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 69/100)

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

First-home buyers

Glen Forbes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (32% vs 39%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Almurta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $308/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Glen Forbes

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (88 min vs 94 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (109.4 km vs 111.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Glen Forbes

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 69/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Almurta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (37.5% vs 11.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Almurta Glen Forbes
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.

Almurta Glen Forbes
Walkability 0 / 0
Almurta — Walkability: 0/100 Glen Forbes — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 31 / 53
Almurta — Safety: 31/100 Glen Forbes — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 100 / 60
Almurta — Low fire risk: 100/100 Glen Forbes — Low fire risk: 60/100
Low flood risk 45 / 66
Almurta — Low flood risk: 45/100 Glen Forbes — Low flood risk: 66/100

Demographics

Glen Forbes has more residents (118 vs 66); Glen Forbes has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $58,500).

Almurta Glen Forbes
Population 66 118
+79% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +37.5% +11.3%
Median age 54 56
Median household income $58,500/yr $81,224/yr
+39% vs other
Median weekly rent $275/wk $308/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Almurta Glen Forbes
0-4 7.6% / 5.1%
Almurta — 0-4: 7.6% Glen Forbes — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 13.6% / 5.1%
Almurta — 5-14: 13.6% Glen Forbes — 5-14: 5.1%
15-19 4.5% / 2.5%
Almurta — 15-19: 4.5% Glen Forbes — 15-19: 2.5%
20-24 — / 2.5%
Almurta — 20-24: not among its largest Glen Forbes — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 12.1% / 7.6%
Almurta — 25-34: 12.1% Glen Forbes — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 9.1% / 6.8%
Almurta — 35-44: 9.1% Glen Forbes — 35-44: 6.8%
45-54 4.5% / 16.1%
Almurta — 45-54: 4.5% Glen Forbes — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 13.6% / 27.1%
Almurta — 55-64: 13.6% Glen Forbes — 55-64: 27.1%
65-74 15.2% / 16.1%
Almurta — 65-74: 15.2% Glen Forbes — 65-74: 16.1%
75-84 4.5% / 10.2%
Almurta — 75-84: 4.5% Glen Forbes — 75-84: 10.2%
85+ — / —
Almurta — 85+: not among its largest Glen Forbes — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Almurta 50.0% couple families
Almurta — Couple Families: 50.0% Almurta — Lone Person: 30.0% Almurta — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Glen Forbes 50.0% couple families
Glen Forbes — Couple Families: 50.0% Glen Forbes — Lone Person: 27.3% Glen Forbes — One Parent Families: 22.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Almurta 0.0% renting
Almurta — Owned Outright: 77.8% Almurta — Mortgage: 22.2% Almurta — Renting: 0.0%
Glen Forbes 7.3% renting
Glen Forbes — Owned Outright: 53.7% Glen Forbes — Mortgage: 39.0% Glen Forbes — Renting: 7.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Almurta 100.0% houses
Almurta — Houses: 100.0%
Glen Forbes 100.0% houses
Glen Forbes — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Almurta Glen Forbes
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 11.0%
Almurta — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Glen Forbes — Certificate III & IV: 11.0%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 11.0%
Almurta — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Glen Forbes — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 11.0%
Almurta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Glen Forbes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.5% / 3.4%
Almurta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5% Glen Forbes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.6%).

Zoning mix

Almurta has more land zoned for conservation (61% vs 0%); Glen Forbes has more rural and farming land (76% vs 29%).

Almurta Glen Forbes
Rural and farming 29% 76%
Environmental 61% 0%
Parks and recreation 3% 17%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 1%
Other and special use 0% 6%
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

Almurta Glen Forbes
New dwellings approved 393
across Bass Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Almurta Glen Forbes
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 68% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC

Liveability

Almurta Glen Forbes
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Glen Forbes carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 0); Almurta carries more flood risk (55 vs 34).

Almurta Glen Forbes
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
40/100
Crime Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
47/100
Flood Moderate
55/100
 Low
34/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Almurta Glen Forbes
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Almurta

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

Schools in Glen Forbes

  • Spensley Street Primary School-Glen Forbes Camp Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Almurta Glen Forbes
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 10 3

Mobility

Almurta sits further from the CBD (111.6 km vs 109.4 km).

Almurta Glen Forbes
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 111.6 km
+2% vs other
 109.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 94 min 88 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3979
 0.0%
postcode 3990
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 3979
 —

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.

Almurta Glen Forbes
Car (driver) 66.7% / 52.1%
Almurta — Car (driver): 66.7% Glen Forbes — Car (driver): 52.1%
Worked from Home 23.3% / 47.9%
Almurta — Worked from Home: 23.3% Glen Forbes — Worked from Home: 47.9%
Walked Only 10.0% / —
Almurta — Walked Only: 10.0% Glen Forbes — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).

Setting

Almurta Glen Forbes
Elevation 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.6 km 4.0 km

NBN connectivity

Almurta Glen Forbes
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
34 premises
 0%
65 premises

Climate

Almurta Glen Forbes
Annual rainfall 906 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Almurta Glen Forbes
Average residential rate $1,727/yr
same for both
Council Bass Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Almurta Glen Forbes
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Almurta Glen Forbes
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Almurta

Rural

Glen Forbes

Retirees Rural

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