Anakie vs Sutherlands Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Sutherlands Creek tends to suit 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

Anakie

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 60/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Sutherlands Creek is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 70%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Sutherlands Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

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

Anakie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 60/100)

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

Investors

Sutherlands Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.4% vs 6.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Anakie Sutherlands Creek
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.

Anakie Sutherlands Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Anakie — Walkability: 0/100 Sutherlands Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 71 / 40
Anakie — Safety: 71/100 Sutherlands Creek — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 34 / 24
Anakie — Low fire risk: 34/100 Sutherlands Creek — Low fire risk: 24/100
Low flood risk 76 / 38
Anakie — Low flood risk: 76/100 Sutherlands Creek — Low flood risk: 38/100

Demographics

Anakie has more residents (734 vs 129); Anakie rents higher ($300/wk vs $175/wk).

Anakie Sutherlands Creek
Population 734
+82% vs other
 129
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.4% +19.4%
Median age 43 41
Median household income $100,880/yr $169,000/yr
+68% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+42% vs other
 $175/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Anakie Sutherlands Creek
0-4 4.9% / 6.2%
Anakie — 0-4: 4.9% Sutherlands Creek — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 15.0% / 14.0%
Anakie — 5-14: 15.0% Sutherlands Creek — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 5.2% / 7.8%
Anakie — 15-19: 5.2% Sutherlands Creek — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 4.5% / 10.9%
Anakie — 20-24: 4.5% Sutherlands Creek — 20-24: 10.9%
25-34 9.7% / 7.8%
Anakie — 25-34: 9.7% Sutherlands Creek — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 11.6% / 17.1%
Anakie — 35-44: 11.6% Sutherlands Creek — 35-44: 17.1%
45-54 15.0% / 14.0%
Anakie — 45-54: 15.0% Sutherlands Creek — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 16.5% / 14.0%
Anakie — 55-64: 16.5% Sutherlands Creek — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 12.3% / 14.0%
Anakie — 65-74: 12.3% Sutherlands Creek — 65-74: 14.0%
75-84 3.5% / 4.7%
Anakie — 75-84: 3.5% Sutherlands Creek — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 1.5% / —
Anakie — 85+: 1.5% Sutherlands Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Anakie 62.4% couple families
Anakie — Couple Families: 62.4% Anakie — Lone Person: 28.2% Anakie — One Parent Families: 7.6% Anakie — Group Household: 1.8%
Sutherlands Creek 100.0% couple families
Sutherlands Creek — Couple Families: 100.0% Sutherlands Creek — Lone Person: 0.0% Sutherlands Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Sutherlands Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Anakie 5.4% renting
Anakie — Owned Outright: 44.4% Anakie — Mortgage: 50.2% Anakie — Renting: 5.4%
Sutherlands Creek 9.7% renting
Sutherlands Creek — Owned Outright: 35.5% Sutherlands Creek — Mortgage: 54.8% Sutherlands Creek — Renting: 9.7%
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.

Anakie Sutherlands Creek
England 4.5% / 3.1%
Anakie — England: 4.5% Sutherlands Creek — England: 3.1%
Germany 1.4% / —
Anakie — Germany: 1.4% Sutherlands Creek — Germany: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.8% / —
Anakie — New Zealand: 0.8% Sutherlands Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa 0.7% / —
Anakie — South Africa: 0.7% Sutherlands Creek — South Africa: not among its largest
Vietnam 0.5% / —
Anakie — Vietnam: 0.5% Sutherlands Creek — Vietnam: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

Qualifications

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

Anakie Sutherlands Creek
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 17.8%
Anakie — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Sutherlands Creek — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Bachelor Degree 9.9% / 14.7%
Anakie — Bachelor Degree: 9.9% Sutherlands Creek — Bachelor Degree: 14.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 13.2%
Anakie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Sutherlands Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 4.7%
Anakie — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Sutherlands Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 4.7%
Anakie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Sutherlands Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Anakie 100.4% houses
Anakie — Houses: 100.4%
Sutherlands Creek 100.0% houses
Sutherlands Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Anakie Sutherlands Creek
Median house price $821,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Sutherlands Creek has more rural and farming land (99% vs 85%); Anakie has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 0%).

Anakie Sutherlands Creek
Rural and farming 85% 99%
Environmental 13% 0%
Other and special use 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

Anakie Sutherlands Creek
New dwellings approved 3,468
across Greater Geelong
 186
across Golden Plains
Approvals change year on year +56% +10%

Ranking within VIC

Anakie Sutherlands Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 99% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 30% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC

Liveability

Anakie Sutherlands Creek
Grade C —
Score 48/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Sutherlands Creek carries more flood risk (62 vs 24); Sutherlands Creek carries more crime risk (60 vs 29).

Anakie Sutherlands Creek
Bushfire Moderate
66/100
 High
76/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Moderate
60/100
Flood Low
24/100
 Moderate
62/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Anakie Sutherlands Creek
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Anakie

  • Anakie Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Sutherlands Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Anakie Sutherlands Creek
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 4 6

Mobility

Anakie Sutherlands Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 80.7 km 82.2 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 67 min 65 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3213
 0.7%
postcode 3331
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3213
 59
postcode 3331

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.

Anakie Sutherlands Creek
Car (driver) 64.4% / 56.7%
Anakie — Car (driver): 64.4% Sutherlands Creek — Car (driver): 56.7%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 32.8%
Anakie — Worked from Home: 25.0% Sutherlands Creek — Worked from Home: 32.8%
Walked Only 4.8% / 6.0%
Anakie — Walked Only: 4.8% Sutherlands Creek — Walked Only: 6.0%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 4.5%
Anakie — Car (passenger): 3.5% Sutherlands Creek — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Train 2.2% / —
Anakie — Train: 2.2% Sutherlands Creek — Train: not among its largest

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

Setting

Anakie Sutherlands Creek
Elevation 137 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.9 km 16.5 km

NBN connectivity

Anakie Sutherlands Creek
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
326 premises
 0%
45 premises

Climate

Anakie Sutherlands Creek
Annual rainfall 502 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.3°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Anakie Sutherlands Creek
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Anakie Sutherlands Creek
Average residential rate $1,802/yr $2,052/yr
Council Greater Geelong Golden Plains

Federal electorate

Anakie Sutherlands Creek
Division Corio
same for both
Member Richard Marles
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Anakie Sutherlands Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Anakie

Rural

Sutherlands Creek

Rural

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