Anglesea vs Gherang

Gherang is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 54 in Anglesea. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Anglesea, about half of households are people living alone. In Gherang, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Gherang: a median of $1.46 million, against $1.23 million in Anglesea, though rent is higher in Anglesea. On these figures, Anglesea tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Gherang 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

Gherang

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 44/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 48%)
  • But Anglesea has more parks and reserves (9 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Anglesea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,225,000 vs $1,455,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gherang

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($324/wk vs $405/wk)
  • But Anglesea has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 6%)

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

Commuting to the city

Gherang

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (88 min vs 115 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (111.2 km vs 121.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Anglesea

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 14%)
  • But Gherang carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 44/100)

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

Investors

Anglesea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.1% vs 5.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Anglesea Gherang
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.

Anglesea Gherang
Walkability 0 / 0
Anglesea — Walkability: 0/100 Gherang — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 56 / 85
Anglesea — Safety: 56/100 Gherang — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 23 / 15
Anglesea — Low fire risk: 23/100 Gherang — Low fire risk: 15/100
Low flood risk 43 / 55
Anglesea — Low flood risk: 43/100 Gherang — Low flood risk: 55/100

Demographics

Anglesea has more residents (3,208 vs 391); Anglesea rents higher ($405/wk vs $324/wk).

Anglesea Gherang
Population 3,208
+88% vs other
 391
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +26.1% +5.7%
Median age 54 44
Median household income $88,452/yr $105,300/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $405/wk
+20% vs other
 $324/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Anglesea Gherang
0-4 5.0% / 4.6%
Anglesea — 0-4: 5.0% Gherang — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 9.3% / 11.8%
Anglesea — 5-14: 9.3% Gherang — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 3.8% / 10.0%
Anglesea — 15-19: 3.8% Gherang — 15-19: 10.0%
20-24 3.2% / 2.6%
Anglesea — 20-24: 3.2% Gherang — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 7.9% / 5.4%
Anglesea — 25-34: 7.9% Gherang — 25-34: 5.4%
35-44 10.4% / 15.1%
Anglesea — 35-44: 10.4% Gherang — 35-44: 15.1%
45-54 11.3% / 14.3%
Anglesea — 45-54: 11.3% Gherang — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 16.9% / 18.7%
Anglesea — 55-64: 16.9% Gherang — 55-64: 18.7%
65-74 19.1% / 11.5%
Anglesea — 65-74: 19.1% Gherang — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 9.5% / 2.8%
Anglesea — 75-84: 9.5% Gherang — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ 3.2% / —
Anglesea — 85+: 3.2% Gherang — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Anglesea 38.1% couple families
Anglesea — Couple Families: 38.1% Anglesea — Lone Person: 46.0% Anglesea — One Parent Families: 10.0% Anglesea — Group Household: 4.9% Anglesea — Other Families: 1.0%
Gherang 59.8% couple families
Gherang — Couple Families: 59.8% Gherang — Lone Person: 22.7% Gherang — One Parent Families: 10.3% Gherang — Group Household: 7.2% Gherang — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Anglesea 18.6% renting
Anglesea — Owned Outright: 54.0% Anglesea — Mortgage: 27.4% Anglesea — Renting: 18.6%
Gherang 6.1% renting
Gherang — Owned Outright: 46.2% Gherang — Mortgage: 47.7% Gherang — Renting: 6.1%
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.

Anglesea Gherang
England 2.7% / 6.4%
Anglesea — England: 2.7% Gherang — England: 6.4%
Germany 0.7% / 1.3%
Anglesea — Germany: 0.7% Gherang — Germany: 1.3%
New Zealand 1.0% / —
Anglesea — New Zealand: 1.0% Gherang — New Zealand: not among its largest
Ireland 0.7% / —
Anglesea — Ireland: 0.7% Gherang — Ireland: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.5% / —
Anglesea — Netherlands: 0.5% Gherang — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).

Qualifications

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

Anglesea Gherang
Bachelor Degree 21.4% / 12.8%
Anglesea — Bachelor Degree: 21.4% Gherang — Bachelor Degree: 12.8%
Certificate III & IV 11.6% / 17.4%
Anglesea — Certificate III & IV: 11.6% Gherang — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.2% / 11.5%
Anglesea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2% Gherang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.5%
Postgraduate Degree 8.3% / 5.1%
Anglesea — Postgraduate Degree: 8.3% Gherang — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.2% / 3.8%
Anglesea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2% Gherang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Anglesea 92.9% houses
Anglesea — Houses: 92.9% Anglesea — Townhouses: 6.5% Anglesea — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Gherang 100.0% houses
Gherang — Houses: 100.0% Gherang — Townhouses: 0.0% Gherang — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Anglesea Gherang
Median house price $1,225,000 $1,455,000
Median unit price $782,500 —
Median land price $920,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 70 days
from 47 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Gherang has more rural and farming land (86% vs 0%).

Anglesea Gherang
Rural and farming 0% 86%
Parks and recreation 81% 14%
Other and special use 13% 0%
Residential 4% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Anglesea Gherang
New dwellings approved 300
across Surf Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +57%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Anglesea Gherang
Houses 2.0%
$650/wk on $1.65M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Anglesea Gherang
House price Higher than 76% of VIC —
Income Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 8% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 18% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 1% of VIC —

Liveability

Anglesea Gherang
Grade C —
Score 37/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Anglesea carries more crime risk (44 vs 15); Anglesea carries more flood risk (57 vs 45).

Anglesea Gherang
Bushfire High
77/100
 High
85/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Low
15/100
Flood Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
45/100
Coastal erosion Moderate
61/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Anglesea Gherang
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Anglesea

  • Anglesea Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Gherang

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

Amenities in the suburb

Anglesea Gherang
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 8 0
Parks & reserves 9 1
Childcare 1 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 17 11

Mobility

Anglesea sits further from the CBD (121.6 km vs 111.2 km).

Anglesea Gherang
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 121.6 km
+9% vs other
 111.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 115 min 88 min
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 3230
 1.6%
postcode 3240
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 3230
 62
postcode 3240

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.

Anglesea Gherang
Car (driver) 55.1% / 68.0%
Anglesea — Car (driver): 55.1% Gherang — Car (driver): 68.0%
Worked from Home 36.0% / 28.7%
Anglesea — Worked from Home: 36.0% Gherang — Worked from Home: 28.7%
Walked Only 4.1% / 1.7%
Anglesea — Walked Only: 4.1% Gherang — Walked Only: 1.7%
Car (passenger) 2.9% / 1.7%
Anglesea — Car (passenger): 2.9% Gherang — Car (passenger): 1.7%
Bicycle 1.1% / —
Anglesea — Bicycle: 1.1% Gherang — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.0%).

Setting

Anglesea Gherang
Elevation 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.7 km
4.8 km to a named beach
 13.5 km

NBN connectivity

Anglesea Gherang
Connectivity score 68/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 41%
3,280 premises
 0%
176 premises

Climate

Anglesea Gherang
Annual rainfall 599 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Anglesea Gherang
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Anglesea Gherang
Average residential rate $2,314/yr
same for both
Council Surf Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Anglesea Gherang
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Anglesea Gherang
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Anglesea

Acreage Professionals Retirees

Gherang

Rural

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