Antwerp vs Gerang Gerung

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Antwerp, most households are people living alone. In Gerang Gerung, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Antwerp tends to suit people living alone 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

Gerang Gerung

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 36%)

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

Antwerp

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $110/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Gerang Gerung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (353 km vs 360.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Antwerp

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Gerang Gerung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-5.8% vs -15.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Antwerp Gerang Gerung
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.

Antwerp Gerang Gerung
Walkability 0 / 0
Antwerp — Walkability: 0/100 Gerang Gerung — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 22 / 17
Antwerp — Safety: 22/100 Gerang Gerung — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 89 / 42
Antwerp — Low fire risk: 89/100 Gerang Gerung — Low fire risk: 42/100
Low flood risk 44 / 100
Antwerp — Low flood risk: 44/100 Gerang Gerung — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Gerang Gerung rents higher ($110/wk vs $0/wk); Gerang Gerung has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $58,500).

Antwerp Gerang Gerung
Population 53 65
+23% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -15.9% -5.8%
Median age 41
same for both
Median household income $58,500/yr $97,500/yr
+67% vs other
Median weekly rent — $110/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Antwerp Gerang Gerung
0-4 5.7% / 12.3%
Antwerp — 0-4: 5.7% Gerang Gerung — 0-4: 12.3%
5-14 13.2% / 7.7%
Antwerp — 5-14: 13.2% Gerang Gerung — 5-14: 7.7%
15-19 — / —
Antwerp — 15-19: not among its largest Gerang Gerung — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / 6.2%
Antwerp — 20-24: not among its largest Gerang Gerung — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 17.0% / 15.4%
Antwerp — 25-34: 17.0% Gerang Gerung — 25-34: 15.4%
35-44 13.2% / 13.8%
Antwerp — 35-44: 13.2% Gerang Gerung — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 5.7% / 6.2%
Antwerp — 45-54: 5.7% Gerang Gerung — 45-54: 6.2%
55-64 20.8% / 27.7%
Antwerp — 55-64: 20.8% Gerang Gerung — 55-64: 27.7%
65-74 9.4% / 12.3%
Antwerp — 65-74: 9.4% Gerang Gerung — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 13.2% / —
Antwerp — 75-84: 13.2% Gerang Gerung — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Antwerp — 85+: not among its largest Gerang Gerung — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Antwerp 63.6% lone person
Antwerp — Lone Person: 63.6% Antwerp — Couple Families: 36.4% Antwerp — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Gerang Gerung 36.4% lone person
Gerang Gerung — Lone Person: 36.4% Gerang Gerung — Couple Families: 45.5% Gerang Gerung — One Parent Families: 18.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Antwerp 0.0% renting
Antwerp — Owned Outright: 66.7% Antwerp — Mortgage: 33.3% Antwerp — Renting: 0.0%
Gerang Gerung 13.6% renting
Gerang Gerung — Owned Outright: 59.1% Gerang Gerung — Mortgage: 27.3% Gerang Gerung — Renting: 13.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Antwerp 100.0% houses
Antwerp — Houses: 100.0%
Gerang Gerung 100.0% houses
Gerang Gerung — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Antwerp Gerang Gerung
Certificate III & IV 11.3% / 15.4%
Antwerp — Certificate III & IV: 11.3% Gerang Gerung — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 13.8%
Antwerp — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Gerang Gerung — Bachelor Degree: 13.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 9.2%
Antwerp — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Gerang Gerung — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Zoning mix

Antwerp Gerang Gerung
Rural and farming 98%
same for both
Parks and recreation 2%
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

Antwerp Gerang Gerung
New dwellings approved 9
across Hindmarsh
same for both
Approvals change year on year +100%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Antwerp Gerang Gerung
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 3% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC

Liveability

Antwerp Gerang Gerung
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Antwerp carries more flood risk (56 vs 0); Gerang Gerung carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 11).

Antwerp Gerang Gerung
Bushfire Low
11/100
 Moderate
58/100
Crime High
78/100
 High
83/100
Flood Moderate
56/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Antwerp Gerang Gerung
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

Antwerp Gerang Gerung
Parks & reserves 0 6
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Antwerp sits further from the CBD (360.9 km vs 353 km).

Antwerp Gerang Gerung
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 360.9 km
+2% vs other
 353 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 250 min 246 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3414
 0.1%
postcode 3418
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 3414
 40
postcode 3418

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.

Antwerp Gerang Gerung
Worked from Home 68.4% / 33.3%
Antwerp — Worked from Home: 68.4% Gerang Gerung — Worked from Home: 33.3%
Car (driver) 31.6% / 52.1%
Antwerp — Car (driver): 31.6% Gerang Gerung — Car (driver): 52.1%
Walked Only — / 14.6%
Antwerp — Walked Only: not among its largest Gerang Gerung — Walked Only: 14.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.4%).

Setting

Antwerp Gerang Gerung
Elevation 96 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 131 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Antwerp Gerang Gerung
Connectivity score 25/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 0%
27 premises

Climate

Antwerp Gerang Gerung
Annual rainfall 375 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Antwerp Gerang Gerung
Average residential rate $1,660/yr
same for both
Council Hindmarsh
same for both

Federal electorate

Antwerp Gerang Gerung
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Antwerp Gerang Gerung
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Antwerp

Rural

Gerang Gerung

Rural Young Families

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