Bacchus Marsh vs Hopetoun Park

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hopetoun Park, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Hopetoun Park: a median of $1.5 million, against $650,000 in Bacchus Marsh, and rent is higher there too. Hopetoun Park is closer to the city centre: 51.2 km, against 57.4 km. On these figures, Bacchus Marsh tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Hopetoun Park suits families with children and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bacchus Marsh has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)
  • Hopetoun Park carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 86/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Bacchus Marsh has cheaper houses ($650,000 vs $1,500,000)
  • Hopetoun Park leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bacchus Marsh

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 2%)
  • has cheaper rent ($330/wk vs $375/wk)
  • But Hopetoun Park leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Hopetoun Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (44 min vs 50 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (51.2 km vs 57.4 km)
  • But Bacchus Marsh is more walkable (80/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bacchus Marsh

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 10%)
  • But Hopetoun Park carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 86/100)

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

Investors

Bacchus Marsh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.1% vs 14.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bacchus Marsh Hopetoun Park
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.

Bacchus Marsh Hopetoun Park
Walkability 80 / 0
Bacchus Marsh — Walkability: 80/100 Hopetoun Park — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 14 / 54
Bacchus Marsh — Safety: 14/100 Hopetoun Park — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 100 / 30
Bacchus Marsh — Low fire risk: 100/100 Hopetoun Park — Low fire risk: 30/100
Low flood risk 18 / 35
Bacchus Marsh — Low flood risk: 18/100 Hopetoun Park — Low flood risk: 35/100

Demographics

Bacchus Marsh has more residents (7,808 vs 914); Hopetoun Park has higher household incomes ($133,224 vs $78,416).

Bacchus Marsh Hopetoun Park
Population 7,808
+88% vs other
 914
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.1% +14.5%
Median age 39 38
Median household income $78,416/yr $133,224/yr
+70% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk $375/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bacchus Marsh Hopetoun Park
0-4 6.4% / 4.4%
Bacchus Marsh — 0-4: 6.4% Hopetoun Park — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 12.4% / 20.8%
Bacchus Marsh — 5-14: 12.4% Hopetoun Park — 5-14: 20.8%
15-19 4.7% / 7.2%
Bacchus Marsh — 15-19: 4.7% Hopetoun Park — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 5.1% / 6.6%
Bacchus Marsh — 20-24: 5.1% Hopetoun Park — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 15.3% / 6.6%
Bacchus Marsh — 25-34: 15.3% Hopetoun Park — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 12.3% / 17.4%
Bacchus Marsh — 35-44: 12.3% Hopetoun Park — 35-44: 17.4%
45-54 11.3% / 17.4%
Bacchus Marsh — 45-54: 11.3% Hopetoun Park — 45-54: 17.4%
55-64 10.7% / 10.4%
Bacchus Marsh — 55-64: 10.7% Hopetoun Park — 55-64: 10.4%
65-74 12.0% / 7.8%
Bacchus Marsh — 65-74: 12.0% Hopetoun Park — 65-74: 7.8%
75-84 7.6% / 1.6%
Bacchus Marsh — 75-84: 7.6% Hopetoun Park — 75-84: 1.6%
85+ 2.3% / 0.3%
Bacchus Marsh — 85+: 2.3% Hopetoun Park — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bacchus Marsh 35.4% couple families
Bacchus Marsh — Couple Families: 35.4% Bacchus Marsh — Lone Person: 42.3% Bacchus Marsh — One Parent Families: 18.0% Bacchus Marsh — Other Families: 1.6% Bacchus Marsh — Group Household: 2.7%
Hopetoun Park 82.7% couple families
Hopetoun Park — Couple Families: 82.7% Hopetoun Park — Lone Person: 9.9% Hopetoun Park — One Parent Families: 5.0% Hopetoun Park — Other Families: 2.5% Hopetoun Park — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bacchus Marsh 27.0% renting
Bacchus Marsh — Owned Outright: 33.8% Bacchus Marsh — Mortgage: 39.2% Bacchus Marsh — Renting: 27.0%
Hopetoun Park 2.4% renting
Hopetoun Park — Owned Outright: 32.3% Hopetoun Park — Mortgage: 65.3% Hopetoun Park — Renting: 2.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bacchus Marsh Hopetoun Park
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 18.5%
Bacchus Marsh — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Hopetoun Park — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.0% / 6.1%
Bacchus Marsh — Bachelor Degree: 10.0% Hopetoun Park — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 7.0%
Bacchus Marsh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Hopetoun Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 2.0%
Bacchus Marsh — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Hopetoun Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / 1.1%
Bacchus Marsh — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Hopetoun Park — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

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.

Bacchus Marsh Hopetoun Park
England 3.3% / 1.0%
Bacchus Marsh — England: 3.3% Hopetoun Park — England: 1.0%
India 2.6% / 0.4%
Bacchus Marsh — India: 2.6% Hopetoun Park — India: 0.4%
New Zealand 1.5% / 1.4%
Bacchus Marsh — New Zealand: 1.5% Hopetoun Park — New Zealand: 1.4%
Italy 0.4% / 1.0%
Bacchus Marsh — Italy: 0.4% Hopetoun Park — Italy: 1.0%
Scotland 0.8% / 0.4%
Bacchus Marsh — Scotland: 0.8% Hopetoun Park — Scotland: 0.4%
Philippines 0.4% / 0.5%
Bacchus Marsh — Philippines: 0.4% Hopetoun Park — Philippines: 0.5%
Greece — / 0.7%
Bacchus Marsh — Greece: not among its largest Hopetoun Park — Greece: 0.7%
Germany 0.6% / —
Bacchus Marsh — Germany: 0.6% Hopetoun Park — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bacchus Marsh 84.2% houses
Bacchus Marsh — Houses: 84.2% Bacchus Marsh — Townhouses: 12.5% Bacchus Marsh — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Hopetoun Park 101.2% houses
Hopetoun Park — Houses: 101.2% Hopetoun Park — Townhouses: 0.0% Hopetoun Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bacchus Marsh Hopetoun Park
Median house price $650,000 $1,500,000
Median unit price $420,000 —
Median land price $406,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 125 sales
 92 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Bacchus Marsh Hopetoun Park
Rural and farming 49% 41%
Residential 37% 47%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 12%
Parks and recreation 3% 0%
Commercial 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

Bacchus Marsh Hopetoun Park
New dwellings approved 338
across Moorabool
same for both
Approvals change year on year +4%
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.

Bacchus Marsh Hopetoun Park
Houses 3.7%
$500/wk on $710K
 —
Units 5.4%
$430/wk on $414K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Bacchus Marsh Hopetoun Park
House price Higher than 27% of VIC —
Income Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC
Schools Higher than 31% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 71% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 65% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 44% of VIC —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 79% of VIC —

Liveability

Bacchus Marsh is more walkable (80 vs 0).

Bacchus Marsh Hopetoun Park
Grade C
same for both
Score 35/100
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Hopetoun Park carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 0); Bacchus Marsh carries more crime risk (86 vs 46).

Bacchus Marsh Hopetoun Park
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
70/100
Crime High
86/100
 Moderate
46/100
Flood High
82/100
 Moderate
65/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Bacchus Marsh Hopetoun Park
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Bacchus Marsh

  • Bacchus Marsh Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Indie School (Bacchus Marsh) Independent · Secondary · Special school at peers
  • St Bernard's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Hopetoun Park

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bacchus Marsh Hopetoun Park
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 14 0
Parks & reserves 7 0
Childcare 6 0
GPs 5 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 6 0
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Bacchus Marsh sits further from the CBD (57.4 km vs 51.2 km).

Bacchus Marsh Hopetoun Park
Walkability score 80/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 57.4 km
+11% vs other
 51.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 50 min 44 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3340
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 3340
same for both

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.

Bacchus Marsh Hopetoun Park
Car (driver) 66.5% / 71.7%
Bacchus Marsh — Car (driver): 66.5% Hopetoun Park — Car (driver): 71.7%
Worked from Home 23.3% / 22.7%
Bacchus Marsh — Worked from Home: 23.3% Hopetoun Park — Worked from Home: 22.7%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 4.5%
Bacchus Marsh — Car (passenger): 4.4% Hopetoun Park — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only 3.0% / —
Bacchus Marsh — Walked Only: 3.0% Hopetoun Park — Walked Only: not among its largest
Train 2.5% / —
Bacchus Marsh — Train: 2.5% Hopetoun Park — Train: not among its largest
Bicycle 0.1% / 1.1%
Bacchus Marsh — Bicycle: 0.1% Hopetoun Park — Bicycle: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.7%).

Setting

Bacchus Marsh Hopetoun Park
Elevation 101 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 142 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 38.8 km 34.1 km

NBN connectivity

Bacchus Marsh Hopetoun Park
Connectivity score 99/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 99%
4,136 premises
 0%
273 premises

Climate

Bacchus Marsh Hopetoun Park
Annual rainfall 578 mm 482 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 25.9°C
Winter min (Jul) — 6.2°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Bacchus Marsh Hopetoun Park
PM2.5 4.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Bacchus Marsh Hopetoun Park
Average residential rate $1,979/yr
same for both
Council Moorabool
same for both

Federal electorate

Bacchus Marsh Hopetoun Park
Division Hawke
same for both
Member Sam Rae
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bacchus Marsh Hopetoun Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bacchus Marsh

Outer Village Feel

Hopetoun Park

Acreage Family Outer Premium

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