Bannerton vs Lake Powell

In Bannerton, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. In Lake Powell, most households rent and about half of homes are flats or apartments. On these figures, Bannerton tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and couples, while Lake Powell suits renters and young adults.

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

Bannerton

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 16%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (86% vs 54%)
  • But Lake Powell carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 82/100)

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

First-home buyers

Lake Powell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Lake Powell

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $230/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (66% vs 40%)

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

Commuting to the city

Bannerton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (308 min vs 313 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lake Powell

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (46% vs 14%)
  • carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 82/100)
  • But Bannerton has more residents already 65 and over (13% vs 4%)

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

Investors

Lake Powell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (352.6% vs 95.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bannerton Lake Powell
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.

Bannerton Lake Powell
Walkability 0 / 0
Bannerton — Walkability: 0/100 Lake Powell — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 18 / 35
Bannerton — Safety: 18/100 Lake Powell — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 83 / 65
Bannerton — Low fire risk: 83/100 Lake Powell — Low fire risk: 65/100
Low flood risk 83 / 11
Bannerton — Low flood risk: 83/100 Lake Powell — Low flood risk: 11/100

Demographics

Bannerton rents higher ($230/wk vs $130/wk); Lake Powell has higher household incomes ($98,852 vs $71,500).

Bannerton Lake Powell
Population 78 86
+10% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +95.0% +352.6%
Median age 32 34
Median household income $71,500/yr $98,852/yr
+38% vs other
Median weekly rent $230/wk
+43% vs other
 $130/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bannerton Lake Powell
0-4 10.3% / 4.7%
Bannerton — 0-4: 10.3% Lake Powell — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 12.8% / 10.5%
Bannerton — 5-14: 12.8% Lake Powell — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 6.4% / 4.7%
Bannerton — 15-19: 6.4% Lake Powell — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 5.1% / 4.7%
Bannerton — 20-24: 5.1% Lake Powell — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 21.8% / 36.0%
Bannerton — 25-34: 21.8% Lake Powell — 25-34: 36.0%
35-44 19.2% / 17.4%
Bannerton — 35-44: 19.2% Lake Powell — 35-44: 17.4%
45-54 3.8% / 14.0%
Bannerton — 45-54: 3.8% Lake Powell — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 10.3% / 15.1%
Bannerton — 55-64: 10.3% Lake Powell — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 5.1% / 3.5%
Bannerton — 65-74: 5.1% Lake Powell — 65-74: 3.5%
75-84 7.7% / —
Bannerton — 75-84: 7.7% Lake Powell — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Bannerton — 85+: not among its largest Lake Powell — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (36.0%).

Qualifications

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

Bannerton Lake Powell
Certificate III & IV 19.2% / 8.1%
Bannerton — Certificate III & IV: 19.2% Lake Powell — Certificate III & IV: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 3.5%
Bannerton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Lake Powell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bannerton 62.5% couple families
Bannerton — Couple Families: 62.5% Bannerton — Group Household: 0.0% Bannerton — Lone Person: 37.5%
Lake Powell 15.8% couple families
Lake Powell — Couple Families: 15.8% Lake Powell — Group Household: 68.4% Lake Powell — Lone Person: 15.8%
Couple Families Group Household Lone Person

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bannerton 85.7% houses
Bannerton — Houses: 85.7% Bannerton — Flats / Apartments: 14.3%
Lake Powell 53.6% houses
Lake Powell — Houses: 53.6% Lake Powell — Flats / Apartments: 46.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

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.

Bannerton Lake Powell
Malaysia 3.8% / 9.3%
Bannerton — Malaysia: 3.8% Lake Powell — Malaysia: 9.3%
Thailand — / 9.3%
Bannerton — Thailand: not among its largest Lake Powell — Thailand: 9.3%
New Zealand 5.1% / —
Bannerton — New Zealand: 5.1% Lake Powell — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.3%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bannerton 40.0% renting
Bannerton — Owned Outright: 60.0% Bannerton — Mortgage: 0.0% Bannerton — Renting: 40.0%
Lake Powell 65.6% renting
Lake Powell — Owned Outright: 25.0% Lake Powell — Mortgage: 9.4% Lake Powell — Renting: 65.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Bannerton has more rural and farming land (94% vs 67%).

Bannerton Lake Powell
Rural and farming 94% 67%
Parks and recreation 4% 32%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 1%
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

Bannerton Lake Powell
New dwellings approved 91
across Swan Hill
same for both
Approvals change year on year -86%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bannerton Lake Powell
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC

Liveability

Bannerton Lake Powell
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Lake Powell carries more flood risk (89 vs 17); Lake Powell carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 17).

Bannerton Lake Powell
Bushfire Low
17/100
 Low
35/100
Crime High
82/100
 Moderate
65/100
Flood Low
17/100
 High
89/100
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

Bannerton Lake Powell
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

Bannerton Lake Powell
Parks & reserves 3 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Bannerton Lake Powell
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 448.5 km 448.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 308 min 313 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3549
 0.0%
postcode 3597
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3549
 40
postcode 3597

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.

Bannerton Lake Powell
Car (driver) 87.5% / 25.5%
Bannerton — Car (driver): 87.5% Lake Powell — Car (driver): 25.5%
Bus — / 50.9%
Bannerton — Bus: not among its largest Lake Powell — Bus: 50.9%
Walked Only — / 16.4%
Bannerton — Walked Only: not among its largest Lake Powell — Walked Only: 16.4%
Car (passenger) 12.5% / —
Bannerton — Car (passenger): 12.5% Lake Powell — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Worked from Home — / 7.3%
Bannerton — Worked from Home: not among its largest Lake Powell — Worked from Home: 7.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.5%).

Setting

Bannerton Lake Powell
Elevation 64 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 76 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bannerton Lake Powell
Connectivity score 30/100 22/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
26 premises
 0%
22 premises

Council rates

Bannerton Lake Powell
Average residential rate $2,333/yr
same for both
Council Swan Hill
same for both

Federal electorate

Bannerton Lake Powell
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bannerton Lake Powell
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bannerton

Family Rural Young Families

Lake Powell

Multicultural Rural

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