Bannockburn vs Gheringhap

Bannockburn is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 49 in Gheringhap. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bannockburn, most households are couple families. In Gheringhap, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bannockburn tends to suit families with children and couples, while Gheringhap suits share households 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

Bannockburn

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

Bannockburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($390/wk vs $460/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gheringhap

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (65 min vs 73 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (81 km vs 88.6 km)
  • But Bannockburn is more walkable (39/100 vs 8/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bannockburn

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (39/100 vs 8/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 87/100)
  • But Gheringhap has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Bannockburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.5% vs -14.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bannockburn Gheringhap
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.

Bannockburn Gheringhap
Walkability 39 / 8
Bannockburn — Walkability: 39/100 Gheringhap — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 67 / 13
Bannockburn — Safety: 67/100 Gheringhap — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 86 / 100
Bannockburn — Low fire risk: 86/100 Gheringhap — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 59 / 40
Bannockburn — Low flood risk: 59/100 Gheringhap — Low flood risk: 40/100

Demographics

Bannockburn has more residents (6,470 vs 132); Gheringhap skews older (49 vs 35).

Bannockburn Gheringhap
Population 6,470
+98% vs other
 132
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.5% -14.8%
Median age 35 49
Median household income $106,860/yr $111,800/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $390/wk $460/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bannockburn Gheringhap
0-4 7.9% / 3.0%
Bannockburn — 0-4: 7.9% Gheringhap — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 17.2% / 6.1%
Bannockburn — 5-14: 17.2% Gheringhap — 5-14: 6.1%
15-19 6.6% / 10.6%
Bannockburn — 15-19: 6.6% Gheringhap — 15-19: 10.6%
20-24 4.3% / 3.8%
Bannockburn — 20-24: 4.3% Gheringhap — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 12.6% / 4.5%
Bannockburn — 25-34: 12.6% Gheringhap — 25-34: 4.5%
35-44 15.2% / 6.8%
Bannockburn — 35-44: 15.2% Gheringhap — 35-44: 6.8%
45-54 13.1% / 16.7%
Bannockburn — 45-54: 13.1% Gheringhap — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 8.7% / 15.9%
Bannockburn — 55-64: 8.7% Gheringhap — 55-64: 15.9%
65-74 8.4% / 14.4%
Bannockburn — 65-74: 8.4% Gheringhap — 65-74: 14.4%
75-84 4.3% / 7.6%
Bannockburn — 75-84: 4.3% Gheringhap — 75-84: 7.6%
85+ 1.8% / 2.3%
Bannockburn — 85+: 1.8% Gheringhap — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bannockburn 65.4% couple families
Bannockburn — Couple Families: 65.4% Bannockburn — One Parent Families: 14.3% Bannockburn — Group Household: 1.2% Bannockburn — Lone Person: 18.7% Bannockburn — Other Families: 0.3%
Gheringhap 46.4% couple families
Gheringhap — Couple Families: 46.4% Gheringhap — One Parent Families: 28.6% Gheringhap — Group Household: 25.0% Gheringhap — Lone Person: 0.0% Gheringhap — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Lone Person Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bannockburn 11.3% renting
Bannockburn — Owned Outright: 30.1% Bannockburn — Mortgage: 58.6% Bannockburn — Renting: 11.3%
Gheringhap 13.0% renting
Gheringhap — Owned Outright: 50.0% Gheringhap — Mortgage: 37.0% Gheringhap — Renting: 13.0%
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.

Bannockburn Gheringhap
England 3.4% / 2.3%
Bannockburn — England: 3.4% Gheringhap — England: 2.3%
New Zealand 1.1% / —
Bannockburn — New Zealand: 1.1% Gheringhap — New Zealand: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.5% / —
Bannockburn — Netherlands: 0.5% Gheringhap — Netherlands: not among its largest
Scotland 0.4% / —
Bannockburn — Scotland: 0.4% Gheringhap — Scotland: not among its largest
South Africa 0.3% / —
Bannockburn — South Africa: 0.3% Gheringhap — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

Qualifications

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

Bannockburn Gheringhap
Certificate III & IV 20.1% / 12.1%
Bannockburn — Certificate III & IV: 20.1% Gheringhap — Certificate III & IV: 12.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 12.9%
Bannockburn — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Gheringhap — Bachelor Degree: 12.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 9.1%
Bannockburn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Gheringhap — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 3.0%
Bannockburn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Gheringhap — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / —
Bannockburn — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Gheringhap — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bannockburn 95.9% houses
Bannockburn — Houses: 95.9% Bannockburn — Townhouses: 4.1% Bannockburn — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Gheringhap 100.0% houses
Gheringhap — Houses: 100.0% Gheringhap — Townhouses: 0.0% Gheringhap — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bannockburn Gheringhap
Median house price $760,000 —
Median unit price $420,000 —
Median land price $382,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 92 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Gheringhap has more rural and farming land (97% vs 74%).

Bannockburn Gheringhap
Rural and farming 74% 97%
Residential 13% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 3%
Parks and recreation 6% 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

Bannockburn Gheringhap
New dwellings approved 186
across Golden Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year +10%
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.

Bannockburn Gheringhap
Houses 4.1%
$638/wk on $815K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bannockburn Gheringhap
House price Higher than 46% of VIC —
Income Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 83% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 72% of VIC —

Liveability

Bannockburn is more walkable (39 vs 8).

Bannockburn Gheringhap
Grade B —
Score 59/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Bannockburn carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Gheringhap carries more crime risk (87 vs 33).

Bannockburn Gheringhap
Bushfire Low
14/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
33/100
 High
87/100
Flood Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
60/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bannockburn Gheringhap
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Bannockburn

  • Bannockburn P-12 College Government · Combined below peers
  • St Mary MacKillop Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Gheringhap

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bannockburn Gheringhap
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 1
Parks & reserves 9 0
Childcare 6 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 3 1
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 13 0

Mobility

Bannockburn sits further from the CBD (88.6 km vs 81 km).

Bannockburn Gheringhap
Walkability score 39/100 8/100
Distance to Melbourne 88.6 km
+9% vs other
 81 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 73 min 65 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3331
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 3331
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.

Bannockburn Gheringhap
Car (driver) 77.2% / 68.3%
Bannockburn — Car (driver): 77.2% Gheringhap — Car (driver): 68.3%
Worked from Home 17.2% / 11.7%
Bannockburn — Worked from Home: 17.2% Gheringhap — Worked from Home: 11.7%
Walked Only 1.4% / 13.3%
Bannockburn — Walked Only: 1.4% Gheringhap — Walked Only: 13.3%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / 6.7%
Bannockburn — Car (passenger): 3.4% Gheringhap — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Bus 0.4% / —
Bannockburn — Bus: 0.4% Gheringhap — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.2%).

Setting

Bannockburn Gheringhap
Elevation 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.5 km 12.4 km

NBN connectivity

Bannockburn Gheringhap
Connectivity score 79/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 63%
2,712 premises
 0%
58 premises

Climate

Bannockburn Gheringhap
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)

Bannockburn Gheringhap
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Bannockburn Gheringhap
Average residential rate $2,052/yr
same for both
Council Golden Plains
same for both

Federal electorate

Bannockburn Gheringhap
Division Corio
same for both
Member Richard Marles
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bannockburn Gheringhap
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bannockburn

Acreage Family River

Gheringhap

Rural

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