Bannockburn vs Sutherlands Creek

Bannockburn is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 41 in Sutherlands Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Bannockburn tends to suit families with children, while Sutherlands Creek 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

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)
  • But Sutherlands Creek is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 80%)

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

Sutherlands Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $390/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Sutherlands Creek

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 (82.2 km vs 88.6 km)
  • But Bannockburn is more walkable (39/100 vs 0/100)

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 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 60/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bannockburn and Sutherlands Creek 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 Sutherlands Creek
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 Sutherlands Creek
Walkability 39 / 0
Bannockburn — Walkability: 39/100 Sutherlands Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 67 / 40
Bannockburn — Safety: 67/100 Sutherlands Creek — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 86 / 24
Bannockburn — Low fire risk: 86/100 Sutherlands Creek — Low fire risk: 24/100
Low flood risk 59 / 38
Bannockburn — Low flood risk: 59/100 Sutherlands Creek — Low flood risk: 38/100

Demographics

Bannockburn has more residents (6,470 vs 129); Bannockburn rents higher ($390/wk vs $175/wk).

Bannockburn Sutherlands Creek
Population 6,470
+98% vs other
 129
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.5% +19.4%
Median age 35 41
Median household income $106,860/yr $169,000/yr
+58% vs other
Median weekly rent $390/wk
+55% vs other
 $175/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bannockburn Sutherlands Creek
0-4 7.9% / 6.2%
Bannockburn — 0-4: 7.9% Sutherlands Creek — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 17.2% / 14.0%
Bannockburn — 5-14: 17.2% Sutherlands Creek — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 6.6% / 7.8%
Bannockburn — 15-19: 6.6% Sutherlands Creek — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 4.3% / 10.9%
Bannockburn — 20-24: 4.3% Sutherlands Creek — 20-24: 10.9%
25-34 12.6% / 7.8%
Bannockburn — 25-34: 12.6% Sutherlands Creek — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 15.2% / 17.1%
Bannockburn — 35-44: 15.2% Sutherlands Creek — 35-44: 17.1%
45-54 13.1% / 14.0%
Bannockburn — 45-54: 13.1% Sutherlands Creek — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 8.7% / 14.0%
Bannockburn — 55-64: 8.7% Sutherlands Creek — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 8.4% / 14.0%
Bannockburn — 65-74: 8.4% Sutherlands Creek — 65-74: 14.0%
75-84 4.3% / 4.7%
Bannockburn — 75-84: 4.3% Sutherlands Creek — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 1.8% / —
Bannockburn — 85+: 1.8% Sutherlands Creek — 85+: not among its largest

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 — Lone Person: 18.7% Bannockburn — One Parent Families: 14.3% Bannockburn — Group Household: 1.2% Bannockburn — Other Families: 0.3%
Sutherlands Creek 100.0% couple families
Sutherlands Creek — Couple Families: 100.0% Sutherlands Creek — Lone Person: 0.0% Sutherlands Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Sutherlands Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Sutherlands Creek — 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.

Bannockburn 11.3% renting
Bannockburn — Owned Outright: 30.1% Bannockburn — Mortgage: 58.6% Bannockburn — Renting: 11.3%
Sutherlands Creek 9.7% renting
Sutherlands Creek — Owned Outright: 35.5% Sutherlands Creek — Mortgage: 54.8% Sutherlands Creek — Renting: 9.7%
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 Sutherlands Creek
England 3.4% / 3.1%
Bannockburn — England: 3.4% Sutherlands Creek — England: 3.1%
New Zealand 1.1% / —
Bannockburn — New Zealand: 1.1% Sutherlands Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.5% / —
Bannockburn — Netherlands: 0.5% Sutherlands Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest
Scotland 0.4% / —
Bannockburn — Scotland: 0.4% Sutherlands Creek — Scotland: not among its largest
South Africa 0.3% / —
Bannockburn — South Africa: 0.3% Sutherlands Creek — 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 Sutherlands Creek
Certificate III & IV 20.1% / 17.8%
Bannockburn — Certificate III & IV: 20.1% Sutherlands Creek — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 14.7%
Bannockburn — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Sutherlands Creek — Bachelor Degree: 14.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 13.2%
Bannockburn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Sutherlands Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 4.7%
Bannockburn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Sutherlands Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 4.7%
Bannockburn — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Sutherlands Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7%

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%
Sutherlands Creek 100.0% houses
Sutherlands Creek — Houses: 100.0% Sutherlands Creek — Townhouses: 0.0% Sutherlands Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bannockburn Sutherlands Creek
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

Sutherlands Creek has more rural and farming land (99% vs 74%).

Bannockburn Sutherlands Creek
Rural and farming 74% 99%
Residential 13% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 1%
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 Sutherlands Creek
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 Sutherlands Creek
Houses 4.1%
$638/wk on $815K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bannockburn Sutherlands Creek
House price Higher than 46% of VIC —
Income Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 99% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 30% 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 42% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 72% of VIC —

Liveability

Bannockburn is more walkable (39 vs 0).

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

Risk profile

Sutherlands Creek carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 14); Sutherlands Creek carries more crime risk (60 vs 33).

Bannockburn Sutherlands Creek
Bushfire Low
14/100
 High
76/100
Crime Low
33/100
 Moderate
60/100
Flood Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
62/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Bannockburn Sutherlands Creek
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 Sutherlands Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bannockburn Sutherlands Creek
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 0
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 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 13 6

Mobility

Bannockburn sits further from the CBD (88.6 km vs 82.2 km).

Bannockburn Sutherlands Creek
Walkability score 39/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 88.6 km
+7% vs other
 82.2 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 Sutherlands Creek
Car (driver) 77.2% / 56.7%
Bannockburn — Car (driver): 77.2% Sutherlands Creek — Car (driver): 56.7%
Worked from Home 17.2% / 32.8%
Bannockburn — Worked from Home: 17.2% Sutherlands Creek — Worked from Home: 32.8%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / 4.5%
Bannockburn — Car (passenger): 3.4% Sutherlands Creek — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only 1.4% / 6.0%
Bannockburn — Walked Only: 1.4% Sutherlands Creek — Walked Only: 6.0%
Bus 0.4% / —
Bannockburn — Bus: 0.4% Sutherlands Creek — Bus: not among its largest

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

Setting

Bannockburn Sutherlands Creek
Elevation 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.5 km 16.5 km

NBN connectivity

Bannockburn Sutherlands Creek
Connectivity score 79/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 63%
2,712 premises
 0%
45 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Bannockburn Sutherlands Creek
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

Sutherlands Creek

Rural

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