Barongarook West vs Elliminyt

Comparing Barongarook West and Elliminyt, VIC: Barongarook West carries more bushfire risk (91 vs 0); Elliminyt is more walkable (40 vs 0); and Elliminyt has more residents (3,260 vs 291).

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

Elliminyt

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 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

Elliminyt

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $370/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Elliminyt

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (155.3 km vs 164.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (117 min vs 124 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Elliminyt

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Barongarook West

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.8% vs 12.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Barongarook West Elliminyt
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.

Barongarook West Elliminyt
Walkability 0 / 40
Barongarook West — Walkability: 0/100 Elliminyt — Walkability: 40/100
Safety 71 / 75
Barongarook West — Safety: 71/100 Elliminyt — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 9 / 100
Barongarook West — Low fire risk: 9/100 Elliminyt — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 87 / 35
Barongarook West — Low flood risk: 87/100 Elliminyt — Low flood risk: 35/100

Demographics

Elliminyt has more residents (3,260 vs 291); Barongarook West rents higher ($370/wk vs $290/wk).

Barongarook West Elliminyt
Population 291 3,260
+1020% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +23.8% +12.4%
Median age 43 41
Median household income $79,612/yr $94,380/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $370/wk
+22% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Barongarook West Elliminyt
0-4 3.4% / 5.6%
Barongarook West — 0-4: 3.4% Elliminyt — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 16.5% / 14.5%
Barongarook West — 5-14: 16.5% Elliminyt — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 8.2% / 7.3%
Barongarook West — 15-19: 8.2% Elliminyt — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 3.4% / 5.0%
Barongarook West — 20-24: 3.4% Elliminyt — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 7.6% / 10.0%
Barongarook West — 25-34: 7.6% Elliminyt — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 11.0% / 12.5%
Barongarook West — 35-44: 11.0% Elliminyt — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 9.6% / 13.5%
Barongarook West — 45-54: 9.6% Elliminyt — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 17.9% / 13.2%
Barongarook West — 55-64: 17.9% Elliminyt — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 8.9% / 10.5%
Barongarook West — 65-74: 8.9% Elliminyt — 65-74: 10.5%
75-84 9.6% / 6.3%
Barongarook West — 75-84: 9.6% Elliminyt — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 1.4% / 1.5%
Barongarook West — 85+: 1.4% Elliminyt — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Barongarook West 63.0% couple families
Barongarook West — Couple Families: 63.0% Barongarook West — Lone Person: 27.8% Barongarook West — One Parent Families: 9.3% Barongarook West — Group Household: 0.0% Barongarook West — Other Families: 0.0%
Elliminyt 56.2% couple families
Elliminyt — Couple Families: 56.2% Elliminyt — Lone Person: 29.8% Elliminyt — One Parent Families: 10.7% Elliminyt — Group Household: 2.9% Elliminyt — Other Families: 0.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Barongarook West 9.8% renting
Barongarook West — Owned Outright: 56.1% Barongarook West — Mortgage: 34.1% Barongarook West — Renting: 9.8%
Elliminyt 10.3% renting
Elliminyt — Owned Outright: 46.0% Elliminyt — Mortgage: 43.8% Elliminyt — Renting: 10.3%
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.

Barongarook West Elliminyt
England 5.2% / 1.2%
Barongarook West — England: 5.2% Elliminyt — England: 1.2%
Philippines 2.1% / 0.5%
Barongarook West — Philippines: 2.1% Elliminyt — Philippines: 0.5%
Sri Lanka — / 0.6%
Barongarook West — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Elliminyt — Sri Lanka: 0.6%
New Zealand — / 0.6%
Barongarook West — New Zealand: not among its largest Elliminyt — New Zealand: 0.6%
China — / 0.4%
Barongarook West — China: not among its largest Elliminyt — China: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

Qualifications

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

Barongarook West Elliminyt
Certificate III & IV 23.0% / 17.9%
Barongarook West — Certificate III & IV: 23.0% Elliminyt — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 8.0%
Barongarook West — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Elliminyt — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 8.0%
Barongarook West — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Elliminyt — Bachelor Degree: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 2.1%
Barongarook West — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Elliminyt — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 1.7%
Barongarook West — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Elliminyt — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Barongarook West 100.0% houses
Barongarook West — Houses: 100.0% Barongarook West — Townhouses: 0.0% Barongarook West — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Elliminyt 96.0% houses
Elliminyt — Houses: 96.0% Elliminyt — Townhouses: 3.8% Elliminyt — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Barongarook West Elliminyt
Median house price — $650,000
Median unit price — $420,000
Median land price — $285,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 54 days
from 42 sales

Zoning mix

Barongarook West Elliminyt
Rural and farming 78% 76%
Parks and recreation 22% 4%
Residential 0% 14%
Industrial 0% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 3%
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

Barongarook West Elliminyt
New dwellings approved 226
across Colac Otway
same for both
Approvals change year on year +64%
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.

Barongarook West Elliminyt
Houses — 4.5%
$625/wk on $725K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Barongarook West Elliminyt
House price — Higher than 21% of VIC
Income Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 93% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 5% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 90% of VIC

Liveability

Elliminyt is more walkable (40 vs 0).

Barongarook West Elliminyt
Grade — B
Score — 53/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Barongarook West carries more bushfire risk (91 vs 0); Elliminyt carries more flood risk (65 vs 13).

Barongarook West Elliminyt
Bushfire High
91/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Low
25/100
Flood Low
13/100
 Moderate
65/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Barongarook West Elliminyt
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Barongarook West

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

Schools in Elliminyt

  • Elliminyt Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Sacred Heart School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Barongarook West Elliminyt
Parks & reserves 2 3
Childcare 0 3
Waterways 5 4

Mobility

Barongarook West sits further from the CBD (164.8 km vs 155.3 km).

Barongarook West Elliminyt
Walkability score 0/100 40/100
Distance to Melbourne 164.8 km
+6% vs other
 155.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 124 min 117 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3249
 0.3%
postcode 3250
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 3249
 29
postcode 3250

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.

Barongarook West Elliminyt
Car (driver) 72.8% / 82.3%
Barongarook West — Car (driver): 72.8% Elliminyt — Car (driver): 82.3%
Worked from Home 15.8% / 8.5%
Barongarook West — Worked from Home: 15.8% Elliminyt — Worked from Home: 8.5%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / 5.8%
Barongarook West — Car (passenger): 7.0% Elliminyt — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Walked Only 4.4% / 2.4%
Barongarook West — Walked Only: 4.4% Elliminyt — Walked Only: 2.4%
Bicycle — / 0.7%
Barongarook West — Bicycle: not among its largest Elliminyt — Bicycle: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.3%).

Setting

Barongarook West Elliminyt
Elevation 259 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 194 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 35.5 km 38.7 km

NBN connectivity

Barongarook West Elliminyt
Connectivity score 30/100 64/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
129 premises
 41%
1,434 premises

Climate

Barongarook West Elliminyt
Annual rainfall 607 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Barongarook West Elliminyt
Average residential rate $2,023/yr
same for both
Council Colac Otway
same for both

Federal electorate

Barongarook West Elliminyt
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Barongarook West Elliminyt
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Barongarook West

Rural

Elliminyt

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