Beeac vs Weering

Weering is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 51 in Beeac. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Beeac, about half of households are people living alone. In Weering, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Weering tends to suit people living alone.

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

  • Beeac has more parks and reserves (9 vs 3)
  • Weering carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 68/100)

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

First-home buyers

Beeac

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Weering

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (98 min vs 110 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (132.6 km vs 143.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Beeac has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 21%)
  • Weering carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 68/100)

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

Investors

Beeac

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.5% vs -7.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Beeac Weering
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.

Beeac Weering
Walkability 0 / 0
Beeac — Walkability: 0/100 Weering — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 32 / 85
Beeac — Safety: 32/100 Weering — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 56 / 26
Beeac — Low fire risk: 56/100 Weering — Low fire risk: 26/100
Low flood risk 12 / 18
Beeac — Low flood risk: 12/100 Weering — Low flood risk: 18/100

Demographics

Beeac has more residents (394 vs 62); Beeac skews older (51 vs 41).

Beeac Weering
Population 394
+84% vs other
 62
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.5% -7.5%
Median age 51 41
Median household income $65,520/yr $71,500/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Beeac Weering
0-4 3.8% / 4.8%
Beeac — 0-4: 3.8% Weering — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 10.7% / 6.5%
Beeac — 5-14: 10.7% Weering — 5-14: 6.5%
15-19 4.6% / 8.1%
Beeac — 15-19: 4.6% Weering — 15-19: 8.1%
20-24 1.5% / 6.5%
Beeac — 20-24: 1.5% Weering — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 9.1% / 11.3%
Beeac — 25-34: 9.1% Weering — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 12.9% / 24.2%
Beeac — 35-44: 12.9% Weering — 35-44: 24.2%
45-54 11.2% / 11.3%
Beeac — 45-54: 11.2% Weering — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 17.3% / 9.7%
Beeac — 55-64: 17.3% Weering — 55-64: 9.7%
65-74 18.3% / 11.3%
Beeac — 65-74: 18.3% Weering — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 4.3% / 9.7%
Beeac — 75-84: 4.3% Weering — 75-84: 9.7%
85+ 4.1% / —
Beeac — 85+: 4.1% Weering — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Beeac 46.2% lone person
Beeac — Lone Person: 46.2% Beeac — Couple Families: 33.6% Beeac — One Parent Families: 10.9% Beeac — Other Families: 5.0% Beeac — Group Household: 4.2%
Weering 62.5% lone person
Weering — Lone Person: 62.5% Weering — Couple Families: 37.5% Weering — One Parent Families: 0.0% Weering — Other Families: 0.0% Weering — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Beeac 10.6% renting
Beeac — Owned Outright: 51.2% Beeac — Mortgage: 38.1% Beeac — Renting: 10.6%
Weering 16.7% renting
Weering — Owned Outright: 61.1% Weering — Mortgage: 22.2% Weering — Renting: 16.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Beeac 98.9% houses
Beeac — Houses: 98.9% Beeac — Townhouses: 2.3%
Weering 100.0% houses
Weering — Houses: 100.0% Weering — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Beeac Weering
Certificate III & IV 19.3% / 25.8%
Beeac — Certificate III & IV: 19.3% Weering — Certificate III & IV: 25.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 9.7%
Beeac — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Weering — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.1% / 4.8%
Beeac — Bachelor Degree: 6.1% Weering — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / 9.7%
Beeac — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Weering — Postgraduate Degree: 9.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 4.8%
Beeac — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Weering — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

Property market

Beeac Weering
Median house price $531,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $210,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 50 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Weering has more rural and farming land (91% vs 75%).

Beeac Weering
Rural and farming 75% 91%
Parks and recreation 22% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 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

Beeac Weering
New dwellings approved 226
across Colac Otway
same for both
Approvals change year on year +64%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Beeac Weering
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 26% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 44% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 60% of VIC

Liveability

Beeac Weering
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Beeac carries more crime risk (68 vs 15); Weering carries more bushfire risk (74 vs 44).

Beeac Weering
Bushfire Moderate
44/100
 High
74/100
Crime Moderate
68/100
 Low
15/100
Flood High
88/100
 High
82/100
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

Beeac Weering
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Beeac

  • Beeac Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Weering

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

Amenities in the suburb

Beeac Weering
Parks & reserves 9 3
Childcare 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 7 2

Mobility

Beeac sits further from the CBD (143.8 km vs 132.6 km).

Beeac Weering
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 143.8 km
+8% vs other
 132.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 110 min 98 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3251
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 32
postcode 3251
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.

Beeac Weering
Car (driver) 68.2% / 37.9%
Beeac — Car (driver): 68.2% Weering — Car (driver): 37.9%
Worked from Home 18.8% / 34.5%
Beeac — Worked from Home: 18.8% Weering — Worked from Home: 34.5%
Walked Only 8.5% / 27.6%
Beeac — Walked Only: 8.5% Weering — Walked Only: 27.6%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / —
Beeac — Car (passenger): 4.5% Weering — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.2%).

Setting

Beeac Weering
Elevation 122 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 119 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Beeac Weering
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
252 premises
 0%
34 premises

Climate

Beeac Weering
Annual rainfall 607 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Beeac Weering
Average residential rate $2,023/yr
same for both
Council Colac Otway
same for both

Federal electorate

Beeac Weering
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Beeac Weering
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Beeac

Affordable Retirees Rural

Weering

Rural

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