Bookaar vs Boorcan

Boorcan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 48 in Bookaar. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Boorcan tends to suit families with children.

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

Boorcan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 78/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bookaar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 35%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bookaar

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $250/wk)
  • But Boorcan has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 7%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Bookaar has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 11%)
  • Boorcan carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 78/100)

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

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

Bookaar Boorcan
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.

Bookaar Boorcan
Walkability 0 / 0
Bookaar — Walkability: 0/100 Boorcan — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 22 / 69
Bookaar — Safety: 22/100 Boorcan — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 100 / 41
Bookaar — Low fire risk: 100/100 Boorcan — Low fire risk: 41/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Bookaar — Low flood risk: 100/100 Boorcan — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bookaar has higher household incomes ($88,816 vs $67,184); Bookaar skews older (48 vs 39).

Bookaar Boorcan
Population 159
+11% vs other
 142
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.5% -2.7%
Median age 48 39
Median household income $88,816/yr
+24% vs other
 $67,184/yr
Median weekly rent $210/wk $250/wk
+19% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bookaar Boorcan
0-4 8.2% / 9.2%
Bookaar — 0-4: 8.2% Boorcan — 0-4: 9.2%
5-14 8.8% / 18.3%
Bookaar — 5-14: 8.8% Boorcan — 5-14: 18.3%
15-19 5.7% / 6.3%
Bookaar — 15-19: 5.7% Boorcan — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 8.2% / 2.8%
Bookaar — 20-24: 8.2% Boorcan — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 10.1% / 8.5%
Bookaar — 25-34: 10.1% Boorcan — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 5.7% / 14.1%
Bookaar — 35-44: 5.7% Boorcan — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 15.1% / 11.3%
Bookaar — 45-54: 15.1% Boorcan — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 20.8% / 18.3%
Bookaar — 55-64: 20.8% Boorcan — 55-64: 18.3%
65-74 10.7% / 8.5%
Bookaar — 65-74: 10.7% Boorcan — 65-74: 8.5%
75-84 3.1% / 2.1%
Bookaar — 75-84: 3.1% Boorcan — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ 3.1% / —
Bookaar — 85+: 3.1% Boorcan — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bookaar 55.0% couple families
Bookaar — Couple Families: 55.0% Bookaar — Lone Person: 35.0% Bookaar — One Parent Families: 10.0%
Boorcan 57.9% couple families
Boorcan — Couple Families: 57.9% Boorcan — Lone Person: 42.1% Boorcan — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bookaar 6.7% renting
Bookaar — Owned Outright: 53.3% Bookaar — Mortgage: 40.0% Bookaar — Renting: 6.7%
Boorcan 26.0% renting
Boorcan — Owned Outright: 50.0% Boorcan — Mortgage: 24.0% Boorcan — Renting: 26.0%
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.

Bookaar Boorcan
New Zealand 3.8% / 7.7%
Bookaar — New Zealand: 3.8% Boorcan — New Zealand: 7.7%
England 2.5% / 5.6%
Bookaar — England: 2.5% Boorcan — England: 5.6%
Philippines — / 3.5%
Bookaar — Philippines: not among its largest Boorcan — Philippines: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.7%).

Qualifications

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

Bookaar Boorcan
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 14.1%
Bookaar — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Boorcan — Certificate III & IV: 14.1%
Bachelor Degree 10.7% / 13.4%
Bookaar — Bachelor Degree: 10.7% Boorcan — Bachelor Degree: 13.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.6% / 9.2%
Bookaar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.6% Boorcan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bookaar 94.8% houses
Bookaar — Houses: 94.8% Bookaar — Flats / Apartments: 5.2%
Boorcan 100.0% houses
Boorcan — Houses: 100.0% Boorcan — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

Bookaar Boorcan
Rural and farming 91% 99%
Parks and recreation 9% 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

Bookaar Boorcan
New dwellings approved 60
across Corangamite
same for both
Approvals change year on year +117%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bookaar Boorcan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 8% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 60% of VIC

Liveability

Bookaar Boorcan
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Boorcan carries more bushfire risk (59 vs 0); Bookaar carries more crime risk (78 vs 31).

Bookaar Boorcan
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
59/100
Crime High
78/100
 Low
31/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
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

Bookaar Boorcan
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

Bookaar Boorcan
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 6 2

Mobility

Bookaar Boorcan
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 203.3 km 202.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 147 min 146 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3260
 0.2%
postcode 3265
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 3260
 41
postcode 3265

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.

Bookaar Boorcan
Car (driver) 55.6% / 54.9%
Bookaar — Car (driver): 55.6% Boorcan — Car (driver): 54.9%
Worked from Home 38.3% / 35.2%
Bookaar — Worked from Home: 38.3% Boorcan — Worked from Home: 35.2%
Walked Only 6.2% / 9.9%
Bookaar — Walked Only: 6.2% Boorcan — Walked Only: 9.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.6%).

Setting

Bookaar Boorcan
Elevation 141 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 137 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bookaar Boorcan
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
83 premises
 0%
66 premises

Climate

Bookaar Boorcan
Annual rainfall 717 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bookaar Boorcan
Average residential rate $2,335/yr
same for both
Council Corangamite
same for both

Federal electorate

Bookaar Boorcan
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bookaar Boorcan
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bookaar

Rural

Boorcan

Family Rural Young Families

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