Bookaar vs Glenormiston North
Glenormiston North is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 48 in Bookaar. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bookaar, most households are couple families. In Glenormiston North, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Bookaar tends to suit couples, while Glenormiston North suits 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
- Bookaar is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 27%)
- Glenormiston North carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 78/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Glenormiston North
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 19%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Glenormiston North
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $210/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 12%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Bookaar
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (203.3 km vs 207.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Glenormiston North
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 78/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Glenormiston North
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.5% vs -2.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bookaar and Glenormiston North drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Bookaar has more residents (159 vs 63); Bookaar rents higher ($210/wk vs $100/wk).
| Bookaar | Glenormiston North | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 159 +60% vs other | 63 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.5% | +12.5% |
| Median age | 48 | 39 |
| Median household income | $88,816/yr +5% vs other | $84,448/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $210/wk +52% vs other | $100/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Bookaar | Glenormiston North | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 91% | 100% |
| 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 | Glenormiston North | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 60 across Corangamite same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +117% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Bookaar | Glenormiston North | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 59% of VIC | Higher than 52% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 63% of VIC | Higher than 6% 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 39% of VIC |
Liveability
| Bookaar | Glenormiston North | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Bookaar carries more crime risk (78 vs 23).
| Bookaar | Glenormiston North | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 78/100 | Low 23/100 |
| 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 | Glenormiston North | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Glenormiston North | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Waterways | 6 | 2 |
Mobility
Glenormiston North sits further from the CBD (207.4 km vs 203.3 km).
| Bookaar | Glenormiston North | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 203.3 km | 207.4 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 147 min | 150 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.3%).
Setting
| Bookaar | Glenormiston North | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 141 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 136 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bookaar | Glenormiston North | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 83 premises | 0% 28 premises |
Climate
| Bookaar | Glenormiston North | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 717 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bookaar | Glenormiston North | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,335/yr same for both | |
| Council | Corangamite same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bookaar | Glenormiston North | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bookaar | Glenormiston North | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.