Boorcan vs Naroghid
Boorcan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 48 in Naroghid. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Boorcan, most households are couple families. In Naroghid, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Boorcan tends to suit families with children and couples, while Naroghid suits people living alone and older residents.
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 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 51/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 40%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Naroghid
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 35%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Boorcan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $270/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Naroghid
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (199.9 km vs 202.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Boorcan carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 51/100)
- Naroghid has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 11%)
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
Boorcan and Naroghid 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
Boorcan has more residents (142 vs 66); Naroghid has higher household incomes ($97,448 vs $67,184).
| Boorcan | Naroghid | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 142 +54% vs other | 66 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.7% | -7.0% |
| Median age | 39 | 48 |
| Median household income | $67,184/yr | $97,448/yr +45% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $270/wk +8% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (7.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Boorcan has more rural and farming land (99% vs 85%); Naroghid has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 0%).
| Boorcan | Naroghid | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 85% |
| Environmental | 0% | 13% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 2% |
| 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
| Boorcan | Naroghid | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 60 across Corangamite same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +117% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Boorcan | Naroghid | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 28% of VIC | Higher than 67% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 36% of VIC | Higher than 5% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 13% of VIC | Higher than 14% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 60% of VIC | Higher than 39% of VIC |
Liveability
| Boorcan | Naroghid | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Naroghid carries more crime risk (51 vs 31); Boorcan carries more bushfire risk (59 vs 45).
| Boorcan | Naroghid | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 59/100 | Moderate 45/100 |
| Crime | Low 31/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Boorcan | Naroghid | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Boorcan | Naroghid | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 1 |
Mobility
Boorcan sits further from the CBD (202.7 km vs 199.9 km).
| Boorcan | Naroghid | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 202.7 km +1% vs other | 199.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 146 min | 145 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3265 | 0.2% postcode 3266 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 3265 | 37 postcode 3266 |
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 (71.9%).
Setting
| Boorcan | Naroghid | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 137 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 180 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 41.4 km | 41.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Boorcan | Naroghid | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 66 premises | 0% 34 premises |
Climate
| Boorcan | Naroghid | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 717 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Boorcan | Naroghid | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,335/yr same for both | |
| Council | Corangamite same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Boorcan | Naroghid | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Boorcan | Naroghid | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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