Bostocks Creek vs Camperdown

Camperdown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 55 in Bostocks Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Camperdown, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Camperdown 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

Camperdown

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • But Bostocks Creek carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 66/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bostocks Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bostocks Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $240/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Camperdown

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (140 min vs 146 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (191.7 km vs 197.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Camperdown

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • But Bostocks Creek carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 66/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Bostocks Creek Camperdown
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.

Bostocks Creek Camperdown
Walkability 0 / 76
Bostocks Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Camperdown — Walkability: 76/100
Safety 82 / 34
Bostocks Creek — Safety: 82/100 Camperdown — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 100 / 64
Bostocks Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Camperdown — Low fire risk: 64/100
Low flood risk 100 / 76
Bostocks Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100 Camperdown — Low flood risk: 76/100

Demographics

Camperdown has more residents (3,354 vs 85); Bostocks Creek has higher household incomes ($93,132 vs $58,656).

Bostocks Creek Camperdown
Population 85 3,354
+3846% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.4% -0.4%
Median age 55 51
Median household income $93,132/yr
+37% vs other
 $58,656/yr
Median weekly rent $220/wk $240/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bostocks Creek Camperdown
0-4 5.9% / 4.2%
Bostocks Creek — 0-4: 5.9% Camperdown — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 8.2% / 11.2%
Bostocks Creek — 5-14: 8.2% Camperdown — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 3.5% / 5.4%
Bostocks Creek — 15-19: 3.5% Camperdown — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 10.6% / 4.1%
Bostocks Creek — 20-24: 10.6% Camperdown — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 9.4% / 9.6%
Bostocks Creek — 25-34: 9.4% Camperdown — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 3.5% / 9.8%
Bostocks Creek — 35-44: 3.5% Camperdown — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 15.3% / 11.2%
Bostocks Creek — 45-54: 15.3% Camperdown — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 27.1% / 13.8%
Bostocks Creek — 55-64: 27.1% Camperdown — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 14.1% / 15.7%
Bostocks Creek — 65-74: 14.1% Camperdown — 65-74: 15.7%
75-84 9.4% / 11.5%
Bostocks Creek — 75-84: 9.4% Camperdown — 75-84: 11.5%
85+ 3.5% / 3.9%
Bostocks Creek — 85+: 3.5% Camperdown — 85+: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bostocks Creek 34.6% lone person
Bostocks Creek — Lone Person: 34.6% Bostocks Creek — Couple Families: 42.3% Bostocks Creek — One Parent Families: 23.1% Bostocks Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Bostocks Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Camperdown 50.7% lone person
Camperdown — Lone Person: 50.7% Camperdown — Couple Families: 29.7% Camperdown — One Parent Families: 14.0% Camperdown — Group Household: 3.9% Camperdown — Other Families: 1.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bostocks Creek 14.3% renting
Bostocks Creek — Owned Outright: 75.0% Bostocks Creek — Mortgage: 10.7% Bostocks Creek — Renting: 14.3%
Camperdown 21.0% renting
Camperdown — Owned Outright: 50.4% Camperdown — Mortgage: 28.6% Camperdown — Renting: 21.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bostocks Creek 90.6% houses
Bostocks Creek — Houses: 90.6% Bostocks Creek — Flats / Apartments: 9.4% Bostocks Creek — Townhouses: 0.0%
Camperdown 93.3% houses
Camperdown — Houses: 93.3% Camperdown — Flats / Apartments: 0.3% Camperdown — Townhouses: 6.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Bostocks Creek Camperdown
Certificate III & IV 22.4% / 16.7%
Bostocks Creek — Certificate III & IV: 22.4% Camperdown — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 7.7%
Bostocks Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Camperdown — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 5.9%
Bostocks Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Camperdown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.0%
Bostocks Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Camperdown — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.6%
Bostocks Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Camperdown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Property market

Bostocks Creek Camperdown
Median house price — $460,000
Median unit price — $362,500
Median land price — $390,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 65 days
from 24 sales

Zoning mix

Bostocks Creek has more rural and farming land (99% vs 70%).

Bostocks Creek Camperdown
Rural and farming 99% 70%
Parks and recreation 0% 14%
Residential 0% 8%
Environmental 0% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

Bostocks Creek Camperdown
New dwellings approved 60
across Corangamite
same for both
Approvals change year on year +117%
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.

Bostocks Creek Camperdown
Houses — 4.9%
$450/wk on $478K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bostocks Creek Camperdown
House price — Higher than 11% of VIC
Income Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 19% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 83% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 9% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 71% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 8% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 97% of VIC

Liveability

Camperdown is more walkable (76 vs 0).

Bostocks Creek Camperdown
Grade — B
Score — 51/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Camperdown carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0); Camperdown carries more flood risk (24 vs 0).

Bostocks Creek Camperdown
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
36/100
Crime Low
18/100
 Moderate
66/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
24/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Bostocks Creek Camperdown
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bostocks Creek

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

Schools in Camperdown

  • Camperdown College Government · Combined above peers
  • Mercy Regional College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • St Patrick's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Camperdown College-Brooke Street Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Bostocks Creek Camperdown
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 12
Childcare 0 5
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 0 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 4 2

Mobility

Bostocks Creek sits further from the CBD (197.2 km vs 191.7 km).

Bostocks Creek Camperdown
Walkability score 0/100 76/100
Distance to Melbourne 197.2 km
+3% vs other
 191.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 146 min 140 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3260
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 3260
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.

Bostocks Creek Camperdown
Car (driver) 64.9% / 77.2%
Bostocks Creek — Car (driver): 64.9% Camperdown — Car (driver): 77.2%
Walked Only 18.9% / 7.0%
Bostocks Creek — Walked Only: 18.9% Camperdown — Walked Only: 7.0%
Worked from Home 16.2% / 9.4%
Bostocks Creek — Worked from Home: 16.2% Camperdown — Worked from Home: 9.4%
Car (passenger) — / 5.2%
Bostocks Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Camperdown — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Bicycle — / 0.8%
Bostocks Creek — Bicycle: not among its largest Camperdown — Bicycle: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.2%).

Setting

Bostocks Creek Camperdown
Elevation 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 187 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.1 km 44.5 km

NBN connectivity

Bostocks Creek Camperdown
Connectivity score 30/100 61/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 33%
2,010 premises

Climate

Bostocks Creek Camperdown
Annual rainfall 717 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bostocks Creek Camperdown
Average residential rate $2,335/yr
same for both
Council Corangamite
same for both

Federal electorate

Bostocks Creek Camperdown
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bostocks Creek Camperdown
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bostocks Creek

Retirees Rural

Camperdown

Acreage Affordable Parks Retirees Trains

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