Bostocks Creek vs Cobden

Cobden 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 Cobden, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Cobden 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

Bostocks Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 52/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 47%)
  • But Cobden has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bostocks Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 19%)

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 5 things we measure here

  • Bostocks Creek carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 52/100)
  • Cobden has more GPs (3 vs 0)

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 Cobden 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 Cobden
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 Cobden
Walkability 0 / 0
Bostocks Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Cobden — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 82 / 48
Bostocks Creek — Safety: 82/100 Cobden — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 100 / 44
Bostocks Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cobden — Low fire risk: 44/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Bostocks Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100 Cobden — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cobden has more residents (1,804 vs 85); Bostocks Creek has higher household incomes ($93,132 vs $60,424).

Bostocks Creek Cobden
Population 85 1,804
+2022% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.4% -1.9%
Median age 55 51
Median household income $93,132/yr
+35% vs other
 $60,424/yr
Median weekly rent $220/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bostocks Creek Cobden
0-4 5.9% / 3.5%
Bostocks Creek — 0-4: 5.9% Cobden — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 8.2% / 12.0%
Bostocks Creek — 5-14: 8.2% Cobden — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 3.5% / 5.5%
Bostocks Creek — 15-19: 3.5% Cobden — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 10.6% / 4.3%
Bostocks Creek — 20-24: 10.6% Cobden — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 9.4% / 9.8%
Bostocks Creek — 25-34: 9.4% Cobden — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 3.5% / 7.9%
Bostocks Creek — 35-44: 3.5% Cobden — 35-44: 7.9%
45-54 15.3% / 13.0%
Bostocks Creek — 45-54: 15.3% Cobden — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 27.1% / 15.0%
Bostocks Creek — 55-64: 27.1% Cobden — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 14.1% / 13.3%
Bostocks Creek — 65-74: 14.1% Cobden — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 9.4% / 10.9%
Bostocks Creek — 75-84: 9.4% Cobden — 75-84: 10.9%
85+ 3.5% / 4.9%
Bostocks Creek — 85+: 3.5% Cobden — 85+: 4.9%

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%
Cobden 48.6% lone person
Cobden — Lone Person: 48.6% Cobden — Couple Families: 30.9% Cobden — One Parent Families: 16.3% Cobden — Group Household: 2.6% Cobden — Other Families: 1.6%
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%
Cobden 21.1% renting
Cobden — Owned Outright: 49.1% Cobden — Mortgage: 29.8% Cobden — Renting: 21.1%
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%
Cobden 92.0% houses
Cobden — Houses: 92.0% Cobden — Flats / Apartments: 0.4% Cobden — Townhouses: 7.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Bostocks Creek Cobden
Certificate III & IV 22.4% / 19.2%
Bostocks Creek — Certificate III & IV: 22.4% Cobden — Certificate III & IV: 19.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 4.8%
Bostocks Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Cobden — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 6.3%
Bostocks Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Cobden — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Bostocks Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Cobden — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.5%
Bostocks Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Cobden — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%

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

Property market

Bostocks Creek Cobden
Median house price — $410,000
Median unit price — $307,500
Median land price — $267,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 52 days
from 26 sales

Zoning mix

Bostocks Creek Cobden
Rural and farming 99% 92%
Residential 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 Cobden
New dwellings approved 60
across Corangamite
same for both
Approvals change year on year +117%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bostocks Creek Cobden
House price — Higher than 7% of VIC
Income Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 21% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 69% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 9% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 87% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 15% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC

Liveability

Bostocks Creek Cobden
Grade — C
Score — 41/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Cobden carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 0); Cobden carries more crime risk (52 vs 18).

Bostocks Creek Cobden
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
56/100
Crime Low
18/100
 Moderate
52/100
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

Bostocks Creek Cobden
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
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 Cobden

  • Cobden Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Cobden Technical School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Hampden P-12 School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Bostocks Creek Cobden
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 4 7

Mobility

Bostocks Creek Cobden
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 197.2 km 197.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 146 min 147 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3260
 0.2%
postcode 3266
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 3260
 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.

Bostocks Creek Cobden
Car (driver) 64.9% / 79.1%
Bostocks Creek — Car (driver): 64.9% Cobden — Car (driver): 79.1%
Worked from Home 16.2% / 9.1%
Bostocks Creek — Worked from Home: 16.2% Cobden — Worked from Home: 9.1%
Walked Only 18.9% / 6.2%
Bostocks Creek — Walked Only: 18.9% Cobden — Walked Only: 6.2%
Car (passenger) — / 3.8%
Bostocks Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Cobden — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Bicycle — / 1.8%
Bostocks Creek — Bicycle: not among its largest Cobden — Bicycle: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.1%).

Setting

Bostocks Creek Cobden
Elevation 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.1 km 32.4 km

NBN connectivity

Bostocks Creek Cobden
Connectivity score 30/100 55/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 29%
1,001 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Bostocks Creek Cobden
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

Cobden

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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