Bostocks Creek vs South Purrumbete

South Purrumbete is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 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 South Purrumbete, most households are couple families. On these figures, South Purrumbete tends to suit families with children and couples.

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 the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 56/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bostocks Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $275/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

South Purrumbete

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (138 min vs 146 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (187.1 km vs 197.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Bostocks Creek carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 56/100)
  • South Purrumbete is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

South Purrumbete

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.8% vs 2.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bostocks Creek and South Purrumbete 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 South Purrumbete
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 South Purrumbete
Walkability 0 / 10
Bostocks Creek — Walkability: 0/100 South Purrumbete — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 82 / 44
Bostocks Creek — Safety: 82/100 South Purrumbete — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 100 / 58
Bostocks Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 South Purrumbete — Low fire risk: 58/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Bostocks Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100 South Purrumbete — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

South Purrumbete has more residents (124 vs 85); South Purrumbete rents higher ($275/wk vs $220/wk).

Bostocks Creek South Purrumbete
Population 85 124
+46% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.4% +13.8%
Median age 55 47
Median household income $93,132/yr $97,448/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk $275/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bostocks Creek South Purrumbete
0-4 5.9% / 3.2%
Bostocks Creek — 0-4: 5.9% South Purrumbete — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 8.2% / 16.1%
Bostocks Creek — 5-14: 8.2% South Purrumbete — 5-14: 16.1%
15-19 3.5% / 2.4%
Bostocks Creek — 15-19: 3.5% South Purrumbete — 15-19: 2.4%
20-24 10.6% / 2.4%
Bostocks Creek — 20-24: 10.6% South Purrumbete — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 9.4% / 11.3%
Bostocks Creek — 25-34: 9.4% South Purrumbete — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 3.5% / 9.7%
Bostocks Creek — 35-44: 3.5% South Purrumbete — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 15.3% / 15.3%
Bostocks Creek — 45-54: 15.3% South Purrumbete — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 27.1% / 10.5%
Bostocks Creek — 55-64: 27.1% South Purrumbete — 55-64: 10.5%
65-74 14.1% / 18.5%
Bostocks Creek — 65-74: 14.1% South Purrumbete — 65-74: 18.5%
75-84 9.4% / 8.1%
Bostocks Creek — 75-84: 9.4% South Purrumbete — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ 3.5% / —
Bostocks Creek — 85+: 3.5% South Purrumbete — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bostocks Creek 42.3% couple families
Bostocks Creek — Couple Families: 42.3% Bostocks Creek — Lone Person: 34.6% Bostocks Creek — One Parent Families: 23.1%
South Purrumbete 66.7% couple families
South Purrumbete — Couple Families: 66.7% South Purrumbete — Lone Person: 33.3% South Purrumbete — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent 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%
South Purrumbete 15.6% renting
South Purrumbete — Owned Outright: 48.9% South Purrumbete — Mortgage: 35.6% South Purrumbete — Renting: 15.6%
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%
South Purrumbete 100.0% houses
South Purrumbete — Houses: 100.0% South Purrumbete — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bostocks Creek South Purrumbete
Certificate III & IV 22.4% / 14.5%
Bostocks Creek — Certificate III & IV: 22.4% South Purrumbete — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 7.3%
Bostocks Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% South Purrumbete — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 2.4%
Bostocks Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% South Purrumbete — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 4.8%
Bostocks Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest South Purrumbete — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8%

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

Zoning mix

Bostocks Creek South Purrumbete
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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 South Purrumbete
New dwellings approved 60
across Corangamite
same for both
Approvals change year on year +117%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bostocks Creek South Purrumbete
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 8% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC

Liveability

South Purrumbete is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Bostocks Creek South Purrumbete
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

South Purrumbete carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 0); South Purrumbete carries more crime risk (56 vs 18).

Bostocks Creek South Purrumbete
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
42/100
Crime Low
18/100
 Moderate
56/100
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

Bostocks Creek South Purrumbete
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

Bostocks Creek South Purrumbete
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 4 5

Mobility

Bostocks Creek sits further from the CBD (197.2 km vs 187.1 km).

Bostocks Creek South Purrumbete
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 197.2 km
+5% vs other
 187.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 146 min 138 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 South Purrumbete
Car (driver) 64.9% / 61.1%
Bostocks Creek — Car (driver): 64.9% South Purrumbete — Car (driver): 61.1%
Worked from Home 16.2% / 38.9%
Bostocks Creek — Worked from Home: 16.2% South Purrumbete — Worked from Home: 38.9%
Walked Only 18.9% / —
Bostocks Creek — Walked Only: 18.9% South Purrumbete — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.9%).

Setting

Bostocks Creek South Purrumbete
Elevation 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 139 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.1 km 35.5 km

NBN connectivity

Bostocks Creek South Purrumbete
Connectivity score 30/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
49 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Bostocks Creek South Purrumbete
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

South Purrumbete

Retirees Rural

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