Bostocks Creek vs Tesbury
Tesbury is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 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 Tesbury, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Tesbury tends to suit people living alone, 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
- is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 53%)
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
Tesbury
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $220/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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
Bostocks Creek and Tesbury 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
Tesbury has more residents (110 vs 85); Bostocks Creek skews older (55 vs 44).
| Bostocks Creek | Tesbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 85 | 110 +29% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.4% | -1.8% |
| Median age | 55 | 44 |
| Median household income | $93,132/yr | $97,500/yr +5% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk +9% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (22.4%).
Zoning mix
| Bostocks Creek | Tesbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 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
| Bostocks Creek | Tesbury | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 60 across Corangamite same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +117% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Bostocks Creek | Tesbury | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 62% of VIC | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 9% of VIC | Higher than 10% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 7% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 51% of VIC | Higher than 39% of VIC |
Liveability
| Bostocks Creek | Tesbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Bostocks Creek | Tesbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 18/100 | Low 16/100 |
| 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 | Tesbury | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Tesbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 4 | 1 |
Mobility
| Bostocks Creek | Tesbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 197.2 km | 198.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 146 min | 147 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.9%).
Setting
| Bostocks Creek | Tesbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 121 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 143 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 37.1 km | 39.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bostocks Creek | Tesbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 39 premises | 0% 34 premises |
Climate
| Bostocks Creek | Tesbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 717 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bostocks Creek | Tesbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,335/yr same for both | |
| Council | Corangamite same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bostocks Creek | Tesbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bostocks Creek | Tesbury | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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