Briagolong vs Valencia Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Valencia Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Briagolong tends to suit people living alone, while Valencia Creek suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Briagolong has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)
  • Valencia Creek is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 56%)

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

Valencia Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($170/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Briagolong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (188 min vs 193 min)
  • But Valencia Creek sits closer to the CBD (244.9 km vs 249.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Briagolong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Valencia Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.0% vs 4.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Briagolong Valencia Creek
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.

Briagolong Valencia Creek
Walkability 10 / 0
Briagolong — Walkability: 10/100 Valencia Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 32 / 33
Briagolong — Safety: 32/100 Valencia Creek — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 4 / 2
Briagolong — Low fire risk: 4/100 Valencia Creek — Low fire risk: 2/100
Low flood risk 73 / 41
Briagolong — Low flood risk: 73/100 Valencia Creek — Low flood risk: 41/100

Demographics

Briagolong has more residents (1,133 vs 187); Briagolong rents higher ($250/wk vs $170/wk).

Briagolong Valencia Creek
Population 1,133
+83% vs other
 187
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.8% +23.0%
Median age 44 42
Median household income $69,368/yr $84,500/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+32% vs other
 $170/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Briagolong Valencia Creek
0-4 4.8% / 9.1%
Briagolong — 0-4: 4.8% Valencia Creek — 0-4: 9.1%
5-14 13.3% / 13.9%
Briagolong — 5-14: 13.3% Valencia Creek — 5-14: 13.9%
15-19 6.3% / 2.1%
Briagolong — 15-19: 6.3% Valencia Creek — 15-19: 2.1%
20-24 5.2% / 2.7%
Briagolong — 20-24: 5.2% Valencia Creek — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 10.8% / 15.5%
Briagolong — 25-34: 10.8% Valencia Creek — 25-34: 15.5%
35-44 11.0% / 13.4%
Briagolong — 35-44: 11.0% Valencia Creek — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 12.4% / 5.9%
Briagolong — 45-54: 12.4% Valencia Creek — 45-54: 5.9%
55-64 16.4% / 18.7%
Briagolong — 55-64: 16.4% Valencia Creek — 55-64: 18.7%
65-74 15.4% / 18.7%
Briagolong — 65-74: 15.4% Valencia Creek — 65-74: 18.7%
75-84 3.9% / 2.1%
Briagolong — 75-84: 3.9% Valencia Creek — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ 0.7% / 2.1%
Briagolong — 85+: 0.7% Valencia Creek — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Briagolong 39.6% couple families
Briagolong — Couple Families: 39.6% Briagolong — Lone Person: 40.7% Briagolong — One Parent Families: 16.5% Briagolong — Group Household: 3.2%
Valencia Creek 69.2% couple families
Valencia Creek — Couple Families: 69.2% Valencia Creek — Lone Person: 30.8% Valencia Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Valencia Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Briagolong 10.1% renting
Briagolong — Owned Outright: 45.7% Briagolong — Mortgage: 44.2% Briagolong — Renting: 10.1%
Valencia Creek 5.8% renting
Valencia Creek — Owned Outright: 61.5% Valencia Creek — Mortgage: 32.7% Valencia Creek — Renting: 5.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Briagolong Valencia Creek
England 4.9% / 2.1%
Briagolong — England: 4.9% Valencia Creek — England: 2.1%
New Zealand 1.9% / 2.7%
Briagolong — New Zealand: 1.9% Valencia Creek — New Zealand: 2.7%
Canada 0.5% / —
Briagolong — Canada: 0.5% Valencia Creek — Canada: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.5% / —
Briagolong — Netherlands: 0.5% Valencia Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest
Greece 0.4% / —
Briagolong — Greece: 0.4% Valencia Creek — Greece: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

Qualifications

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

Briagolong Valencia Creek
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 16.0%
Briagolong — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Valencia Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.3% / 8.6%
Briagolong — Bachelor Degree: 9.3% Valencia Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 9.1%
Briagolong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Valencia Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / —
Briagolong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Valencia Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / —
Briagolong — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Valencia Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Briagolong 100.0% houses
Briagolong — Houses: 100.0%
Valencia Creek 100.0% houses
Valencia Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Briagolong Valencia Creek
Median house price $450,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $190,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 56 days
from 6 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Briagolong has more rural and farming land (66% vs 55%).

Briagolong Valencia Creek
Rural and farming 66% 55%
Parks and recreation 33% 45%
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

Briagolong Valencia Creek
New dwellings approved 209
across Wellington
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Briagolong Valencia Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 31% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 15% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 15% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC

Liveability

Briagolong is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Briagolong Valencia Creek
Grade D —
Score 18/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Valencia Creek carries more flood risk (59 vs 27).

Briagolong Valencia Creek
Bushfire High
96/100
 High
98/100
Crime Moderate
68/100
 Moderate
67/100
Flood Low
27/100
 Moderate
59/100
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

Briagolong Valencia Creek
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Briagolong

  • Briagolong Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Valencia Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Briagolong Valencia Creek
Parks & reserves 8 1
Childcare 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 163 56

Mobility

Briagolong sits further from the CBD (249.9 km vs 244.9 km).

Briagolong Valencia Creek
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 249.9 km
+2% vs other
 244.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 188 min 193 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3860
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 3860
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.

Briagolong Valencia Creek
Car (driver) 76.8% / 80.0%
Briagolong — Car (driver): 76.8% Valencia Creek — Car (driver): 80.0%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 20.0%
Briagolong — Worked from Home: 16.7% Valencia Creek — Worked from Home: 20.0%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / —
Briagolong — Car (passenger): 4.3% Valencia Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 1.4% / —
Briagolong — Walked Only: 1.4% Valencia Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 0.9% / —
Briagolong — Bus: 0.9% Valencia Creek — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).

Setting

Briagolong Valencia Creek
Elevation 123 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 110 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Briagolong Valencia Creek
Connectivity score 29/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
521 premises
 0%
74 premises

Climate

Briagolong Valencia Creek
Annual rainfall 546 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Briagolong Valencia Creek
Average residential rate $1,960/yr
same for both
Council Wellington
same for both

Federal electorate

Briagolong Valencia Creek
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Briagolong

Affordable River Rural

Valencia Creek

Family Rural Young Families

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