Cobden vs Jancourt East

Jancourt East is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 51 in Cobden. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cobden, about half of households are people living alone. In Jancourt East, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Cobden tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Jancourt East suits 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

Jancourt East

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% 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

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

Cobden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $241/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cobden

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (147 min vs 155 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (197.9 km vs 200.4 km)
  • But Jancourt East is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cobden

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 20%)
  • But Jancourt East is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

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

Cobden Jancourt East
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.

Cobden Jancourt East
Walkability 0 / 10
Cobden — Walkability: 0/100 Jancourt East — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 48 / 53
Cobden — Safety: 48/100 Jancourt East — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 44 / 13
Cobden — Low fire risk: 44/100 Jancourt East — Low fire risk: 13/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Cobden — Low flood risk: 100/100 Jancourt East — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cobden has more residents (1,804 vs 185); Cobden skews older (51 vs 41).

Cobden Jancourt East
Population 1,804
+90% vs other
 185
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.9% -1.6%
Median age 51 41
Median household income $60,424/yr $70,824/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk $241/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cobden Jancourt East
0-4 3.5% / 5.9%
Cobden — 0-4: 3.5% Jancourt East — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 12.0% / 13.5%
Cobden — 5-14: 12.0% Jancourt East — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 5.5% / 5.9%
Cobden — 15-19: 5.5% Jancourt East — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 4.3% / 7.6%
Cobden — 20-24: 4.3% Jancourt East — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 9.8% / 9.2%
Cobden — 25-34: 9.8% Jancourt East — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 7.9% / 10.8%
Cobden — 35-44: 7.9% Jancourt East — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 13.0% / 11.9%
Cobden — 45-54: 13.0% Jancourt East — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 15.0% / 10.8%
Cobden — 55-64: 15.0% Jancourt East — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 13.3% / 11.9%
Cobden — 65-74: 13.3% Jancourt East — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 10.9% / 5.9%
Cobden — 75-84: 10.9% Jancourt East — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 4.9% / 2.7%
Cobden — 85+: 4.9% Jancourt East — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Jancourt East 32.6% lone person
Jancourt East — Lone Person: 32.6% Jancourt East — Couple Families: 50.0% Jancourt East — One Parent Families: 17.4% Jancourt East — Group Household: 0.0% Jancourt East — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cobden 21.1% renting
Cobden — Owned Outright: 49.1% Cobden — Mortgage: 29.8% Cobden — Renting: 21.1%
Jancourt East 28.6% renting
Jancourt East — Owned Outright: 46.4% Jancourt East — Mortgage: 25.0% Jancourt East — Renting: 28.6%
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.

Cobden Jancourt East
New Zealand 1.5% / 5.4%
Cobden — New Zealand: 1.5% Jancourt East — New Zealand: 5.4%
England 1.7% / —
Cobden — England: 1.7% Jancourt East — England: not among its largest
Germany 0.4% / —
Cobden — Germany: 0.4% Jancourt East — Germany: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.4% / —
Cobden — Netherlands: 0.4% Jancourt East — Netherlands: not among its largest
Scotland 0.3% / —
Cobden — Scotland: 0.3% Jancourt East — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

Qualifications

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

Cobden Jancourt East
Certificate III & IV 19.2% / 15.1%
Cobden — Certificate III & IV: 19.2% Jancourt East — Certificate III & IV: 15.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 7.6%
Cobden — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Jancourt East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Bachelor Degree 4.8% / 6.5%
Cobden — Bachelor Degree: 4.8% Jancourt East — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 2.2%
Cobden — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Jancourt East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%
Postgraduate Degree 0.5% / —
Cobden — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5% Jancourt East — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cobden 92.0% houses
Cobden — Houses: 92.0% Cobden — Townhouses: 7.6% Cobden — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Jancourt East 100.0% houses
Jancourt East — Houses: 100.0% Jancourt East — Townhouses: 0.0% Jancourt East — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cobden Jancourt East
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

Cobden has more rural and farming land (92% vs 73%).

Cobden Jancourt East
Rural and farming 92% 73%
Parks and recreation 0% 26%
Residential 4% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 1%
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

Cobden Jancourt East
New dwellings approved 60
across Corangamite
same for both
Approvals change year on year +117%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Cobden Jancourt East
House price Higher than 7% of VIC —
Income Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC
Schools Higher than 69% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 87% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 15% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC

Liveability

Jancourt East is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Cobden Jancourt East
Grade C —
Score 41/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Jancourt East carries more bushfire risk (87 vs 56).

Cobden Jancourt East
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 High
87/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
47/100
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 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Cobden Jancourt East
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

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

Schools in Jancourt East

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Jancourt East sits further from the CBD (200.4 km vs 197.9 km).

Cobden Jancourt East
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 197.9 km 200.4 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 147 min 155 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3266
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 37
postcode 3266
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.

Cobden Jancourt East
Car (driver) 79.1% / 46.8%
Cobden — Car (driver): 79.1% Jancourt East — Car (driver): 46.8%
Worked from Home 9.1% / 34.2%
Cobden — Worked from Home: 9.1% Jancourt East — Worked from Home: 34.2%
Walked Only 6.2% / 15.2%
Cobden — Walked Only: 6.2% Jancourt East — Walked Only: 15.2%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 3.8%
Cobden — Car (passenger): 3.8% Jancourt East — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Bicycle 1.8% / —
Cobden — Bicycle: 1.8% Jancourt East — Bicycle: not among its largest

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

Setting

Cobden Jancourt East
Elevation 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 167 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32.4 km 27.2 km

NBN connectivity

Cobden Jancourt East
Connectivity score 55/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 29%
1,001 premises
 0%
87 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Cobden Jancourt East
Average residential rate $2,335/yr
same for both
Council Corangamite
same for both

Federal electorate

Cobden Jancourt East
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cobden Jancourt East
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cobden

Acreage Affordable Retirees

Jancourt East

Rural

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