Concongella vs Greens Creek

Greens Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 54 in Concongella. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Concongella tends to suit older residents, while Greens Creek suits families with children.

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

Concongella

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 7)
  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 63/100)

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

First-home buyers

Greens Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Greens Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $230/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Greens Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (234.6 km vs 241.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Concongella

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 10%)
  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 63/100)

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

Investors

Concongella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.8% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Concongella and Greens 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.

Concongella Greens 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.

Concongella Greens Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Concongella — Walkability: 0/100 Greens Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 37
Concongella — Safety: 51/100 Greens Creek — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 82 / 49
Concongella — Low fire risk: 82/100 Greens Creek — Low fire risk: 49/100
Low flood risk 34 / 15
Concongella — Low flood risk: 34/100 Greens Creek — Low flood risk: 15/100

Demographics

Concongella rents higher ($230/wk vs $0/wk); Concongella has more residents (146 vs 52).

Concongella Greens Creek
Population 146
+64% vs other
 52
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.8% +0.0%
Median age 54 38
Median household income $72,384/yr
+1% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $230/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Concongella Greens Creek
0-4 3.4% / 9.6%
Concongella — 0-4: 3.4% Greens Creek — 0-4: 9.6%
5-14 6.8% / 17.3%
Concongella — 5-14: 6.8% Greens Creek — 5-14: 17.3%
15-19 4.8% / 9.6%
Concongella — 15-19: 4.8% Greens Creek — 15-19: 9.6%
20-24 6.2% / —
Concongella — 20-24: 6.2% Greens Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.8% / 11.5%
Concongella — 25-34: 6.8% Greens Creek — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 4.8% / 19.2%
Concongella — 35-44: 4.8% Greens Creek — 35-44: 19.2%
45-54 17.1% / 5.8%
Concongella — 45-54: 17.1% Greens Creek — 45-54: 5.8%
55-64 26.0% / 13.5%
Concongella — 55-64: 26.0% Greens Creek — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 11.0% / 9.6%
Concongella — 65-74: 11.0% Greens Creek — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 6.8% / —
Concongella — 75-84: 6.8% Greens Creek — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 4.1% / —
Concongella — 85+: 4.1% Greens Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Concongella 63.6% couple families
Concongella — Couple Families: 63.6% Concongella — Lone Person: 36.4%
Greens Creek 57.9% couple families
Greens Creek — Couple Families: 57.9% Greens Creek — Lone Person: 42.1%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Concongella 8.2% renting
Concongella — Owned Outright: 55.1% Concongella — Mortgage: 36.7% Concongella — Renting: 8.2%
Greens Creek 0.0% renting
Greens Creek — Owned Outright: 47.1% Greens Creek — Mortgage: 52.9% Greens Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Concongella 100.0% houses
Concongella — Houses: 100.0%
Greens Creek 100.0% houses
Greens Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Concongella Greens Creek
Certificate III & IV 24.0% / 13.5%
Concongella — Certificate III & IV: 24.0% Greens Creek — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.0% / 11.5%
Concongella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.0% Greens Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 7.7%
Concongella — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Greens Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / —
Concongella — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Greens Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

Zoning mix

Concongella Greens Creek
Rural and farming 99% 96%
Parks and recreation 0% 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

Concongella Greens Creek
New dwellings approved 28
across Northern Grampians
same for both
Approvals change year on year -62%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Concongella Greens Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 34% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 4% of VIC Higher than 9% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of VIC
same for both

Liveability

Concongella Greens Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Greens Creek carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 18); Greens Creek carries more flood risk (85 vs 66).

Concongella Greens Creek
Bushfire Low
18/100
 Moderate
51/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
63/100
Flood Moderate
66/100
 High
85/100
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

Concongella Greens Creek
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Concongella

  • Concongella Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Greens Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Concongella Greens Creek
Parks & reserves 11 7
Waterways 9 8

Mobility

Concongella sits further from the CBD (241.9 km vs 234.6 km).

Concongella Greens Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 241.9 km
+3% vs other
 234.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 169 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3384
 0.0%
postcode 3387
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 3384
 66
postcode 3387

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.

Concongella Greens Creek
Car (driver) 67.6% / 55.0%
Concongella — Car (driver): 67.6% Greens Creek — Car (driver): 55.0%
Worked from Home 17.6% / 30.0%
Concongella — Worked from Home: 17.6% Greens Creek — Worked from Home: 30.0%
Car (passenger) — / 15.0%
Concongella — Car (passenger): not among its largest Greens Creek — Car (passenger): 15.0%
Walked Only 14.7% / —
Concongella — Walked Only: 14.7% Greens Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.6%).

Setting

Concongella Greens Creek
Elevation 241 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 204 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Concongella Greens Creek
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
73 premises
 0%
25 premises

Climate

Concongella Greens Creek
Annual rainfall 554 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Concongella Greens Creek
Average residential rate $1,730/yr
same for both
Council Northern Grampians
same for both

Federal electorate

Concongella Greens Creek
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Concongella

Rural

Greens Creek

Family Rural Young Families

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