Dimboola vs Gerang Gerung

Gerang Gerung is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 52 in Dimboola. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dimboola, most households are people living alone. In Gerang Gerung, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Dimboola tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Gerang Gerung 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

Dimboola

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (16 vs 6)
  • carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 83/100)
  • But Gerang Gerung is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 40%)

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

First-home buyers

Dimboola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gerang Gerung

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($110/wk vs $170/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Dimboola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (347.4 km vs 353 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dimboola

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 12%)
  • carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 83/100)

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

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

Dimboola Gerang Gerung
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.

Dimboola Gerang Gerung
Walkability 0 / 0
Dimboola — Walkability: 0/100 Gerang Gerung — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 31 / 17
Dimboola — Safety: 31/100 Gerang Gerung — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 51 / 42
Dimboola — Low fire risk: 51/100 Gerang Gerung — Low fire risk: 42/100
Low flood risk 37 / 100
Dimboola — Low flood risk: 37/100 Gerang Gerung — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dimboola has more residents (1,635 vs 65); Gerang Gerung has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $55,068).

Dimboola Gerang Gerung
Population 1,635
+96% vs other
 65
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.5% -5.8%
Median age 52 41
Median household income $55,068/yr $97,500/yr
+77% vs other
Median weekly rent $170/wk
+35% vs other
 $110/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dimboola Gerang Gerung
0-4 4.6% / 12.3%
Dimboola — 0-4: 4.6% Gerang Gerung — 0-4: 12.3%
5-14 8.4% / 7.7%
Dimboola — 5-14: 8.4% Gerang Gerung — 5-14: 7.7%
15-19 5.9% / —
Dimboola — 15-19: 5.9% Gerang Gerung — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.4% / 6.2%
Dimboola — 20-24: 3.4% Gerang Gerung — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 8.9% / 15.4%
Dimboola — 25-34: 8.9% Gerang Gerung — 25-34: 15.4%
35-44 9.5% / 13.8%
Dimboola — 35-44: 9.5% Gerang Gerung — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 12.5% / 6.2%
Dimboola — 45-54: 12.5% Gerang Gerung — 45-54: 6.2%
55-64 16.4% / 27.7%
Dimboola — 55-64: 16.4% Gerang Gerung — 55-64: 27.7%
65-74 15.4% / 12.3%
Dimboola — 65-74: 15.4% Gerang Gerung — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 10.3% / —
Dimboola — 75-84: 10.3% Gerang Gerung — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 5.3% / —
Dimboola — 85+: 5.3% Gerang Gerung — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dimboola 55.1% lone person
Dimboola — Lone Person: 55.1% Dimboola — Couple Families: 27.0% Dimboola — One Parent Families: 13.5% Dimboola — Group Household: 3.7% Dimboola — Other Families: 0.6%
Gerang Gerung 36.4% lone person
Gerang Gerung — Lone Person: 36.4% Gerang Gerung — Couple Families: 45.5% Gerang Gerung — One Parent Families: 18.2% Gerang Gerung — Group Household: 0.0% Gerang Gerung — 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.

Dimboola 16.0% renting
Dimboola — Owned Outright: 53.5% Dimboola — Mortgage: 30.5% Dimboola — Renting: 16.0%
Gerang Gerung 13.6% renting
Gerang Gerung — Owned Outright: 59.1% Gerang Gerung — Mortgage: 27.3% Gerang Gerung — Renting: 13.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dimboola 94.9% houses
Dimboola — Houses: 94.9% Dimboola — Flats / Apartments: 5.1%
Gerang Gerung 100.0% houses
Gerang Gerung — Houses: 100.0% Gerang Gerung — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Dimboola Gerang Gerung
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 15.4%
Dimboola — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Gerang Gerung — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 13.8%
Dimboola — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Gerang Gerung — Bachelor Degree: 13.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 9.2%
Dimboola — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Gerang Gerung — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / —
Dimboola — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Gerang Gerung — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / —
Dimboola — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Gerang Gerung — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Property market

Dimboola Gerang Gerung
Median house price $287,000 —
Median unit price $280,000 —
Median land price $80,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 45 days
from 21 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Dimboola Gerang Gerung
Rural and farming 95% 98%
Parks and recreation 3% 2%
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

Dimboola Gerang Gerung
New dwellings approved 9
across Hindmarsh
same for both
Approvals change year on year +100%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Dimboola Gerang Gerung
House price Higher than 6% of VIC —
Income Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
Schools Higher than 58% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 83% of VIC —
EV adoption — Higher than 3% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC

Liveability

Dimboola Gerang Gerung
Grade D —
Score 22/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Dimboola carries more flood risk (63 vs 0); Gerang Gerung carries more crime risk (83 vs 69).

Dimboola Gerang Gerung
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
58/100
Crime Moderate
69/100
 High
83/100
Flood Moderate
63/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Dimboola Gerang Gerung
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Dimboola

  • Dimboola Memorial Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Dimboola Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Peter's Lutheran School Independent · Primary
  • Wimmera Lutheran College - Dimboola Campus Independent · Combined

Schools in Gerang Gerung

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

Amenities in the suburb

Dimboola Gerang Gerung
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 16 6
Childcare 2 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 7 1

Mobility

Gerang Gerung sits further from the CBD (353 km vs 347.4 km).

Dimboola Gerang Gerung
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 347.4 km 353 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 247 min 246 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3414
 0.1%
postcode 3418
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 3414
 40
postcode 3418

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.

Dimboola Gerang Gerung
Car (driver) 72.7% / 52.1%
Dimboola — Car (driver): 72.7% Gerang Gerung — Car (driver): 52.1%
Worked from Home 16.6% / 33.3%
Dimboola — Worked from Home: 16.6% Gerang Gerung — Worked from Home: 33.3%
Walked Only 6.4% / 14.6%
Dimboola — Walked Only: 6.4% Gerang Gerung — Walked Only: 14.6%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / —
Dimboola — Car (passenger): 4.3% Gerang Gerung — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.7%).

Setting

Dimboola Gerang Gerung
Elevation 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 131 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dimboola Gerang Gerung
Connectivity score 71/100 26/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 46%
974 premises
 0%
27 premises

Climate

Dimboola Gerang Gerung
Annual rainfall 375 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Dimboola Gerang Gerung
Average residential rate $1,660/yr
same for both
Council Hindmarsh
same for both

Federal electorate

Dimboola Gerang Gerung
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dimboola Gerang Gerung
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dimboola

Affordable Retirees Rural

Gerang Gerung

Rural Young Families

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