Edenhope vs Langkoop
Langkoop is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 54 in Edenhope. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Edenhope tends to suit older residents, while Langkoop 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Edenhope has more parks and reserves (26 vs 4)
- Langkoop carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 48/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Langkoop
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 21%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Langkoop
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 17%)
- has cheaper rent ($110/wk vs $165/wk)
- But Edenhope has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 13%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Edenhope
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (274 min vs 294 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (394.7 km vs 419.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Edenhope
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)
- has more GPs (4 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 17%)
- But Langkoop carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 48/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Edenhope
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-1.0% vs -9.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Edenhope and Langkoop 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
Edenhope has more residents (937 vs 100); Edenhope rents higher ($165/wk vs $110/wk).
| Edenhope | Langkoop | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 937 +89% vs other | 100 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.0% | -9.9% |
| Median age | 54 | 42 |
| Median household income | $50,076/yr | $53,612/yr +7% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $165/wk +33% vs other | $110/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Edenhope | Langkoop | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $315,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $89,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 63 days from 15 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Edenhope | Langkoop | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 85% | 93% |
| Parks and recreation | 13% | 6% |
| 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
| Edenhope | Langkoop | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 6 across West Wimmera same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Edenhope | Langkoop | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 1% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 10% of VIC | Higher than 12% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 77% of VIC | Higher than 7% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 98% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 91% of VIC | Higher than 18% of VIC |
Liveability
Edenhope is more walkable (15 vs 0).
| Edenhope | Langkoop | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 35/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Edenhope carries more crime risk (48 vs 28).
| Edenhope | Langkoop | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 66/100 | High 72/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 48/100 | Low 28/100 |
| 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
| Edenhope | Langkoop | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Edenhope
- St Malachy's School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Edenhope College Government · Combined at peers
Schools in Langkoop
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Edenhope | Langkoop | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 26 | 4 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 4 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 3 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 15 | 1 |
Mobility
Langkoop sits further from the CBD (419.4 km vs 394.7 km).
| Edenhope | Langkoop | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 15/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 394.7 km | 419.4 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 274 min | 294 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3318 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 38 postcode 3318 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 (67.8%).
Setting
| Edenhope | Langkoop | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 166 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 115 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Edenhope | Langkoop | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 81/100 | 21/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 56% 587 premises | 0% 31 premises |
Climate
| Edenhope | Langkoop | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 556 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.3°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Edenhope | Langkoop | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,709/yr same for both | |
| Council | West Wimmera same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Edenhope | Langkoop | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Edenhope | Langkoop | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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