Elingamite vs Glenfyne

Comparing Elingamite and Glenfyne, VIC: Glenfyne rents higher ($125/wk vs $0/wk); Glenfyne carries more crime risk (74 vs 49); and Glenfyne sits further from the CBD (212.3 km vs 208.1 km).

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

Elingamite

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 74/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)

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

Elingamite

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $125/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Elingamite

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (208.1 km vs 212.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Elingamite carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 74/100)
  • Glenfyne has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Elingamite

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.6% vs -3.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Elingamite Glenfyne
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.

Elingamite Glenfyne
Walkability 0 / 0
Elingamite — Walkability: 0/100 Glenfyne — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 26
Elingamite — Safety: 51/100 Glenfyne — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 27 / 39
Elingamite — Low fire risk: 27/100 Glenfyne — Low fire risk: 39/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Elingamite — Low flood risk: 100/100 Glenfyne — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Glenfyne rents higher ($125/wk vs $0/wk); Glenfyne has more residents (131 vs 57).

Elingamite Glenfyne
Population 57 131
+130% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.6% -3.0%
Median age 43 41
Median household income $63,336/yr $100,724/yr
+59% vs other
Median weekly rent — $125/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Elingamite Glenfyne
0-4 5.3% / 3.8%
Elingamite — 0-4: 5.3% Glenfyne — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 14.0% / 15.3%
Elingamite — 5-14: 14.0% Glenfyne — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 8.8% / 8.4%
Elingamite — 15-19: 8.8% Glenfyne — 15-19: 8.4%
20-24 5.3% / 2.3%
Elingamite — 20-24: 5.3% Glenfyne — 20-24: 2.3%
25-34 8.8% / 10.7%
Elingamite — 25-34: 8.8% Glenfyne — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 5.3% / 6.9%
Elingamite — 35-44: 5.3% Glenfyne — 35-44: 6.9%
45-54 24.6% / 19.8%
Elingamite — 45-54: 24.6% Glenfyne — 45-54: 19.8%
55-64 21.1% / 11.5%
Elingamite — 55-64: 21.1% Glenfyne — 55-64: 11.5%
65-74 5.3% / 6.9%
Elingamite — 65-74: 5.3% Glenfyne — 65-74: 6.9%
75-84 7.0% / 7.6%
Elingamite — 75-84: 7.0% Glenfyne — 75-84: 7.6%
85+ — / 3.1%
Elingamite — 85+: not among its largest Glenfyne — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Elingamite 66.7% couple families
Elingamite — Couple Families: 66.7% Elingamite — Lone Person: 33.3%
Glenfyne 68.0% couple families
Glenfyne — Couple Families: 68.0% Glenfyne — Lone Person: 32.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Elingamite 0.0% renting
Elingamite — Owned Outright: 63.6% Elingamite — Mortgage: 36.4% Elingamite — Renting: 0.0%
Glenfyne 22.2% renting
Glenfyne — Owned Outright: 33.3% Glenfyne — Mortgage: 44.4% Glenfyne — Renting: 22.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Elingamite 100.0% houses
Elingamite — Houses: 100.0% Elingamite — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Glenfyne 90.0% houses
Glenfyne — Houses: 90.0% Glenfyne — Flats / Apartments: 10.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Elingamite Glenfyne
Certificate III & IV 5.3% / 15.3%
Elingamite — Certificate III & IV: 5.3% Glenfyne — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 9.9%
Elingamite — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Glenfyne — Bachelor Degree: 9.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 4.6%
Elingamite — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Glenfyne — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.3%
Elingamite — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Glenfyne — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

Zoning mix

Elingamite Glenfyne
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
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

Elingamite Glenfyne
New dwellings approved 60
across Corangamite
same for both
Approvals change year on year +117%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Elingamite Glenfyne
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 24% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 36% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 15% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC

Liveability

Elingamite Glenfyne
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Glenfyne carries more crime risk (74 vs 49); Elingamite carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 61).

Elingamite Glenfyne
Bushfire High
73/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 High
74/100
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

Elingamite Glenfyne
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Elingamite Glenfyne
Waterways 3 4

Mobility

Glenfyne sits further from the CBD (212.3 km vs 208.1 km).

Elingamite Glenfyne
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 208.1 km 212.3 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 159 min 163 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.

Elingamite Glenfyne
Car (driver) 77.8% / 55.2%
Elingamite — Car (driver): 77.8% Glenfyne — Car (driver): 55.2%
Worked from Home — / 36.2%
Elingamite — Worked from Home: not among its largest Glenfyne — Worked from Home: 36.2%
Walked Only 22.2% / 8.6%
Elingamite — Walked Only: 22.2% Glenfyne — Walked Only: 8.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.8%).

Setting

Elingamite Glenfyne
Elevation 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.4 km 23.5 km

NBN connectivity

Elingamite Glenfyne
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
26 premises
 0%
58 premises

Climate

Elingamite Glenfyne
Annual rainfall 717 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Elingamite Glenfyne
Average residential rate $2,335/yr
same for both
Council Corangamite
same for both

Federal electorate

Elingamite Glenfyne
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Elingamite Glenfyne
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Elingamite

Professionals Rural

Glenfyne

Rural

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