Flynn vs Gormandale

Gormandale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 44 in Flynn. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Flynn, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Flynn: a median of $985,000, against $560,000 in Gormandale, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Flynn tends to suit couples, while Gormandale suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Flynn is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 59%)
  • Gormandale has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Gormandale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($560,000 vs $985,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gormandale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($113/wk vs $258/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gormandale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gormandale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 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

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

Flynn Gormandale
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.

Flynn Gormandale
Walkability 0 / 13
Flynn — Walkability: 0/100 Gormandale — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 28 / 26
Flynn — Safety: 28/100 Gormandale — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 100 / 27
Flynn — Low fire risk: 100/100 Gormandale — Low fire risk: 27/100
Low flood risk 27 / 54
Flynn — Low flood risk: 27/100 Gormandale — Low flood risk: 54/100

Demographics

Flynn rents higher ($258/wk vs $113/wk); Gormandale has more residents (324 vs 188).

Flynn Gormandale
Population 188 324
+72% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.4% +0.9%
Median age 44 41
Median household income $117,000/yr
+34% vs other
 $77,220/yr
Median weekly rent $258/wk
+56% vs other
 $113/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Flynn Gormandale
0-4 4.8% / 4.3%
Flynn — 0-4: 4.8% Gormandale — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 13.3% / 16.0%
Flynn — 5-14: 13.3% Gormandale — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 6.9% / 4.0%
Flynn — 15-19: 6.9% Gormandale — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 — / 3.1%
Flynn — 20-24: not among its largest Gormandale — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 14.9% / 8.0%
Flynn — 25-34: 14.9% Gormandale — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 13.3% / 16.7%
Flynn — 35-44: 13.3% Gormandale — 35-44: 16.7%
45-54 16.0% / 9.6%
Flynn — 45-54: 16.0% Gormandale — 45-54: 9.6%
55-64 13.8% / 17.0%
Flynn — 55-64: 13.8% Gormandale — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 10.1% / 13.0%
Flynn — 65-74: 10.1% Gormandale — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 4.8% / 4.3%
Flynn — 75-84: 4.8% Gormandale — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ — / —
Flynn — 85+: not among its largest Gormandale — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

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.

Flynn Gormandale
New Zealand 3.2% / —
Flynn — New Zealand: 3.2% Gormandale — New Zealand: not among its largest
England 1.6% / 1.2%
Flynn — England: 1.6% Gormandale — England: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Flynn 70.3% couple families
Flynn — Couple Families: 70.3% Flynn — Lone Person: 13.5% Flynn — One Parent Families: 16.2% Flynn — Group Household: 0.0%
Gormandale 43.5% couple families
Gormandale — Couple Families: 43.5% Gormandale — Lone Person: 37.6% Gormandale — One Parent Families: 15.3% Gormandale — Group Household: 3.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Flynn 100.0% houses
Flynn — Houses: 100.0%
Gormandale 100.0% houses
Gormandale — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Flynn Gormandale
Certificate III & IV 21.8% / 20.1%
Flynn — Certificate III & IV: 21.8% Gormandale — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 9.3%
Flynn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Gormandale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 6.2%
Flynn — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Gormandale — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.9%
Flynn — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Gormandale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Flynn 12.2% renting
Flynn — Owned Outright: 44.9% Flynn — Mortgage: 42.9% Flynn — Renting: 12.2%
Gormandale 9.2% renting
Gormandale — Owned Outright: 49.5% Gormandale — Mortgage: 41.3% Gormandale — Renting: 9.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Flynn Gormandale
Median house price $985,000 $560,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Flynn Gormandale
Rural and farming 89%
same for both
Parks and recreation 1% 10%
Other and special use 9% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Flynn Gormandale
New dwellings approved 529
across Latrobe (Vic.)
 209
across Wellington
Approvals change year on year +66% +17%

Ranking within VIC

Flynn Gormandale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 61% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 1% of VIC

Liveability

Gormandale is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Flynn Gormandale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Gormandale carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 0); Flynn carries more flood risk (73 vs 46).

Flynn Gormandale
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
73/100
Crime High
72/100
 High
74/100
Flood High
73/100
 Moderate
46/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Flynn Gormandale
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Flynn

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

Schools in Gormandale

  • Gormandale And District Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Flynn Gormandale
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 12 6

Mobility

Flynn Gormandale
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Melbourne 181.9 km 183.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 131 min 133 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3844
 0.0%
postcode 3873
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 3844
 67
postcode 3873

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.

Flynn Gormandale
Car (driver) 70.9% / 70.3%
Flynn — Car (driver): 70.9% Gormandale — Car (driver): 70.3%
Worked from Home 29.1% / 18.0%
Flynn — Worked from Home: 29.1% Gormandale — Worked from Home: 18.0%
Walked Only — / 8.6%
Flynn — Walked Only: not among its largest Gormandale — Walked Only: 8.6%
Car (passenger) — / 3.1%
Flynn — Car (passenger): not among its largest Gormandale — Car (passenger): 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.9%).

Setting

Flynn Gormandale
Elevation 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 147 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 46.1 km 36.2 km

NBN connectivity

Flynn Gormandale
Connectivity score 28/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
67 premises
 0%
62 premises

Climate

Flynn Gormandale
Annual rainfall 700 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Flynn Gormandale
PM2.5 7.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.56 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Flynn Gormandale
Average residential rate $1,746/yr $1,960/yr
Council Latrobe (Vic.) Wellington

Federal electorate

Flynn Gormandale
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Flynn Gormandale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Flynn

Rural

Gormandale

Rural

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