Forge Creek vs Goon Nure
Forge Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 55 in Goon Nure. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Forge Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 25%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Goon Nure
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $220/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Goon Nure
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (274.6 km vs 288.5 km)
- has a shorter drive in (201 min vs 210 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Goon Nure
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 20%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Forge Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (25.4% vs 15.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Forge Creek and Goon Nure 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
Forge Creek has more residents (346 vs 137); Forge Creek has higher household incomes ($96,876 vs $70,408).
| Forge Creek | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 346 +60% vs other | 137 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +25.4% | +15.1% |
| Median age | 45 | 55 |
| Median household income | $96,876/yr +27% vs other | $70,408/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk +9% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).
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 (5.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Forge Creek | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $840,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 23 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Forge Creek has more rural and farming land (74% vs 49%).
| Forge Creek | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 74% | 49% |
| Parks and recreation | 22% | 51% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 0% |
| Environmental | 2% | 0% |
| 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
| Forge Creek | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 386 across East Gippsland same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +50% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Forge Creek | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 67% of VIC | Higher than 32% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 56% of VIC | Higher than 62% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 48% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 46% of VIC | Higher than 26% of VIC |
Liveability
| Forge Creek | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Goon Nure carries more flood risk (87 vs 74).
| Forge Creek | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 57/100 | Moderate 52/100 |
| Crime | Low 27/100 | Low 36/100 |
| Flood | High 74/100 | High 87/100 |
| 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
| Forge Creek | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Forge Creek | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 4 |
| Beaches | 4 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Forge Creek sits further from the CBD (288.5 km vs 274.6 km).
| Forge Creek | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 288.5 km +5% vs other | 274.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 210 min | 201 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 3875 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 3875 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 (67.5%).
Setting
| Forge Creek | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 31 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 9 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 9.9 km 3.9 km to a named beach | 9.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Forge Creek | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 153 premises | 0% 60 premises |
Climate
| Forge Creek | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 620 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Forge Creek | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,807/yr same for both | |
| Council | East Gippsland same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Forge Creek | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gippsland same for both | |
| Member | Darren Chester same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Forge Creek | Goon Nure | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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