Garvoc vs Panmure
Garvoc is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 40 in Panmure. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Panmure: a median of $610,000, against $490,000 in Garvoc, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Garvoc tends to suit 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
- Garvoc carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 58/100)
- Panmure is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 61%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Garvoc
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($489,950 vs $610,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Garvoc
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Garvoc
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (163 min vs 171 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (223.4 km vs 232.7 km)
- But Panmure is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Garvoc carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 58/100)
- Panmure 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
Garvoc and Panmure 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
Panmure has more residents (442 vs 248); Panmure rents higher ($250/wk vs $200/wk).
| Garvoc | Panmure | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 248 | 442 +78% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.1% | +4.2% |
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Median household income | $76,336/yr | $88,816/yr +16% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $250/wk +25% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).
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 (3.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Garvoc | Panmure | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $489,950 | $610,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Garvoc | Panmure | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 99% |
| Residential | 1% | 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
| Garvoc | Panmure | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 64 across Moyne same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -15% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Garvoc | Panmure | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 43% of VIC | Higher than 59% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 6% of VIC | Higher than 74% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 13% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 50% of VIC | Higher than 52% of VIC |
Liveability
Panmure is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Garvoc | Panmure | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Panmure carries more crime risk (58 vs 21).
| Garvoc | Panmure | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 74/100 | High 75/100 |
| Crime | Low 21/100 | Moderate 58/100 |
| 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
| Garvoc | Panmure | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Garvoc
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Panmure
- Panmure Primary School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Garvoc | Panmure | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 4 | 6 |
Mobility
Panmure sits further from the CBD (232.7 km vs 223.4 km).
| Garvoc | Panmure | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 223.4 km | 232.7 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 163 min | 171 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3265 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 3265 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 (70.2%).
Setting
| Garvoc | Panmure | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 111 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 61 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 24.2 km | 16.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Garvoc | Panmure | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 108 premises | 0% 204 premises |
Climate
| Garvoc | Panmure | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 717 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Garvoc | Panmure | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,613/yr same for both | |
| Council | Moyne same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Garvoc | Panmure | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Garvoc | Panmure | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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