Georges Creek vs Granya

Georges Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 55 in Granya. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Georges Creek, most households are couple families. In Granya, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Georges Creek tends to suit couples, while Granya suits people living alone.

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

  • Georges Creek is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 44%)
  • Granya has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

Georges Creek

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $330/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Georges Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (247 min vs 256 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (368.7 km vs 375.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Granya

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 21%)

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

Investors

Georges Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.0% vs -11.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Georges Creek Granya
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.

Georges Creek Granya
Walkability 0 / 0
Georges Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Granya — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 76
Georges Creek — Safety: 80/100 Granya — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 12 / 16
Georges Creek — Low fire risk: 12/100 Granya — Low fire risk: 16/100
Low flood risk 54 / 42
Georges Creek — Low flood risk: 54/100 Granya — Low flood risk: 42/100

Demographics

Granya rents higher ($330/wk vs $210/wk); Granya skews older (55 vs 51).

Georges Creek Granya
Population 75 88
+17% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.0% -11.1%
Median age 51 55
Median household income $74,048/yr
+9% vs other
 $67,600/yr
Median weekly rent $210/wk $330/wk
+57% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Georges Creek Granya
0-4 4.0% / 9.1%
Georges Creek — 0-4: 4.0% Granya — 0-4: 9.1%
5-14 17.3% / 12.5%
Georges Creek — 5-14: 17.3% Granya — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 6.7% / —
Georges Creek — 15-19: 6.7% Granya — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 6.7% / —
Georges Creek — 20-24: 6.7% Granya — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 — / 3.4%
Georges Creek — 25-34: not among its largest Granya — 25-34: 3.4%
35-44 9.3% / 11.4%
Georges Creek — 35-44: 9.3% Granya — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 8.0% / 8.0%
Georges Creek — 45-54: 8.0% Granya — 45-54: 8.0%
55-64 24.0% / 28.4%
Georges Creek — 55-64: 24.0% Granya — 55-64: 28.4%
65-74 21.3% / 21.6%
Georges Creek — 65-74: 21.3% Granya — 65-74: 21.6%
75-84 — / 5.7%
Georges Creek — 75-84: not among its largest Granya — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ — / —
Georges Creek — 85+: not among its largest Granya — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Georges Creek 56.2% couple families
Georges Creek — Couple Families: 56.2% Georges Creek — Lone Person: 43.8%
Granya 44.4% couple families
Granya — Couple Families: 44.4% Granya — Lone Person: 55.6%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Georges Creek 0.0% renting
Georges Creek — Owned Outright: 44.0% Georges Creek — Mortgage: 56.0% Georges Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Granya 11.9% renting
Granya — Owned Outright: 57.1% Granya — Mortgage: 31.0% Granya — Renting: 11.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Georges Creek 100.0% houses
Georges Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Granya 100.0% houses
Granya — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Georges Creek Granya
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 19.3%
Georges Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Granya — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Bachelor Degree 16.0% / 11.4%
Georges Creek — Bachelor Degree: 16.0% Granya — Bachelor Degree: 11.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.0% / 11.4%
Georges Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.0% Granya — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.4%
Postgraduate Degree 5.3% / 5.7%
Georges Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3% Granya — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 4.5%
Georges Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Granya — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Zoning mix

Georges Creek has more rural and farming land (61% vs 41%).

Georges Creek Granya
Rural and farming 61% 41%
Parks and recreation 38% 51%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 8%
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

Georges Creek Granya
New dwellings approved 19
across Towong
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Georges Creek Granya
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 10% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 9% of VIC Higher than 2% of VIC

Liveability

Georges Creek Granya
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Granya carries more flood risk (58 vs 46).

Georges Creek Granya
Bushfire High
88/100
 High
84/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
24/100
Flood Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
58/100
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

Georges Creek Granya
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

Georges Creek Granya
Parks & reserves 0 3
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Granya sits further from the CBD (375.9 km vs 368.7 km).

Georges Creek Granya
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 368.7 km 375.9 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 247 min 256 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3700
 0.0%
postcode 3701
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 3700
 65
postcode 3701

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.

Georges Creek Granya
Car (driver) 55.6% / 66.7%
Georges Creek — Car (driver): 55.6% Granya — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 44.4% / 33.3%
Georges Creek — Worked from Home: 44.4% Granya — Worked from Home: 33.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).

Setting

Georges Creek Granya
Elevation 313 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 429 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Georges Creek Granya
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
21 premises
 0%
42 premises

Climate

Georges Creek Granya
Annual rainfall 692 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Georges Creek Granya
Average residential rate $1,875/yr
same for both
Council Towong
same for both

Federal electorate

Georges Creek Granya
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Georges Creek Granya
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Georges Creek

Rural

Granya

Retirees Rural Young Families

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