Gerang Gerung vs Glenlee

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gerang Gerung, about half of households are couple families. In Glenlee, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Glenlee tends to suit people living alone and families with children.

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

  • Gerang Gerung is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 53%)
  • Glenlee carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 83/100)

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

Gerang Gerung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($110/wk vs $185/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gerang Gerung

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (353 km vs 370.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (246 min vs 257 min)
  • But Glenlee is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Glenlee

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 83/100)
  • But Gerang Gerung has more residents already 65 and over (12% vs 4%)

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

Investors

Gerang Gerung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-5.8% vs -18.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gerang Gerung Glenlee
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.

Gerang Gerung Glenlee
Walkability 0 / 10
Gerang Gerung — Walkability: 0/100 Glenlee — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 17 / 71
Gerang Gerung — Safety: 17/100 Glenlee — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 42 / 86
Gerang Gerung — Low fire risk: 42/100 Glenlee — Low fire risk: 86/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Gerang Gerung — Low flood risk: 100/100 Glenlee — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Glenlee rents higher ($185/wk vs $110/wk); Glenlee has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $97,500).

Gerang Gerung Glenlee
Population 65 71
+9% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.8% -18.4%
Median age 41 42
Median household income $97,500/yr $117,000/yr
+20% vs other
Median weekly rent $110/wk $185/wk
+68% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gerang Gerung Glenlee
0-4 12.3% / 9.9%
Gerang Gerung — 0-4: 12.3% Glenlee — 0-4: 9.9%
5-14 7.7% / 15.5%
Gerang Gerung — 5-14: 7.7% Glenlee — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 — / 4.2%
Gerang Gerung — 15-19: not among its largest Glenlee — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 6.2% / —
Gerang Gerung — 20-24: 6.2% Glenlee — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 15.4% / 8.5%
Gerang Gerung — 25-34: 15.4% Glenlee — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 13.8% / 15.5%
Gerang Gerung — 35-44: 13.8% Glenlee — 35-44: 15.5%
45-54 6.2% / 16.9%
Gerang Gerung — 45-54: 6.2% Glenlee — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 27.7% / 11.3%
Gerang Gerung — 55-64: 27.7% Glenlee — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 12.3% / 4.2%
Gerang Gerung — 65-74: 12.3% Glenlee — 65-74: 4.2%
75-84 — / —
Gerang Gerung — 75-84: not among its largest Glenlee — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Gerang Gerung — 85+: not among its largest Glenlee — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gerang Gerung 45.5% couple families
Gerang Gerung — Couple Families: 45.5% Gerang Gerung — Lone Person: 36.4% Gerang Gerung — One Parent Families: 18.2%
Glenlee 52.9% couple families
Glenlee — Couple Families: 52.9% Glenlee — Lone Person: 47.1% Glenlee — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gerang Gerung 13.6% renting
Gerang Gerung — Owned Outright: 59.1% Gerang Gerung — Mortgage: 27.3% Gerang Gerung — Renting: 13.6%
Glenlee 12.5% renting
Glenlee — Owned Outright: 66.7% Glenlee — Mortgage: 20.8% Glenlee — Renting: 12.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gerang Gerung 100.0% houses
Gerang Gerung — Houses: 100.0% Gerang Gerung — Townhouses: 0.0%
Glenlee 104.3% houses
Glenlee — Houses: 104.3% Glenlee — Townhouses: 13.0%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Gerang Gerung Glenlee
Certificate III & IV 15.4% / 16.9%
Gerang Gerung — Certificate III & IV: 15.4% Glenlee — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 13.8% / 9.9%
Gerang Gerung — Bachelor Degree: 13.8% Glenlee — Bachelor Degree: 9.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 7.0%
Gerang Gerung — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Glenlee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Zoning mix

Gerang Gerung Glenlee
Rural and farming 98% 95%
Parks and recreation 2% 4%
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

Gerang Gerung Glenlee
New dwellings approved 9
across Hindmarsh
same for both
Approvals change year on year +100%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Gerang Gerung Glenlee
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 69% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 3% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 21% of VIC

Liveability

Glenlee is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Gerang Gerung Glenlee
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Gerang Gerung carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 14); Gerang Gerung carries more crime risk (83 vs 29).

Gerang Gerung Glenlee
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 Low
14/100
Crime High
83/100
 Low
29/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Gerang Gerung Glenlee
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

Gerang Gerung Glenlee
Parks & reserves 6 5
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Glenlee sits further from the CBD (370.4 km vs 353 km).

Gerang Gerung Glenlee
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 353 km 370.4 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 246 min 257 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3418
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 3418
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.

Gerang Gerung Glenlee
Car (driver) 52.1% / 35.7%
Gerang Gerung — Car (driver): 52.1% Glenlee — Car (driver): 35.7%
Worked from Home 33.3% / 45.2%
Gerang Gerung — Worked from Home: 33.3% Glenlee — Worked from Home: 45.2%
Walked Only 14.6% / 19.0%
Gerang Gerung — Walked Only: 14.6% Glenlee — Walked Only: 19.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.1%).

Setting

Gerang Gerung Glenlee
Elevation 131 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 119 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gerang Gerung Glenlee
Connectivity score 26/100 22/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
26 premises

Climate

Gerang Gerung Glenlee
Annual rainfall 375 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Gerang Gerung Glenlee
Average residential rate $1,660/yr
same for both
Council Hindmarsh
same for both

Federal electorate

Gerang Gerung Glenlee
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gerang Gerung Glenlee
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gerang Gerung

Rural Young Families

Glenlee

Family Rural Young Families

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