Gerangamete vs Kawarren

Gerangamete is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 54 in Kawarren. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gerangamete, most households are couple families. In Kawarren, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Gerangamete tends to suit families with children and couples, while Kawarren suits older residents.

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

  • Gerangamete carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 69/100)
  • Kawarren 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

Kawarren

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($165/wk vs $205/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gerangamete

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (117 min vs 135 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (160.3 km vs 173.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Gerangamete carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 69/100)
  • Kawarren has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Kawarren

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.9% vs 6.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gerangamete Kawarren
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.

Gerangamete Kawarren
Walkability 0 / 0
Gerangamete — Walkability: 0/100 Kawarren — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 31
Gerangamete — Safety: 51/100 Kawarren — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 9 / 10
Gerangamete — Low fire risk: 9/100 Kawarren — Low fire risk: 10/100
Low flood risk 29 / 87
Gerangamete — Low flood risk: 29/100 Kawarren — Low flood risk: 87/100

Demographics

Kawarren has more residents (189 vs 112); Kawarren skews older (54 vs 41).

Gerangamete Kawarren
Population 112 189
+69% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.7% +13.9%
Median age 41 54
Median household income $73,112/yr
+24% vs other
 $55,692/yr
Median weekly rent $205/wk
+20% vs other
 $165/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gerangamete Kawarren
0-4 6.2% / 4.8%
Gerangamete — 0-4: 6.2% Kawarren — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 20.5% / 11.1%
Gerangamete — 5-14: 20.5% Kawarren — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 4.5% / 4.2%
Gerangamete — 15-19: 4.5% Kawarren — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 3.6% / 2.1%
Gerangamete — 20-24: 3.6% Kawarren — 20-24: 2.1%
25-34 8.0% / 10.1%
Gerangamete — 25-34: 8.0% Kawarren — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 16.1% / 7.9%
Gerangamete — 35-44: 16.1% Kawarren — 35-44: 7.9%
45-54 14.3% / 12.2%
Gerangamete — 45-54: 14.3% Kawarren — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 16.1% / 24.9%
Gerangamete — 55-64: 16.1% Kawarren — 55-64: 24.9%
65-74 12.5% / 18.5%
Gerangamete — 65-74: 12.5% Kawarren — 65-74: 18.5%
75-84 5.4% / 6.3%
Gerangamete — 75-84: 5.4% Kawarren — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ — / 2.1%
Gerangamete — 85+: not among its largest Kawarren — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.9%).

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.

Gerangamete Kawarren
New Zealand 4.5% / —
Gerangamete — New Zealand: 4.5% Kawarren — New Zealand: not among its largest
England — / 4.2%
Gerangamete — England: not among its largest Kawarren — England: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gerangamete 44.8% lone person
Gerangamete — Lone Person: 44.8% Gerangamete — Couple Families: 55.2% Gerangamete — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Kawarren 47.1% lone person
Kawarren — Lone Person: 47.1% Kawarren — Couple Families: 35.3% Kawarren — One Parent Families: 17.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gerangamete 100.0% houses
Gerangamete — Houses: 100.0%
Kawarren 100.0% houses
Kawarren — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Gerangamete Kawarren
Certificate III & IV 9.8% / 16.4%
Gerangamete — Certificate III & IV: 9.8% Kawarren — Certificate III & IV: 16.4%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 8.5%
Gerangamete — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Kawarren — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 7.1% / 5.8%
Gerangamete — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1% Kawarren — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 5.8%
Gerangamete — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Kawarren — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.2%
Gerangamete — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Kawarren — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gerangamete 12.2% renting
Gerangamete — Owned Outright: 58.5% Gerangamete — Mortgage: 29.3% Gerangamete — Renting: 12.2%
Kawarren 3.8% renting
Kawarren — Owned Outright: 63.7% Kawarren — Mortgage: 32.5% Kawarren — Renting: 3.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Gerangamete has more rural and farming land (74% vs 51%).

Gerangamete Kawarren
Rural and farming 74% 51%
Parks and recreation 25% 48%
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

Gerangamete Kawarren
New dwellings approved 226
across Colac Otway
same for both
Approvals change year on year +64%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Gerangamete Kawarren
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 4% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC

Liveability

Gerangamete Kawarren
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

Gerangamete carries more flood risk (71 vs 13); Kawarren carries more crime risk (69 vs 49).

Gerangamete Kawarren
Bushfire High
91/100
 High
90/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood High
71/100
 Low
13/100
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

Gerangamete Kawarren
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

Gerangamete Kawarren
Parks & reserves 0 3
Waterways 2 8

Mobility

Kawarren sits further from the CBD (173.4 km vs 160.3 km).

Gerangamete Kawarren
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 160.3 km 173.4 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 117 min 135 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3249
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 3249
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.

Gerangamete Kawarren
Car (driver) 51.7% / 62.5%
Gerangamete — Car (driver): 51.7% Kawarren — Car (driver): 62.5%
Worked from Home 41.7% / 27.8%
Gerangamete — Worked from Home: 41.7% Kawarren — Worked from Home: 27.8%
Car (passenger) 6.7% / 5.6%
Gerangamete — Car (passenger): 6.7% Kawarren — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only — / 4.2%
Gerangamete — Walked Only: not among its largest Kawarren — Walked Only: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.5%).

Setting

Gerangamete Kawarren
Elevation 139 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 178 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.2 km 26.5 km

NBN connectivity

Gerangamete Kawarren
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
56 premises
 0%
111 premises

Climate

Gerangamete Kawarren
Annual rainfall 607 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Gerangamete Kawarren
Average residential rate $2,023/yr
same for both
Council Colac Otway
same for both

Federal electorate

Gerangamete Kawarren
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gerangamete Kawarren
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gerangamete

Family Rural

Kawarren

Retirees Rural

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