Gladstone Park vs Jacana

Jacana is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 42 in Gladstone Park. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gladstone Park, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Gladstone Park: a median of $810,000, against $628,000 in Jacana, and rent is higher there too. Jacana is closer to the city centre: 15.9 km, against 19.6 km. On these figures, Gladstone Park tends to suit older residents, while Jacana suits young adults and 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

Gladstone Park

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 3)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Jacana

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($627,500 vs $810,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 31%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Jacana

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($335/wk vs $381/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Jacana

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (8% vs 2%)
  • sits closer to the CBD (15.9 km vs 19.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gladstone Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 1)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 16%)
  • But Jacana has more units and townhouses to downsize into (18% vs 4%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gladstone Park Jacana
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.

Gladstone Park Jacana
Walkability 78 / 80
Gladstone Park — Walkability: 78/100 Jacana — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 35 / 30
Gladstone Park — Safety: 35/100 Jacana — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Gladstone Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Jacana — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 35 / 68
Gladstone Park — Low flood risk: 35/100 Jacana — Low flood risk: 68/100

Demographics

Gladstone Park has more residents (8,213 vs 2,187); Gladstone Park skews older (42 vs 35).

Gladstone Park Jacana
Population 8,213
+73% vs other
 2,187
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.5% +2.8%
Median age 42 35
Median household income $75,504/yr
+4% vs other
 $72,124/yr
Median weekly rent $381/wk
+12% vs other
 $335/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gladstone Park Jacana
0-4 5.7% / 6.1%
Gladstone Park — 0-4: 5.7% Jacana — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 11.4% / 9.0%
Gladstone Park — 5-14: 11.4% Jacana — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 5.4% / 4.1%
Gladstone Park — 15-19: 5.4% Jacana — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 5.2% / 7.5%
Gladstone Park — 20-24: 5.2% Jacana — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 12.7% / 22.3%
Gladstone Park — 25-34: 12.7% Jacana — 25-34: 22.3%
35-44 12.9% / 14.5%
Gladstone Park — 35-44: 12.9% Jacana — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 11.3% / 9.1%
Gladstone Park — 45-54: 11.3% Jacana — 45-54: 9.1%
55-64 11.7% / 11.7%
Gladstone Park — 55-64: 11.7% Jacana — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 13.2% / 8.2%
Gladstone Park — 65-74: 13.2% Jacana — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 8.4% / 5.6%
Gladstone Park — 75-84: 8.4% Jacana — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 2.3% / 2.1%
Gladstone Park — 85+: 2.3% Jacana — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gladstone Park 46.2% couple families
Gladstone Park — Couple Families: 46.2% Gladstone Park — Lone Person: 29.2% Gladstone Park — One Parent Families: 20.7% Gladstone Park — Group Household: 2.2% Gladstone Park — Other Families: 1.7%
Jacana 38.0% couple families
Jacana — Couple Families: 38.0% Jacana — Lone Person: 31.1% Jacana — One Parent Families: 19.5% Jacana — Group Household: 7.5% Jacana — Other Families: 3.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gladstone Park 21.1% renting
Gladstone Park — Owned Outright: 44.2% Gladstone Park — Mortgage: 34.7% Gladstone Park — Renting: 21.1%
Jacana 38.4% renting
Jacana — Owned Outright: 30.4% Jacana — Mortgage: 31.2% Jacana — Renting: 38.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gladstone Park Jacana
Certificate III & IV 13.7% / 10.6%
Gladstone Park — Certificate III & IV: 13.7% Jacana — Certificate III & IV: 10.6%
Bachelor Degree 10.0% / 11.7%
Gladstone Park — Bachelor Degree: 10.0% Jacana — Bachelor Degree: 11.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 7.2%
Gladstone Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Jacana — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 6.4%
Gladstone Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Jacana — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.3%
Gladstone Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Jacana — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.7%).

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.

Gladstone Park Jacana
India 2.6% / 4.8%
Gladstone Park — India: 2.6% Jacana — India: 4.8%
Nepal — / 6.1%
Gladstone Park — Nepal: not among its largest Jacana — Nepal: 6.1%
Pakistan — / 4.7%
Gladstone Park — Pakistan: not among its largest Jacana — Pakistan: 4.7%
Lebanon 2.3% / 1.6%
Gladstone Park — Lebanon: 2.3% Jacana — Lebanon: 1.6%
Sri Lanka 1.9% / 1.2%
Gladstone Park — Sri Lanka: 1.9% Jacana — Sri Lanka: 1.2%
Italy 2.9% / —
Gladstone Park — Italy: 2.9% Jacana — Italy: not among its largest
Vietnam — / 2.7%
Gladstone Park — Vietnam: not among its largest Jacana — Vietnam: 2.7%
Iraq 1.6% / —
Gladstone Park — Iraq: 1.6% Jacana — Iraq: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gladstone Park 96.4% houses
Gladstone Park — Houses: 96.4% Gladstone Park — Townhouses: 3.7% Gladstone Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Jacana 82.3% houses
Jacana — Houses: 82.3% Jacana — Townhouses: 10.0% Jacana — Flats / Apartments: 7.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gladstone Park Jacana
Median house price $810,000 $627,500
Median unit price — $596,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 30 sales
 22 days
from 9 sales

Zoning mix

Gladstone Park Jacana
Residential 66% 61%
Infrastructure and transport 28% 15%
Parks and recreation 4% 24%
Commercial 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

Gladstone Park Jacana
New dwellings approved 3,063
across Hume
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Gladstone Park Jacana
Houses 4.2%
$600/wk on $735K
 4.6%
$520/wk on $585K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Gladstone Park Jacana
House price Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Income Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
Schools Higher than 59% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC

Liveability

Gladstone Park Jacana
Grade B
same for both
Score 53/100 55/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Gladstone Park carries more flood risk (65 vs 32).

Gladstone Park Jacana
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
65/100
 High
70/100
Flood Moderate
65/100
 Low
32/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
70/100
 Moderate
50/100
Industrial facilities nearby 11
within 5 km
 13
within 5 km

Schools

Gladstone Park Jacana
Inside the suburb 4 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Gladstone Park

  • Gladstone Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Gladstone Park Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • School of the Good Shepherd Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Gladstone Views Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Jacana

  • Jacana School for Autism Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Gladstone Park Jacana
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 13 3
Childcare 5 1
GPs 3 1
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 1
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Gladstone Park sits further from the CBD (19.6 km vs 15.9 km).

Gladstone Park Jacana
Walkability score 78/100 80/100
Distance to Melbourne 19.6 km
+19% vs other
 15.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 26 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 126.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 52.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 3043
 0.3%
postcode 3047
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 3043
 26
postcode 3047

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.

Gladstone Park Jacana
Car (driver) 68.0% / 64.8%
Gladstone Park — Car (driver): 68.0% Jacana — Car (driver): 64.8%
Worked from Home 22.6% / 17.5%
Gladstone Park — Worked from Home: 22.6% Jacana — Worked from Home: 17.5%
Train 1.8% / 8.4%
Gladstone Park — Train: 1.8% Jacana — Train: 8.4%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 4.5%
Gladstone Park — Car (passenger): 5.1% Jacana — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Bus 1.2% / 2.9%
Gladstone Park — Bus: 1.2% Jacana — Bus: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.0%).

Setting

Gladstone Park Jacana
Elevation 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 115 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.8 km 17.0 km

NBN connectivity

Gladstone Park Jacana
Connectivity score 98/100 90/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 94%
3,546 premises
 53%
975 premises

Climate

Gladstone Park Jacana
Annual rainfall 534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Gladstone Park Jacana
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 18.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Gladstone Park Jacana
Average residential rate $1,715/yr
same for both
Council Hume
same for both

Federal electorate

Gladstone Park Jacana
Division Maribyrnong Calwell
Member Jo Briskey Basem Abdo
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gladstone Park Jacana
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gladstone Park

Middle-Ring Parks Quiet

Jacana

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks River

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