Glen Alvie vs Lance Creek
Glen Alvie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 52 in Lance Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Glen Alvie tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Lance Creek suits couples.
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
Lance Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 63%)
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
Lance Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $243/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Glen Alvie
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (120.8 km vs 141.7 km)
- has a shorter drive in (100 min vs 115 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Glen Alvie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.3% vs 5.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Glen Alvie and Lance Creek 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
Glen Alvie has more residents (182 vs 143); Lance Creek has higher household incomes ($118,820 vs $94,224).
| Glen Alvie | Lance Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 182 +21% vs other | 143 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.3% | +5.1% |
| Median age | 44 | 52 |
| Median household income | $94,224/yr | $118,820/yr +26% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $243/wk +18% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Lance Creek has more rural and farming land (96% vs 61%); Glen Alvie has more land zoned for conservation (32% vs 0%).
| Glen Alvie | Lance Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 61% | 96% |
| Environmental | 32% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 7% | 1% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 3% |
| 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
| Glen Alvie | Lance Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 393 across Bass Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Glen Alvie | Lance Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 64% of VIC | Higher than 91% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 21% of VIC | Higher than 16% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 68% of VIC | Higher than 74% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 55% of VIC | Higher than 53% of VIC |
Liveability
| Glen Alvie | Lance Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Lance Creek carries more flood risk (84 vs 38).
| Glen Alvie | Lance Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 13/100 | Low 14/100 |
| Flood | Low 38/100 | High 84/100 |
| 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
| Glen Alvie | Lance Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Glen Alvie | Lance Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Lance Creek sits further from the CBD (141.7 km vs 120.8 km).
| Glen Alvie | Lance Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 120.8 km | 141.7 km +17% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 100 min | 115 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.8% postcode 3979 | 0.9% postcode 3995 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 68 postcode 3979 | 47 postcode 3995 |
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 (73.0%).
Setting
| Glen Alvie | Lance Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 109 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 46 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 15.1 km | 10.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Glen Alvie | Lance Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 83 premises | 0% 57 premises |
Climate
| Glen Alvie | Lance Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 906 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 24.6°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Glen Alvie | Lance Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,727/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bass Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Glen Alvie | Lance Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Monash same for both | |
| Member | Mary Aldred same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Glen Alvie | Lance Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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