Glen Alvie vs Ryanston
Glen Alvie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 50 in Ryanston. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glen Alvie, most households are couple families. In Ryanston, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Ryanston tends to suit 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
Ryanston
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Glen Alvie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 32%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Glen Alvie
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 22%)
- has cheaper rent ($243/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Ryanston
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 19%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Ryanston
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (19.6% vs 10.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Glen Alvie and Ryanston 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
Ryanston has more residents (324 vs 182); Ryanston rents higher ($350/wk vs $243/wk).
| Glen Alvie | Ryanston | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 182 | 324 +78% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.3% | +19.6% |
| Median age | 44 | 50 |
| Median household income | $94,224/yr +14% vs other | $80,756/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $243/wk | $350/wk +44% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (5.2%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Glen Alvie | Ryanston | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,087,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Ryanston has more rural and farming land (89% vs 61%); Glen Alvie has more land zoned for conservation (32% vs 11%).
| Glen Alvie | Ryanston | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 61% | 89% |
| Environmental | 32% | 11% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 7% | 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
| Glen Alvie | Ryanston | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 393 across Bass Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Glen Alvie | Ryanston | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 64% of VIC | Higher than 48% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 21% of VIC | Higher than 2% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 68% of VIC | Higher than 46% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 55% of VIC | Higher than 38% of VIC |
Liveability
| Glen Alvie | Ryanston | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Glen Alvie carries more flood risk (38 vs 16).
| Glen Alvie | Ryanston | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 13/100 | Low 19/100 |
| Flood | Low 38/100 | Low 16/100 |
| 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 | Ryanston | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Glen Alvie
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Ryanston
- Village High School Independent · Secondary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Glen Alvie | Ryanston | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 14 |
Mobility
| Glen Alvie | Ryanston | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 120.8 km | 121.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 100 min | 101 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.8% postcode 3979 | 0.5% postcode 3992 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 68 postcode 3979 | 57 postcode 3992 |
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 (66.4%).
Setting
| Glen Alvie | Ryanston | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 109 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 132 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 15.1 km | 10.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Glen Alvie | Ryanston | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 83 premises | 0% 158 premises |
Climate
| Glen Alvie | Ryanston | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Ryanston | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,727/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bass Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Glen Alvie | Ryanston | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Monash same for both | |
| Member | Mary Aldred same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Glen Alvie | Ryanston | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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