Glen Alvie vs West Creek

Glen Alvie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 49 in West 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.

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

  • Glen Alvie carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 37/100)
  • West Creek is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 63%)

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 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

West Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $243/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Glen Alvie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (100 min vs 108 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (120.8 km vs 129.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Glen Alvie carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 37/100)
  • West Creek has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 19%)

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 3.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Glen Alvie and West 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.

Glen Alvie West Creek
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.

Glen Alvie West Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Glen Alvie — Walkability: 0/100 West Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 63
Glen Alvie — Safety: 87/100 West Creek — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Glen Alvie — Low fire risk: 100/100 West Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 62 / 21
Glen Alvie — Low flood risk: 62/100 West Creek — Low flood risk: 21/100

Demographics

Glen Alvie has more residents (182 vs 113); Glen Alvie has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $73,112).

Glen Alvie West Creek
Population 182
+38% vs other
 113
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.3% +3.7%
Median age 44 49
Median household income $94,224/yr
+22% vs other
 $73,112/yr
Median weekly rent $243/wk
+14% vs other
 $210/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glen Alvie West Creek
0-4 4.4% / —
Glen Alvie — 0-4: 4.4% West Creek — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 15.4% / 11.5%
Glen Alvie — 5-14: 15.4% West Creek — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 8.2% / 6.2%
Glen Alvie — 15-19: 8.2% West Creek — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 2.7% / 3.5%
Glen Alvie — 20-24: 2.7% West Creek — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 5.5% / 7.1%
Glen Alvie — 25-34: 5.5% West Creek — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 14.3% / 7.1%
Glen Alvie — 35-44: 14.3% West Creek — 35-44: 7.1%
45-54 15.9% / 22.1%
Glen Alvie — 45-54: 15.9% West Creek — 45-54: 22.1%
55-64 14.8% / 14.2%
Glen Alvie — 55-64: 14.8% West Creek — 55-64: 14.2%
65-74 17.0% / 22.1%
Glen Alvie — 65-74: 17.0% West Creek — 65-74: 22.1%
75-84 1.6% / 4.4%
Glen Alvie — 75-84: 1.6% West Creek — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ — / —
Glen Alvie — 85+: not among its largest West Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glen Alvie 62.9% couple families
Glen Alvie — Couple Families: 62.9% Glen Alvie — Lone Person: 37.1% Glen Alvie — One Parent Families: 0.0%
West Creek 57.7% couple families
West Creek — Couple Families: 57.7% West Creek — Lone Person: 19.2% West Creek — One Parent Families: 23.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glen Alvie 12.3% renting
Glen Alvie — Owned Outright: 47.4% Glen Alvie — Mortgage: 40.4% Glen Alvie — Renting: 12.3%
West Creek 11.4% renting
West Creek — Owned Outright: 51.4% West Creek — Mortgage: 37.1% West Creek — Renting: 11.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glen Alvie 100.0% houses
Glen Alvie — Houses: 100.0%
West Creek 107.5% houses
West Creek — Houses: 107.5%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Glen Alvie West Creek
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 16.8%
Glen Alvie — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% West Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.8%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 12.4%
Glen Alvie — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% West Creek — Bachelor Degree: 12.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 4.4%
Glen Alvie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% West Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.4% / —
Glen Alvie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4% West Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 2.7%
Glen Alvie — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% West Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Zoning mix

West Creek has more rural and farming land (96% vs 61%); Glen Alvie has more land zoned for conservation (32% vs 0%).

Glen Alvie West Creek
Rural and farming 61% 96%
Environmental 32% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 0%
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 West 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 West Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 14% 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 53% of VIC

Liveability

Glen Alvie West Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

West Creek carries more crime risk (37 vs 13); West Creek carries more flood risk (79 vs 38).

Glen Alvie West Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
13/100
 Low
37/100
Flood Low
38/100
 High
79/100
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 West 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 West Creek
Waterways 1 8

Mobility

West Creek sits further from the CBD (129.8 km vs 120.8 km).

Glen Alvie West Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 120.8 km 129.8 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 100 min 108 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.

Glen Alvie West Creek
Car (driver) 52.9% / 61.2%
Glen Alvie — Car (driver): 52.9% West Creek — Car (driver): 61.2%
Worked from Home 31.8% / 32.7%
Glen Alvie — Worked from Home: 31.8% West Creek — Worked from Home: 32.7%
Walked Only 8.2% / 6.1%
Glen Alvie — Walked Only: 8.2% West Creek — Walked Only: 6.1%
Car (passenger) 7.1% / —
Glen Alvie — Car (passenger): 7.1% West Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.2%).

Setting

Glen Alvie West Creek
Elevation 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.1 km 9.1 km

NBN connectivity

Glen Alvie West Creek
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
83 premises
 0%
54 premises

Climate

Glen Alvie West 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 West Creek
Average residential rate $1,727/yr
same for both
Council Bass Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Glen Alvie West Creek
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glen Alvie West Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glen Alvie

Rural

West Creek

Retirees River Rural

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