Glen Creek vs Kergunyah South

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glen Creek, most households are people living alone. In Kergunyah South, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Glen Creek tends to suit young adults and people living alone, while Kergunyah South 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

Kergunyah South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 33%)

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

First-home buyers

Glen Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (38% vs 55%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Glen Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $400/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Glen Creek sits closer to the CBD (323.6 km vs 331.3 km)
  • Kergunyah South has a shorter drive in (222 min vs 232 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kergunyah South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (13% vs 7%)

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

Investors

Kergunyah South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (31.0% vs 9.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Glen Creek and Kergunyah South 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 Creek Kergunyah South
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 Creek Kergunyah South
Walkability 0 / 6
Glen Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Kergunyah South — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 76 / 80
Glen Creek — Safety: 76/100 Kergunyah South — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 19 / 56
Glen Creek — Low fire risk: 19/100 Kergunyah South — Low fire risk: 56/100
Low flood risk 100 / 89
Glen Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100 Kergunyah South — Low flood risk: 89/100

Demographics

Kergunyah South rents higher ($400/wk vs $210/wk); Kergunyah South has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $69,316).

Glen Creek Kergunyah South
Population 59 76
+29% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.3% +31.0%
Median age 47 48
Median household income $69,316/yr $94,224/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent $210/wk $400/wk
+90% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glen Creek Kergunyah South
0-4 6.8% / —
Glen Creek — 0-4: 6.8% Kergunyah South — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 5.1% / 15.8%
Glen Creek — 5-14: 5.1% Kergunyah South — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 10.2% / 3.9%
Glen Creek — 15-19: 10.2% Kergunyah South — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 6.8% / 9.2%
Glen Creek — 20-24: 6.8% Kergunyah South — 20-24: 9.2%
25-34 18.6% / —
Glen Creek — 25-34: 18.6% Kergunyah South — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 — / 15.8%
Glen Creek — 35-44: not among its largest Kergunyah South — 35-44: 15.8%
45-54 11.9% / 13.2%
Glen Creek — 45-54: 11.9% Kergunyah South — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 22.0% / 23.7%
Glen Creek — 55-64: 22.0% Kergunyah South — 55-64: 23.7%
65-74 6.8% / 13.2%
Glen Creek — 65-74: 6.8% Kergunyah South — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 — / —
Glen Creek — 75-84: not among its largest Kergunyah South — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Glen Creek — 85+: not among its largest Kergunyah South — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glen Creek 33.3% couple families
Glen Creek — Couple Families: 33.3% Glen Creek — Lone Person: 66.7%
Kergunyah South 80.0% couple families
Kergunyah South — Couple Families: 80.0% Kergunyah South — Lone Person: 20.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glen Creek 20.0% renting
Glen Creek — Owned Outright: 46.7% Glen Creek — Mortgage: 33.3% Glen Creek — Renting: 20.0%
Kergunyah South 14.3% renting
Kergunyah South — Owned Outright: 38.1% Kergunyah South — Mortgage: 47.6% Kergunyah South — Renting: 14.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glen Creek 100.0% houses
Glen Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Kergunyah South 100.0% houses
Kergunyah South — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Glen Creek Kergunyah South
Bachelor Degree 10.2% / 11.8%
Glen Creek — Bachelor Degree: 10.2% Kergunyah South — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Certificate III & IV 6.8% / 13.2%
Glen Creek — Certificate III & IV: 6.8% Kergunyah South — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Postgraduate Degree 5.1% / 7.9%
Glen Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1% Kergunyah South — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 3.9%
Glen Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Kergunyah South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.9%
Glen Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Kergunyah South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.2%).

Zoning mix

Kergunyah South has more rural and farming land (73% vs 36%).

Glen Creek Kergunyah South
Rural and farming 36% 73%
Parks and recreation 63% 26%
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 Creek Kergunyah South
New dwellings approved 32
across Alpine
same for both
Approvals change year on year -42%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Glen Creek Kergunyah South
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 31% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC

Liveability

Glen Creek Kergunyah South
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kergunyah South carries more flood risk (11 vs 0); Glen Creek carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 44).

Glen Creek Kergunyah South
Bushfire High
81/100
 Moderate
44/100
Crime Low
24/100
 Low
20/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
11/100
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 Creek Kergunyah South
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 Creek Kergunyah South
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Kergunyah South sits further from the CBD (331.3 km vs 323.6 km).

Glen Creek Kergunyah South
Walkability score 0/100 6/100
Distance to Melbourne 323.6 km 331.3 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 232 min 222 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3691
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 3691
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.

Glen Creek Kergunyah South
Car (driver) 69.0% / 70.6%
Glen Creek — Car (driver): 69.0% Kergunyah South — Car (driver): 70.6%
Worked from Home 31.0% / 20.6%
Glen Creek — Worked from Home: 31.0% Kergunyah South — Worked from Home: 20.6%
Car (passenger) — / 8.8%
Glen Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Kergunyah South — Car (passenger): 8.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.6%).

Setting

Glen Creek Kergunyah South
Elevation 726 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 249 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Glen Creek Kergunyah South
Connectivity score 26/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
same for both

Climate

Glen Creek Kergunyah South
Annual rainfall 984 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Glen Creek Kergunyah South
Average residential rate $1,945/yr
same for both
Council Alpine
same for both

Federal electorate

Glen Creek Kergunyah South
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Glen Creek

Professionals Rural

Kergunyah South

Rural

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