Glen Creek vs Kergunyah

Glen Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Kergunyah. 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, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Glen Creek tends to suit young adults and people living alone, while Kergunyah suits couples and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Glen Creek carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 45/100)
  • Kergunyah is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 33%)

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

First-home buyers

Kergunyah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 38%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kergunyah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($115/wk vs $210/wk)
  • But Glen Creek has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 7%)

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

Commuting to the city

Glen Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (232 min vs 277 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (323.6 km vs 336.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Glen Creek carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 45/100)
  • Kergunyah has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 7%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Glen Creek and Kergunyah 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
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
Walkability 0 / 0
Glen Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Kergunyah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 76 / 55
Glen Creek — Safety: 76/100 Kergunyah — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 19 / 53
Glen Creek — Low fire risk: 19/100 Kergunyah — Low fire risk: 53/100
Low flood risk 100 / 43
Glen Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100 Kergunyah — Low flood risk: 43/100

Demographics

Kergunyah has more residents (232 vs 59); Glen Creek rents higher ($210/wk vs $115/wk).

Glen Creek Kergunyah
Population 59 232
+293% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.3% +7.9%
Median age 47 50
Median household income $69,316/yr $82,836/yr
+20% vs other
Median weekly rent $210/wk
+45% vs other
 $115/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glen Creek Kergunyah
0-4 6.8% / 6.0%
Glen Creek — 0-4: 6.8% Kergunyah — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 5.1% / 6.5%
Glen Creek — 5-14: 5.1% Kergunyah — 5-14: 6.5%
15-19 10.2% / 3.4%
Glen Creek — 15-19: 10.2% Kergunyah — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 6.8% / 5.2%
Glen Creek — 20-24: 6.8% Kergunyah — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 18.6% / 11.6%
Glen Creek — 25-34: 18.6% Kergunyah — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 — / 11.2%
Glen Creek — 35-44: not among its largest Kergunyah — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 11.9% / 12.5%
Glen Creek — 45-54: 11.9% Kergunyah — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 22.0% / 22.0%
Glen Creek — 55-64: 22.0% Kergunyah — 55-64: 22.0%
65-74 6.8% / 13.8%
Glen Creek — 65-74: 6.8% Kergunyah — 65-74: 13.8%
75-84 — / 3.9%
Glen Creek — 75-84: not among its largest Kergunyah — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ — / 3.4%
Glen Creek — 85+: not among its largest Kergunyah — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glen Creek 66.7% lone person
Glen Creek — Lone Person: 66.7% Glen Creek — Couple Families: 33.3% Glen Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Glen Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Kergunyah 39.7% lone person
Kergunyah — Lone Person: 39.7% Kergunyah — Couple Families: 46.6% Kergunyah — One Parent Families: 6.9% Kergunyah — Group Household: 6.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

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 7.2% renting
Kergunyah — Owned Outright: 50.6% Kergunyah — Mortgage: 42.2% Kergunyah — Renting: 7.2%
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 104.4% houses
Kergunyah — Houses: 104.4%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Glen Creek Kergunyah
Certificate III & IV 6.8% / 23.3%
Glen Creek — Certificate III & IV: 6.8% Kergunyah — Certificate III & IV: 23.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.2% / 8.6%
Glen Creek — Bachelor Degree: 10.2% Kergunyah — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 7.3%
Glen Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Kergunyah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 5.1% / —
Glen Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1% Kergunyah — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.6%
Glen Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Kergunyah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

Zoning mix

Kergunyah has more rural and farming land (57% vs 36%).

Glen Creek Kergunyah
Parks and recreation 63% 42%
Rural and farming 36% 57%
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
New dwellings approved 32
across Alpine
 120
across Indigo
Approvals change year on year -42% +15%

Ranking within VIC

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

Liveability

Glen Creek Kergunyah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Kergunyah carries more flood risk (57 vs 0); Kergunyah carries more crime risk (45 vs 24).

Glen Creek Kergunyah
Bushfire High
81/100
 Moderate
47/100
Crime Low
24/100
 Moderate
45/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
57/100
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
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
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 3 5

Mobility

Kergunyah sits further from the CBD (336.1 km vs 323.6 km).

Glen Creek Kergunyah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 323.6 km 336.1 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 232 min 277 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
Car (driver) 69.0% / 59.6%
Glen Creek — Car (driver): 69.0% Kergunyah — Car (driver): 59.6%
Worked from Home 31.0% / 25.4%
Glen Creek — Worked from Home: 31.0% Kergunyah — Worked from Home: 25.4%
Walked Only — / 7.9%
Glen Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Kergunyah — Walked Only: 7.9%
Car (passenger) — / 7.0%
Glen Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Kergunyah — Car (passenger): 7.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.0%).

Setting

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

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

Glen Creek Kergunyah
Average residential rate $1,945/yr $1,828/yr
Council Alpine Indigo

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Glen Creek Kergunyah
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

Rural

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