Glenfyne vs Jancourt East
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glenfyne, most households are couple families. In Jancourt East, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Glenfyne tends to suit 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
Jancourt East
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 74/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)
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
Glenfyne
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 18%)
- has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $241/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Jancourt East
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (200.4 km vs 212.3 km)
- has a shorter drive in (155 min vs 163 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Jancourt East
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 74/100)
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
Glenfyne and Jancourt East 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
Jancourt East rents higher ($241/wk vs $125/wk); Glenfyne has higher household incomes ($100,724 vs $70,824).
| Glenfyne | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 131 | 185 +41% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.0% | -1.6% |
| Median age | 41 same for both | |
| Median household income | $100,724/yr +30% vs other | $70,824/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $125/wk | $241/wk +93% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (15.3%).
Zoning mix
Glenfyne has more rural and farming land (99% vs 73%).
| Glenfyne | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 73% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 26% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% same for both | |
| 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
| Glenfyne | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 60 across Corangamite same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +117% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Glenfyne | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 73% of VIC | Higher than 33% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 51% of VIC | Higher than 71% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 15% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 37% of VIC | Higher than 35% of VIC |
Liveability
Jancourt East is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Glenfyne | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Glenfyne carries more crime risk (74 vs 47); Jancourt East carries more bushfire risk (87 vs 61).
| Glenfyne | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 61/100 | High 87/100 |
| Crime | High 74/100 | Moderate 47/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Glenfyne | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Glenfyne | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 4 |
| Waterways | 4 | 1 |
Mobility
Glenfyne sits further from the CBD (212.3 km vs 200.4 km).
| Glenfyne | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 212.3 km +6% vs other | 200.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 163 min | 155 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3266 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 37 postcode 3266 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.2%).
Setting
| Glenfyne | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 118 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 167 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 23.5 km | 27.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Glenfyne | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 58 premises | 0% 87 premises |
Climate
| Glenfyne | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 717 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Glenfyne | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,335/yr same for both | |
| Council | Corangamite same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Glenfyne | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Glenfyne | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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