Glenlee vs Jeparit

Glenlee is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 56 in Jeparit. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glenlee, about half of households are people living alone. In Jeparit, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Glenlee tends to suit families with children and couples, while Jeparit suits people living alone 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

  • Glenlee carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 55/100)
  • Jeparit has more parks and reserves (13 vs 5)

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

First-home buyers

Jeparit

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Glenlee leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 15%)
  • Jeparit has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $185/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Glenlee

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (257 min vs 280 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (370.4 km vs 379.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Glenlee has more units and townhouses to downsize into (13% vs 2%)
  • Jeparit has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 4%)

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

Investors

Jeparit

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-0.2% vs -18.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Glenlee and Jeparit drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Glenlee Jeparit
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.

Glenlee Jeparit
Walkability 10 / 4
Glenlee — Walkability: 10/100 Jeparit — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 71 / 45
Glenlee — Safety: 71/100 Jeparit — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 86 / 88
Glenlee — Low fire risk: 86/100 Jeparit — Low fire risk: 88/100
Low flood risk 100 / 22
Glenlee — Low flood risk: 100/100 Jeparit — Low flood risk: 22/100

Demographics

Jeparit has more residents (476 vs 71); Glenlee has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $40,820).

Glenlee Jeparit
Population 71 476
+570% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -18.4% -0.2%
Median age 42 56
Median household income $117,000/yr
+65% vs other
 $40,820/yr
Median weekly rent $185/wk
+35% vs other
 $120/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenlee Jeparit
0-4 9.9% / 4.0%
Glenlee — 0-4: 9.9% Jeparit — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 15.5% / 8.4%
Glenlee — 5-14: 15.5% Jeparit — 5-14: 8.4%
15-19 4.2% / 3.4%
Glenlee — 15-19: 4.2% Jeparit — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 — / 2.9%
Glenlee — 20-24: not among its largest Jeparit — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 8.5% / 7.6%
Glenlee — 25-34: 8.5% Jeparit — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 15.5% / 6.9%
Glenlee — 35-44: 15.5% Jeparit — 35-44: 6.9%
45-54 16.9% / 11.6%
Glenlee — 45-54: 16.9% Jeparit — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 11.3% / 22.7%
Glenlee — 55-64: 11.3% Jeparit — 55-64: 22.7%
65-74 4.2% / 18.5%
Glenlee — 65-74: 4.2% Jeparit — 65-74: 18.5%
75-84 — / 6.9%
Glenlee — 75-84: not among its largest Jeparit — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ — / 5.0%
Glenlee — 85+: not among its largest Jeparit — 85+: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glenlee 47.1% lone person
Glenlee — Lone Person: 47.1% Glenlee — Couple Families: 52.9% Glenlee — One Parent Families: 0.0% Glenlee — Group Household: 0.0%
Jeparit 57.1% lone person
Jeparit — Lone Person: 57.1% Jeparit — Couple Families: 26.1% Jeparit — One Parent Families: 14.3% Jeparit — Group Household: 2.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glenlee 12.5% renting
Glenlee — Owned Outright: 66.7% Glenlee — Mortgage: 20.8% Glenlee — Renting: 12.5%
Jeparit 10.5% renting
Jeparit — Owned Outright: 64.9% Jeparit — Mortgage: 24.6% Jeparit — Renting: 10.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glenlee 104.3% houses
Glenlee — Houses: 104.3% Glenlee — Townhouses: 13.0% Glenlee — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Jeparit 97.6% houses
Jeparit — Houses: 97.6% Jeparit — Townhouses: 0.0% Jeparit — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Glenlee Jeparit
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 15.3%
Glenlee — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Jeparit — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 6.7%
Glenlee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Jeparit — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.9% / 3.6%
Glenlee — Bachelor Degree: 9.9% Jeparit — Bachelor Degree: 3.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Glenlee — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Jeparit — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Property market

Glenlee Jeparit
Median house price — $191,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Glenlee has more rural and farming land (95% vs 81%).

Glenlee Jeparit
Rural and farming 95% 81%
Parks and recreation 4% 18%
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

Glenlee Jeparit
New dwellings approved 9
across Hindmarsh
same for both
Approvals change year on year +100%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Glenlee Jeparit
House price — Higher than 1% of VIC
Income Higher than 89% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 3% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC

Liveability

Glenlee Jeparit
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Jeparit carries more flood risk (78 vs 0); Jeparit carries more crime risk (55 vs 29).

Glenlee Jeparit
Bushfire Low
14/100
 Low
12/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Moderate
55/100
Flood None
0/100
 High
78/100
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

Glenlee Jeparit
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 Glenlee

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Jeparit

  • Jeparit Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Glenlee Jeparit
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 5 13
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Jeparit sits further from the CBD (379.2 km vs 370.4 km).

Glenlee Jeparit
Walkability score 10/100 4/100
Distance to Melbourne 370.4 km 379.2 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 257 min 280 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3418
 0.0%
postcode 3423
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 3418
 34
postcode 3423

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.

Glenlee Jeparit
Car (driver) 35.7% / 65.3%
Glenlee — Car (driver): 35.7% Jeparit — Car (driver): 65.3%
Worked from Home 45.2% / 23.4%
Glenlee — Worked from Home: 45.2% Jeparit — Worked from Home: 23.4%
Walked Only 19.0% / 8.9%
Glenlee — Walked Only: 19.0% Jeparit — Walked Only: 8.9%
Car (passenger) — / 2.4%
Glenlee — Car (passenger): not among its largest Jeparit — Car (passenger): 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.3%).

Setting

Glenlee Jeparit
Elevation 119 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 79 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Glenlee Jeparit
Connectivity score 22/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
26 premises
 0%
332 premises

Climate

Glenlee Jeparit
Annual rainfall 375 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Glenlee Jeparit
Average residential rate $1,660/yr
same for both
Council Hindmarsh
same for both

Federal electorate

Glenlee Jeparit
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glenlee Jeparit
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glenlee

Family Rural Young Families

Jeparit

Affordable Retirees Rural

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