Gnotuk vs Boorcan

Boorcan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 49 in Gnotuk. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Boorcan 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

  • Gnotuk is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 58%)
  • Boorcan carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 48/100)

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

First-home buyers

Gnotuk

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 35%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gnotuk

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Gnotuk

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (195.3 km vs 202.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (141 min vs 146 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Gnotuk has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 11%)
  • Boorcan carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 48/100)

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

Investors

Gnotuk

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.2% vs -2.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gnotuk Boorcan
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.

Gnotuk Boorcan
Walkability 0 / 0
Gnotuk — Walkability: 0/100 Boorcan — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 52 / 69
Gnotuk — Safety: 52/100 Boorcan — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 55 / 41
Gnotuk — Low fire risk: 55/100 Boorcan — Low fire risk: 41/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Gnotuk — Low flood risk: 100/100 Boorcan — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Boorcan rents higher ($250/wk vs $130/wk); Gnotuk has higher household incomes ($106,184 vs $67,184).

Gnotuk Boorcan
Population 120 142
+18% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.2% -2.7%
Median age 49 39
Median household income $106,184/yr
+37% vs other
 $67,184/yr
Median weekly rent $130/wk $250/wk
+92% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gnotuk Boorcan
0-4 — / 9.2%
Gnotuk — 0-4: not among its largest Boorcan — 0-4: 9.2%
5-14 12.5% / 18.3%
Gnotuk — 5-14: 12.5% Boorcan — 5-14: 18.3%
15-19 11.7% / 6.3%
Gnotuk — 15-19: 11.7% Boorcan — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 — / 2.8%
Gnotuk — 20-24: not among its largest Boorcan — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 16.7% / 8.5%
Gnotuk — 25-34: 16.7% Boorcan — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 6.7% / 14.1%
Gnotuk — 35-44: 6.7% Boorcan — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 19.2% / 11.3%
Gnotuk — 45-54: 19.2% Boorcan — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 20.8% / 18.3%
Gnotuk — 55-64: 20.8% Boorcan — 55-64: 18.3%
65-74 11.7% / 8.5%
Gnotuk — 65-74: 11.7% Boorcan — 65-74: 8.5%
75-84 4.2% / 2.1%
Gnotuk — 75-84: 4.2% Boorcan — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ 2.5% / —
Gnotuk — 85+: 2.5% Boorcan — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gnotuk 66.7% couple families
Gnotuk — Couple Families: 66.7% Gnotuk — Lone Person: 33.3%
Boorcan 57.9% couple families
Boorcan — Couple Families: 57.9% Boorcan — Lone Person: 42.1%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gnotuk 0.0% renting
Gnotuk — Owned Outright: 56.2% Gnotuk — Mortgage: 43.8% Gnotuk — Renting: 0.0%
Boorcan 26.0% renting
Boorcan — Owned Outright: 50.0% Boorcan — Mortgage: 24.0% Boorcan — Renting: 26.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gnotuk Boorcan
Certificate III & IV 11.7% / 14.1%
Gnotuk — Certificate III & IV: 11.7% Boorcan — Certificate III & IV: 14.1%
Bachelor Degree 10.0% / 13.4%
Gnotuk — Bachelor Degree: 10.0% Boorcan — Bachelor Degree: 13.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 9.2%
Gnotuk — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Boorcan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Gnotuk Boorcan
New Zealand 4.2% / 7.7%
Gnotuk — New Zealand: 4.2% Boorcan — New Zealand: 7.7%
England — / 5.6%
Gnotuk — England: not among its largest Boorcan — England: 5.6%
Philippines — / 3.5%
Gnotuk — Philippines: not among its largest Boorcan — Philippines: 3.5%
Italy 3.3% / —
Gnotuk — Italy: 3.3% Boorcan — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gnotuk 100.0% houses
Gnotuk — Houses: 100.0%
Boorcan 100.0% houses
Boorcan — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Gnotuk Boorcan
Rural and farming 92% 99%
Environmental 6% 0%
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

Gnotuk Boorcan
New dwellings approved 60
across Corangamite
same for both
Approvals change year on year +117%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Gnotuk Boorcan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 8% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 60% of VIC

Liveability

Gnotuk Boorcan
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Gnotuk carries more crime risk (48 vs 31); Boorcan carries more bushfire risk (59 vs 45).

Gnotuk Boorcan
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
59/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Low
31/100
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

Gnotuk Boorcan
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

Gnotuk Boorcan
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Boorcan sits further from the CBD (202.7 km vs 195.3 km).

Gnotuk Boorcan
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 195.3 km 202.7 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 141 min 146 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3260
 0.2%
postcode 3265
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 3260
 41
postcode 3265

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.

Gnotuk Boorcan
Car (driver) 72.6% / 54.9%
Gnotuk — Car (driver): 72.6% Boorcan — Car (driver): 54.9%
Worked from Home 22.6% / 35.2%
Gnotuk — Worked from Home: 22.6% Boorcan — Worked from Home: 35.2%
Walked Only — / 9.9%
Gnotuk — Walked Only: not among its largest Boorcan — Walked Only: 9.9%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / —
Gnotuk — Car (passenger): 4.8% Boorcan — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.6%).

Setting

Gnotuk Boorcan
Elevation 147 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 137 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 47.3 km 41.4 km

NBN connectivity

Gnotuk Boorcan
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
48 premises
 0%
66 premises

Climate

Gnotuk Boorcan
Annual rainfall 717 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Gnotuk Boorcan
Average residential rate $2,335/yr
same for both
Council Corangamite
same for both

Federal electorate

Gnotuk Boorcan
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gnotuk Boorcan
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gnotuk

Rural

Boorcan

Family Rural Young Families

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