Goon Nure vs Hillside

Hillside is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 55 in Goon Nure. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Goon Nure tends to suit couples and older residents, while Hillside suits 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

Goon Nure

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 56/100)
  • But Hillside has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Hillside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Goon Nure

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $385/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Goon Nure

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 17%)
  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 56/100)

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

Investors

Hillside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (50.3% vs 15.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Goon Nure Hillside
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.

Goon Nure Hillside
Walkability 0 / 0
Goon Nure — Walkability: 0/100 Hillside — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 64 / 44
Goon Nure — Safety: 64/100 Hillside — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 48 / 39
Goon Nure — Low fire risk: 48/100 Hillside — Low fire risk: 39/100
Low flood risk 13 / 30
Goon Nure — Low flood risk: 13/100 Hillside — Low flood risk: 30/100

Demographics

Hillside has more residents (290 vs 137); Hillside rents higher ($385/wk vs $200/wk).

Goon Nure Hillside
Population 137 290
+112% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.1% +50.3%
Median age 55 39
Median household income $70,408/yr $97,500/yr
+38% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $385/wk
+92% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Goon Nure Hillside
0-4 2.2% / 7.2%
Goon Nure — 0-4: 2.2% Hillside — 0-4: 7.2%
5-14 10.2% / 18.3%
Goon Nure — 5-14: 10.2% Hillside — 5-14: 18.3%
15-19 5.1% / 3.4%
Goon Nure — 15-19: 5.1% Hillside — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 — / 2.4%
Goon Nure — 20-24: not among its largest Hillside — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 5.1% / 11.7%
Goon Nure — 25-34: 5.1% Hillside — 25-34: 11.7%
35-44 14.6% / 10.0%
Goon Nure — 35-44: 14.6% Hillside — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 11.7% / 18.6%
Goon Nure — 45-54: 11.7% Hillside — 45-54: 18.6%
55-64 26.3% / 12.1%
Goon Nure — 55-64: 26.3% Hillside — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 20.4% / 9.0%
Goon Nure — 65-74: 20.4% Hillside — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 6.6% / 6.9%
Goon Nure — 75-84: 6.6% Hillside — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ — / 1.0%
Goon Nure — 85+: not among its largest Hillside — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Goon Nure 70.0% couple families
Goon Nure — Couple Families: 70.0% Goon Nure — Lone Person: 30.0% Goon Nure — One Parent Families: 0.0% Goon Nure — Group Household: 0.0%
Hillside 59.2% couple families
Hillside — Couple Families: 59.2% Hillside — Lone Person: 26.8% Hillside — One Parent Families: 9.9% Hillside — Group Household: 4.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Goon Nure 6.5% renting
Goon Nure — Owned Outright: 60.9% Goon Nure — Mortgage: 32.6% Goon Nure — Renting: 6.5%
Hillside 9.0% renting
Hillside — Owned Outright: 45.0% Hillside — Mortgage: 46.0% Hillside — Renting: 9.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Goon Nure Hillside
New Zealand 5.1% / 1.0%
Goon Nure — New Zealand: 5.1% Hillside — New Zealand: 1.0%
Philippines 4.4% / —
Goon Nure — Philippines: 4.4% Hillside — Philippines: not among its largest
Fiji 3.6% / —
Goon Nure — Fiji: 3.6% Hillside — Fiji: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

Qualifications

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

Goon Nure Hillside
Certificate III & IV 13.9% / 20.7%
Goon Nure — Certificate III & IV: 13.9% Hillside — Certificate III & IV: 20.7%
Bachelor Degree 11.7% / 9.0%
Goon Nure — Bachelor Degree: 11.7% Hillside — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.9% / 7.9%
Goon Nure — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9% Hillside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 2.8%
Goon Nure — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Hillside — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 3.1%
Goon Nure — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Hillside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Goon Nure 92.6% houses
Goon Nure — Houses: 92.6% Goon Nure — Flats / Apartments: 7.4%
Hillside 100.0% houses
Hillside — Houses: 100.0% Hillside — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Goon Nure Hillside
Median house price — $780,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Hillside has more rural and farming land (96% vs 49%).

Goon Nure Hillside
Rural and farming 49% 96%
Parks and recreation 51% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
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

Goon Nure Hillside
New dwellings approved 386
across East Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +50%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Goon Nure Hillside
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 92% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC

Liveability

Goon Nure Hillside
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Hillside carries more crime risk (56 vs 36); Goon Nure carries more flood risk (87 vs 70).

Goon Nure Hillside
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime Low
36/100
 Moderate
56/100
Flood High
87/100
 High
70/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 Moderate
50/100
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Goon Nure Hillside
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Amenities in the suburb

Goon Nure Hillside
Parks & reserves 4 0
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Goon Nure Hillside
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 274.6 km 273.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 201 min 199 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3875
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3875
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.

Goon Nure Hillside
Car (driver) 63.2% / 71.4%
Goon Nure — Car (driver): 63.2% Hillside — Car (driver): 71.4%
Worked from Home 29.8% / 23.8%
Goon Nure — Worked from Home: 29.8% Hillside — Worked from Home: 23.8%
Walked Only 7.0% / 2.0%
Goon Nure — Walked Only: 7.0% Hillside — Walked Only: 2.0%
Car (passenger) — / 2.7%
Goon Nure — Car (passenger): not among its largest Hillside — Car (passenger): 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.4%).

Setting

Goon Nure Hillside
Elevation 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.8 km 24.0 km

NBN connectivity

Goon Nure Hillside
Connectivity score 25/100 49/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
60 premises
 27%
171 premises

Climate

Goon Nure Hillside
Annual rainfall 620 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Goon Nure Hillside
Average residential rate $1,807/yr
same for both
Council East Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Goon Nure Hillside
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Goon Nure Hillside
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Goon Nure

Retirees Rural

Hillside

Family Rural

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