Gunbower vs Leitchville

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Leitchville: a median of $340,000, against $160,000 in Gunbower, though rent is higher in Gunbower. On these figures, Gunbower tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Gunbower

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 47/100)

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

First-home buyers

Gunbower

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($160,000 vs $340,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Leitchville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $185/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Leitchville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Gunbower carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 47/100)
  • Leitchville is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Gunbower Leitchville
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.

Gunbower Leitchville
Walkability 0 / 13
Gunbower — Walkability: 0/100 Leitchville — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 65 / 53
Gunbower — Safety: 65/100 Leitchville — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 87 / 86
Gunbower — Low fire risk: 87/100 Leitchville — Low fire risk: 86/100
Low flood risk 5 / 8
Gunbower — Low flood risk: 5/100 Leitchville — Low flood risk: 8/100

Demographics

Gunbower rents higher ($185/wk vs $150/wk); Leitchville skews older (50 vs 48).

Gunbower Leitchville
Population 578 576
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.9% +3.2%
Median age 48 50
Median household income $55,224/yr
+2% vs other
 $54,288/yr
Median weekly rent $185/wk
+19% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gunbower Leitchville
0-4 4.5% / 4.2%
Gunbower — 0-4: 4.5% Leitchville — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 13.5% / 12.8%
Gunbower — 5-14: 13.5% Leitchville — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 3.3% / 5.4%
Gunbower — 15-19: 3.3% Leitchville — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 5.5% / 4.3%
Gunbower — 20-24: 5.5% Leitchville — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 8.1% / 8.0%
Gunbower — 25-34: 8.1% Leitchville — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 10.4% / 7.3%
Gunbower — 35-44: 10.4% Leitchville — 35-44: 7.3%
45-54 13.1% / 14.2%
Gunbower — 45-54: 13.1% Leitchville — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 16.4% / 15.6%
Gunbower — 55-64: 16.4% Leitchville — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 15.1% / 13.0%
Gunbower — 65-74: 15.1% Leitchville — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 7.8% / 10.9%
Gunbower — 75-84: 7.8% Leitchville — 75-84: 10.9%
85+ 1.4% / 1.7%
Gunbower — 85+: 1.4% Leitchville — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

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.

Gunbower Leitchville
Philippines 1.9% / 0.7%
Gunbower — Philippines: 1.9% Leitchville — Philippines: 0.7%
England 1.6% / 0.7%
Gunbower — England: 1.6% Leitchville — England: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gunbower 41.8% lone person
Gunbower — Lone Person: 41.8% Gunbower — Couple Families: 41.8% Gunbower — One Parent Families: 14.6% Gunbower — Group Household: 1.9%
Leitchville 44.1% lone person
Leitchville — Lone Person: 44.1% Leitchville — Couple Families: 41.2% Leitchville — One Parent Families: 12.5% Leitchville — Group Household: 2.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gunbower 98.7% houses
Gunbower — Houses: 98.7% Gunbower — Townhouses: 3.1%
Leitchville 96.5% houses
Leitchville — Houses: 96.5% Leitchville — Townhouses: 3.5%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Gunbower Leitchville
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 14.8%
Gunbower — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Leitchville — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 6.4%
Gunbower — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% Leitchville — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 3.5%
Gunbower — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Leitchville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / 1.4%
Gunbower — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Leitchville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.7%
Gunbower — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Leitchville — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gunbower 16.7% renting
Gunbower — Owned Outright: 52.7% Gunbower — Mortgage: 30.5% Gunbower — Renting: 16.7%
Leitchville 17.0% renting
Leitchville — Owned Outright: 62.1% Leitchville — Mortgage: 20.9% Leitchville — Renting: 17.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Gunbower Leitchville
Median house price $160,000 $340,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Leitchville has more rural and farming land (83% vs 58%).

Gunbower Leitchville
Rural and farming 58% 83%
Parks and recreation 41% 16%
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

Gunbower Leitchville
New dwellings approved 264
across Campaspe
 19
across Gannawarra
Approvals change year on year +63% —

Ranking within VIC

Gunbower Leitchville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 13% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC

Liveability

Leitchville is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Gunbower Leitchville
Grade D
same for both
Score 23/100
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Leitchville carries more crime risk (47 vs 35).

Gunbower Leitchville
Bushfire Low
13/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Moderate
47/100
Flood High
95/100
 High
92/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Gunbower Leitchville
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Gunbower

  • Gunbower Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Leitchville

  • Leitchville Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Gunbower Leitchville
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 4 1
Childcare 1
same for both
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 8 3

Mobility

Gunbower Leitchville
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Melbourne 259.6 km 260.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 189 min 187 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3566
 0.0%
postcode 3567
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3566
 56
postcode 3567

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.

Gunbower Leitchville
Car (driver) 74.9% / 69.2%
Gunbower — Car (driver): 74.9% Leitchville — Car (driver): 69.2%
Worked from Home 14.5% / 17.8%
Gunbower — Worked from Home: 14.5% Leitchville — Worked from Home: 17.8%
Walked Only 9.3% / 10.5%
Gunbower — Walked Only: 9.3% Leitchville — Walked Only: 10.5%
Car (passenger) 1.3% / 1.2%
Gunbower — Car (passenger): 1.3% Leitchville — Car (passenger): 1.2%
Bicycle — / 1.2%
Gunbower — Bicycle: not among its largest Leitchville — Bicycle: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.9%).

Setting

Gunbower Leitchville
Elevation 85 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 84 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gunbower Leitchville
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
294 premises
 0%
277 premises

Climate

Gunbower Leitchville
Annual rainfall 406 mm 364 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.6°C 32.1°C
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C 4.5°C

Council rates

Gunbower Leitchville
Average residential rate $2,035/yr $1,855/yr
Council Campaspe Gannawarra

Federal electorate

Gunbower Leitchville
Division Nicholls Mallee
Member Sam Birrell Anne Webster
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gunbower Leitchville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gunbower

Rural

Leitchville

Retirees Rural

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