Hoddles Creek vs Launching Place

Launching Place is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 46 in Hoddles Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Hoddles Creek: a median of $1.46 million, against $765,000 in Launching Place. On these figures, Launching Place 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Hoddles Creek carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 48/100)
  • Launching Place has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Launching Place

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($765,000 vs $1,455,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Launching Place

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (31/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (64.1 km vs 70.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (68 min vs 74 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hoddles Creek

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 16%)
  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 48/100)
  • But Launching Place is more walkable (31/100 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

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

Hoddles Creek Launching Place
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.

Hoddles Creek Launching Place
Walkability 0 / 31
Hoddles Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Launching Place — Walkability: 31/100
Safety 64 / 52
Hoddles Creek — Safety: 64/100 Launching Place — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 2 / 2
Hoddles Creek — Low fire risk: 2/100 Launching Place — Low fire risk: 2/100
Low flood risk 100 / 30
Hoddles Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100 Launching Place — Low flood risk: 30/100

Demographics

Launching Place has more residents (2,495 vs 676); Hoddles Creek skews older (46 vs 38).

Hoddles Creek Launching Place
Population 676 2,495
+269% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.8% +4.2%
Median age 46 38
Median household income $108,784/yr
+13% vs other
 $95,160/yr
Median weekly rent $365/wk
+4% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hoddles Creek Launching Place
0-4 3.3% / 7.0%
Hoddles Creek — 0-4: 3.3% Launching Place — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 12.9% / 12.6%
Hoddles Creek — 5-14: 12.9% Launching Place — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 5.9% / 7.1%
Hoddles Creek — 15-19: 5.9% Launching Place — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 4.0% / 6.2%
Hoddles Creek — 20-24: 4.0% Launching Place — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 10.4% / 13.9%
Hoddles Creek — 25-34: 10.4% Launching Place — 25-34: 13.9%
35-44 12.0% / 11.3%
Hoddles Creek — 35-44: 12.0% Launching Place — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 15.2% / 13.7%
Hoddles Creek — 45-54: 15.2% Launching Place — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 15.5% / 12.7%
Hoddles Creek — 55-64: 15.5% Launching Place — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 13.6% / 10.9%
Hoddles Creek — 65-74: 13.6% Launching Place — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 6.5% / 3.8%
Hoddles Creek — 75-84: 6.5% Launching Place — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 1.0% / 0.8%
Hoddles Creek — 85+: 1.0% Launching Place — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hoddles Creek 53.8% couple families
Hoddles Creek — Couple Families: 53.8% Hoddles Creek — Lone Person: 26.9% Hoddles Creek — One Parent Families: 19.2% Hoddles Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Hoddles Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Launching Place 52.1% couple families
Launching Place — Couple Families: 52.1% Launching Place — Lone Person: 26.1% Launching Place — One Parent Families: 16.5% Launching Place — Group Household: 3.6% Launching Place — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hoddles Creek 4.1% renting
Hoddles Creek — Owned Outright: 39.8% Hoddles Creek — Mortgage: 56.1% Hoddles Creek — Renting: 4.1%
Launching Place 6.3% renting
Launching Place — Owned Outright: 35.1% Launching Place — Mortgage: 58.6% Launching Place — Renting: 6.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hoddles Creek Launching Place
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 20.2%
Hoddles Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% Launching Place — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Bachelor Degree 10.8% / 8.6%
Hoddles Creek — Bachelor Degree: 10.8% Launching Place — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 8.3%
Hoddles Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Launching Place — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 2.0%
Hoddles Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Launching Place — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 1.0%
Hoddles Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Launching Place — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

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.

Hoddles Creek Launching Place
England 5.0% / 5.0%
Hoddles Creek — England: 5.0% Launching Place — England: 5.0%
Netherlands 2.1% / 0.8%
Hoddles Creek — Netherlands: 2.1% Launching Place — Netherlands: 0.8%
Germany 1.2% / 0.6%
Hoddles Creek — Germany: 1.2% Launching Place — Germany: 0.6%
New Zealand 0.4% / 1.0%
Hoddles Creek — New Zealand: 0.4% Launching Place — New Zealand: 1.0%
Scotland 0.6% / 0.4%
Hoddles Creek — Scotland: 0.6% Launching Place — Scotland: 0.4%
Italy 0.6% / —
Hoddles Creek — Italy: 0.6% Launching Place — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hoddles Creek 97.8% houses
Hoddles Creek — Houses: 97.8% Hoddles Creek — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Launching Place 99.8% houses
Launching Place — Houses: 99.8% Launching Place — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hoddles Creek Launching Place
Median house price $1,455,000 $765,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $705,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 7 days
from 9 sales

Zoning mix

Hoddles Creek Launching Place
Rural and farming 53% 49%
Environmental 25% 35%
Parks and recreation 21% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 5%
Residential 0% 3%
Other and special use 0% 1%
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

Hoddles Creek Launching Place
New dwellings approved 416
across Yarra Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year -57%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Hoddles Creek Launching Place
House price — Higher than 49% of VIC
Income Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 69% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 46% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC

Liveability

Launching Place is more walkable (31 vs 0); Hoddles Creek scores higher overall (45 vs 31).

Hoddles Creek Launching Place
Grade C D
Score 45/100 31/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Launching Place carries more flood risk (70 vs 0); Launching Place carries more crime risk (48 vs 36).

Hoddles Creek Launching Place
Bushfire High
98/100
same for both
Crime Low
36/100
 Moderate
48/100
Flood None
0/100
 High
70/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Hoddles Creek Launching Place
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Hoddles Creek

  • Hoddles Creek Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Launching Place

  • Launching Place Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Hoddles Creek Launching Place
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 5
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 80 13

Mobility

Hoddles Creek sits further from the CBD (70.7 km vs 64.1 km).

Hoddles Creek Launching Place
Walkability score 0/100 31/100
Distance to Melbourne 70.7 km
+9% vs other
 64.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 74 min 68 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3139
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 3139
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.

Hoddles Creek Launching Place
Car (driver) 68.0% / 75.4%
Hoddles Creek — Car (driver): 68.0% Launching Place — Car (driver): 75.4%
Worked from Home 23.5% / 18.2%
Hoddles Creek — Worked from Home: 23.5% Launching Place — Worked from Home: 18.2%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 4.3%
Hoddles Creek — Car (passenger): 5.0% Launching Place — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Walked Only 3.6% / 1.1%
Hoddles Creek — Walked Only: 3.6% Launching Place — Walked Only: 1.1%
Train — / 0.8%
Hoddles Creek — Train: not among its largest Launching Place — Train: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.4%).

Setting

Hoddles Creek Launching Place
Elevation 289 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Hoddles Creek Launching Place
Connectivity score 29/100 63/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
257 premises
 42%
973 premises

Climate

Hoddles Creek Launching Place
Annual rainfall 1,350 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Hoddles Creek Launching Place
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Hoddles Creek Launching Place
Average residential rate $2,161/yr
same for both
Council Yarra Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Hoddles Creek Launching Place
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hoddles Creek Launching Place
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hoddles Creek

Rural

Launching Place

Acreage River

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