Hopetoun Park vs Long Forest

Hopetoun Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 44 in Long Forest. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Hopetoun Park: a median of $1.5 million, against $1.07 million in Long Forest, though rent is higher in Long Forest. On these figures, Hopetoun Park tends to suit families with children and couples, while Long Forest suits 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Long Forest

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,070,000 vs $1,500,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hopetoun Park

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($375/wk vs $520/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Hopetoun Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (51.2 km vs 54.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Long Forest

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Hopetoun Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.5% vs -5.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hopetoun Park Long Forest
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.

Hopetoun Park Long Forest
Walkability 0 / 0
Hopetoun Park — Walkability: 0/100 Long Forest — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 54 / 57
Hopetoun Park — Safety: 54/100 Long Forest — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 30 / 34
Hopetoun Park — Low fire risk: 30/100 Long Forest — Low fire risk: 34/100
Low flood risk 35 / 71
Hopetoun Park — Low flood risk: 35/100 Long Forest — Low flood risk: 71/100

Demographics

Hopetoun Park has more residents (914 vs 343); Long Forest rents higher ($520/wk vs $375/wk).

Hopetoun Park Long Forest
Population 914
+62% vs other
 343
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.5% -5.0%
Median age 38 44
Median household income $133,224/yr
+5% vs other
 $126,724/yr
Median weekly rent $375/wk $520/wk
+39% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hopetoun Park Long Forest
0-4 4.4% / 1.5%
Hopetoun Park — 0-4: 4.4% Long Forest — 0-4: 1.5%
5-14 20.8% / 13.1%
Hopetoun Park — 5-14: 20.8% Long Forest — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 7.2% / 10.2%
Hopetoun Park — 15-19: 7.2% Long Forest — 15-19: 10.2%
20-24 6.6% / 5.5%
Hopetoun Park — 20-24: 6.6% Long Forest — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 6.6% / 7.3%
Hopetoun Park — 25-34: 6.6% Long Forest — 25-34: 7.3%
35-44 17.4% / 14.6%
Hopetoun Park — 35-44: 17.4% Long Forest — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 17.4% / 16.9%
Hopetoun Park — 45-54: 17.4% Long Forest — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 10.4% / 16.3%
Hopetoun Park — 55-64: 10.4% Long Forest — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 7.8% / 13.1%
Hopetoun Park — 65-74: 7.8% Long Forest — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 1.6% / 2.9%
Hopetoun Park — 75-84: 1.6% Long Forest — 75-84: 2.9%
85+ 0.3% / —
Hopetoun Park — 85+: 0.3% Long Forest — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hopetoun Park 82.7% couple families
Hopetoun Park — Couple Families: 82.7% Hopetoun Park — One Parent Families: 5.0% Hopetoun Park — Lone Person: 9.9% Hopetoun Park — Other Families: 2.5%
Long Forest 64.1% couple families
Long Forest — Couple Families: 64.1% Long Forest — One Parent Families: 20.5% Long Forest — Lone Person: 15.4% Long Forest — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hopetoun Park 2.4% renting
Hopetoun Park — Owned Outright: 32.3% Hopetoun Park — Mortgage: 65.3% Hopetoun Park — Renting: 2.4%
Long Forest 0.0% renting
Long Forest — Owned Outright: 46.2% Long Forest — Mortgage: 53.8% Long Forest — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hopetoun Park Long Forest
Certificate III & IV 18.5% / 20.1%
Hopetoun Park — Certificate III & IV: 18.5% Long Forest — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 10.8%
Hopetoun Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Long Forest — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.1% / 9.0%
Hopetoun Park — Bachelor Degree: 6.1% Long Forest — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 2.9%
Hopetoun Park — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Long Forest — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 1.5%
Hopetoun Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Long Forest — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

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.

Hopetoun Park Long Forest
England 1.0% / 4.7%
Hopetoun Park — England: 1.0% Long Forest — England: 4.7%
New Zealand 1.4% / 2.3%
Hopetoun Park — New Zealand: 1.4% Long Forest — New Zealand: 2.3%
Italy 1.0% / —
Hopetoun Park — Italy: 1.0% Long Forest — Italy: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.9%
Hopetoun Park — Germany: not among its largest Long Forest — Germany: 0.9%
Netherlands — / 0.9%
Hopetoun Park — Netherlands: not among its largest Long Forest — Netherlands: 0.9%
Greece 0.7% / —
Hopetoun Park — Greece: 0.7% Long Forest — Greece: not among its largest
Philippines 0.5% / —
Hopetoun Park — Philippines: 0.5% Long Forest — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hopetoun Park 101.2% houses
Hopetoun Park — Houses: 101.2%
Long Forest 100.0% houses
Long Forest — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Hopetoun Park Long Forest
Median house price $1,500,000 $1,070,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 92 days
from 5 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Long Forest has more rural and farming land (58% vs 41%).

Hopetoun Park Long Forest
Rural and farming 41% 58%
Residential 47% 0%
Parks and recreation 0% 37%
Infrastructure and transport 12% 5%
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

Hopetoun Park Long Forest
New dwellings approved 338
across Moorabool
same for both
Approvals change year on year +4%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Hopetoun Park Long Forest
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 95% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 65% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 21% of VIC

Liveability

Hopetoun Park Long Forest
Grade C —
Score 35/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Hopetoun Park carries more flood risk (65 vs 29).

Hopetoun Park Long Forest
Bushfire High
70/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
43/100
Flood Moderate
65/100
 Low
29/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Hopetoun Park Long Forest
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

Hopetoun Park Long Forest
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Long Forest sits further from the CBD (54.1 km vs 51.2 km).

Hopetoun Park Long Forest
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 51.2 km 54.1 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 44 min 46 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3340
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 3340
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.

Hopetoun Park Long Forest
Car (driver) 71.7% / 64.8%
Hopetoun Park — Car (driver): 71.7% Long Forest — Car (driver): 64.8%
Worked from Home 22.7% / 25.5%
Hopetoun Park — Worked from Home: 22.7% Long Forest — Worked from Home: 25.5%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 6.1%
Hopetoun Park — Car (passenger): 4.5% Long Forest — Car (passenger): 6.1%
Train — / 3.6%
Hopetoun Park — Train: not among its largest Long Forest — Train: 3.6%
Bicycle 1.1% / —
Hopetoun Park — Bicycle: 1.1% Long Forest — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.7%).

Setting

Hopetoun Park Long Forest
Elevation 142 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 175 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.1 km 36.5 km

NBN connectivity

Hopetoun Park Long Forest
Connectivity score 30/100 22/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
273 premises
 0%
66 premises

Climate

Hopetoun Park Long Forest
Annual rainfall 482 mm 778 mm
Summer max (Jan) 25.9°C —
Winter min (Jul) 6.2°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Hopetoun Park Long Forest
PM2.5 4.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Hopetoun Park Long Forest
Average residential rate $1,979/yr
same for both
Council Moorabool
same for both

Federal electorate

Hopetoun Park Long Forest
Division Hawke
same for both
Member Sam Rae
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hopetoun Park Long Forest
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hopetoun Park

Acreage Family Outer Premium

Long Forest

Acreage Outer

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