Hopetoun Park vs Parwan

Hopetoun Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 50 in Parwan. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hopetoun Park, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Hopetoun Park tends to suit families with children and couples, while Parwan suits older residents.

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

Hopetoun Park

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 97/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 65%)

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

First-home buyers

Hopetoun Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Parwan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 2%)
  • has cheaper rent ($238/wk vs $375/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Hopetoun Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (44 min vs 55 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (51.2 km vs 56.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Hopetoun Park carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 97/100)
  • Parwan has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 10%)

Weighs 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

Hopetoun Park and Parwan 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 Parwan
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 Parwan
Walkability 0 / 0
Hopetoun Park — Walkability: 0/100 Parwan — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 54 / 3
Hopetoun Park — Safety: 54/100 Parwan — Safety: 3/100
Low fire risk 30 / 89
Hopetoun Park — Low fire risk: 30/100 Parwan — Low fire risk: 89/100
Low flood risk 35 / 71
Hopetoun Park — Low flood risk: 35/100 Parwan — Low flood risk: 71/100

Demographics

Hopetoun Park has more residents (914 vs 188); Hopetoun Park has higher household incomes ($133,224 vs $80,132).

Hopetoun Park Parwan
Population 914
+79% vs other
 188
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.5% +10.6%
Median age 38 50
Median household income $133,224/yr
+40% vs other
 $80,132/yr
Median weekly rent $375/wk
+37% vs other
 $238/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hopetoun Park Parwan
0-4 4.4% / 5.3%
Hopetoun Park — 0-4: 4.4% Parwan — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 20.8% / 11.7%
Hopetoun Park — 5-14: 20.8% Parwan — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 7.2% / 7.4%
Hopetoun Park — 15-19: 7.2% Parwan — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 6.6% / 3.7%
Hopetoun Park — 20-24: 6.6% Parwan — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 6.6% / 6.4%
Hopetoun Park — 25-34: 6.6% Parwan — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 17.4% / 10.6%
Hopetoun Park — 35-44: 17.4% Parwan — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 17.4% / 19.1%
Hopetoun Park — 45-54: 17.4% Parwan — 45-54: 19.1%
55-64 10.4% / 16.0%
Hopetoun Park — 55-64: 10.4% Parwan — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 7.8% / 14.4%
Hopetoun Park — 65-74: 7.8% Parwan — 65-74: 14.4%
75-84 1.6% / 4.8%
Hopetoun Park — 75-84: 1.6% Parwan — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 0.3% / 2.1%
Hopetoun Park — 85+: 0.3% Parwan — 85+: 2.1%

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 — Lone Person: 9.9% Hopetoun Park — One Parent Families: 5.0% Hopetoun Park — Group Household: 0.0% Hopetoun Park — Other Families: 2.5%
Parwan 43.5% couple families
Parwan — Couple Families: 43.5% Parwan — Lone Person: 28.3% Parwan — One Parent Families: 21.7% Parwan — Group Household: 6.5% Parwan — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household 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%
Parwan 21.2% renting
Parwan — Owned Outright: 53.8% Parwan — Mortgage: 25.0% Parwan — Renting: 21.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hopetoun Park Parwan
Certificate III & IV 18.5% / 15.4%
Hopetoun Park — Certificate III & IV: 18.5% Parwan — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.1% / 12.2%
Hopetoun Park — Bachelor Degree: 6.1% Parwan — Bachelor Degree: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 2.1%
Hopetoun Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Parwan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 2.1%
Hopetoun Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Parwan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 1.6%
Hopetoun Park — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Parwan — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

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 Parwan
Philippines 0.5% / 5.3%
Hopetoun Park — Philippines: 0.5% Parwan — Philippines: 5.3%
England 1.0% / 1.6%
Hopetoun Park — England: 1.0% Parwan — England: 1.6%
Germany — / 1.6%
Hopetoun Park — Germany: not among its largest Parwan — Germany: 1.6%
New Zealand 1.4% / —
Hopetoun Park — New Zealand: 1.4% Parwan — New Zealand: not among its largest
Italy 1.0% / —
Hopetoun Park — Italy: 1.0% Parwan — Italy: not among its largest
Greece 0.7% / —
Hopetoun Park — Greece: 0.7% Parwan — Greece: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hopetoun Park 101.2% houses
Hopetoun Park — Houses: 101.2% Hopetoun Park — Townhouses: 0.0%
Parwan 96.4% houses
Parwan — Houses: 96.4% Parwan — Townhouses: 7.3%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

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

Zoning mix

Parwan has more rural and farming land (88% vs 41%).

Hopetoun Park Parwan
Rural and farming 41% 88%
Residential 47% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 12% 6%
Other and special use 0% 3%
Industrial 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

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

Ranking within VIC

Hopetoun Park Parwan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 95% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 4% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC

Liveability

Hopetoun Park Parwan
Grade C —
Score 35/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Hopetoun Park carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 11); Hopetoun Park carries more flood risk (65 vs 29).

Hopetoun Park Parwan
Bushfire High
70/100
 Low
11/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 High
97/100
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
same for both

Schools

Hopetoun Park Parwan
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 Parwan
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Parwan sits further from the CBD (56.6 km vs 51.2 km).

Hopetoun Park Parwan
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 51.2 km 56.6 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 44 min 55 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 Parwan
Car (driver) 71.7% / 58.2%
Hopetoun Park — Car (driver): 71.7% Parwan — Car (driver): 58.2%
Worked from Home 22.7% / 34.5%
Hopetoun Park — Worked from Home: 22.7% Parwan — Worked from Home: 34.5%
Walked Only — / 7.3%
Hopetoun Park — Walked Only: not among its largest Parwan — Walked Only: 7.3%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / —
Hopetoun Park — Car (passenger): 4.5% Parwan — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 1.1% / —
Hopetoun Park — Bicycle: 1.1% Parwan — Bicycle: not among its largest

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

Setting

Hopetoun Park Parwan
Elevation 142 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 159 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.1 km 31.0 km

NBN connectivity

Hopetoun Park Parwan
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
273 premises
 0%
88 premises

Climate

Hopetoun Park Parwan
Annual rainfall 482 mm 578 mm
Summer max (Jan) 25.9°C —
Winter min (Jul) 6.2°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Hopetoun Park Parwan
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

Parwan

Outer

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