Inverloch vs Pound Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Inverloch, about half of households are people living alone. In Pound Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Inverloch tends to suit people living alone, while Pound Creek suits couples.

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

Inverloch

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 62/100)
  • But Pound Creek is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 47%)

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

First-home buyers

Pound Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Pound Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $346/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Inverloch

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (114 min vs 124 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (145.5 km vs 156.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Inverloch

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 62/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (35% vs 29%)

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

Where they sit

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

Inverloch Pound Creek
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.

Inverloch Pound Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Inverloch — Walkability: 0/100 Pound Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 50 / 38
Inverloch — Safety: 50/100 Pound Creek — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 100 / 89
Inverloch — Low fire risk: 100/100 Pound Creek — Low fire risk: 89/100
Low flood risk 53 / 31
Inverloch — Low flood risk: 53/100 Pound Creek — Low flood risk: 31/100

Demographics

Inverloch has more residents (6,526 vs 126); Inverloch rents higher ($346/wk vs $230/wk).

Inverloch Pound Creek
Population 6,526
+98% vs other
 126
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.0% —
Median age 54 53
Median household income $66,872/yr $84,500/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $346/wk
+34% vs other
 $230/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Inverloch Pound Creek
0-4 4.7% / —
Inverloch — 0-4: 4.7% Pound Creek — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 10.8% / 14.3%
Inverloch — 5-14: 10.8% Pound Creek — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 4.4% / 7.9%
Inverloch — 15-19: 4.4% Pound Creek — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 3.0% / —
Inverloch — 20-24: 3.0% Pound Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.9% / 3.2%
Inverloch — 25-34: 6.9% Pound Creek — 25-34: 3.2%
35-44 10.1% / 7.9%
Inverloch — 35-44: 10.1% Pound Creek — 35-44: 7.9%
45-54 10.4% / 15.9%
Inverloch — 45-54: 10.4% Pound Creek — 45-54: 15.9%
55-64 15.2% / 21.4%
Inverloch — 55-64: 15.2% Pound Creek — 55-64: 21.4%
65-74 19.6% / 21.4%
Inverloch — 65-74: 19.6% Pound Creek — 65-74: 21.4%
75-84 11.2% / 5.6%
Inverloch — 75-84: 11.2% Pound Creek — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 3.8% / 2.4%
Inverloch — 85+: 3.8% Pound Creek — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Inverloch 36.3% couple families
Inverloch — Couple Families: 36.3% Inverloch — Lone Person: 49.2% Inverloch — One Parent Families: 10.5% Inverloch — Group Household: 2.6% Inverloch — Other Families: 1.4%
Pound Creek 62.1% couple families
Pound Creek — Couple Families: 62.1% Pound Creek — Lone Person: 27.6% Pound Creek — One Parent Families: 10.3% Pound Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Pound Creek — 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.

Inverloch 18.3% renting
Inverloch — Owned Outright: 56.5% Inverloch — Mortgage: 25.2% Inverloch — Renting: 18.3%
Pound Creek 10.3% renting
Pound Creek — Owned Outright: 56.4% Pound Creek — Mortgage: 33.3% Pound Creek — Renting: 10.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Inverloch 91.1% houses
Inverloch — Houses: 91.1% Inverloch — Townhouses: 8.5% Inverloch — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Pound Creek 95.8% houses
Pound Creek — Houses: 95.8% Pound Creek — Townhouses: 0.0% Pound Creek — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Inverloch Pound Creek
Certificate III & IV 14.9% / 13.5%
Inverloch — Certificate III & IV: 14.9% Pound Creek — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Bachelor Degree 14.2% / 11.9%
Inverloch — Bachelor Degree: 14.2% Pound Creek — Bachelor Degree: 11.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 7.1%
Inverloch — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Pound Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / 2.4%
Inverloch — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Pound Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / 2.4%
Inverloch — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Pound Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

Property market

Inverloch Pound Creek
Median house price $845,000 —
Median unit price $395,000 —
Median land price $600,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 77 days
from 65 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Pound Creek has more rural and farming land (98% vs 83%).

Inverloch Pound Creek
Rural and farming 83% 98%
Residential 5% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 1%
Parks and recreation 2% 1%
Planning zones cover 93% of Inverloch and 100% of Pound Creek. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Inverloch Pound Creek
New dwellings approved 393
across Bass Coast
 170
across South Gippsland
Approvals change year on year +0% +21%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Inverloch Pound Creek
Houses 3.1%
$535/wk on $885K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Inverloch Pound Creek
House price Higher than 63% of VIC —
Income Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 17% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 79% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 19% of VIC —

Liveability

Inverloch Pound Creek
Grade B —
Score 50/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Pound Creek carries more bushfire risk (11 vs 0); Pound Creek carries more flood risk (69 vs 47).

Inverloch Pound Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
11/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Moderate
62/100
Flood Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
69/100
Coastal erosion High
95/100
 Low
29/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Inverloch Pound Creek
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Inverloch

  • Inverloch Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Pound Creek

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Inverloch Pound Creek
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 0
Parks & reserves 11 0
Childcare 3 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Beaches 3 0
Waterways 7 12

Mobility

Pound Creek sits further from the CBD (156.4 km vs 145.5 km).

Inverloch Pound Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 145.5 km 156.4 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 114 min 124 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 3996
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 3996
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.

Inverloch Pound Creek
Car (driver) 69.0% / 60.0%
Inverloch — Car (driver): 69.0% Pound Creek — Car (driver): 60.0%
Worked from Home 23.1% / 34.0%
Inverloch — Worked from Home: 23.1% Pound Creek — Worked from Home: 34.0%
Walked Only 3.1% / 6.0%
Inverloch — Walked Only: 3.1% Pound Creek — Walked Only: 6.0%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / —
Inverloch — Car (passenger): 4.1% Pound Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 0.4% / —
Inverloch — Bicycle: 0.4% Pound Creek — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.0%).

Setting

Inverloch Pound Creek
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.3 km 3.8 km

NBN connectivity

Inverloch Pound Creek
Connectivity score 70/100 27/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 48%
5,292 premises
 0%
62 premises

Climate

Inverloch Pound Creek
Annual rainfall 906 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Inverloch Pound Creek
Average residential rate $1,727/yr $2,282/yr
Council Bass Coast South Gippsland

Federal electorate

Inverloch Pound Creek
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Inverloch Pound Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Inverloch

Acreage Coastal Retirees

Pound Creek

Retirees Rural

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