Jeetho vs Loch

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Jeetho, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Loch: a median of $891,000, against $780,000 in Jeetho, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Jeetho tends to suit couples, while Loch suits people living alone and 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

Jeetho

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 57%)

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

First-home buyers

Jeetho

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($780,000 vs $891,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Jeetho

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $325/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Loch

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (83 min vs 91 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (105.2 km vs 114.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Loch

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Jeetho

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.0% vs 10.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Jeetho Loch
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.

Jeetho Loch
Walkability 0 / 13
Jeetho — Walkability: 0/100 Loch — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 46 / 41
Jeetho — Safety: 46/100 Loch — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Jeetho — Low fire risk: 100/100 Loch — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 74 / 63
Jeetho — Low flood risk: 74/100 Loch — Low flood risk: 63/100

Demographics

Loch has more residents (707 vs 124); Jeetho has higher household incomes ($92,248 vs $79,352).

Jeetho Loch
Population 124 707
+470% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.0% +10.8%
Median age 50
same for both
Median household income $92,248/yr
+14% vs other
 $79,352/yr
Median weekly rent $295/wk $325/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Jeetho Loch
0-4 4.8% / 5.4%
Jeetho — 0-4: 4.8% Loch — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 15.3% / 11.2%
Jeetho — 5-14: 15.3% Loch — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 5.6% / 3.7%
Jeetho — 15-19: 5.6% Loch — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 — / 2.1%
Jeetho — 20-24: not among its largest Loch — 20-24: 2.1%
25-34 8.1% / 10.7%
Jeetho — 25-34: 8.1% Loch — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 11.3% / 9.5%
Jeetho — 35-44: 11.3% Loch — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 13.7% / 13.0%
Jeetho — 45-54: 13.7% Loch — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 23.4% / 19.4%
Jeetho — 55-64: 23.4% Loch — 55-64: 19.4%
65-74 12.9% / 17.1%
Jeetho — 65-74: 12.9% Loch — 65-74: 17.1%
75-84 2.4% / 5.7%
Jeetho — 75-84: 2.4% Loch — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ — / 0.6%
Jeetho — 85+: not among its largest Loch — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Jeetho 55.6% couple families
Jeetho — Couple Families: 55.6% Jeetho — Lone Person: 25.9% Jeetho — One Parent Families: 18.5% Jeetho — Group Household: 0.0%
Loch 43.9% couple families
Loch — Couple Families: 43.9% Loch — Lone Person: 37.6% Loch — One Parent Families: 12.7% Loch — Group Household: 5.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Jeetho 17.0% renting
Jeetho — Owned Outright: 30.2% Jeetho — Mortgage: 52.8% Jeetho — Renting: 17.0%
Loch 9.4% renting
Loch — Owned Outright: 47.5% Loch — Mortgage: 43.1% Loch — Renting: 9.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Jeetho Loch
Certificate III & IV 12.1% / 19.0%
Jeetho — Certificate III & IV: 12.1% Loch — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 16.9% / 8.1%
Jeetho — Bachelor Degree: 16.9% Loch — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.0% / 10.6%
Jeetho — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0% Loch — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 2.7%
Jeetho — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Loch — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.0% / 2.1%
Jeetho — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0% Loch — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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.

Jeetho Loch
England 4.0% / 5.8%
Jeetho — England: 4.0% Loch — England: 5.8%
Germany 2.4% / 0.4%
Jeetho — Germany: 2.4% Loch — Germany: 0.4%
New Zealand — / 1.8%
Jeetho — New Zealand: not among its largest Loch — New Zealand: 1.8%
Scotland — / 1.0%
Jeetho — Scotland: not among its largest Loch — Scotland: 1.0%
Sri Lanka — / 0.8%
Jeetho — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Loch — Sri Lanka: 0.8%
Taiwan — / 0.6%
Jeetho — Taiwan: not among its largest Loch — Taiwan: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Jeetho 100.0% houses
Jeetho — Houses: 100.0% Jeetho — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Loch 95.9% houses
Loch — Houses: 95.9% Loch — Flats / Apartments: 4.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Jeetho Loch
Median house price $780,000 $891,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 70 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Jeetho Loch
Rural and farming 98% 95%
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Jeetho Loch
New dwellings approved 170
across South Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +21%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Jeetho Loch
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 61% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC

Liveability

Loch is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Jeetho Loch
Grade — B
Score — 56/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Loch carries more flood risk (37 vs 26).

Jeetho Loch
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
54/100
 Moderate
59/100
Flood Low
26/100
 Low
37/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Jeetho Loch
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Jeetho

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

Schools in Loch

  • Loch Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Jeetho Loch
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 3
same for both

Mobility

Jeetho sits further from the CBD (114.8 km vs 105.2 km).

Jeetho Loch
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Melbourne 114.8 km
+8% vs other
 105.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 91 min 83 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 3945
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 3945
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.

Jeetho Loch
Car (driver) 59.2% / 63.8%
Jeetho — Car (driver): 59.2% Loch — Car (driver): 63.8%
Worked from Home 40.8% / 29.2%
Jeetho — Worked from Home: 40.8% Loch — Worked from Home: 29.2%
Car (passenger) — / 4.5%
Jeetho — Car (passenger): not among its largest Loch — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only — / 2.6%
Jeetho — Walked Only: not among its largest Loch — Walked Only: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.8%).

Setting

Jeetho Loch
Elevation 182 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 140 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.1 km 12.7 km

NBN connectivity

Jeetho Loch
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
61 premises
 0%
355 premises

Climate

Jeetho Loch
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

Jeetho Loch
Average residential rate $2,282/yr
same for both
Council South Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Jeetho Loch
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Jeetho Loch
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Jeetho

Rural

Loch

Rural

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