Lance Creek vs Wattle Bank

Wattle Bank is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 52 in Lance Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Lance Creek tends to suit couples, while Wattle Bank suits families with children.

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

Lance Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Wattle Bank

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (41.2% vs 5.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lance Creek Wattle Bank
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.

Lance Creek Wattle Bank
Walkability 0 / 0
Lance Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Wattle Bank — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 86 / 88
Lance Creek — Safety: 86/100 Wattle Bank — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 100 / 86
Lance Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wattle Bank — Low fire risk: 86/100
Low flood risk 16 / 36
Lance Creek — Low flood risk: 16/100 Wattle Bank — Low flood risk: 36/100

Demographics

Wattle Bank has more residents (250 vs 143); Lance Creek skews older (52 vs 41).

Lance Creek Wattle Bank
Population 143 250
+75% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.1% +41.2%
Median age 52 41
Median household income $118,820/yr
+21% vs other
 $94,224/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $204/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lance Creek Wattle Bank
0-4 — / 8.8%
Lance Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Wattle Bank — 0-4: 8.8%
5-14 11.9% / 14.4%
Lance Creek — 5-14: 11.9% Wattle Bank — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 9.8% / 5.6%
Lance Creek — 15-19: 9.8% Wattle Bank — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 6.3% / 5.6%
Lance Creek — 20-24: 6.3% Wattle Bank — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 11.2% / 8.8%
Lance Creek — 25-34: 11.2% Wattle Bank — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 8.4% / 15.6%
Lance Creek — 35-44: 8.4% Wattle Bank — 35-44: 15.6%
45-54 14.7% / 15.6%
Lance Creek — 45-54: 14.7% Wattle Bank — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 25.9% / 14.4%
Lance Creek — 55-64: 25.9% Wattle Bank — 55-64: 14.4%
65-74 9.8% / 13.2%
Lance Creek — 65-74: 9.8% Wattle Bank — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 9.1% / 1.6%
Lance Creek — 75-84: 9.1% Wattle Bank — 75-84: 1.6%
85+ — / —
Lance Creek — 85+: not among its largest Wattle Bank — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lance Creek 82.6% couple families
Lance Creek — Couple Families: 82.6% Lance Creek — Lone Person: 17.4% Lance Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Lance Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Wattle Bank 69.2% couple families
Wattle Bank — Couple Families: 69.2% Wattle Bank — Lone Person: 9.6% Wattle Bank — One Parent Families: 15.4% Wattle Bank — Group Household: 5.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lance Creek 0.0% renting
Lance Creek — Owned Outright: 45.5% Lance Creek — Mortgage: 54.5% Lance Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Wattle Bank 3.9% renting
Wattle Bank — Owned Outright: 48.1% Wattle Bank — Mortgage: 48.1% Wattle Bank — Renting: 3.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Lance Creek Wattle Bank
England 4.9% / 3.6%
Lance Creek — England: 4.9% Wattle Bank — England: 3.6%
New Zealand — / 1.2%
Lance Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Wattle Bank — New Zealand: 1.2%
South Africa — / 1.2%
Lance Creek — South Africa: not among its largest Wattle Bank — South Africa: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

Qualifications

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

Lance Creek Wattle Bank
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 20.4%
Lance Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Wattle Bank — Certificate III & IV: 20.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 8.4%
Lance Creek — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Wattle Bank — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 9.2%
Lance Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Wattle Bank — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 6.3% / 1.2%
Lance Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 6.3% Wattle Bank — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 3.2%
Lance Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Wattle Bank — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lance Creek 100.0% houses
Lance Creek — Houses: 100.0% Lance Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wattle Bank 97.5% houses
Wattle Bank — Houses: 97.5% Wattle Bank — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lance Creek Wattle Bank
Median house price —
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $887,500

Zoning mix

Lance Creek Wattle Bank
Rural and farming 96% 98%
Parks and recreation 3% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

Lance Creek Wattle Bank
New dwellings approved 393
across Bass Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Lance Creek Wattle Bank
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 16% of VIC Higher than 3% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC

Liveability

Lance Creek Wattle Bank
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wattle Bank carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Lance Creek carries more flood risk (84 vs 64).

Lance Creek Wattle Bank
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Low
14/100
 Low
12/100
Flood High
84/100
 Moderate
64/100
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

Lance Creek Wattle Bank
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

Lance Creek Wattle Bank
Cafes & restaurants 0 1

Mobility

Lance Creek Wattle Bank
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 141.7 km
same for both
Drive time (normal traffic) 115 min 111 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 3995
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3995
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.

Lance Creek Wattle Bank
Car (driver) 73.0% / 69.9%
Lance Creek — Car (driver): 73.0% Wattle Bank — Car (driver): 69.9%
Worked from Home 14.9% / 14.6%
Lance Creek — Worked from Home: 14.9% Wattle Bank — Worked from Home: 14.6%
Walked Only 12.2% / 4.9%
Lance Creek — Walked Only: 12.2% Wattle Bank — Walked Only: 4.9%
Bus — / 5.8%
Lance Creek — Bus: not among its largest Wattle Bank — Bus: 5.8%
Car (passenger) — / 4.9%
Lance Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wattle Bank — Car (passenger): 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.0%).

Setting

Lance Creek Wattle Bank
Elevation 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.9 km 7.0 km

NBN connectivity

Lance Creek Wattle Bank
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
57 premises
 0%
116 premises

Climate

Lance Creek Wattle Bank
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

Lance Creek Wattle Bank
Average residential rate $1,727/yr
same for both
Council Bass Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Lance Creek Wattle Bank
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lance Creek Wattle Bank
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lance Creek

Rural

Wattle Bank

Family Rural Young Families

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