Langkoop vs Apsley

Langkoop is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 55 in Apsley. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Langkoop tends to suit families with children, while Apsley 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

Langkoop

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 50/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (43% vs 34%)
  • But Apsley has more parks and reserves (12 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

Apsley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 14%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Apsley

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (289 min vs 294 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (414.2 km vs 419.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Apsley

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 17%)
  • But Langkoop carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 50/100)

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

Investors

Apsley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.8% vs -9.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Langkoop Apsley
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.

Langkoop Apsley
Walkability 0 / 34
Langkoop — Walkability: 0/100 Apsley — Walkability: 34/100
Safety 72 / 50
Langkoop — Safety: 72/100 Apsley — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 28 / 67
Langkoop — Low fire risk: 28/100 Apsley — Low fire risk: 67/100

Demographics

Apsley has more residents (329 vs 100); Apsley skews older (55 vs 42).

Langkoop Apsley
Population 100 329
+229% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.9% +18.8%
Median age 42 55
Median household income $53,612/yr $64,012/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $110/wk $113/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Langkoop Apsley
0-4 11.0% / 6.1%
Langkoop — 0-4: 11.0% Apsley — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 12.0% / 8.2%
Langkoop — 5-14: 12.0% Apsley — 5-14: 8.2%
15-19 8.0% / 3.6%
Langkoop — 15-19: 8.0% Apsley — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 3.0% / 5.5%
Langkoop — 20-24: 3.0% Apsley — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 11.0% / 7.3%
Langkoop — 25-34: 11.0% Apsley — 25-34: 7.3%
35-44 9.0% / 7.0%
Langkoop — 35-44: 9.0% Apsley — 35-44: 7.0%
45-54 14.0% / 11.9%
Langkoop — 45-54: 14.0% Apsley — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 14.0% / 24.0%
Langkoop — 55-64: 14.0% Apsley — 55-64: 24.0%
65-74 7.0% / 18.2%
Langkoop — 65-74: 7.0% Apsley — 65-74: 18.2%
75-84 10.0% / 6.7%
Langkoop — 75-84: 10.0% Apsley — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ — / 0.9%
Langkoop — 85+: not among its largest Apsley — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

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.

Langkoop Apsley
England 3.0% / 1.5%
Langkoop — England: 3.0% Apsley — England: 1.5%
New Zealand — / 2.1%
Langkoop — New Zealand: not among its largest Apsley — New Zealand: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Langkoop 56.7% lone person
Langkoop — Lone Person: 56.7% Langkoop — Couple Families: 30.0% Langkoop — One Parent Families: 13.3% Langkoop — Group Household: 0.0%
Apsley 57.8% lone person
Apsley — Lone Person: 57.8% Apsley — Couple Families: 28.9% Apsley — One Parent Families: 5.6% Apsley — Group Household: 7.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Langkoop 100.0% houses
Langkoop — Houses: 100.0% Langkoop — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Langkoop — Townhouses: 0.0%
Apsley 94.1% houses
Apsley — Houses: 94.1% Apsley — Flats / Apartments: 3.7% Apsley — Townhouses: 2.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Langkoop Apsley
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 14.0%
Langkoop — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Apsley — Certificate III & IV: 14.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 4.3%
Langkoop — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Apsley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%
Bachelor Degree 4.0% / 4.3%
Langkoop — Bachelor Degree: 4.0% Apsley — Bachelor Degree: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Langkoop — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Apsley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Langkoop — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Apsley — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Langkoop 12.9% renting
Langkoop — Owned Outright: 54.8% Langkoop — Mortgage: 32.3% Langkoop — Renting: 12.9%
Apsley 14.8% renting
Apsley — Owned Outright: 58.6% Apsley — Mortgage: 26.6% Apsley — Renting: 14.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Langkoop Apsley
Median house price — $300,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Langkoop Apsley
Rural and farming 93% 95%
Parks and recreation 6% 4%
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

Langkoop Apsley
New dwellings approved 6
across West Wimmera
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Langkoop Apsley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC

Liveability

Apsley is more walkable (34 vs 0).

Langkoop Apsley
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Langkoop carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 33); Apsley carries more crime risk (50 vs 28).

Langkoop Apsley
Bushfire High
72/100
 Low
33/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Moderate
50/100
Flood None
0/100
 —
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

Langkoop Apsley
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Langkoop

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

Schools in Apsley

  • Apsley Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Langkoop Apsley
Parks & reserves 4 12
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 1 5

Mobility

Langkoop sits further from the CBD (419.4 km vs 414.2 km).

Langkoop Apsley
Walkability score 0/100 34/100
Distance to Melbourne 419.4 km
+1% vs other
 414.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 294 min 289 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3318
 0.0%
postcode 3319
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 3318
 29
postcode 3319

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.

Langkoop Apsley
Car (driver) 65.9% / 69.4%
Langkoop — Car (driver): 65.9% Apsley — Car (driver): 69.4%
Worked from Home 26.8% / 28.1%
Langkoop — Worked from Home: 26.8% Apsley — Worked from Home: 28.1%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / —
Langkoop — Car (passenger): 7.3% Apsley — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only — / 2.5%
Langkoop — Walked Only: not among its largest Apsley — Walked Only: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.4%).

Setting

Langkoop Apsley
Elevation 115 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Langkoop Apsley
Connectivity score 21/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
31 premises
 0%
149 premises

Climate

Langkoop Apsley
Annual rainfall 556 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.3°C
same for both

Council rates

Langkoop Apsley
Average residential rate $1,709/yr
same for both
Council West Wimmera
same for both

Federal electorate

Langkoop Apsley
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Langkoop Apsley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Langkoop

Family Rural Young Families

Apsley

Parks Quiet Retirees Rural

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