Larpent vs Elliminyt
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Larpent, about half of households are couple families. In Elliminyt, most households are couple families. On these figures, Larpent tends to suit people living alone.
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
Elliminyt
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- has more childcare (3 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Larpent
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $290/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Elliminyt
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (117 min vs 124 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (155.3 km vs 161.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Elliminyt
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 46/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Elliminyt
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.4% vs 3.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Larpent and Elliminyt drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Elliminyt has more residents (3,260 vs 200); Elliminyt has higher household incomes ($94,380 vs $82,836).
| Larpent | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 200 | 3,260 +1530% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.1% | +12.4% |
| Median age | 43 | 41 |
| Median household income | $82,836/yr | $94,380/yr +14% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $260/wk | $290/wk +12% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Larpent | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $650,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $420,000 |
| Median land price | — | $285,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 54 days from 42 sales |
Zoning mix
Larpent has more rural and farming land (99% vs 76%).
| Larpent | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 76% |
| Residential | 0% | 14% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 4% |
| Industrial | 0% | 3% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 3% |
| 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
| Larpent | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 226 across Colac Otway same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +64% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Larpent | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 4.5% $625/wk on $725K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Larpent | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 21% of VIC |
| Income | Higher than 50% of VIC | Higher than 65% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 1% of VIC | Higher than 85% of VIC |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 93% of VIC |
| EV adoption | Higher than 4% of VIC | Higher than 28% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 48% of VIC | Higher than 76% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 90% of VIC |
Liveability
Elliminyt is more walkable (40 vs 0).
| Larpent | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 53/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Larpent carries more bushfire risk (11 vs 0); Larpent carries more crime risk (46 vs 25).
| Larpent | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 11/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 46/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 57/100 | Moderate 65/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 4 within 5 km |
Schools
| Larpent | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 2 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Larpent
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Elliminyt
- Elliminyt Primary School Government · Primary at peers
- Sacred Heart School Catholic · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Larpent | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| Childcare | 0 | 3 |
| Waterways | 2 | 4 |
Mobility
Larpent sits further from the CBD (161.8 km vs 155.3 km).
| Larpent | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 40/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 161.8 km +4% vs other | 155.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 124 min | 117 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 3249 | 0.3% postcode 3250 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 39 postcode 3249 | 29 postcode 3250 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.3%).
Setting
| Larpent | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 142 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 194 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 44.6 km | 38.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Larpent | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 64/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 107 premises | 41% 1,434 premises |
Climate
| Larpent | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 607 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Larpent | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,023/yr same for both | |
| Council | Colac Otway same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Larpent | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Larpent | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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