Launching Place vs Gladysdale

Launching Place is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 48 in Gladysdale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Launching Place, about half of households are couple families. In Gladysdale, most households are couple families. On these figures, Gladysdale tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Launching Place has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • Gladysdale carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 48/100)

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

Gladysdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Launching Place

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (31/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (68 min vs 81 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (64.1 km vs 75.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gladysdale

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 16%)
  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 48/100)
  • But Launching Place is more walkable (31/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Launching Place

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.2% vs -4.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Launching Place Gladysdale
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.

Launching Place Gladysdale
Walkability 31 / 0
Launching Place — Walkability: 31/100 Gladysdale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 52 / 63
Launching Place — Safety: 52/100 Gladysdale — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 2 / 1
Launching Place — Low fire risk: 2/100 Gladysdale — Low fire risk: 1/100
Low flood risk 30 / 63
Launching Place — Low flood risk: 30/100 Gladysdale — Low flood risk: 63/100

Demographics

Launching Place has more residents (2,495 vs 423); Gladysdale skews older (48 vs 38).

Launching Place Gladysdale
Population 2,495
+83% vs other
 423
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.2% -4.7%
Median age 38 48
Median household income $95,160/yr
+4% vs other
 $91,728/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+14% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Launching Place Gladysdale
0-4 7.0% / 3.3%
Launching Place — 0-4: 7.0% Gladysdale — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 12.6% / 12.5%
Launching Place — 5-14: 12.6% Gladysdale — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 7.1% / 7.3%
Launching Place — 15-19: 7.1% Gladysdale — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 6.2% / 5.2%
Launching Place — 20-24: 6.2% Gladysdale — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 13.9% / 8.3%
Launching Place — 25-34: 13.9% Gladysdale — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 11.3% / 7.3%
Launching Place — 35-44: 11.3% Gladysdale — 35-44: 7.3%
45-54 13.7% / 17.0%
Launching Place — 45-54: 13.7% Gladysdale — 45-54: 17.0%
55-64 12.7% / 17.0%
Launching Place — 55-64: 12.7% Gladysdale — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 10.9% / 17.7%
Launching Place — 65-74: 10.9% Gladysdale — 65-74: 17.7%
75-84 3.8% / 5.2%
Launching Place — 75-84: 3.8% Gladysdale — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 0.8% / 0.9%
Launching Place — 85+: 0.8% Gladysdale — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Launching Place 52.1% couple families
Launching Place — Couple Families: 52.1% Launching Place — Lone Person: 26.1% Launching Place — One Parent Families: 16.5% Launching Place — Group Household: 3.6% Launching Place — Other Families: 1.7%
Gladysdale 61.4% couple families
Gladysdale — Couple Families: 61.4% Gladysdale — Lone Person: 21.6% Gladysdale — One Parent Families: 10.2% Gladysdale — Group Household: 3.4% Gladysdale — Other Families: 3.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Launching Place 6.3% renting
Launching Place — Owned Outright: 35.1% Launching Place — Mortgage: 58.6% Launching Place — Renting: 6.3%
Gladysdale 7.6% renting
Gladysdale — Owned Outright: 46.2% Gladysdale — Mortgage: 46.2% Gladysdale — Renting: 7.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Launching Place Gladysdale
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 18.9%
Launching Place — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Gladysdale — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 9.2%
Launching Place — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Gladysdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 8.7%
Launching Place — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Gladysdale — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 3.5%
Launching Place — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Gladysdale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 2.4%
Launching Place — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Gladysdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

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.

Launching Place Gladysdale
England 5.0% / 4.3%
Launching Place — England: 5.0% Gladysdale — England: 4.3%
Netherlands 0.8% / 0.9%
Launching Place — Netherlands: 0.8% Gladysdale — Netherlands: 0.9%
South Africa 0.2% / 1.2%
Launching Place — South Africa: 0.2% Gladysdale — South Africa: 1.2%
New Zealand 1.0% / —
Launching Place — New Zealand: 1.0% Gladysdale — New Zealand: not among its largest
Malaysia — / 0.7%
Launching Place — Malaysia: not among its largest Gladysdale — Malaysia: 0.7%
Germany 0.6% / —
Launching Place — Germany: 0.6% Gladysdale — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland 0.4% / —
Launching Place — Scotland: 0.4% Gladysdale — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Launching Place 99.8% houses
Launching Place — Houses: 99.8% Launching Place — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Gladysdale 101.4% houses
Gladysdale — Houses: 101.4% Gladysdale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Launching Place Gladysdale
Median house price $765,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $705,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 7 days
from 9 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Launching Place has more rural and farming land (49% vs 38%).

Launching Place Gladysdale
Rural and farming 49% 38%
Environmental 35% 43%
Parks and recreation 7% 18%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 0%
Residential 3% 0%
Other and special use 1% 0%
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

Launching Place Gladysdale
New dwellings approved 416
across Yarra Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year -57%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Launching Place Gladysdale
House price Higher than 49% of VIC —
Income Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 34% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 69% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC

Liveability

Launching Place is more walkable (31 vs 0).

Launching Place Gladysdale
Grade D —
Score 31/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Launching Place carries more flood risk (70 vs 37); Launching Place carries more crime risk (48 vs 37).

Launching Place Gladysdale
Bushfire High
98/100
 High
99/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Low
37/100
Flood High
70/100
 Low
37/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Launching Place Gladysdale
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Launching Place

  • Launching Place Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Gladysdale

  • Gladysdale Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Launching Place Gladysdale
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 5 1
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 13 26

Mobility

Gladysdale sits further from the CBD (75.6 km vs 64.1 km).

Launching Place Gladysdale
Walkability score 31/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 64.1 km 75.6 km
+18% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min 81 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3139
 0.4%
postcode 3797
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 3139
 41
postcode 3797

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.

Launching Place Gladysdale
Car (driver) 75.4% / 72.6%
Launching Place — Car (driver): 75.4% Gladysdale — Car (driver): 72.6%
Worked from Home 18.2% / 20.0%
Launching Place — Worked from Home: 18.2% Gladysdale — Worked from Home: 20.0%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 5.7%
Launching Place — Car (passenger): 4.3% Gladysdale — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Walked Only 1.1% / 1.7%
Launching Place — Walked Only: 1.1% Gladysdale — Walked Only: 1.7%
Train 0.8% / —
Launching Place — Train: 0.8% Gladysdale — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.4%).

Setting

Launching Place Gladysdale
Elevation 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 180 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Launching Place Gladysdale
Connectivity score 63/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
973 premises
 0%
163 premises

Climate

Launching Place Gladysdale
Annual rainfall 1,350 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Launching Place Gladysdale
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Launching Place Gladysdale
Average residential rate $2,161/yr
same for both
Council Yarra Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Launching Place Gladysdale
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Launching Place Gladysdale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Launching Place

Acreage River

Gladysdale

Rural

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