Leongatha South vs Pound Creek

Leongatha South is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 53 in Pound 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, Leongatha South tends to suit families with children, while Pound Creek 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

Leongatha South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 62/100)

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

First-home buyers

Leongatha South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 25%)

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

Leongatha South

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (137.3 km vs 156.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (109 min vs 124 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Leongatha South carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 62/100)
  • Pound Creek has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 19%)

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

Where they sit

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

Leongatha South Pound Creek
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.

Leongatha South Pound Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Leongatha South — Walkability: 0/100 Pound Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 71 / 38
Leongatha South — Safety: 71/100 Pound Creek — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 88 / 89
Leongatha South — Low fire risk: 88/100 Pound Creek — Low fire risk: 89/100
Low flood risk 67 / 31
Leongatha South — Low flood risk: 67/100 Pound Creek — Low flood risk: 31/100

Demographics

Leongatha South has more residents (616 vs 126); Pound Creek skews older (53 vs 44).

Leongatha South Pound Creek
Population 616
+80% vs other
 126
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.9% —
Median age 44 53
Median household income $93,184/yr
+9% vs other
 $84,500/yr
Median weekly rent $240/wk
+4% vs other
 $230/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Leongatha South Pound Creek
0-4 3.7% / —
Leongatha South — 0-4: 3.7% Pound Creek — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 15.1% / 14.3%
Leongatha South — 5-14: 15.1% Pound Creek — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 8.1% / 7.9%
Leongatha South — 15-19: 8.1% Pound Creek — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 4.7% / —
Leongatha South — 20-24: 4.7% Pound Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.4% / 3.2%
Leongatha South — 25-34: 8.4% Pound Creek — 25-34: 3.2%
35-44 10.2% / 7.9%
Leongatha South — 35-44: 10.2% Pound Creek — 35-44: 7.9%
45-54 16.2% / 15.9%
Leongatha South — 45-54: 16.2% Pound Creek — 45-54: 15.9%
55-64 13.8% / 21.4%
Leongatha South — 55-64: 13.8% Pound Creek — 55-64: 21.4%
65-74 13.0% / 21.4%
Leongatha South — 65-74: 13.0% Pound Creek — 65-74: 21.4%
75-84 4.2% / 5.6%
Leongatha South — 75-84: 4.2% Pound Creek — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 1.5% / 2.4%
Leongatha South — 85+: 1.5% Pound Creek — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Leongatha South 55.3% couple families
Leongatha South — Couple Families: 55.3% Leongatha South — Lone Person: 27.7% Leongatha South — One Parent Families: 12.8% Leongatha South — Other Families: 2.1% Leongatha South — Group Household: 2.1%
Pound Creek 62.1% couple families
Pound Creek — Couple Families: 62.1% Pound Creek — Lone Person: 27.6% Pound Creek — One Parent Families: 10.3% Pound Creek — Other Families: 0.0% Pound Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Leongatha South 14.4% renting
Leongatha South — Owned Outright: 47.4% Leongatha South — Mortgage: 38.1% Leongatha South — Renting: 14.4%
Pound Creek 10.3% renting
Pound Creek — Owned Outright: 56.4% Pound Creek — Mortgage: 33.3% Pound Creek — Renting: 10.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Leongatha South 99.0% houses
Leongatha South — Houses: 99.0% Leongatha South — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Pound Creek 95.8% houses
Pound Creek — Houses: 95.8% Pound Creek — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Leongatha South Pound Creek
Certificate III & IV 18.2% / 13.5%
Leongatha South — Certificate III & IV: 18.2% Pound Creek — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.3% / 11.9%
Leongatha South — Bachelor Degree: 9.3% Pound Creek — Bachelor Degree: 11.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 7.1%
Leongatha South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Pound Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 2.4%
Leongatha South — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Pound Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 2.4%
Leongatha South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Pound Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Property market

Leongatha South Pound Creek
Median house price $1,025,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Leongatha South Pound Creek
Rural and farming 98%
same for both
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

Leongatha South Pound Creek
New dwellings approved 170
across South Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +21%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Leongatha South Pound Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 36% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC

Liveability

Leongatha South Pound Creek
Grade B —
Score 55/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Pound Creek carries more crime risk (62 vs 29); Pound Creek carries more flood risk (69 vs 33).

Leongatha South Pound Creek
Bushfire Low
12/100
 Low
11/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Moderate
62/100
Flood Low
33/100
 Moderate
69/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Low
29/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Leongatha South Pound Creek
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

Leongatha South Pound Creek
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 10 12

Mobility

Pound Creek sits further from the CBD (156.4 km vs 137.3 km).

Leongatha South Pound Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 137.3 km 156.4 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 109 min 124 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3953
 1.1%
postcode 3996
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 3953
 39
postcode 3996

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.

Leongatha South Pound Creek
Car (driver) 63.5% / 60.0%
Leongatha South — Car (driver): 63.5% Pound Creek — Car (driver): 60.0%
Worked from Home 23.5% / 34.0%
Leongatha South — Worked from Home: 23.5% Pound Creek — Worked from Home: 34.0%
Walked Only 6.3% / 6.0%
Leongatha South — Walked Only: 6.3% Pound Creek — Walked Only: 6.0%
Car (passenger) 6.7% / —
Leongatha South — Car (passenger): 6.7% Pound Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.5%).

Setting

Leongatha South Pound Creek
Elevation 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.7 km 3.8 km

NBN connectivity

Leongatha South Pound Creek
Connectivity score 30/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
270 premises
 0%
62 premises

Climate

Leongatha South Pound Creek
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

Leongatha South Pound Creek
Average residential rate $2,282/yr
same for both
Council South Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Leongatha South Pound Creek
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Leongatha South Pound Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Leongatha South

Rural

Pound Creek

Retirees Rural

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