Lima East vs Swanpool
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Lima East tends to suit 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
Lima East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 82/100)
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
Swanpool
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 26%)
- has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $275/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Swanpool
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (148 min vs 159 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (222.5 km vs 232.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Lima East carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 82/100)
- Swanpool has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 24%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lima East and Swanpool 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
Swanpool has more residents (227 vs 165); Lima East rents higher ($275/wk vs $220/wk).
| Lima East | Swanpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 165 | 227 +38% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.3% | +9.7% |
| Median age | 53 | 54 |
| Median household income | $55,588/yr | $57,408/yr +3% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $275/wk +20% vs other | $220/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).
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 (4.2%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Swanpool has more rural and farming land (97% vs 47%).
| Lima East | Swanpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 47% | 97% |
| Parks and recreation | 51% | 1% |
| Environmental | 2% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 2% |
| 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
| Lima East | Swanpool | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 235 across Benalla same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +65% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Lima East | Swanpool | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 14% of VIC | Higher than 16% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 23% of VIC | Higher than 44% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 50% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 5% of VIC | Higher than 14% of VIC |
Liveability
| Lima East | Swanpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Swanpool carries more bushfire risk (97 vs 0); Swanpool carries more crime risk (82 vs 42).
| Lima East | Swanpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | High 97/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 42/100 | High 82/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Lima East | Swanpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Lima East
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Swanpool
- Peranbin Primary College-Swanpool Campus Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Lima East | Swanpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 | 8 |
Mobility
Lima East sits further from the CBD (232.8 km vs 222.5 km).
| Lima East | Swanpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 232.8 km +4% vs other | 222.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 159 min | 148 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 3673 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 66 postcode 3673 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (92.5%).
Setting
| Lima East | Swanpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 330 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 204 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Lima East | Swanpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 17/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 37 premises | 0% 34 premises |
Climate
| Lima East | Swanpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 865 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.2°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Lima East | Swanpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,119/yr same for both | |
| Council | Benalla same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Lima East | Swanpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lima East | Swanpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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