Lima 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 tends to suit families with children and couples.
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
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 82/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Swanpool
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 32%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Lima
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 20%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $220/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Swanpool
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (222.5 km vs 225.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Lima
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 82/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Lima
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (16.5% vs 9.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lima 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 92); Lima has higher household incomes ($70,200 vs $57,408).
| Lima | Swanpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 92 | 227 +147% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +16.5% | +9.7% |
| Median age | 52 | 54 |
| Median household income | $70,200/yr +18% vs other | $57,408/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $220/wk +10% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).
Zoning mix
| Lima | Swanpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 97% |
| Parks and recreation | 3% | 1% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 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 | Swanpool | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 235 across Benalla same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +65% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Lima | Swanpool | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 32% of VIC | Higher than 16% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 11% 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 2% of VIC | Higher than 14% of VIC |
Liveability
| Lima | Swanpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Swanpool carries more bushfire risk (97 vs 0); Swanpool carries more crime risk (82 vs 23).
| Lima | Swanpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | High 97/100 |
| Crime | Low 23/100 | 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 | 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
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 | Swanpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 8 |
Mobility
Lima sits further from the CBD (225.6 km vs 222.5 km).
| Lima | Swanpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 225.6 km +1% vs other | 222.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 151 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 (73.9%).
Setting
| Lima | Swanpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 256 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 204 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Lima | Swanpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 17/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 10 premises | 0% 34 premises |
Climate
| Lima | 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 | Swanpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,119/yr same for both | |
| Council | Benalla same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Lima | Swanpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lima | 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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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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