Loch Sport vs Raymond Island

Loch Sport is the younger of the two, with a median age of 63 against 68 in Raymond Island. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Raymond Island: a median of $535,000, against $345,000 in Loch Sport, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Loch Sport tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Raymond Island 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

Raymond Island

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 80/100)

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

First-home buyers

Loch Sport

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($92,000 vs $580,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($345,000 vs $535,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Loch Sport

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $280/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Loch Sport

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (189 min vs 238 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (264.9 km vs 297.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Raymond Island

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 80/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (59% vs 46%)
  • But Loch Sport is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Loch Sport

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.4% vs 7.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Loch Sport and Raymond Island drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Loch Sport Raymond Island
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.

Loch Sport Raymond Island
Walkability 27 / 0
Loch Sport — Walkability: 27/100 Raymond Island — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 20 / 84
Loch Sport — Safety: 20/100 Raymond Island — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 46 / 72
Loch Sport — Low fire risk: 46/100 Raymond Island — Low fire risk: 72/100
Low flood risk 8 / 3
Loch Sport — Low flood risk: 8/100 Raymond Island — Low flood risk: 3/100

Demographics

Loch Sport has more residents (1,021 vs 589); Raymond Island rents higher ($280/wk vs $180/wk).

Loch Sport Raymond Island
Population 1,021
+42% vs other
 589
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +25.4% +7.5%
Median age 63 68
Median household income $35,048/yr $47,892/yr
+37% vs other
Median weekly rent $180/wk $280/wk
+56% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Loch Sport Raymond Island
0-4 0.9% / 0.8%
Loch Sport — 0-4: 0.9% Raymond Island — 0-4: 0.8%
5-14 3.8% / 3.6%
Loch Sport — 5-14: 3.8% Raymond Island — 5-14: 3.6%
15-19 2.0% / 2.4%
Loch Sport — 15-19: 2.0% Raymond Island — 15-19: 2.4%
20-24 2.1% / 1.5%
Loch Sport — 20-24: 2.1% Raymond Island — 20-24: 1.5%
25-34 2.5% / 3.6%
Loch Sport — 25-34: 2.5% Raymond Island — 25-34: 3.6%
35-44 3.0% / 3.6%
Loch Sport — 35-44: 3.0% Raymond Island — 35-44: 3.6%
45-54 12.7% / 7.5%
Loch Sport — 45-54: 12.7% Raymond Island — 45-54: 7.5%
55-64 26.5% / 17.3%
Loch Sport — 55-64: 26.5% Raymond Island — 55-64: 17.3%
65-74 31.7% / 35.0%
Loch Sport — 65-74: 31.7% Raymond Island — 65-74: 35.0%
75-84 12.6% / 19.7%
Loch Sport — 75-84: 12.6% Raymond Island — 75-84: 19.7%
85+ 1.7% / 4.6%
Loch Sport — 85+: 1.7% Raymond Island — 85+: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (35.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Loch Sport 72.4% lone person
Loch Sport — Lone Person: 72.4% Loch Sport — Couple Families: 8.8% Loch Sport — One Parent Families: 11.5% Loch Sport — Group Household: 6.4% Loch Sport — Other Families: 0.9%
Raymond Island 72.5% lone person
Raymond Island — Lone Person: 72.5% Raymond Island — Couple Families: 17.4% Raymond Island — One Parent Families: 7.4% Raymond Island — Group Household: 0.0% Raymond Island — Other Families: 2.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Loch Sport 7.5% renting
Loch Sport — Owned Outright: 69.3% Loch Sport — Mortgage: 23.2% Loch Sport — Renting: 7.5%
Raymond Island 7.7% renting
Raymond Island — Owned Outright: 74.8% Raymond Island — Mortgage: 17.5% Raymond Island — Renting: 7.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Loch Sport Raymond Island
Certificate III & IV 21.4% / 20.5%
Loch Sport — Certificate III & IV: 21.4% Raymond Island — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 13.1%
Loch Sport — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Raymond Island — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.1%
Bachelor Degree 4.8% / 9.8%
Loch Sport — Bachelor Degree: 4.8% Raymond Island — Bachelor Degree: 9.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 3.2%
Loch Sport — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Raymond Island — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 3.6%
Loch Sport — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Raymond Island — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6%

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

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.

Loch Sport Raymond Island
England 7.1% / 7.5%
Loch Sport — England: 7.1% Raymond Island — England: 7.5%
New Zealand 1.9% / 2.0%
Loch Sport — New Zealand: 1.9% Raymond Island — New Zealand: 2.0%
Germany 2.1% / 1.7%
Loch Sport — Germany: 2.1% Raymond Island — Germany: 1.7%
Netherlands 0.7% / 1.5%
Loch Sport — Netherlands: 0.7% Raymond Island — Netherlands: 1.5%
India — / 1.0%
Loch Sport — India: not among its largest Raymond Island — India: 1.0%
Sri Lanka 0.7% / —
Loch Sport — Sri Lanka: 0.7% Raymond Island — Sri Lanka: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Loch Sport 99.4% houses
Loch Sport — Houses: 99.4% Loch Sport — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Raymond Island 100.3% houses
Raymond Island — Houses: 100.3% Raymond Island — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Loch Sport Raymond Island
Median house price $345,000 $535,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $92,000 $580,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 110 days
from 36 sales
 71 days
from 9 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Loch Sport Raymond Island
2 bed $300K / $506K
Loch Sport — 2 bed: $300K (39 sales) Raymond Island — 2 bed: $506K (8 sales)

39 vs 8 sales

3 bed $365K / $538K
Loch Sport — 3 bed: $365K (58 sales) Raymond Island — 3 bed: $538K (22 sales)

58 vs 22 sales

Zoning mix

Raymond Island has more rural and farming land (18% vs 0%); Loch Sport has more land zoned for conservation (10% vs 0%).

Loch Sport Raymond Island
Parks and recreation 85% 79%
Rural and farming 0% 18%
Environmental 10% 0%
Residential 3% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Loch Sport Raymond Island
New dwellings approved 209
across Wellington
 386
across East Gippsland
Approvals change year on year +17% +50%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Loch Sport Raymond Island
Houses 4.5%
$390/wk on $450K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Loch Sport Raymond Island
House price Higher than 6% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC
Income — Higher than 8% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 11% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 32% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 91% of VIC —

Liveability

Loch Sport is more walkable (27 vs 0); Raymond Island scores higher overall (25 vs 11).

Loch Sport Raymond Island
Grade D
same for both
Score 11/100 25/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Loch Sport carries more crime risk (80 vs 16); Loch Sport carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 28).

Loch Sport Raymond Island
Bushfire Moderate
54/100
 Low
28/100
Crime High
80/100
 Low
16/100
Flood High
92/100
 High
97/100
Coastal erosion Low
27/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Loch Sport Raymond Island
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Loch Sport

  • Loch Sport Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Raymond Island

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Loch Sport Raymond Island
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 3 1
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Raymond Island sits further from the CBD (297.9 km vs 264.9 km).

Loch Sport Raymond Island
Walkability score 27/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 264.9 km 297.9 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 189 min 238 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3851
 0.4%
postcode 3880
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 3851
 45
postcode 3880

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.

Loch Sport Raymond Island
Car (driver) 76.6% / 45.1%
Loch Sport — Car (driver): 76.6% Raymond Island — Car (driver): 45.1%
Worked from Home 13.8% / 37.4%
Loch Sport — Worked from Home: 13.8% Raymond Island — Worked from Home: 37.4%
Walked Only 6.4% / 9.9%
Loch Sport — Walked Only: 6.4% Raymond Island — Walked Only: 9.9%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 7.7%
Loch Sport — Car (passenger): 3.2% Raymond Island — Car (passenger): 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.6%).

Setting

Loch Sport Raymond Island
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.6 km 5.1 km

NBN connectivity

Loch Sport Raymond Island
Connectivity score 89/100 72/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 81%
2,518 premises
 52%
545 premises

Climate

Loch Sport Raymond Island
Annual rainfall 620 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Loch Sport Raymond Island
Average residential rate $1,960/yr $1,807/yr
Council Wellington East Gippsland

Federal electorate

Loch Sport Raymond Island
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Loch Sport Raymond Island
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Loch Sport

Affordable Coastal Retirees Rural

Raymond Island

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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