Penshurst vs Croxton East

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Penshurst, about half of households are people living alone. In Croxton East, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Penshurst tends to suit older residents, while Croxton East suits 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

Penshurst

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 50/100)
  • But Croxton East is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 44%)

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

Penshurst

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Penshurst

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (271 km vs 303.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (198 min vs 208 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Penshurst

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 4%)
  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 50/100)

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

Investors

Penshurst

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.8% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Penshurst Croxton East
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.

Penshurst Croxton East
Walkability 4 / 0
Penshurst — Walkability: 4/100 Croxton East — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 50
Penshurst — Safety: 83/100 Croxton East — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 55 / 100
Penshurst — Low fire risk: 55/100 Croxton East — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Penshurst — Low flood risk: 100/100 Croxton East — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Penshurst has more residents (677 vs 70); Croxton East has higher household incomes ($88,816 vs $52,728).

Penshurst Croxton East
Population 677
+90% vs other
 70
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.8% +0.0%
Median age 51 49
Median household income $52,728/yr $88,816/yr
+68% vs other
Median weekly rent $175/wk $250/wk
+43% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Penshurst Croxton East
0-4 4.1% / 10.0%
Penshurst — 0-4: 4.1% Croxton East — 0-4: 10.0%
5-14 12.0% / 11.4%
Penshurst — 5-14: 12.0% Croxton East — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 6.6% / 8.6%
Penshurst — 15-19: 6.6% Croxton East — 15-19: 8.6%
20-24 3.8% / 7.1%
Penshurst — 20-24: 3.8% Croxton East — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 5.6% / 10.0%
Penshurst — 25-34: 5.6% Croxton East — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 9.6% / 4.3%
Penshurst — 35-44: 9.6% Croxton East — 35-44: 4.3%
45-54 14.2% / 24.3%
Penshurst — 45-54: 14.2% Croxton East — 45-54: 24.3%
55-64 17.7% / 12.9%
Penshurst — 55-64: 17.7% Croxton East — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 16.2% / 4.3%
Penshurst — 65-74: 16.2% Croxton East — 65-74: 4.3%
75-84 6.5% / —
Penshurst — 75-84: 6.5% Croxton East — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 4.4% / —
Penshurst — 85+: 4.4% Croxton East — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Penshurst 34.2% couple families
Penshurst — Couple Families: 34.2% Penshurst — Lone Person: 48.7% Penshurst — One Parent Families: 10.2% Penshurst — Group Household: 4.8% Penshurst — Other Families: 2.1%
Croxton East 100.0% couple families
Croxton East — Couple Families: 100.0% Croxton East — Lone Person: 0.0% Croxton East — One Parent Families: 0.0% Croxton East — Group Household: 0.0% Croxton East — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Penshurst 16.9% renting
Penshurst — Owned Outright: 56.9% Penshurst — Mortgage: 26.2% Penshurst — Renting: 16.9%
Croxton East 0.0% renting
Croxton East — Owned Outright: 47.8% Croxton East — Mortgage: 52.2% Croxton East — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Penshurst 98.1% houses
Penshurst — Houses: 98.1% Penshurst — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Croxton East 100.0% houses
Croxton East — Houses: 100.0% Croxton East — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Penshurst Croxton East
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 14.3%
Penshurst — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Croxton East — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.0% / 17.1%
Penshurst — Bachelor Degree: 5.0% Croxton East — Bachelor Degree: 17.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 4.3%
Penshurst — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Croxton East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / —
Penshurst — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Croxton East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 0.7% / —
Penshurst — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7% Croxton East — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Property market

Penshurst Croxton East
Median house price $315,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $105,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 208 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Penshurst has more rural and farming land (98% vs 81%).

Penshurst Croxton East
Rural and farming 98% 81%
Parks and recreation 0% 19%
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

Penshurst Croxton East
New dwellings approved 43
across Southern Grampians
same for both
Approvals change year on year +200%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Penshurst Croxton East
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 11% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 24% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 16% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC

Liveability

Penshurst Croxton East
Grade C —
Score 42/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Penshurst carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 0); Croxton East carries more crime risk (50 vs 17).

Penshurst Croxton East
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Moderate
50/100
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

Penshurst Croxton East
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Penshurst

  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Penshurst Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Croxton East

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

Amenities in the suburb

Penshurst Croxton East
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 5 3
Childcare 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 11 4

Mobility

Croxton East sits further from the CBD (303.6 km vs 271 km).

Penshurst Croxton East
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 271 km 303.6 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 198 min 208 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3289
 0.2%
postcode 3301
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 3289
 32
postcode 3301

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.

Penshurst Croxton East
Car (driver) 56.1% / 37.1%
Penshurst — Car (driver): 56.1% Croxton East — Car (driver): 37.1%
Worked from Home 29.4% / 54.3%
Penshurst — Worked from Home: 29.4% Croxton East — Worked from Home: 54.3%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 8.6%
Penshurst — Car (passenger): 5.0% Croxton East — Car (passenger): 8.6%
Walked Only 9.5% / —
Penshurst — Walked Only: 9.5% Croxton East — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.1%).

Setting

Penshurst Croxton East
Elevation 225 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 203 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Penshurst Croxton East
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
335 premises
 0%
26 premises

Climate

Penshurst Croxton East
Annual rainfall 604 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Penshurst Croxton East
Average residential rate $1,892/yr
same for both
Council Southern Grampians
same for both

Federal electorate

Penshurst Croxton East
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Penshurst Croxton East
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Penshurst

Affordable Retirees Rural

Croxton East

Rural Young Families

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