Pentland Hills vs Ingliston

Ingliston is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 49 in Pentland Hills. 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, Ingliston tends to suit people living alone and 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

Pentland Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 65%)

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

Pentland Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $400/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Pentland Hills

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (51 min vs 67 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (63.3 km vs 71.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pentland Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (13% vs 4%)

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

Investors

Ingliston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (92.0% vs -14.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Pentland Hills Ingliston
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.

Pentland Hills Ingliston
Walkability 0 / 0
Pentland Hills — Walkability: 0/100 Ingliston — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 5 / 14
Pentland Hills — Safety: 5/100 Ingliston — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 83 / 84
Pentland Hills — Low fire risk: 83/100 Ingliston — Low fire risk: 84/100
Low flood risk 64 / 69
Pentland Hills — Low flood risk: 64/100 Ingliston — Low flood risk: 69/100

Demographics

Pentland Hills has more residents (158 vs 96); Pentland Hills skews older (49 vs 36).

Pentland Hills Ingliston
Population 158
+39% vs other
 96
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -14.6% +92.0%
Median age 49 36
Median household income $101,816/yr $127,348/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk $400/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pentland Hills Ingliston
0-4 3.2% / 4.2%
Pentland Hills — 0-4: 3.2% Ingliston — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 8.9% / 30.2%
Pentland Hills — 5-14: 8.9% Ingliston — 5-14: 30.2%
15-19 7.6% / 9.4%
Pentland Hills — 15-19: 7.6% Ingliston — 15-19: 9.4%
20-24 7.0% / —
Pentland Hills — 20-24: 7.0% Ingliston — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.1% / 5.2%
Pentland Hills — 25-34: 10.1% Ingliston — 25-34: 5.2%
35-44 5.7% / 17.7%
Pentland Hills — 35-44: 5.7% Ingliston — 35-44: 17.7%
45-54 25.9% / 16.7%
Pentland Hills — 45-54: 25.9% Ingliston — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 20.3% / 7.3%
Pentland Hills — 55-64: 20.3% Ingliston — 55-64: 7.3%
65-74 5.1% / 4.2%
Pentland Hills — 65-74: 5.1% Ingliston — 65-74: 4.2%
75-84 8.2% / —
Pentland Hills — 75-84: 8.2% Ingliston — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Pentland Hills — 85+: not among its largest Ingliston — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pentland Hills 59.0% couple families
Pentland Hills — Couple Families: 59.0% Pentland Hills — Lone Person: 20.5% Pentland Hills — One Parent Families: 20.5%
Ingliston 65.0% couple families
Ingliston — Couple Families: 65.0% Ingliston — Lone Person: 35.0% Ingliston — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pentland Hills 0.0% renting
Pentland Hills — Owned Outright: 67.4% Pentland Hills — Mortgage: 32.6% Pentland Hills — Renting: 0.0%
Ingliston 12.5% renting
Ingliston — Owned Outright: 33.3% Ingliston — Mortgage: 54.2% Ingliston — Renting: 12.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pentland Hills 100.0% houses
Pentland Hills — Houses: 100.0%
Ingliston 100.0% houses
Ingliston — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Pentland Hills Ingliston
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 13.5%
Pentland Hills — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Ingliston — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.6% / 13.5%
Pentland Hills — Bachelor Degree: 7.6% Ingliston — Bachelor Degree: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 8.3%
Pentland Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Ingliston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / 3.1%
Pentland Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Ingliston — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.7% / —
Pentland Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.7% Ingliston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Zoning mix

Pentland Hills Ingliston
Rural and farming 81% 87%
Parks and recreation 10% 12%
Residential 5% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 1%
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

Pentland Hills Ingliston
New dwellings approved 338
across Moorabool
same for both
Approvals change year on year +4%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Pentland Hills Ingliston
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 4% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC

Liveability

Pentland Hills Ingliston
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Pentland Hills Ingliston
Bushfire Low
17/100
 Low
16/100
Crime High
95/100
 High
86/100
Flood Low
36/100
 Low
31/100
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

Pentland Hills Ingliston
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

Pentland Hills Ingliston
Parks & reserves 0 2
Beaches 2 0
Waterways 5 8

Mobility

Ingliston sits further from the CBD (71.8 km vs 63.3 km).

Pentland Hills Ingliston
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 63.3 km 71.8 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 51 min 67 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3341
 0.8%
postcode 3342
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 3341
 48
postcode 3342

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.

Pentland Hills Ingliston
Car (driver) 72.6% / 76.9%
Pentland Hills — Car (driver): 72.6% Ingliston — Car (driver): 76.9%
Worked from Home 20.5% / 23.1%
Pentland Hills — Worked from Home: 20.5% Ingliston — Worked from Home: 23.1%
Car (passenger) 6.8% / —
Pentland Hills — Car (passenger): 6.8% Ingliston — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).

Setting

Pentland Hills Ingliston
Elevation 331 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 389 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 43.1 km
2.2 km to a named beach
 45.5 km
3.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Pentland Hills Ingliston
Connectivity score 87/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 82%
276 premises
 0%
31 premises

Climate

Pentland Hills Ingliston
Annual rainfall 578 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Pentland Hills Ingliston
PM2.5 4.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Pentland Hills Ingliston
Average residential rate $1,979/yr
same for both
Council Moorabool
same for both

Federal electorate

Pentland Hills Ingliston
Division Hawke
same for both
Member Sam Rae
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pentland Hills Ingliston
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pentland Hills

Rural

Ingliston

Family Rural

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