Poowong East vs Poowong North
Poowong North is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 49 in Poowong East. 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, Poowong East tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Poowong North suits 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
Poowong North
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 24/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 61%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Poowong North
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 32%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Poowong North
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 35%)
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $484/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Poowong North
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (91 min vs 107 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (109.6 km vs 124.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Poowong East has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 12%)
- Poowong North carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 24/100)
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
Poowong East and Poowong North 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
Poowong North has more residents (202 vs 88); Poowong East rents higher ($484/wk vs $250/wk).
| Poowong East | Poowong North | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 88 | 202 +130% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.3% | +8.6% |
| Median age | 49 | 37 |
| Median household income | $71,448/yr | $93,600/yr +31% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $484/wk +48% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.1%).
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 (5.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (21.3%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Poowong East | Poowong North | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 98% |
| Parks and recreation | 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
| Poowong East | Poowong North | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 170 across South Gippsland same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +21% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Poowong East | Poowong North | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 33% of VIC | Higher than 63% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 21% of VIC | Higher than 20% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of VIC | Higher than 41% of VIC |
Liveability
| Poowong East | Poowong North | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Poowong East carries more crime risk (24 vs 14).
| Poowong East | Poowong North | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 24/100 | Low 14/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 65/100 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
| Poowong East | Poowong North | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Poowong East | Poowong North | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 12 | 8 |
Mobility
Poowong East sits further from the CBD (124.2 km vs 109.6 km).
| Poowong East | Poowong North | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 124.2 km +12% vs other | 109.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 107 min | 91 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3988 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 53 postcode 3988 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 (63.0%).
Setting
| Poowong East | Poowong North | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 127 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 124 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 24.6 km | 21.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Poowong East | Poowong North | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 46 premises | 0% 83 premises |
Climate
| Poowong East | Poowong North | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 906 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 24.6°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Poowong East | Poowong North | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,282/yr same for both | |
| Council | South Gippsland same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Poowong East | Poowong North | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Monash same for both | |
| Member | Mary Aldred same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Poowong East | Poowong North | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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