Poowong East vs Poowong

Poowong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 49 in Poowong East. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Poowong East, most households are couple families. In Poowong, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Poowong East tends to suit 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 East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 37/100)

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

First-home buyers

Poowong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Poowong

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 35%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $484/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Poowong

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (35/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (92 min vs 107 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (114.7 km vs 124.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Poowong East

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 37/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 21%)
  • But Poowong is more walkable (35/100 vs 0/100)

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

Poowong East Poowong
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.

Poowong East Poowong
Walkability 0 / 35
Poowong East — Walkability: 0/100 Poowong — Walkability: 35/100
Safety 76 / 63
Poowong East — Safety: 76/100 Poowong — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 100 / 84
Poowong East — Low fire risk: 100/100 Poowong — Low fire risk: 84/100
Low flood risk 35 / 69
Poowong East — Low flood risk: 35/100 Poowong — Low flood risk: 69/100

Demographics

Poowong has more residents (717 vs 88); Poowong East rents higher ($484/wk vs $250/wk).

Poowong East Poowong
Population 88 717
+715% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.3% +11.5%
Median age 49 42
Median household income $71,448/yr $84,500/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $484/wk
+48% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Poowong East Poowong
0-4 5.7% / 5.4%
Poowong East — 0-4: 5.7% Poowong — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 11.4% / 12.3%
Poowong East — 5-14: 11.4% Poowong — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 4.5% / 6.0%
Poowong East — 15-19: 4.5% Poowong — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 4.5% / 3.6%
Poowong East — 20-24: 4.5% Poowong — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 9.1% / 13.2%
Poowong East — 25-34: 9.1% Poowong — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 15.9% / 11.4%
Poowong East — 35-44: 15.9% Poowong — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 5.7% / 11.0%
Poowong East — 45-54: 5.7% Poowong — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 26.1% / 16.7%
Poowong East — 55-64: 26.1% Poowong — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 12.5% / 15.1%
Poowong East — 65-74: 12.5% Poowong — 65-74: 15.1%
75-84 11.4% / 5.3%
Poowong East — 75-84: 11.4% Poowong — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 4.5% / 0.8%
Poowong East — 85+: 4.5% Poowong — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Poowong East 60.9% couple families
Poowong East — Couple Families: 60.9% Poowong East — Lone Person: 39.1% Poowong East — One Parent Families: 0.0% Poowong East — Group Household: 0.0% Poowong East — Other Families: 0.0%
Poowong 49.1% couple families
Poowong — Couple Families: 49.1% Poowong — Lone Person: 33.1% Poowong — One Parent Families: 10.3% Poowong — Group Household: 5.1% Poowong — Other Families: 2.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Poowong East 0.0% renting
Poowong East — Owned Outright: 52.6% Poowong East — Mortgage: 47.4% Poowong East — Renting: 0.0%
Poowong 8.3% renting
Poowong — Owned Outright: 52.6% Poowong — Mortgage: 39.1% Poowong — Renting: 8.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Poowong East Poowong
England 3.4% / 3.6%
Poowong East — England: 3.4% Poowong — England: 3.6%
New Zealand 5.7% / 0.7%
Poowong East — New Zealand: 5.7% Poowong — New Zealand: 0.7%
Scotland — / 1.5%
Poowong East — Scotland: not among its largest Poowong — Scotland: 1.5%
Ireland — / 0.8%
Poowong East — Ireland: not among its largest Poowong — Ireland: 0.8%
Greece — / 0.4%
Poowong East — Greece: not among its largest Poowong — Greece: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

Qualifications

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

Poowong East Poowong
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 17.0%
Poowong East — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Poowong — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.1% / 8.5%
Poowong East — Bachelor Degree: 9.1% Poowong — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 8.1%
Poowong East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Poowong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 1.3%
Poowong East — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Poowong — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.1%
Poowong East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Poowong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Poowong East 100.0% houses
Poowong East — Houses: 100.0% Poowong East — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Poowong 97.1% houses
Poowong — Houses: 97.1% Poowong — Flats / Apartments: 2.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Poowong East Poowong
Median house price — $523,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $243,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 40 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Poowong East Poowong
Rural and farming 100% 96%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
Residential 0% 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

Poowong East Poowong
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
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of VIC Higher than 60% of VIC

Liveability

Poowong is more walkable (35 vs 0).

Poowong East Poowong
Grade — B
Score — 57/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Poowong carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0); Poowong East carries more flood risk (65 vs 31).

Poowong East Poowong
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Low
24/100
 Low
37/100
Flood Moderate
65/100
 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

Poowong East Poowong
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Poowong East

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

Schools in Poowong

  • Poowong Consolidated School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Poowong East Poowong
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 12 7

Mobility

Poowong East sits further from the CBD (124.2 km vs 114.7 km).

Poowong East Poowong
Walkability score 0/100 35/100
Distance to Melbourne 124.2 km
+8% vs other
 114.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 107 min 92 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.

Poowong East Poowong
Car (driver) 37.0% / 63.7%
Poowong East — Car (driver): 37.0% Poowong — Car (driver): 63.7%
Worked from Home 63.0% / 26.2%
Poowong East — Worked from Home: 63.0% Poowong — Worked from Home: 26.2%
Walked Only — / 6.6%
Poowong East — Walked Only: not among its largest Poowong — Walked Only: 6.6%
Car (passenger) — / 3.4%
Poowong East — Car (passenger): not among its largest Poowong — Car (passenger): 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.7%).

Setting

Poowong East Poowong
Elevation 127 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 192 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.6 km 19.4 km

NBN connectivity

Poowong East Poowong
Connectivity score 25/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 0%
319 premises

Climate

Poowong East Poowong
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
Average residential rate $2,282/yr
same for both
Council South Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Poowong East Poowong
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Poowong East

Retirees River Rural

Poowong

Affordable Quiet Rural

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