Puckapunyal vs Glenaroua

Puckapunyal is the younger of the two, with a median age of 24 against 44 in Glenaroua. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Puckapunyal, the large majority of households rent. In Glenaroua, the large majority of households own their home. On these figures, Puckapunyal tends to suit renters, young adults, 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

Puckapunyal

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (91% vs 72%)
  • But Glenaroua has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)

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

Puckapunyal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (98% vs 5%)

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

Commuting to the city

Glenaroua

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (84 min vs 119 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (101.8 km vs 129.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Glenaroua

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (35.1% vs 2.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Puckapunyal Glenaroua
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.

Puckapunyal Glenaroua
Walkability 0 / 0
Puckapunyal — Walkability: 0/100 Glenaroua — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 78 / 73
Puckapunyal — Safety: 78/100 Glenaroua — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 52 / 43
Puckapunyal — Low fire risk: 52/100 Glenaroua — Low fire risk: 43/100
Low flood risk 87 / 100
Puckapunyal — Low flood risk: 87/100 Glenaroua — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Puckapunyal has more residents (1,108 vs 208); Glenaroua skews older (44 vs 24).

Puckapunyal Glenaroua
Population 1,108
+81% vs other
 208
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.8% +35.1%
Median age 24 44
Median household income $130,520/yr
+23% vs other
 $100,724/yr
Median weekly rent $265/wk $275/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Puckapunyal Glenaroua
0-4 9.9% / 6.2%
Puckapunyal — 0-4: 9.9% Glenaroua — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 14.5% / 12.5%
Puckapunyal — 5-14: 14.5% Glenaroua — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 10.5% / 6.2%
Puckapunyal — 15-19: 10.5% Glenaroua — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 15.3% / 3.8%
Puckapunyal — 20-24: 15.3% Glenaroua — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 24.1% / 10.1%
Puckapunyal — 25-34: 24.1% Glenaroua — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 16.9% / 13.5%
Puckapunyal — 35-44: 16.9% Glenaroua — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 6.8% / 13.9%
Puckapunyal — 45-54: 6.8% Glenaroua — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 1.4% / 21.2%
Puckapunyal — 55-64: 1.4% Glenaroua — 55-64: 21.2%
65-74 — / 11.5%
Puckapunyal — 65-74: not among its largest Glenaroua — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 — / 3.8%
Puckapunyal — 75-84: not among its largest Glenaroua — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ — / —
Puckapunyal — 85+: not among its largest Glenaroua — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Puckapunyal 87.5% couple families
Puckapunyal — Couple Families: 87.5% Puckapunyal — Lone Person: 9.4% Puckapunyal — One Parent Families: 3.1% Puckapunyal — Other Families: 0.0%
Glenaroua 65.1% couple families
Glenaroua — Couple Families: 65.1% Glenaroua — Lone Person: 20.9% Glenaroua — One Parent Families: 7.0% Glenaroua — Other Families: 7.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Puckapunyal 97.9% renting
Puckapunyal — Owned Outright: 0.0% Puckapunyal — Mortgage: 2.1% Puckapunyal — Renting: 97.9%
Glenaroua 4.9% renting
Glenaroua — Owned Outright: 42.6% Glenaroua — Mortgage: 52.5% Glenaroua — Renting: 4.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Puckapunyal Glenaroua
Certificate III & IV 15.3% / 18.8%
Puckapunyal — Certificate III & IV: 15.3% Glenaroua — Certificate III & IV: 18.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.6% / 10.1%
Puckapunyal — Bachelor Degree: 7.6% Glenaroua — Bachelor Degree: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 9.6%
Puckapunyal — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Glenaroua — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 5.3%
Puckapunyal — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Glenaroua — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.4%
Puckapunyal — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Glenaroua — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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.

Puckapunyal Glenaroua
England 2.5% / —
Puckapunyal — England: 2.5% Glenaroua — England: not among its largest
Scotland 0.4% / 1.9%
Puckapunyal — Scotland: 0.4% Glenaroua — Scotland: 1.9%
Malaysia 1.6% / —
Puckapunyal — Malaysia: 1.6% Glenaroua — Malaysia: not among its largest
Germany 1.0% / —
Puckapunyal — Germany: 1.0% Glenaroua — Germany: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.8% / —
Puckapunyal — New Zealand: 0.8% Glenaroua — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa 0.8% / —
Puckapunyal — South Africa: 0.8% Glenaroua — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Puckapunyal 98.7% houses
Puckapunyal — Houses: 98.7% Puckapunyal — Townhouses: 2.6%
Glenaroua 100.0% houses
Glenaroua — Houses: 100.0% Glenaroua — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Zoning mix

Glenaroua has more rural and farming land (100% vs 0%).

Puckapunyal Glenaroua
Rural and farming 0% 100%
Other and special use 100% 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

Puckapunyal Glenaroua
New dwellings approved 1,074
across Mitchell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +70%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Puckapunyal Glenaroua
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 34% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC

Liveability

Puckapunyal Glenaroua
Grade B —
Score 61/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Puckapunyal carries more flood risk (13 vs 0).

Puckapunyal Glenaroua
Bushfire Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
57/100
Crime Low
22/100
 Low
27/100
Flood Low
13/100
 None
0/100
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

Puckapunyal Glenaroua
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Puckapunyal

  • Puckapunyal Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Glenaroua

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

Amenities in the suburb

Puckapunyal Glenaroua
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Waterways 7 4

Mobility

Puckapunyal sits further from the CBD (129.6 km vs 101.8 km).

Puckapunyal Glenaroua
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 129.6 km
+21% vs other
 101.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 119 min 84 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3662
 0.4%
postcode 3764
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 3
postcode 3662
 46
postcode 3764

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.

Puckapunyal Glenaroua
Car (driver) 57.1% / 58.2%
Puckapunyal — Car (driver): 57.1% Glenaroua — Car (driver): 58.2%
Worked from Home 10.4% / 27.6%
Puckapunyal — Worked from Home: 10.4% Glenaroua — Worked from Home: 27.6%
Walked Only 26.5% / 7.1%
Puckapunyal — Walked Only: 26.5% Glenaroua — Walked Only: 7.1%
Car (passenger) 2.6% / 7.1%
Puckapunyal — Car (passenger): 2.6% Glenaroua — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Bicycle 3.4% / —
Puckapunyal — Bicycle: 3.4% Glenaroua — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.2%).

Setting

Puckapunyal Glenaroua
Elevation 199 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 202 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Puckapunyal Glenaroua
Connectivity score 88/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 69%
393 premises
 0%
102 premises

Climate

Puckapunyal Glenaroua
Annual rainfall 540 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Puckapunyal Glenaroua
Average residential rate $1,947/yr
same for both
Council Mitchell
same for both

Federal electorate

Puckapunyal Glenaroua
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Puckapunyal Glenaroua
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Puckapunyal

Family Rural Students Young Families

Glenaroua

Rural

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