Ranceby vs Poowong East
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ranceby, about half of households are people living alone. In Poowong East, most households are couple families. On these figures, Ranceby tends to suit people living alone.
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 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 34/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 53%)
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
Ranceby
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $484/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 35%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Ranceby
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a shorter drive in (101 min vs 107 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Poowong East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 34/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Ranceby
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (16.9% vs 7.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ranceby and Poowong 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.
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 East rents higher ($484/wk vs $100/wk); Ranceby skews older (51 vs 49).
| Ranceby | Poowong East | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 83 | 88 +6% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +16.9% | +7.3% |
| Median age | 51 | 49 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr | $71,448/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $100/wk | $484/wk +384% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (7.2%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Ranceby | Poowong East | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 100% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 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
| Ranceby | Poowong East | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 170 across South Gippsland same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +21% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Ranceby | Poowong East | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 35% of VIC | Higher than 33% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 21% of VIC same for both | |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 78% of VIC | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 27% of VIC | Higher than 25% of VIC |
Liveability
| Ranceby | Poowong East | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Poowong East carries more flood risk (65 vs 16); Ranceby carries more crime risk (34 vs 24).
| Ranceby | Poowong East | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 34/100 | Low 24/100 |
| Flood | Low 16/100 | Moderate 65/100 |
| 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
| Ranceby | Poowong East | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ranceby | Poowong East | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 12 |
Mobility
| Ranceby | Poowong East | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 123.7 km | 124.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 101 min | 107 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.0% postcode 3951 | 0.0% postcode 3988 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 3951 | 53 postcode 3988 |
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 (64.5%).
Setting
| Ranceby | Poowong East | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 207 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 127 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 27.0 km | 24.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Ranceby | Poowong East | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 35 premises | 0% 46 premises |
Climate
| Ranceby | Poowong East | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ranceby | Poowong East | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,282/yr same for both | |
| Council | South Gippsland same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ranceby | Poowong East | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Monash same for both | |
| Member | Mary Aldred same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ranceby | Poowong East | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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