Swifts Creek vs Omeo

Swifts Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 54 in Omeo. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Swifts Creek, about half of households are people living alone. In Omeo, most households are 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

Omeo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Swifts Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 23%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Swifts Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $225/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Swifts Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (377 km vs 403.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (293 min vs 312 min)
  • But Omeo is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Omeo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Omeo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.2% vs -16.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Swifts Creek Omeo
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.

Swifts Creek Omeo
Walkability 0 / 17
Swifts Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Omeo — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 34 / 39
Swifts Creek — Safety: 34/100 Omeo — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 5 / 7
Swifts Creek — Low fire risk: 5/100 Omeo — Low fire risk: 7/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Swifts Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100 Omeo — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Omeo rents higher ($225/wk vs $120/wk); Omeo has more residents (411 vs 232).

Swifts Creek Omeo
Population 232 411
+77% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -16.5% +1.2%
Median age 50 54
Median household income $73,424/yr
+20% vs other
 $58,812/yr
Median weekly rent $120/wk $225/wk
+88% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Swifts Creek Omeo
0-4 3.9% / 3.4%
Swifts Creek — 0-4: 3.9% Omeo — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 11.6% / 7.3%
Swifts Creek — 5-14: 11.6% Omeo — 5-14: 7.3%
15-19 2.6% / 3.9%
Swifts Creek — 15-19: 2.6% Omeo — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 4.7% / 2.7%
Swifts Creek — 20-24: 4.7% Omeo — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 7.8% / 8.5%
Swifts Creek — 25-34: 7.8% Omeo — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 8.2% / 9.5%
Swifts Creek — 35-44: 8.2% Omeo — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 16.8% / 13.1%
Swifts Creek — 45-54: 16.8% Omeo — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 20.3% / 20.4%
Swifts Creek — 55-64: 20.3% Omeo — 55-64: 20.4%
65-74 14.7% / 16.3%
Swifts Creek — 65-74: 14.7% Omeo — 65-74: 16.3%
75-84 9.5% / 8.8%
Swifts Creek — 75-84: 9.5% Omeo — 75-84: 8.8%
85+ — / 3.6%
Swifts Creek — 85+: not among its largest Omeo — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Swifts Creek 52.8% lone person
Swifts Creek — Lone Person: 52.8% Swifts Creek — Couple Families: 25.0% Swifts Creek — One Parent Families: 15.3% Swifts Creek — Other Families: 6.9% Swifts Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Omeo 60.6% lone person
Omeo — Lone Person: 60.6% Omeo — Couple Families: 24.2% Omeo — One Parent Families: 12.1% Omeo — Other Families: 0.0% Omeo — Group Household: 3.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Swifts Creek 15.8% renting
Swifts Creek — Owned Outright: 52.6% Swifts Creek — Mortgage: 31.6% Swifts Creek — Renting: 15.8%
Omeo 17.9% renting
Omeo — Owned Outright: 55.9% Omeo — Mortgage: 26.2% Omeo — Renting: 17.9%
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.

Swifts Creek Omeo
England 4.7% / 1.2%
Swifts Creek — England: 4.7% Omeo — England: 1.2%
New Zealand 1.3% / —
Swifts Creek — New Zealand: 1.3% Omeo — New Zealand: not among its largest
Vietnam — / 1.0%
Swifts Creek — Vietnam: not among its largest Omeo — Vietnam: 1.0%
Philippines — / 1.0%
Swifts Creek — Philippines: not among its largest Omeo — Philippines: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

Qualifications

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

Swifts Creek Omeo
Certificate III & IV 15.1% / 16.5%
Swifts Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.1% Omeo — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.9% / 7.5%
Swifts Creek — Bachelor Degree: 9.9% Omeo — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 8.0%
Swifts Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Omeo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 2.7%
Swifts Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Omeo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 1.5%
Swifts Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Omeo — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Swifts Creek 96.9% houses
Swifts Creek — Houses: 96.9% Swifts Creek — Flats / Apartments: 3.1%
Omeo 99.4% houses
Omeo — Houses: 99.4% Omeo — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Swifts Creek Omeo
Median house price $425,000 $395,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $235,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 117 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Swifts Creek Omeo
Parks and recreation 51%
same for both
Rural and farming 49%
same for both
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

Swifts Creek Omeo
New dwellings approved 386
across East Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +50%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Swifts Creek Omeo
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 19% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 49% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 60% of VIC

Liveability

Omeo is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Swifts Creek Omeo
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Swifts Creek Omeo
Bushfire High
95/100
 High
93/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 Moderate
61/100
Flood None
0/100
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

Swifts Creek Omeo
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Swifts Creek

  • Swifts Creek P-12 School Government · Combined below peers
  • Swifts Creek P-12 School-Flagstaff Campus Government · Combined

Schools in Omeo

  • Omeo Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Swifts Creek Omeo
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 4
Parks & reserves 1 11
GPs 2 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 11 24

Mobility

Omeo sits further from the CBD (403.7 km vs 377 km).

Swifts Creek Omeo
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Melbourne 377 km 403.7 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 293 min 312 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3896
 0.5%
postcode 3898
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 3896
 40
postcode 3898

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.

Swifts Creek Omeo
Car (driver) 61.4% / 66.9%
Swifts Creek — Car (driver): 61.4% Omeo — Car (driver): 66.9%
Walked Only 22.7% / 14.8%
Swifts Creek — Walked Only: 22.7% Omeo — Walked Only: 14.8%
Worked from Home 15.9% / 12.0%
Swifts Creek — Worked from Home: 15.9% Omeo — Worked from Home: 12.0%
Car (passenger) — / 6.3%
Swifts Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Omeo — Car (passenger): 6.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.9%).

Setting

Swifts Creek Omeo
Elevation 329 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 711 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Swifts Creek Omeo
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
199 premises
 0%
335 premises

Council rates

Swifts Creek Omeo
Average residential rate $1,807/yr
same for both
Council East Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Swifts Creek Omeo
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Swifts Creek Omeo
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Swifts Creek

Rural

Omeo

Affordable Retirees Rural

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