Tresco vs Lake Boga

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tresco, most households are couple families. On these figures, Tresco tends to suit share households and couples, while Lake Boga suits 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

Lake Boga

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Tresco carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 31/100)

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

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Tresco has cheaper rent ($170/wk vs $200/wk)
  • Lake Boga has a bigger rental market to choose from (16% vs 6%)

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

Commuting to the city

Tresco

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (216 min vs 226 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (314.8 km vs 322.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Tresco carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 31/100)
  • Lake Boga has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Lake Boga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-0.3% vs -22.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tresco Lake Boga
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.

Tresco Lake Boga
Walkability 0 / 0
Tresco — Walkability: 0/100 Lake Boga — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 82 / 69
Tresco — Safety: 82/100 Lake Boga — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 100 / 89
Tresco — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lake Boga — Low fire risk: 89/100
Low flood risk 15 / 12
Tresco — Low flood risk: 15/100 Lake Boga — Low flood risk: 12/100

Demographics

Lake Boga has more residents (982 vs 162); Lake Boga rents higher ($200/wk vs $170/wk).

Tresco Lake Boga
Population 162 982
+506% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -22.5% -0.3%
Median age 46 45
Median household income $72,748/yr $73,632/yr
+1% vs other
Median weekly rent $170/wk $200/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tresco Lake Boga
0-4 3.7% / 5.5%
Tresco — 0-4: 3.7% Lake Boga — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 11.1% / 12.2%
Tresco — 5-14: 11.1% Lake Boga — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 8.0% / 6.1%
Tresco — 15-19: 8.0% Lake Boga — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 8.6% / 5.2%
Tresco — 20-24: 8.6% Lake Boga — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 7.4% / 11.1%
Tresco — 25-34: 7.4% Lake Boga — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 6.8% / 9.6%
Tresco — 35-44: 6.8% Lake Boga — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 20.4% / 11.6%
Tresco — 45-54: 20.4% Lake Boga — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 15.4% / 15.9%
Tresco — 55-64: 15.4% Lake Boga — 55-64: 15.9%
65-74 6.8% / 13.0%
Tresco — 65-74: 6.8% Lake Boga — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 6.8% / 8.4%
Tresco — 75-84: 6.8% Lake Boga — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ 1.9% / 1.2%
Tresco — 85+: 1.9% Lake Boga — 85+: 1.2%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tresco 61.1% couple families
Tresco — Couple Families: 61.1% Tresco — Lone Person: 25.0% Tresco — Group Household: 13.9% Tresco — One Parent Families: 0.0% Tresco — Other Families: 0.0%
Lake Boga 41.7% couple families
Lake Boga — Couple Families: 41.7% Lake Boga — Lone Person: 36.8% Lake Boga — Group Household: 3.5% Lake Boga — One Parent Families: 14.0% Lake Boga — Other Families: 3.9%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tresco 6.1% renting
Tresco — Owned Outright: 46.9% Tresco — Mortgage: 46.9% Tresco — Renting: 6.1%
Lake Boga 16.4% renting
Lake Boga — Owned Outright: 41.6% Lake Boga — Mortgage: 41.9% Lake Boga — Renting: 16.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Tresco Lake Boga
Certificate III & IV 24.7% / 19.2%
Tresco — Certificate III & IV: 24.7% Lake Boga — Certificate III & IV: 19.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 6.3%
Tresco — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Lake Boga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.6% / 6.6%
Tresco — Bachelor Degree: 5.6% Lake Boga — Bachelor Degree: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Tresco — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Lake Boga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.3%
Tresco — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Lake Boga — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).

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.

Tresco Lake Boga
England 2.5% / 1.6%
Tresco — England: 2.5% Lake Boga — England: 1.6%
Italy 2.5% / 0.6%
Tresco — Italy: 2.5% Lake Boga — Italy: 0.6%
New Zealand 2.5% / 0.5%
Tresco — New Zealand: 2.5% Lake Boga — New Zealand: 0.5%
Malaysia 1.9% / 0.7%
Tresco — Malaysia: 1.9% Lake Boga — Malaysia: 0.7%
India 2.5% / —
Tresco — India: 2.5% Lake Boga — India: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.4%
Tresco — Germany: not among its largest Lake Boga — Germany: 0.4%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tresco 91.5% houses
Tresco — Houses: 91.5% Tresco — Flats / Apartments: 8.5%
Lake Boga 96.3% houses
Lake Boga — Houses: 96.3% Lake Boga — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Tresco Lake Boga
Median house price — $360,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $320,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 43 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Tresco has more rural and farming land (98% vs 72%).

Tresco Lake Boga
Rural and farming 98% 72%
Parks and recreation 0% 24%
Residential 0% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 2%
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

Tresco Lake Boga
New dwellings approved 91
across Swan Hill
same for both
Approvals change year on year -86%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Tresco Lake Boga
House price — Higher than 6% of VIC
Income Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of VIC Higher than 15% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 97% of VIC
EV adoption — Higher than 19% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC

Liveability

Tresco Lake Boga
Grade — D
Score — 30/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Lake Boga carries more bushfire risk (11 vs 0); Lake Boga carries more crime risk (31 vs 18).

Tresco Lake Boga
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
11/100
Crime Low
18/100
 Low
31/100
Flood High
85/100
 High
88/100
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

Tresco Lake Boga
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Tresco

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

Schools in Lake Boga

  • Lake Boga Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Tresco Lake Boga
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 6

Mobility

Lake Boga sits further from the CBD (322.9 km vs 314.8 km).

Tresco Lake Boga
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 314.8 km 322.9 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 216 min 226 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3583
 0.3%
postcode 3584
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 50
postcode 3584

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.

Tresco Lake Boga
Car (driver) 67.2% / 82.7%
Tresco — Car (driver): 67.2% Lake Boga — Car (driver): 82.7%
Worked from Home 21.9% / 10.8%
Tresco — Worked from Home: 21.9% Lake Boga — Worked from Home: 10.8%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 4.3%
Tresco — Car (passenger): 6.2% Lake Boga — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Walked Only 4.7% / 1.2%
Tresco — Walked Only: 4.7% Lake Boga — Walked Only: 1.2%
Bus — / 1.0%
Tresco — Bus: not among its largest Lake Boga — Bus: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.7%).

Setting

Tresco Lake Boga
Elevation 72 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 69 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Tresco Lake Boga
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
68 premises
 0%
448 premises

Climate

Tresco Lake Boga
Annual rainfall 364 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Tresco Lake Boga
Average residential rate $2,333/yr
same for both
Council Swan Hill
same for both

Federal electorate

Tresco Lake Boga
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tresco Lake Boga
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tresco

Rural

Lake Boga

Affordable River Rural

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