West Creek vs Lance Creek

West Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 52 in Lance Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Lance Creek 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

Lance Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 37/100)

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

First-home buyers

Lance Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Lance Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 15%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

West Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (129.8 km vs 141.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (108 min vs 115 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • West Creek has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 19%)
  • Lance Creek carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 37/100)

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

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

West Creek Lance Creek
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.

West Creek Lance Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
West Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Lance Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 63 / 86
West Creek — Safety: 63/100 Lance Creek — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
West Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lance Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 21 / 16
West Creek — Low flood risk: 21/100 Lance Creek — Low flood risk: 16/100

Demographics

Lance Creek has higher household incomes ($118,820 vs $73,112); Lance Creek has more residents (143 vs 113).

West Creek Lance Creek
Population 113 143
+27% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.7% +5.1%
Median age 49 52
Median household income $73,112/yr $118,820/yr
+63% vs other
Median weekly rent $210/wk
+5% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

West Creek Lance Creek
0-4 — / —
West Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Lance Creek — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 11.5% / 11.9%
West Creek — 5-14: 11.5% Lance Creek — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 6.2% / 9.8%
West Creek — 15-19: 6.2% Lance Creek — 15-19: 9.8%
20-24 3.5% / 6.3%
West Creek — 20-24: 3.5% Lance Creek — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 7.1% / 11.2%
West Creek — 25-34: 7.1% Lance Creek — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 7.1% / 8.4%
West Creek — 35-44: 7.1% Lance Creek — 35-44: 8.4%
45-54 22.1% / 14.7%
West Creek — 45-54: 22.1% Lance Creek — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 14.2% / 25.9%
West Creek — 55-64: 14.2% Lance Creek — 55-64: 25.9%
65-74 22.1% / 9.8%
West Creek — 65-74: 22.1% Lance Creek — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 4.4% / 9.1%
West Creek — 75-84: 4.4% Lance Creek — 75-84: 9.1%
85+ — / —
West Creek — 85+: not among its largest Lance Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

West Creek 57.7% couple families
West Creek — Couple Families: 57.7% West Creek — Lone Person: 19.2% West Creek — One Parent Families: 23.1%
Lance Creek 82.6% couple families
Lance Creek — Couple Families: 82.6% Lance Creek — Lone Person: 17.4% Lance Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

West Creek 11.4% renting
West Creek — Owned Outright: 51.4% West Creek — Mortgage: 37.1% West Creek — Renting: 11.4%
Lance Creek 0.0% renting
Lance Creek — Owned Outright: 45.5% Lance Creek — Mortgage: 54.5% Lance Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

West Creek 107.5% houses
West Creek — Houses: 107.5%
Lance Creek 100.0% houses
Lance Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

West Creek Lance Creek
Certificate III & IV 16.8% / 18.9%
West Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.8% Lance Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 12.4% / 9.8%
West Creek — Bachelor Degree: 12.4% Lance Creek — Bachelor Degree: 9.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 6.3%
West Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Lance Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.4% / 3.5%
West Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4% Lance Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 7.0%
West Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Lance Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Zoning mix

West Creek Lance Creek
Rural and farming 96%
same for both
Parks and recreation 3%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 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

West Creek Lance Creek
New dwellings approved 393
across Bass Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

West Creek Lance Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 14% of VIC Higher than 16% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of VIC
same for both

Liveability

West Creek Lance Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

West Creek carries more crime risk (37 vs 14).

West Creek Lance Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
37/100
 Low
14/100
Flood High
79/100
 High
84/100
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

West Creek Lance Creek
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

West Creek Lance Creek
Waterways 8 0

Mobility

Lance Creek sits further from the CBD (141.7 km vs 129.8 km).

West Creek Lance Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 129.8 km 141.7 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 108 min 115 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3992
 0.9%
postcode 3995
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 3992
 47
postcode 3995

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.

West Creek Lance Creek
Car (driver) 61.2% / 73.0%
West Creek — Car (driver): 61.2% Lance Creek — Car (driver): 73.0%
Worked from Home 32.7% / 14.9%
West Creek — Worked from Home: 32.7% Lance Creek — Worked from Home: 14.9%
Walked Only 6.1% / 12.2%
West Creek — Walked Only: 6.1% Lance Creek — Walked Only: 12.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.0%).

Setting

West Creek Lance Creek
Elevation 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.1 km 10.9 km

NBN connectivity

West Creek Lance Creek
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
54 premises
 0%
57 premises

Climate

West Creek Lance Creek
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

West Creek Lance Creek
Average residential rate $1,727/yr
same for both
Council Bass Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

West Creek Lance Creek
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

West Creek

Retirees River Rural

Lance Creek

Rural

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