Acheron vs Whanregarwen

Whanregarwen is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 56 in Acheron. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Whanregarwen tends to suit 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

Whanregarwen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 63/100)

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

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Acheron

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (120.6 km vs 134 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Acheron has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 33%)
  • Whanregarwen carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 63/100)

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

Investors

Whanregarwen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (30.0% vs -14.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Acheron Whanregarwen
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.

Acheron Whanregarwen
Walkability 0 / 0
Acheron — Walkability: 0/100 Whanregarwen — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 37 / 52
Acheron — Safety: 37/100 Whanregarwen — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 3 / 3
Acheron — Low fire risk: 3/100 Whanregarwen — Low fire risk: 3/100
Low flood risk 22 / 10
Acheron — Low flood risk: 22/100 Whanregarwen — Low flood risk: 10/100

Demographics

Acheron skews older (56 vs 51).

Acheron Whanregarwen
Population 146
+11% vs other
 130
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -14.6% +30.0%
Median age 56 51
Median household income $76,856/yr $84,500/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $271/wk $270/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Acheron Whanregarwen
0-4 4.8% / 10.8%
Acheron — 0-4: 4.8% Whanregarwen — 0-4: 10.8%
5-14 9.6% / 9.2%
Acheron — 5-14: 9.6% Whanregarwen — 5-14: 9.2%
15-19 5.5% / —
Acheron — 15-19: 5.5% Whanregarwen — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / 3.8%
Acheron — 20-24: not among its largest Whanregarwen — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 7.5% / 7.7%
Acheron — 25-34: 7.5% Whanregarwen — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 5.5% / 13.8%
Acheron — 35-44: 5.5% Whanregarwen — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 14.4% / 17.7%
Acheron — 45-54: 14.4% Whanregarwen — 45-54: 17.7%
55-64 14.4% / 11.5%
Acheron — 55-64: 14.4% Whanregarwen — 55-64: 11.5%
65-74 21.2% / 16.2%
Acheron — 65-74: 21.2% Whanregarwen — 65-74: 16.2%
75-84 13.7% / 11.5%
Acheron — 75-84: 13.7% Whanregarwen — 75-84: 11.5%
85+ 3.4% / 5.4%
Acheron — 85+: 3.4% Whanregarwen — 85+: 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

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.

Acheron Whanregarwen
England 5.5% / 2.3%
Acheron — England: 5.5% Whanregarwen — England: 2.3%
New Zealand — / 3.1%
Acheron — New Zealand: not among its largest Whanregarwen — New Zealand: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Acheron 48.4% lone person
Acheron — Lone Person: 48.4% Acheron — Couple Families: 38.7% Acheron — One Parent Families: 12.9%
Whanregarwen 50.0% lone person
Whanregarwen — Lone Person: 50.0% Whanregarwen — Couple Families: 32.1% Whanregarwen — One Parent Families: 17.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Acheron 100.0% houses
Acheron — Houses: 100.0% Acheron — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Whanregarwen 93.9% houses
Whanregarwen — Houses: 93.9% Whanregarwen — Flats / Apartments: 6.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Acheron Whanregarwen
Certificate III & IV 18.5% / 15.4%
Acheron — Certificate III & IV: 18.5% Whanregarwen — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / 10.0%
Acheron — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Whanregarwen — Bachelor Degree: 10.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 8.5%
Acheron — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Whanregarwen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 6.2% / 3.8%
Acheron — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2% Whanregarwen — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.8% / 3.8%
Acheron — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8% Whanregarwen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Acheron 7.1% renting
Acheron — Owned Outright: 71.4% Acheron — Mortgage: 21.4% Acheron — Renting: 7.1%
Whanregarwen 15.6% renting
Whanregarwen — Owned Outright: 57.8% Whanregarwen — Mortgage: 26.7% Whanregarwen — Renting: 15.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Acheron Whanregarwen
Rural and farming 92% 88%
Parks and recreation 7% 12%
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

Acheron Whanregarwen
New dwellings approved 82
across Murrindindi
same for both
Approvals change year on year +83%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Acheron Whanregarwen
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 18% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 30% of VIC

Liveability

Acheron Whanregarwen
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Acheron carries more crime risk (63 vs 48); Whanregarwen carries more flood risk (90 vs 78).

Acheron Whanregarwen
Bushfire High
97/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
48/100
Flood High
78/100
 High
90/100
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

Acheron Whanregarwen
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

Acheron Whanregarwen
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 7 8

Mobility

Whanregarwen sits further from the CBD (134 km vs 120.6 km).

Acheron Whanregarwen
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 120.6 km 134 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 117 min 118 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3714
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 3714
same for both

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.

Acheron Whanregarwen
Car (driver) 55.9% / 67.9%
Acheron — Car (driver): 55.9% Whanregarwen — Car (driver): 67.9%
Worked from Home 30.9% / 24.5%
Acheron — Worked from Home: 30.9% Whanregarwen — Worked from Home: 24.5%
Car (passenger) 7.4% / 7.5%
Acheron — Car (passenger): 7.4% Whanregarwen — Car (passenger): 7.5%
Walked Only 5.9% / —
Acheron — Walked Only: 5.9% Whanregarwen — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.9%).

Setting

Acheron Whanregarwen
Elevation 264 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 198 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Acheron Whanregarwen
Connectivity score 29/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
97 premises
 0%
68 premises

Climate

Acheron Whanregarwen
Annual rainfall 648 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Acheron Whanregarwen
Average residential rate $1,973/yr
same for both
Council Murrindindi
same for both

Federal electorate

Acheron Whanregarwen
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Acheron Whanregarwen
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Acheron

Retirees Rural

Whanregarwen

Retirees Rural Young Families

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