Alexandra vs Whanregarwen
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
Alexandra
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
- has more parks and reserves (8 vs 2)
- has more childcare (3 vs 0)
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
- Alexandra has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $270/wk)
- Whanregarwen leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 22%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Whanregarwen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a shorter drive in (118 min vs 128 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Alexandra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more GPs (3 vs 0)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Whanregarwen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (30.0% vs 3.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Alexandra 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.
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
Alexandra has more residents (2,801 vs 130); Whanregarwen has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $56,472).
| Alexandra | Whanregarwen | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,801 +95% vs other | 130 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.9% | +30.0% |
| Median age | 51 same for both | |
| Median household income | $56,472/yr | $84,500/yr +50% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $240/wk | $270/wk +12% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).
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 (3.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Alexandra | Whanregarwen | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $537,500 | — |
| Median unit price | $410,000 | — |
| Median land price | $365,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 76 days from 27 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Alexandra | Whanregarwen | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 85% | 88% |
| Parks and recreation | 5% | 12% |
| Residential | 7% | 0% |
| 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
| Alexandra | Whanregarwen | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 82 across Murrindindi same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +83% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Alexandra | Whanregarwen | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.2% $500/wk on $810K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Alexandra | Whanregarwen | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 13% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 15% of VIC | Higher than 54% of VIC |
| Schools | Higher than 75% of VIC | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 66% of VIC | Higher than 27% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 59% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 18% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 76% of VIC | Higher than 30% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 23% of VIC | — |
Liveability
| Alexandra | Whanregarwen | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 29/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Whanregarwen carries more flood risk (90 vs 71).
| Alexandra | Whanregarwen | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 97/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 57/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| Flood | High 71/100 | High 90/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Alexandra | Whanregarwen | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 3 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Alexandra
- Alexandra Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
- Alexandra Primary School Government · Primary at peers
- St Mary's School Catholic · Primary below peers
Schools in Whanregarwen
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Alexandra | Whanregarwen | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 3 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 8 | 2 |
| Childcare | 3 | 0 |
| GPs | 3 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 75 | 8 |
Mobility
| Alexandra | Whanregarwen | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 134 km same for both | |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 128 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.7%).
Setting
| Alexandra | Whanregarwen | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 245 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 198 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Alexandra | Whanregarwen | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 62/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 38% 1,688 premises | 0% 68 premises |
Climate
| Alexandra | Whanregarwen | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 648 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Alexandra | Whanregarwen | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,973/yr same for both | |
| Council | Murrindindi same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Alexandra | Whanregarwen | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Alexandra | Whanregarwen | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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