Baddaginnie vs Warrenbayne

Baddaginnie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 58 in Warrenbayne. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Warrenbayne, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Warrenbayne: a median of $800,000, against $506,000 in Baddaginnie. On these figures, Baddaginnie tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Warrenbayne 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

Baddaginnie

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 36%)
  • But Warrenbayne carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 54/100)

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

First-home buyers

Baddaginnie

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($505,800 vs $800,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices and 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

Baddaginnie

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (130 min vs 144 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (196.8 km vs 209.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Baddaginnie is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
  • Warrenbayne carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 54/100)

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

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

Baddaginnie Warrenbayne
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.

Baddaginnie Warrenbayne
Walkability 23 / 0
Baddaginnie — Walkability: 23/100 Warrenbayne — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 46 / 72
Baddaginnie — Safety: 46/100 Warrenbayne — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 86 / 100
Baddaginnie — Low fire risk: 86/100 Warrenbayne — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 33 / 100
Baddaginnie — Low flood risk: 33/100 Warrenbayne — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Baddaginnie has more residents (347 vs 144); Warrenbayne skews older (58 vs 49).

Baddaginnie Warrenbayne
Population 347
+59% vs other
 144
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.7% -0.7%
Median age 49 58
Median household income $62,608/yr $73,632/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk
+2% vs other
 $254/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Baddaginnie Warrenbayne
0-4 3.7% / 4.2%
Baddaginnie — 0-4: 3.7% Warrenbayne — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 10.7% / 11.8%
Baddaginnie — 5-14: 10.7% Warrenbayne — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 4.6% / 4.9%
Baddaginnie — 15-19: 4.6% Warrenbayne — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 5.2% / 3.5%
Baddaginnie — 20-24: 5.2% Warrenbayne — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 9.8% / 2.1%
Baddaginnie — 25-34: 9.8% Warrenbayne — 25-34: 2.1%
35-44 8.4% / 13.9%
Baddaginnie — 35-44: 8.4% Warrenbayne — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 13.0% / 11.8%
Baddaginnie — 45-54: 13.0% Warrenbayne — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 19.9% / 27.1%
Baddaginnie — 55-64: 19.9% Warrenbayne — 55-64: 27.1%
65-74 19.0% / 19.4%
Baddaginnie — 65-74: 19.0% Warrenbayne — 65-74: 19.4%
75-84 4.3% / 4.9%
Baddaginnie — 75-84: 4.3% Warrenbayne — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 0.9% / 2.1%
Baddaginnie — 85+: 0.9% Warrenbayne — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Baddaginnie 36.0% lone person
Baddaginnie — Lone Person: 36.0% Baddaginnie — Couple Families: 40.4% Baddaginnie — One Parent Families: 13.5% Baddaginnie — Group Household: 6.7% Baddaginnie — Other Families: 3.4%
Warrenbayne 64.0% lone person
Warrenbayne — Lone Person: 64.0% Warrenbayne — Couple Families: 36.0% Warrenbayne — One Parent Families: 0.0% Warrenbayne — Group Household: 0.0% Warrenbayne — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Baddaginnie 17.0% renting
Baddaginnie — Owned Outright: 43.7% Baddaginnie — Mortgage: 39.3% Baddaginnie — Renting: 17.0%
Warrenbayne 8.5% renting
Warrenbayne — Owned Outright: 64.4% Warrenbayne — Mortgage: 27.1% Warrenbayne — Renting: 8.5%
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.

Baddaginnie Warrenbayne
England 0.9% / 2.1%
Baddaginnie — England: 0.9% Warrenbayne — England: 2.1%
New Zealand 1.2% / —
Baddaginnie — New Zealand: 1.2% Warrenbayne — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany 0.9% / —
Baddaginnie — Germany: 0.9% Warrenbayne — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.1%).

Qualifications

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

Baddaginnie Warrenbayne
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 15.3%
Baddaginnie — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Warrenbayne — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 11.8%
Baddaginnie — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Warrenbayne — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 9.0%
Baddaginnie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Warrenbayne — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 2.8%
Baddaginnie — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Warrenbayne — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 4.2%
Baddaginnie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Warrenbayne — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Baddaginnie 100.0% houses
Baddaginnie — Houses: 100.0%
Warrenbayne 100.0% houses
Warrenbayne — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Baddaginnie Warrenbayne
Median house price $505,800 $800,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Baddaginnie has more rural and farming land (96% vs 79%).

Baddaginnie Warrenbayne
Rural and farming 96% 79%
Parks and recreation 1% 21%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 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

Baddaginnie Warrenbayne
New dwellings approved 235
across Benalla
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Baddaginnie Warrenbayne
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 5% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC

Liveability

Baddaginnie is more walkable (23 vs 0).

Baddaginnie Warrenbayne
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Baddaginnie carries more flood risk (67 vs 0); Baddaginnie carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0).

Baddaginnie Warrenbayne
Bushfire Low
14/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
54/100
 Low
28/100
Flood Moderate
67/100
 None
0/100
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

Baddaginnie Warrenbayne
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Baddaginnie

  • Peranbin Primary College-Baddaginnie Campus Government · Primary

Schools in Warrenbayne

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

Amenities in the suburb

Baddaginnie Warrenbayne
Parks & reserves 5 0
Waterways 11 4

Mobility

Warrenbayne sits further from the CBD (209.5 km vs 196.8 km).

Baddaginnie Warrenbayne
Walkability score 23/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 196.8 km 209.5 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 130 min 144 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3670
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 3670
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.

Baddaginnie Warrenbayne
Car (driver) 78.3% / 57.3%
Baddaginnie — Car (driver): 78.3% Warrenbayne — Car (driver): 57.3%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 34.7%
Baddaginnie — Worked from Home: 16.7% Warrenbayne — Worked from Home: 34.7%
Walked Only — / 8.0%
Baddaginnie — Walked Only: not among its largest Warrenbayne — Walked Only: 8.0%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / —
Baddaginnie — Car (passenger): 5.1% Warrenbayne — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.3%).

Setting

Baddaginnie Warrenbayne
Elevation 191 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 308 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Baddaginnie Warrenbayne
Connectivity score 30/100 25/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
162 premises
 0%
63 premises

Climate

Baddaginnie Warrenbayne
Annual rainfall 484 mm 865 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 27.2°C
Winter min (Jul) — 2.0°C

Council rates

Baddaginnie Warrenbayne
Average residential rate $2,119/yr
same for both
Council Benalla
same for both

Federal electorate

Baddaginnie Warrenbayne
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Baddaginnie Warrenbayne
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Baddaginnie

Rural

Warrenbayne

Retirees Rural

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