Bamawm Extension vs Wharparilla

Bamawm Extension is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 45 in Wharparilla. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bamawm Extension carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 44/100)
  • Wharparilla is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 75%)

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

Bamawm Extension

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $275/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bamawm Extension

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (228 km vs 238.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (167 min vs 174 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bamawm Extension

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 44/100)

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

Investors

Bamawm Extension

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.5% vs -1.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bamawm Extension Wharparilla
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.

Bamawm Extension Wharparilla
Walkability 0 / 0
Bamawm Extension — Walkability: 0/100 Wharparilla — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 84 / 56
Bamawm Extension — Safety: 84/100 Wharparilla — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 84 / 86
Bamawm Extension — Low fire risk: 84/100 Wharparilla — Low fire risk: 86/100
Low flood risk 27 / 18
Bamawm Extension — Low flood risk: 27/100 Wharparilla — Low flood risk: 18/100

Demographics

Wharparilla rents higher ($275/wk vs $160/wk); Wharparilla has more residents (483 vs 282).

Bamawm Extension Wharparilla
Population 282 483
+71% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.5% -1.0%
Median age 41 45
Median household income $79,300/yr $109,304/yr
+38% vs other
Median weekly rent $160/wk $275/wk
+72% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bamawm Extension Wharparilla
0-4 5.0% / 3.7%
Bamawm Extension — 0-4: 5.0% Wharparilla — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 14.2% / 17.0%
Bamawm Extension — 5-14: 14.2% Wharparilla — 5-14: 17.0%
15-19 7.1% / 6.8%
Bamawm Extension — 15-19: 7.1% Wharparilla — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 6.7% / 3.3%
Bamawm Extension — 20-24: 6.7% Wharparilla — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 9.6% / 5.8%
Bamawm Extension — 25-34: 9.6% Wharparilla — 25-34: 5.8%
35-44 11.7% / 12.2%
Bamawm Extension — 35-44: 11.7% Wharparilla — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 15.6% / 17.2%
Bamawm Extension — 45-54: 15.6% Wharparilla — 45-54: 17.2%
55-64 12.8% / 17.2%
Bamawm Extension — 55-64: 12.8% Wharparilla — 55-64: 17.2%
65-74 11.0% / 9.7%
Bamawm Extension — 65-74: 11.0% Wharparilla — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 7.4% / 4.3%
Bamawm Extension — 75-84: 7.4% Wharparilla — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ — / 1.0%
Bamawm Extension — 85+: not among its largest Wharparilla — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bamawm Extension 61.4% couple families
Bamawm Extension — Couple Families: 61.4% Bamawm Extension — Lone Person: 24.6% Bamawm Extension — One Parent Families: 14.0%
Wharparilla 70.3% couple families
Wharparilla — Couple Families: 70.3% Wharparilla — Lone Person: 16.5% Wharparilla — One Parent Families: 13.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bamawm Extension 14.0% renting
Bamawm Extension — Owned Outright: 38.4% Bamawm Extension — Mortgage: 47.7% Bamawm Extension — Renting: 14.0%
Wharparilla 4.1% renting
Wharparilla — Owned Outright: 41.4% Wharparilla — Mortgage: 54.5% Wharparilla — Renting: 4.1%
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.

Bamawm Extension Wharparilla
England — / 2.3%
Bamawm Extension — England: not among its largest Wharparilla — England: 2.3%
South Africa 1.8% / —
Bamawm Extension — South Africa: 1.8% Wharparilla — South Africa: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.6%
Bamawm Extension — New Zealand: not among its largest Wharparilla — New Zealand: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

Qualifications

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

Bamawm Extension Wharparilla
Certificate III & IV 23.4% / 20.5%
Bamawm Extension — Certificate III & IV: 23.4% Wharparilla — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.0% / 8.1%
Bamawm Extension — Bachelor Degree: 5.0% Wharparilla — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.9% / 6.4%
Bamawm Extension — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9% Wharparilla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.4%
Bamawm Extension — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Wharparilla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.5%
Bamawm Extension — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wharparilla — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bamawm Extension 100.0% houses
Bamawm Extension — Houses: 100.0%
Wharparilla 100.0% houses
Wharparilla — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Bamawm Extension Wharparilla
Rural and farming 100% 90%
Parks and recreation 0% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
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

Bamawm Extension Wharparilla
New dwellings approved 264
across Campaspe
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bamawm Extension Wharparilla
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 11% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC

Liveability

Bamawm Extension Wharparilla
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

Wharparilla carries more crime risk (44 vs 16).

Bamawm Extension Wharparilla
Bushfire Low
16/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Low
16/100
 Moderate
44/100
Flood High
73/100
 High
82/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Bamawm Extension Wharparilla
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

Bamawm Extension Wharparilla
Parks & reserves 2 1

Mobility

Wharparilla sits further from the CBD (238.4 km vs 228 km).

Bamawm Extension Wharparilla
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 228 km 238.4 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 167 min 174 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3564
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 3564
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.

Bamawm Extension Wharparilla
Car (driver) 69.8% / 82.2%
Bamawm Extension — Car (driver): 69.8% Wharparilla — Car (driver): 82.2%
Worked from Home 26.7% / 15.0%
Bamawm Extension — Worked from Home: 26.7% Wharparilla — Worked from Home: 15.0%
Walked Only 3.4% / 1.4%
Bamawm Extension — Walked Only: 3.4% Wharparilla — Walked Only: 1.4%
Car (passenger) — / 1.4%
Bamawm Extension — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wharparilla — Car (passenger): 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.2%).

Setting

Bamawm Extension Wharparilla
Elevation 102 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 99 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bamawm Extension Wharparilla
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
90 premises
 0%
194 premises

Climate

Bamawm Extension Wharparilla
Annual rainfall 406 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Bamawm Extension Wharparilla
Average residential rate $2,035/yr
same for both
Council Campaspe
same for both

Federal electorate

Bamawm Extension Wharparilla
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bamawm Extension Wharparilla
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bamawm Extension

Rural

Wharparilla

Rural

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