Bamawm vs Echuca

Bamawm is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 45 in Echuca. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bamawm, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bamawm tends to suit couples, while Echuca 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

They split

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

  • Bamawm carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 88/100)
  • Echuca has more childcare (13 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bamawm

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($213/wk vs $285/wk)
  • But Echuca has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

Bamawm

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (219.5 km vs 225.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Echuca

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (7 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 2%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)
  • But Bamawm carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 88/100)

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

Investors

Echuca

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.2% vs -2.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bamawm and Echuca 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 Echuca
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 Echuca
Walkability 0 / 4
Bamawm — Walkability: 0/100 Echuca — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 80 / 12
Bamawm — Safety: 80/100 Echuca — Safety: 12/100
Low fire risk 100 / 86
Bamawm — Low fire risk: 100/100 Echuca — Low fire risk: 86/100
Low flood risk 28 / 8
Bamawm — Low flood risk: 28/100 Echuca — Low flood risk: 8/100

Demographics

Echuca has more residents (15,056 vs 491); Echuca rents higher ($285/wk vs $213/wk).

Bamawm Echuca
Population 491 15,056
+2966% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.6% +7.2%
Median age 41 45
Median household income $74,880/yr
+7% vs other
 $69,420/yr
Median weekly rent $213/wk $285/wk
+34% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bamawm Echuca
0-4 5.5% / 5.2%
Bamawm — 0-4: 5.5% Echuca — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 15.1% / 11.6%
Bamawm — 5-14: 15.1% Echuca — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 7.1% / 5.8%
Bamawm — 15-19: 7.1% Echuca — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 4.3% / 5.3%
Bamawm — 20-24: 4.3% Echuca — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 10.2% / 11.2%
Bamawm — 25-34: 10.2% Echuca — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 13.8% / 10.3%
Bamawm — 35-44: 13.8% Echuca — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 13.0% / 12.4%
Bamawm — 45-54: 13.0% Echuca — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 16.1% / 13.7%
Bamawm — 55-64: 16.1% Echuca — 55-64: 13.7%
65-74 11.8% / 12.8%
Bamawm — 65-74: 11.8% Echuca — 65-74: 12.8%
75-84 4.5% / 8.2%
Bamawm — 75-84: 4.5% Echuca — 75-84: 8.2%
85+ 1.0% / 3.5%
Bamawm — 85+: 1.0% Echuca — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bamawm 50.5% couple families
Bamawm — Couple Families: 50.5% Bamawm — Lone Person: 31.8% Bamawm — One Parent Families: 14.0% Bamawm — Group Household: 3.7% Bamawm — Other Families: 0.0%
Echuca 34.3% couple families
Echuca — Couple Families: 34.3% Echuca — Lone Person: 43.3% Echuca — One Parent Families: 17.5% Echuca — Group Household: 3.8% Echuca — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bamawm 16.7% renting
Bamawm — Owned Outright: 42.3% Bamawm — Mortgage: 41.0% Bamawm — Renting: 16.7%
Echuca 29.3% renting
Echuca — Owned Outright: 39.1% Echuca — Mortgage: 31.6% Echuca — Renting: 29.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bamawm Echuca
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 17.6%
Bamawm — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Echuca — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 8.4%
Bamawm — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Echuca — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 6.7%
Bamawm — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Echuca — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.6%
Bamawm — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Echuca — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 1.6%
Bamawm — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Echuca — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

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 Echuca
England 0.6% / 1.7%
Bamawm — England: 0.6% Echuca — England: 1.7%
South Africa 1.2% / —
Bamawm — South Africa: 1.2% Echuca — South Africa: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.1%
Bamawm — New Zealand: not among its largest Echuca — New Zealand: 1.1%
Thailand 1.0% / —
Bamawm — Thailand: 1.0% Echuca — Thailand: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.9%
Bamawm — Philippines: not among its largest Echuca — Philippines: 0.9%
India — / 0.6%
Bamawm — India: not among its largest Echuca — India: 0.6%
Sri Lanka — / 0.4%
Bamawm — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Echuca — Sri Lanka: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bamawm 98.8% houses
Bamawm — Houses: 98.8% Bamawm — Townhouses: 1.8% Bamawm — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Echuca 86.1% houses
Echuca — Houses: 86.1% Echuca — Townhouses: 12.5% Echuca — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bamawm Echuca
Median house price $575,000 $598,888
Median unit price — $430,000
Median land price — $436,250
Typical days to sell (houses) 131 days
from 3 sales
 43 days
from 153 sales

Zoning mix

Bamawm has more rural and farming land (99% vs 71%).

Bamawm Echuca
Rural and farming 99% 71%
Residential 0% 13%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 7%
Parks and recreation 0% 5%
Industrial 0% 2%
Other and special use 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

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

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bamawm Echuca
Houses — 5.0%
$625/wk on $650K
Units — 4.7%
$430/wk on $472K

Ranking within VIC

Bamawm Echuca
House price — Higher than 26% of VIC
Income Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 35% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 57% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 11% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 98% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 46% of VIC

Liveability

Bamawm Echuca
Grade — D
Score — 20/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Echuca carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Echuca carries more crime risk (88 vs 20).

Bamawm Echuca
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Low
20/100
 High
88/100
Flood High
72/100
 High
92/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Bamawm Echuca
Inside the suburb 0 10
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 3

Schools in Bamawm

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

Schools in Echuca

  • Echuca Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joseph's College - Brigidine Campus Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • St Mary's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Echuca College Government · Secondary below peers
  • Echuca East Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Echuca Twin Rivers Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bamawm Echuca
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 14
Parks & reserves 2 9
Childcare 0 13
GPs 0 7
Pharmacies 0 6
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 8
Fuel stations 0 8
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Echuca sits further from the CBD (225.5 km vs 219.5 km).

Bamawm Echuca
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Melbourne 219.5 km 225.5 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 161 min 162 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3561
 0.2%
postcode 3564
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 3561
 54
postcode 3564

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 Echuca
Car (driver) 62.1% / 78.1%
Bamawm — Car (driver): 62.1% Echuca — Car (driver): 78.1%
Worked from Home 25.2% / 9.8%
Bamawm — Worked from Home: 25.2% Echuca — Worked from Home: 9.8%
Walked Only 7.5% / 4.2%
Bamawm — Walked Only: 7.5% Echuca — Walked Only: 4.2%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 6.4%
Bamawm — Car (passenger): 5.1% Echuca — Car (passenger): 6.4%
Bicycle — / 1.3%
Bamawm — Bicycle: not among its largest Echuca — Bicycle: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.1%).

Setting

Bamawm Echuca
Elevation 107 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 100 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bamawm Echuca
Connectivity score 30/100 68/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
237 premises
 44%
8,456 premises

Climate

Bamawm Echuca
Annual rainfall 438 mm 406 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 31.6°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.9°C

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bamawm

Rural

Echuca

Acreage Affordable Transport Hub

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