Barnawartha vs Indigo Valley

Barnawartha is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 47 in Indigo Valley. 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

Indigo Valley

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 26/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 3)

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

Indigo Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($235/wk vs $293/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Barnawartha

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (302.4 km vs 309.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Indigo Valley

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 26/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 13%)
  • But Barnawartha has more GPs (2 vs 0)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Barnawartha Indigo Valley
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.

Barnawartha Indigo Valley
Walkability 0 / 0
Barnawartha — Walkability: 0/100 Indigo Valley — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 74 / 87
Barnawartha — Safety: 74/100 Indigo Valley — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 24 / 29
Barnawartha — Low fire risk: 24/100 Indigo Valley — Low fire risk: 29/100
Low flood risk 34 / 100
Barnawartha — Low flood risk: 34/100 Indigo Valley — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Barnawartha has more residents (987 vs 346); Barnawartha rents higher ($293/wk vs $235/wk).

Barnawartha Indigo Valley
Population 987
+65% vs other
 346
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.2% +5.2%
Median age 40 47
Median household income $90,584/yr $97,500/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $293/wk
+20% vs other
 $235/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Barnawartha Indigo Valley
0-4 7.6% / 4.6%
Barnawartha — 0-4: 7.6% Indigo Valley — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 13.0% / 12.1%
Barnawartha — 5-14: 13.0% Indigo Valley — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 6.5% / 8.1%
Barnawartha — 15-19: 6.5% Indigo Valley — 15-19: 8.1%
20-24 4.3% / 2.9%
Barnawartha — 20-24: 4.3% Indigo Valley — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 13.0% / 7.5%
Barnawartha — 25-34: 13.0% Indigo Valley — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 13.0% / 9.8%
Barnawartha — 35-44: 13.0% Indigo Valley — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 14.1% / 14.7%
Barnawartha — 45-54: 14.1% Indigo Valley — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 15.1% / 20.2%
Barnawartha — 55-64: 15.1% Indigo Valley — 55-64: 20.2%
65-74 9.3% / 11.8%
Barnawartha — 65-74: 9.3% Indigo Valley — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 3.6% / 5.8%
Barnawartha — 75-84: 3.6% Indigo Valley — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 0.3% / 2.3%
Barnawartha — 85+: 0.3% Indigo Valley — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Barnawartha 55.1% couple families
Barnawartha — Couple Families: 55.1% Barnawartha — Lone Person: 30.9% Barnawartha — One Parent Families: 9.3% Barnawartha — Group Household: 4.7%
Indigo Valley 55.1% couple families
Indigo Valley — Couple Families: 55.1% Indigo Valley — Lone Person: 33.3% Indigo Valley — One Parent Families: 4.3% Indigo Valley — Group Household: 7.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Barnawartha 8.0% renting
Barnawartha — Owned Outright: 35.4% Barnawartha — Mortgage: 56.6% Barnawartha — Renting: 8.0%
Indigo Valley 8.0% renting
Indigo Valley — Owned Outright: 51.8% Indigo Valley — Mortgage: 40.2% Indigo Valley — Renting: 8.0%
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.

Barnawartha Indigo Valley
England 2.5% / 2.0%
Barnawartha — England: 2.5% Indigo Valley — England: 2.0%
Germany 0.4% / 0.9%
Barnawartha — Germany: 0.4% Indigo Valley — Germany: 0.9%
New Zealand 1.0% / —
Barnawartha — New Zealand: 1.0% Indigo Valley — New Zealand: not among its largest
India 0.4% / —
Barnawartha — India: 0.4% Indigo Valley — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).

Qualifications

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

Barnawartha Indigo Valley
Certificate III & IV 23.0% / 16.8%
Barnawartha — Certificate III & IV: 23.0% Indigo Valley — Certificate III & IV: 16.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 11.8%
Barnawartha — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Indigo Valley — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 8.1%
Barnawartha — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Indigo Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 4.3%
Barnawartha — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Indigo Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 2.3%
Barnawartha — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Indigo Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Barnawartha 95.2% houses
Barnawartha — Houses: 95.2% Barnawartha — Townhouses: 4.2% Barnawartha — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Indigo Valley 96.8% houses
Indigo Valley — Houses: 96.8% Indigo Valley — Townhouses: 3.2% Indigo Valley — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Barnawartha Indigo Valley
Median house price $519,750 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $281,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 48 days
from 4 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Barnawartha Indigo Valley
Rural and farming 86% 81%
Parks and recreation 6% 19%
Residential 3% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 0%
Industrial 1% 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

Barnawartha Indigo Valley
New dwellings approved 120
across Indigo
same for both
Approvals change year on year +15%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Barnawartha Indigo Valley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 60% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 19% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 65% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 30% of VIC

Liveability

Barnawartha Indigo Valley
Grade D —
Score 22/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Barnawartha carries more flood risk (66 vs 0); Barnawartha carries more crime risk (26 vs 13).

Barnawartha Indigo Valley
Bushfire High
76/100
 High
71/100
Crime Low
26/100
 Low
13/100
Flood Moderate
66/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Barnawartha Indigo Valley
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Barnawartha

  • Barnawartha Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Indigo Valley

  • Middle Indigo Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Barnawartha Indigo Valley
Parks & reserves 3 6
Childcare 1 0
GPs 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 2 12

Mobility

Indigo Valley sits further from the CBD (309.1 km vs 302.4 km).

Barnawartha Indigo Valley
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 302.4 km 309.1 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 195 min 198 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3688
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 82
postcode 3688
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.

Barnawartha Indigo Valley
Car (driver) 79.7% / 72.9%
Barnawartha — Car (driver): 79.7% Indigo Valley — Car (driver): 72.9%
Worked from Home 12.9% / 19.9%
Barnawartha — Worked from Home: 12.9% Indigo Valley — Worked from Home: 19.9%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 4.2%
Barnawartha — Car (passenger): 4.5% Indigo Valley — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Walked Only 2.9% / 3.0%
Barnawartha — Walked Only: 2.9% Indigo Valley — Walked Only: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.7%).

Setting

Barnawartha Indigo Valley
Elevation 168 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 264 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Barnawartha Indigo Valley
Connectivity score 30/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
376 premises
 0%
112 premises

Climate

Barnawartha Indigo Valley
Annual rainfall 567 mm 700 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.7°C —
Winter min (Jul) 2.1°C —

Council rates

Barnawartha Indigo Valley
Average residential rate $1,828/yr
same for both
Council Indigo
same for both

Federal electorate

Barnawartha Indigo Valley
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Barnawartha Indigo Valley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Barnawartha

Affordable Rural

Indigo Valley

Rural

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