Beechworth vs Murmungee
Beechworth is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 54 in Murmungee. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Beechworth, about half of households are people living alone. In Murmungee, most households are couple families. On these figures, Murmungee tends to suit couples.
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
Beechworth
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
- has more childcare (4 vs 0)
- has more parks and reserves (12 vs 4)
- But Murmungee carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 44/100)
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
Murmungee
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 21%)
- has cheaper rent ($80/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Beechworth
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (285.9 km vs 287.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Beechworth is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- Murmungee carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 44/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Murmungee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (21.1% vs 10.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Beechworth and Murmungee 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
Beechworth has more residents (4,274 vs 69); Beechworth rents higher ($300/wk vs $80/wk).
| Beechworth | Murmungee | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,274 +98% vs other | 69 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.8% | +21.1% |
| Median age | 49 | 54 |
| Median household income | $72,852/yr | $87,724/yr +20% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +73% vs other | $80/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).
Property market
| Beechworth | Murmungee | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $785,000 | — |
| Median unit price | $530,000 | — |
| Median land price | $497,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 68 days from 39 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Beechworth | Murmungee | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 55% | 61% |
| Parks and recreation | 39% | 38% |
| Residential | 3% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 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
| Beechworth | Murmungee | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 120 across Indigo | 238 across Wangaratta |
| Approvals change year on year | +15% | +329% |
Gross rental yield
| Beechworth | Murmungee | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.1% $550/wk on $929K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Beechworth | Murmungee | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 36% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 38% of VIC | Higher than 58% of VIC |
| Schools | Higher than 55% of VIC | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 70% of VIC | Higher than 36% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 52% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 81% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 80% of VIC | Higher than 60% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 16% of VIC | — |
Liveability
Beechworth is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Beechworth | Murmungee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 48/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Beechworth carries more crime risk (44 vs 30).
| Beechworth | Murmungee | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 70/100 | High 79/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 44/100 | Low 30/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Beechworth | Murmungee | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 4 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 2 | 0 |
Schools in Beechworth
- Beechworth Primary School Government · Primary above peers
- Beechworth Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
- Beechworth Montessori School Independent · Primary below peers
- St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary below peers
Schools in Murmungee
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Beechworth | Murmungee | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 2 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 11 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 12 | 4 |
| Childcare | 4 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 4 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Beaches | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 36 | 9 |
Mobility
Murmungee sits further from the CBD (287.9 km vs 285.9 km).
| Beechworth | Murmungee | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 285.9 km | 287.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 192 min | 188 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.2% postcode 3747 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 68 postcode 3747 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 (65.6%).
Setting
| Beechworth | Murmungee | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 391 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 298 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Beechworth | Murmungee | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 71/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 47% 2,263 premises | 0% 39 premises |
Climate
| Beechworth | Murmungee | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 984 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Beechworth | Murmungee | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,828/yr | $1,962/yr |
| Council | Indigo | Wangaratta |
Federal electorate
| Beechworth | Murmungee | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Beechworth | Murmungee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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