Berrimal vs Wedderburn

Berrimal is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 58 in Wedderburn. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Berrimal, about half of households are people living alone. In Wedderburn, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Berrimal tends to suit young adults and couples, while Wedderburn suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Berrimal

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 77/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 36%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 87%)
  • But Wedderburn has more parks and reserves (13 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Wedderburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Berrimal

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (2% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($20/wk vs $174/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Wedderburn

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (216.3 km vs 234 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (155 min vs 167 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wedderburn

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 15%)
  • But Berrimal carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Berrimal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.0% vs 1.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Berrimal Wedderburn
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.

Berrimal Wedderburn
Walkability 0 / 0
Berrimal — Walkability: 0/100 Wedderburn — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 75 / 23
Berrimal — Safety: 75/100 Wedderburn — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 72 / 73
Berrimal — Low fire risk: 72/100 Wedderburn — Low fire risk: 73/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Berrimal — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wedderburn — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wedderburn has more residents (951 vs 52); Wedderburn rents higher ($174/wk vs $20/wk).

Berrimal Wedderburn
Population 52 951
+1729% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.0% +1.1%
Median age 51 58
Median household income $71,448/yr
+37% vs other
 $45,136/yr
Median weekly rent $20/wk $174/wk
+770% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Berrimal Wedderburn
0-4 — / 3.4%
Berrimal — 0-4: not among its largest Wedderburn — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 11.5% / 8.7%
Berrimal — 5-14: 11.5% Wedderburn — 5-14: 8.7%
15-19 7.7% / 3.6%
Berrimal — 15-19: 7.7% Wedderburn — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 9.6% / 2.4%
Berrimal — 20-24: 9.6% Wedderburn — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 17.3% / 7.3%
Berrimal — 25-34: 17.3% Wedderburn — 25-34: 7.3%
35-44 5.8% / 5.6%
Berrimal — 35-44: 5.8% Wedderburn — 35-44: 5.6%
45-54 17.3% / 13.1%
Berrimal — 45-54: 17.3% Wedderburn — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 28.8% / 21.3%
Berrimal — 55-64: 28.8% Wedderburn — 55-64: 21.3%
65-74 15.4% / 19.8%
Berrimal — 65-74: 15.4% Wedderburn — 65-74: 19.8%
75-84 — / 10.8%
Berrimal — 75-84: not among its largest Wedderburn — 75-84: 10.8%
85+ — / 3.0%
Berrimal — 85+: not among its largest Wedderburn — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Berrimal 50.0% lone person
Berrimal — Lone Person: 50.0% Berrimal — Couple Families: 50.0% Berrimal — One Parent Families: 0.0% Berrimal — Group Household: 0.0% Berrimal — Other Families: 0.0%
Wedderburn 60.5% lone person
Wedderburn — Lone Person: 60.5% Wedderburn — Couple Families: 21.6% Wedderburn — One Parent Families: 13.9% Wedderburn — Group Household: 2.7% Wedderburn — Other Families: 1.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Berrimal 0.0% renting
Berrimal — Owned Outright: 76.9% Berrimal — Mortgage: 23.1% Berrimal — Renting: 0.0%
Wedderburn 14.1% renting
Wedderburn — Owned Outright: 61.7% Wedderburn — Mortgage: 24.2% Wedderburn — Renting: 14.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Berrimal 100.0% houses
Berrimal — Houses: 100.0% Berrimal — Townhouses: 17.6% Berrimal — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wedderburn 87.4% houses
Wedderburn — Houses: 87.4% Wedderburn — Townhouses: 7.6% Wedderburn — Flats / Apartments: 5.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Berrimal Wedderburn
Certificate III & IV 25.0% / 15.6%
Berrimal — Certificate III & IV: 25.0% Wedderburn — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 6.3%
Berrimal — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Wedderburn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Bachelor Degree — / 5.2%
Berrimal — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Wedderburn — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Berrimal — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wedderburn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Berrimal — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wedderburn — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

Property market

Berrimal Wedderburn
Median house price — $345,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $235,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 72 days
from 12 sales

Zoning mix

Berrimal has more rural and farming land (99% vs 75%).

Berrimal Wedderburn
Rural and farming 99% 75%
Parks and recreation 1% 22%
Residential 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

Berrimal Wedderburn
New dwellings approved 27
across Loddon
same for both
Approvals change year on year +150%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Berrimal Wedderburn
House price — Higher than 4% of VIC
Income Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 5% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 73% of VIC
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 19% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC

Liveability

Berrimal Wedderburn
Grade — D
Score — 29/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Wedderburn carries more crime risk (77 vs 25).

Berrimal Wedderburn
Bushfire Low
28/100
 Low
27/100
Crime Low
25/100
 High
77/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Berrimal Wedderburn
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Berrimal

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

Schools in Wedderburn

  • Wedderburn College Government · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Berrimal Wedderburn
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 13
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 2 20

Mobility

Berrimal sits further from the CBD (234 km vs 216.3 km).

Berrimal Wedderburn
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 234 km
+8% vs other
 216.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 167 min 155 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3518
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3518
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.

Berrimal Wedderburn
Car (driver) 25.0% / 72.6%
Berrimal — Car (driver): 25.0% Wedderburn — Car (driver): 72.6%
Worked from Home 75.0% / 12.3%
Berrimal — Worked from Home: 75.0% Wedderburn — Worked from Home: 12.3%
Walked Only — / 8.3%
Berrimal — Walked Only: not among its largest Wedderburn — Walked Only: 8.3%
Car (passenger) — / 6.7%
Berrimal — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wedderburn — Car (passenger): 6.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.0%).

Setting

Berrimal Wedderburn
Elevation 197 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 210 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Berrimal Wedderburn
Connectivity score 21/100 71/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
17 premises
 42%
658 premises

Climate

Berrimal Wedderburn
Annual rainfall 453 mm 411 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Berrimal Wedderburn
Average residential rate $1,353/yr
same for both
Council Loddon
same for both

Federal electorate

Berrimal Wedderburn
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Berrimal Wedderburn
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Berrimal

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Wedderburn

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