Biggara vs Nariel Valley
Biggara is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 52 in Nariel 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. On these figures, Biggara tends to suit families with children.
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
Nariel Valley
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (114% vs 100%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Nariel Valley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (1% vs 10%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Biggara
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $165/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Biggara
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (379 min vs 398 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (481.5 km vs 496.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Biggara
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (24.5% vs -3.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Biggara and Nariel 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.
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
Nariel Valley rents higher ($165/wk vs $0/wk); Nariel Valley has more residents (87 vs 61).
| Biggara | Nariel Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 61 | 87 +43% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +24.5% | -3.3% |
| Median age | 45 | 52 |
| Median household income | $103,948/yr +22% vs other | $81,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $165/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).
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 (25.3%).
Zoning mix
Biggara has more rural and farming land (20% vs 6%).
| Biggara | Nariel Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks and recreation | 80% | 94% |
| Rural and farming | 20% | 6% |
| 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
| Biggara | Nariel Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 19 across Towong same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Biggara | Nariel Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 76% of VIC | Higher than 49% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 5% of VIC | Higher than 25% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 1% of VIC | Higher than 14% of VIC |
Liveability
| Biggara | Nariel Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Biggara | Nariel Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 97/100 | High 90/100 |
| Crime | Low 27/100 | Low 18/100 |
| Flood | Low 39/100 | Low 32/100 |
| 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
| Biggara | Nariel Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Biggara | Nariel Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 6 |
| Waterways | 0 | 35 |
Mobility
Nariel Valley sits further from the CBD (496.1 km vs 481.5 km).
| Biggara | Nariel Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 481.5 km | 496.1 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 379 min | 398 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3707 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 71 postcode 3707 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 (67.4%).
Setting
| Biggara | Nariel Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 655 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 868 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Biggara | Nariel Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 17/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 14 premises | 0% 49 premises |
Climate
| Biggara | Nariel Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,406 mm | 947 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 16.1°C | 29.0°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | -4.1°C | 2.9°C |
Council rates
| Biggara | Nariel Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,875/yr same for both | |
| Council | Towong same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Biggara | Nariel Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Biggara | Nariel Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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