Birregurra vs Murroon
Birregurra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Murroon. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Murroon, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Birregurra tends to suit people living alone, while Murroon suits 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
Birregurra
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- But Murroon is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 55%)
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Birregurra
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (98 min vs 119 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (134.1 km vs 151 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Birregurra has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- Murroon has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 22%)
Weighs 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
Birregurra and Murroon 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
Birregurra has more residents (942 vs 95); Murroon skews older (48 vs 43).
| Birregurra | Murroon | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 942 +90% vs other | 95 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +13.8% | +14.5% |
| Median age | 43 | 48 |
| Median household income | $79,092/yr | $84,448/yr +7% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk | $320/wk +7% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).
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 (16.5%).
Property market
| Birregurra | Murroon | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $681,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $390,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 31 days from 8 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Birregurra | Murroon | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 100% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 1% | 0% |
| Residential | 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
| Birregurra | Murroon | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 226 across Colac Otway same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +64% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Birregurra | Murroon | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 48% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 46% of VIC | Higher than 52% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 20% of VIC | Higher than 60% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 46% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 58% of VIC | Higher than 62% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 55% of VIC | Higher than 47% of VIC |
Liveability
| Birregurra | Murroon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 29/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Birregurra carries more flood risk (82 vs 57).
| Birregurra | Murroon | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 85/100 | High 91/100 |
| Crime | Low 24/100 | Low 17/100 |
| Flood | High 82/100 | Moderate 57/100 |
| 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
| Birregurra | Murroon | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Birregurra
- Birregurra Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Murroon
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Birregurra | Murroon | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 12 | 4 |
Mobility
Murroon sits further from the CBD (151 km vs 134.1 km).
| Birregurra | Murroon | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 134.1 km | 151 km +13% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 98 min | 119 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 3242 | 0.6% postcode 3243 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 51 postcode 3242 | 36 postcode 3243 |
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 (65.7%).
Setting
| Birregurra | Murroon | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 108 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 146 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 24.4 km | 19.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Birregurra | Murroon | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 547 premises | 0% 48 premises |
Climate
| Birregurra | Murroon | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 607 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Birregurra | Murroon | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,023/yr same for both | |
| Council | Colac Otway same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Birregurra | Murroon | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Birregurra | Murroon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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