Bobinawarrah vs Markwood

Bobinawarrah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 55 in Markwood. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Markwood, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Markwood tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bobinawarrah is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 51%)
  • Markwood carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 70/100)

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

First-home buyers

Markwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Markwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Markwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (172 min vs 179 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (263.2 km vs 267.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Markwood

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 70/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Bobinawarrah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.5% vs -10.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bobinawarrah Markwood
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.

Bobinawarrah Markwood
Walkability 0 / 0
Bobinawarrah — Walkability: 0/100 Markwood — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 30 / 73
Bobinawarrah — Safety: 30/100 Markwood — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 100 / 84
Bobinawarrah — Low fire risk: 100/100 Markwood — Low fire risk: 84/100
Low flood risk 39 / 14
Bobinawarrah — Low flood risk: 39/100 Markwood — Low flood risk: 14/100

Demographics

Markwood has more residents (230 vs 100); Bobinawarrah rents higher ($300/wk vs $230/wk).

Bobinawarrah Markwood
Population 100 230
+130% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.5% -10.9%
Median age 51 55
Median household income $73,632/yr
+5% vs other
 $69,836/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+23% vs other
 $230/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bobinawarrah Markwood
0-4 4.0% / 3.9%
Bobinawarrah — 0-4: 4.0% Markwood — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 16.0% / 12.2%
Bobinawarrah — 5-14: 16.0% Markwood — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 9.0% / 2.2%
Bobinawarrah — 15-19: 9.0% Markwood — 15-19: 2.2%
20-24 4.0% / 3.9%
Bobinawarrah — 20-24: 4.0% Markwood — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 7.0% / 7.4%
Bobinawarrah — 25-34: 7.0% Markwood — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 7.0% / 9.1%
Bobinawarrah — 35-44: 7.0% Markwood — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 9.0% / 11.3%
Bobinawarrah — 45-54: 9.0% Markwood — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 24.0% / 19.6%
Bobinawarrah — 55-64: 24.0% Markwood — 55-64: 19.6%
65-74 9.0% / 20.4%
Bobinawarrah — 65-74: 9.0% Markwood — 65-74: 20.4%
75-84 8.0% / 8.7%
Bobinawarrah — 75-84: 8.0% Markwood — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ — / 1.3%
Bobinawarrah — 85+: not among its largest Markwood — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bobinawarrah 40.0% lone person
Bobinawarrah — Lone Person: 40.0% Bobinawarrah — Couple Families: 40.0% Bobinawarrah — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Markwood 49.1% lone person
Markwood — Lone Person: 49.1% Markwood — Couple Families: 45.6% Markwood — One Parent Families: 5.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bobinawarrah 19.4% renting
Bobinawarrah — Owned Outright: 71.0% Bobinawarrah — Mortgage: 9.7% Bobinawarrah — Renting: 19.4%
Markwood 12.1% renting
Markwood — Owned Outright: 58.2% Markwood — Mortgage: 29.7% Markwood — Renting: 12.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bobinawarrah 100.0% houses
Bobinawarrah — Houses: 100.0%
Markwood 100.0% houses
Markwood — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bobinawarrah Markwood
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 15.2%
Bobinawarrah — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Markwood — Certificate III & IV: 15.2%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 13.9%
Bobinawarrah — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Markwood — Bachelor Degree: 13.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 7.0%
Bobinawarrah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Markwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.0% / 1.3%
Bobinawarrah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0% Markwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 5.2%
Bobinawarrah — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Markwood — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Zoning mix

Bobinawarrah Markwood
Rural and farming 95% 99%
Parks and recreation 5% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Bobinawarrah Markwood
New dwellings approved 238
across Wangaratta
same for both
Approvals change year on year +329%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bobinawarrah Markwood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 43% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 58% of VIC

Liveability

Bobinawarrah Markwood
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Markwood carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0); Bobinawarrah carries more crime risk (70 vs 27).

Bobinawarrah Markwood
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
16/100
Crime High
70/100
 Low
27/100
Flood Moderate
61/100
 High
86/100
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

Bobinawarrah Markwood
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

Bobinawarrah Markwood
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Bobinawarrah sits further from the CBD (267.4 km vs 263.2 km).

Bobinawarrah Markwood
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 267.4 km
+2% vs other
 263.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 179 min 172 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3678
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 3678
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.

Bobinawarrah Markwood
Car (driver) 62.0% / 64.5%
Bobinawarrah — Car (driver): 62.0% Markwood — Car (driver): 64.5%
Worked from Home 38.0% / 26.2%
Bobinawarrah — Worked from Home: 38.0% Markwood — Worked from Home: 26.2%
Walked Only — / 9.3%
Bobinawarrah — Walked Only: not among its largest Markwood — Walked Only: 9.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.5%).

Setting

Bobinawarrah Markwood
Elevation 192 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 173 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bobinawarrah Markwood
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 0%
121 premises

Climate

Bobinawarrah Markwood
Annual rainfall 565 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Bobinawarrah Markwood
Average residential rate $1,962/yr
same for both
Council Wangaratta
same for both

Federal electorate

Bobinawarrah Markwood
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bobinawarrah Markwood
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bobinawarrah

Rural

Markwood

Retirees Rural

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