Bobinawarrah vs Milawa
Milawa is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 51 in Bobinawarrah. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Milawa, most households are couple families. On these figures, Milawa 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
Milawa
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 70/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Milawa
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 32%)
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
Milawa
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (168 min vs 179 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (256.8 km vs 267.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Milawa
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 70/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (23% 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 0.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bobinawarrah and Milawa 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
Milawa has more residents (588 vs 100); Milawa has higher household incomes ($87,048 vs $73,632).
| Bobinawarrah | Milawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 100 | 588 +488% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +20.5% | +0.2% |
| Median age | 51 | 47 |
| Median household income | $73,632/yr | $87,048/yr +18% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk | $304/wk +1% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).
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 (18.0%).
Property market
| Bobinawarrah | Milawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,050,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Bobinawarrah | Milawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 95% | 96% |
| Parks and recreation | 5% | 1% |
| Residential | 0% | 2% |
| 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 | Milawa | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 238 across Wangaratta same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +329% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Bobinawarrah | Milawa | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 39% of VIC | Higher than 57% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 1% of VIC | Higher than 67% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 43% of VIC | Higher than 44% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 38% of VIC | Higher than 62% of VIC |
Liveability
| Bobinawarrah | Milawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 35/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Milawa carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 0); Bobinawarrah carries more crime risk (70 vs 30).
| Bobinawarrah | Milawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 44/100 |
| Crime | High 70/100 | Low 30/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 61/100 | High 88/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Bobinawarrah | Milawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Bobinawarrah
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Milawa
- Milawa Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Bobinawarrah | Milawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 5 |
Mobility
Bobinawarrah sits further from the CBD (267.4 km vs 256.8 km).
| Bobinawarrah | Milawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 267.4 km +4% vs other | 256.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 179 min | 168 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.1%).
Setting
| Bobinawarrah | Milawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 192 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 159 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bobinawarrah | Milawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 42 premises | 0% 254 premises |
Climate
| Bobinawarrah | Milawa | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Milawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,962/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wangaratta same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bobinawarrah | Milawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bobinawarrah | Milawa | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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