Bobinawarrah vs Whorouly South

Whorouly South is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 51 in Bobinawarrah. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Whorouly South, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bobinawarrah tends to suit people living alone, while Whorouly South suits 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

Whorouly South

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 70/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 60%)

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

First-home buyers

Whorouly South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bobinawarrah has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $400/wk)
  • Whorouly South has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 19%)

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

Commuting to the city

Bobinawarrah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (179 min vs 190 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (267.4 km vs 281.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Whorouly South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 70/100)

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

Investors

Whorouly South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.5% vs 20.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bobinawarrah and Whorouly South 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 Whorouly South
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 Whorouly South
Walkability 0 / 0
Bobinawarrah — Walkability: 0/100 Whorouly South — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 30 / 89
Bobinawarrah — Safety: 30/100 Whorouly South — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 100 / 17
Bobinawarrah — Low fire risk: 100/100 Whorouly South — Low fire risk: 17/100
Low flood risk 39 / 100
Bobinawarrah — Low flood risk: 39/100 Whorouly South — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bobinawarrah has more residents (100 vs 64); Whorouly South has higher household incomes ($108,316 vs $73,632).

Bobinawarrah Whorouly South
Population 100
+36% vs other
 64
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.5% +25.5%
Median age 51 40
Median household income $73,632/yr $108,316/yr
+47% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $400/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bobinawarrah Whorouly South
0-4 4.0% / 14.1%
Bobinawarrah — 0-4: 4.0% Whorouly South — 0-4: 14.1%
5-14 16.0% / 9.4%
Bobinawarrah — 5-14: 16.0% Whorouly South — 5-14: 9.4%
15-19 9.0% / 4.7%
Bobinawarrah — 15-19: 9.0% Whorouly South — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 4.0% / —
Bobinawarrah — 20-24: 4.0% Whorouly South — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.0% / 17.2%
Bobinawarrah — 25-34: 7.0% Whorouly South — 25-34: 17.2%
35-44 7.0% / 9.4%
Bobinawarrah — 35-44: 7.0% Whorouly South — 35-44: 9.4%
45-54 9.0% / 9.4%
Bobinawarrah — 45-54: 9.0% Whorouly South — 45-54: 9.4%
55-64 24.0% / 20.3%
Bobinawarrah — 55-64: 24.0% Whorouly South — 55-64: 20.3%
65-74 9.0% / 14.1%
Bobinawarrah — 65-74: 9.0% Whorouly South — 65-74: 14.1%
75-84 8.0% / —
Bobinawarrah — 75-84: 8.0% Whorouly South — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / 4.7%
Bobinawarrah — 85+: not among its largest Whorouly South — 85+: 4.7%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bobinawarrah 40.0% couple families
Bobinawarrah — Couple Families: 40.0% Bobinawarrah — Lone Person: 40.0% Bobinawarrah — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Whorouly South 57.9% couple families
Whorouly South — Couple Families: 57.9% Whorouly South — Lone Person: 15.8% Whorouly South — One Parent Families: 26.3%
Couple Families Lone Person 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%
Whorouly South 33.3% renting
Whorouly South — Owned Outright: 47.6% Whorouly South — Mortgage: 19.0% Whorouly South — Renting: 33.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bobinawarrah 100.0% houses
Bobinawarrah — Houses: 100.0%
Whorouly South 100.0% houses
Whorouly South — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bobinawarrah Whorouly South
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 15.6%
Bobinawarrah — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Whorouly South — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 18.8%
Bobinawarrah — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Whorouly South — Bachelor Degree: 18.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 14.1%
Bobinawarrah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Whorouly South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.0% / 6.2%
Bobinawarrah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0% Whorouly South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Zoning mix

Bobinawarrah has more rural and farming land (95% vs 70%).

Bobinawarrah Whorouly South
Rural and farming 95% 70%
Parks and recreation 5% 30%
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 Whorouly South
New dwellings approved 238
across Wangaratta
same for both
Approvals change year on year +329%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bobinawarrah Whorouly South
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 39% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 11% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 43% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Whorouly South carries more bushfire risk (83 vs 0); Bobinawarrah carries more flood risk (61 vs 0).

Bobinawarrah Whorouly South
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
83/100
Crime High
70/100
 Low
11/100
Flood Moderate
61/100
 None
0/100
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 Whorouly South
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 Whorouly South
Waterways 1 4

Mobility

Whorouly South sits further from the CBD (281.8 km vs 267.4 km).

Bobinawarrah Whorouly South
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 267.4 km 281.8 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 179 min 190 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3678
 0.0%
postcode 3735
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 3678
 48
postcode 3735

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 Whorouly South
Car (driver) 62.0% / 71.4%
Bobinawarrah — Car (driver): 62.0% Whorouly South — Car (driver): 71.4%
Worked from Home 38.0% / 21.4%
Bobinawarrah — Worked from Home: 38.0% Whorouly South — Worked from Home: 21.4%
Car (passenger) — / 7.1%
Bobinawarrah — Car (passenger): not among its largest Whorouly South — Car (passenger): 7.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.4%).

Setting

Bobinawarrah Whorouly South
Elevation 192 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 276 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Bobinawarrah Whorouly South
Annual rainfall 565 mm 964 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C 30.4°C
Winter min (Jul) 2.7°C 3.7°C

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Bobinawarrah Whorouly South
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bobinawarrah

Rural

Whorouly South

Family River Rural Young Families

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