Bobinawarrah vs Whorouly
Whorouly is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 51 in Bobinawarrah. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses.
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
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 70/100)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
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
Whorouly
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($268/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Bobinawarrah sits closer to the CBD (267.4 km vs 271.4 km)
- Whorouly is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Whorouly
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 70/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% 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 1.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bobinawarrah and Whorouly 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
Whorouly has more residents (383 vs 100); Bobinawarrah rents higher ($300/wk vs $268/wk).
| Bobinawarrah | Whorouly | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 100 | 383 +283% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +20.5% | +1.9% |
| Median age | 51 | 48 |
| Median household income | $73,632/yr +8% vs other | $67,860/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +11% vs other | $268/wk |
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 (19.1%).
Property market
| Bobinawarrah | Whorouly | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,250,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Bobinawarrah | Whorouly | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 95% | 98% |
| 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 | Whorouly | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 238 across Wangaratta same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +329% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Bobinawarrah | Whorouly | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 39% of VIC | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 1% of VIC | Higher than 74% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 43% of VIC | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 38% of VIC | Higher than 51% of VIC |
Liveability
Whorouly is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Bobinawarrah | Whorouly | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Bobinawarrah carries more crime risk (70 vs 12); Whorouly carries more flood risk (94 vs 61).
| Bobinawarrah | Whorouly | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 70/100 | Low 12/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 61/100 | High 94/100 |
| 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 | Whorouly | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| 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 Whorouly
- Whorouly Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Bobinawarrah | Whorouly | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
Whorouly sits further from the CBD (271.4 km vs 267.4 km).
| Bobinawarrah | Whorouly | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 267.4 km | 271.4 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 179 min | 178 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.4%).
Setting
| Bobinawarrah | Whorouly | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 192 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 182 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bobinawarrah | Whorouly | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 42 premises | 0% 173 premises |
Climate
| Bobinawarrah | Whorouly | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 565 mm | 984 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.4°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.7°C | — |
Council rates
| Bobinawarrah | Whorouly | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,962/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wangaratta same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bobinawarrah | Whorouly | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bobinawarrah | Whorouly | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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