Bochara vs Wannon

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Bochara tends to suit couples, while Wannon 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

Bochara

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 47/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 77%)

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

First-home buyers

Bochara

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 16%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wannon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $180/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Bochara

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (324 km vs 331.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (227 min vs 232 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bochara carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 47/100)
  • Wannon has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Wannon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.8% vs 3.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bochara Wannon
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.

Bochara Wannon
Walkability 0 / 0
Bochara — Walkability: 0/100 Wannon — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 67 / 53
Bochara — Safety: 67/100 Wannon — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bochara — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wannon — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 79
Bochara — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wannon — Low flood risk: 79/100

Demographics

Bochara rents higher ($180/wk vs $100/wk); Wannon has more residents (124 vs 84).

Bochara Wannon
Population 84 124
+48% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.7% +14.8%
Median age 47 45
Median household income $87,724/yr
+8% vs other
 $80,600/yr
Median weekly rent $180/wk
+44% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bochara Wannon
0-4 — / 2.4%
Bochara — 0-4: not among its largest Wannon — 0-4: 2.4%
5-14 20.2% / 17.7%
Bochara — 5-14: 20.2% Wannon — 5-14: 17.7%
15-19 13.1% / 4.8%
Bochara — 15-19: 13.1% Wannon — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 — / 6.5%
Bochara — 20-24: not among its largest Wannon — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 — / 5.6%
Bochara — 25-34: not among its largest Wannon — 25-34: 5.6%
35-44 — / 13.7%
Bochara — 35-44: not among its largest Wannon — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 16.7% / 16.1%
Bochara — 45-54: 16.7% Wannon — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 22.6% / 9.7%
Bochara — 55-64: 22.6% Wannon — 55-64: 9.7%
65-74 9.5% / 16.1%
Bochara — 65-74: 9.5% Wannon — 65-74: 16.1%
75-84 4.8% / 6.5%
Bochara — 75-84: 4.8% Wannon — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ — / —
Bochara — 85+: not among its largest Wannon — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bochara Wannon
New Zealand 8.3% / —
Bochara — New Zealand: 8.3% Wannon — New Zealand: not among its largest
Zimbabwe — / 2.4%
Bochara — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Wannon — Zimbabwe: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bochara 100.0% couple families
Bochara — Couple Families: 100.0% Bochara — Lone Person: 0.0%
Wannon 77.3% couple families
Wannon — Couple Families: 77.3% Wannon — Lone Person: 22.7%
Couple Families Lone Person

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bochara 100.0% houses
Bochara — Houses: 100.0%
Wannon 100.0% houses
Wannon — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bochara Wannon
Bachelor Degree 17.9% / 8.1%
Bochara — Bachelor Degree: 17.9% Wannon — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Certificate III & IV 10.7% / 15.3%
Bochara — Certificate III & IV: 10.7% Wannon — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 7.3%
Bochara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Wannon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 6.0% / —
Bochara — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0% Wannon — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.4%
Bochara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wannon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bochara 14.3% renting
Bochara — Owned Outright: 71.4% Bochara — Mortgage: 14.3% Bochara — Renting: 14.3%
Wannon 0.0% renting
Wannon — Owned Outright: 63.9% Wannon — Mortgage: 36.1% Wannon — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Bochara Wannon
Rural and farming 99% 96%
Residential 0% 2%
Parks and recreation 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

Bochara Wannon
New dwellings approved 43
across Southern Grampians
same for both
Approvals change year on year +200%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bochara Wannon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of VIC
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 16% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC

Liveability

Bochara Wannon
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wannon carries more flood risk (21 vs 0); Wannon carries more crime risk (47 vs 33).

Bochara Wannon
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
33/100
 Moderate
47/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
21/100
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

Bochara Wannon
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

Bochara Wannon
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Waterways 6 5

Mobility

Wannon sits further from the CBD (331.9 km vs 324 km).

Bochara Wannon
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 324 km 331.9 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 227 min 232 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3301
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 32
postcode 3301
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.

Bochara Wannon
Car (driver) 53.1% / 68.5%
Bochara — Car (driver): 53.1% Wannon — Car (driver): 68.5%
Worked from Home 37.5% / 20.4%
Bochara — Worked from Home: 37.5% Wannon — Worked from Home: 20.4%
Car (passenger) 9.4% / 11.1%
Bochara — Car (passenger): 9.4% Wannon — Car (passenger): 11.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.5%).

Setting

Bochara Wannon
Elevation 148 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 188 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bochara Wannon
Connectivity score 30/100 22/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
32 premises
 0%
28 premises

Climate

Bochara Wannon
Annual rainfall 604 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Bochara Wannon
Average residential rate $1,892/yr
same for both
Council Southern Grampians
same for both

Federal electorate

Bochara Wannon
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bochara Wannon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bochara

Professionals Rural

Wannon

Rural

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