Boho South vs Marraweeney

Marraweeney is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 56 in Boho South. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. On these figures, Boho South 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

Marraweeney

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 55/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 58%)
  • But Boho South has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 73%)

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

First-home buyers

Marraweeney

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 42%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Boho South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Marraweeney

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (189.5 km vs 193.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Boho South has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 21%)
  • Marraweeney carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 55/100)

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

Investors

Marraweeney

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (48.1% vs 20.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Boho South Marraweeney
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.

Boho South Marraweeney
Walkability 0 / 0
Boho South — Walkability: 0/100 Marraweeney — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 45 / 80
Boho South — Safety: 45/100 Marraweeney — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Boho South — Low fire risk: 100/100 Marraweeney — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Boho South — Low flood risk: 100/100 Marraweeney — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Marraweeney rents higher ($250/wk vs $175/wk); Marraweeney has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $58,500).

Boho South Marraweeney
Population 93
+17% vs other
 77
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.8% +48.1%
Median age 56 49
Median household income $58,500/yr $71,500/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $175/wk $250/wk
+43% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boho South Marraweeney
0-4 7.5% / 7.8%
Boho South — 0-4: 7.5% Marraweeney — 0-4: 7.8%
5-14 6.5% / 6.5%
Boho South — 5-14: 6.5% Marraweeney — 5-14: 6.5%
15-19 3.2% / 3.9%
Boho South — 15-19: 3.2% Marraweeney — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 3.2% / 10.4%
Boho South — 20-24: 3.2% Marraweeney — 20-24: 10.4%
25-34 8.6% / 3.9%
Boho South — 25-34: 8.6% Marraweeney — 25-34: 3.9%
35-44 4.3% / 13.0%
Boho South — 35-44: 4.3% Marraweeney — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 11.8% / 9.1%
Boho South — 45-54: 11.8% Marraweeney — 45-54: 9.1%
55-64 16.1% / 26.0%
Boho South — 55-64: 16.1% Marraweeney — 55-64: 26.0%
65-74 14.0% / 16.9%
Boho South — 65-74: 14.0% Marraweeney — 65-74: 16.9%
75-84 12.9% / —
Boho South — 75-84: 12.9% Marraweeney — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 3.2% / 3.9%
Boho South — 85+: 3.2% Marraweeney — 85+: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Boho South 37.5% couple families
Boho South — Couple Families: 37.5% Boho South — Lone Person: 41.7% Boho South — One Parent Families: 20.8%
Marraweeney 40.0% couple families
Marraweeney — Couple Families: 40.0% Marraweeney — Lone Person: 20.0% Marraweeney — One Parent Families: 40.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Boho South 14.7% renting
Boho South — Owned Outright: 61.8% Boho South — Mortgage: 23.5% Boho South — Renting: 14.7%
Marraweeney 0.0% renting
Marraweeney — Owned Outright: 72.7% Marraweeney — Mortgage: 27.3% Marraweeney — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Boho South 100.0% houses
Boho South — Houses: 100.0% Boho South — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Marraweeney 73.1% houses
Marraweeney — Houses: 73.1% Marraweeney — Flats / Apartments: 26.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Boho South Marraweeney
Bachelor Degree 11.8% / 11.7%
Boho South — Bachelor Degree: 11.8% Marraweeney — Bachelor Degree: 11.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 9.1%
Boho South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Marraweeney — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Certificate III & IV 7.5% / 9.1%
Boho South — Certificate III & IV: 7.5% Marraweeney — Certificate III & IV: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 3.9%
Boho South — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Marraweeney — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.3% / —
Boho South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3% Marraweeney — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.8%).

Zoning mix

Marraweeney has more rural and farming land (97% vs 86%).

Boho South Marraweeney
Rural and farming 86% 97%
Parks and recreation 14% 3%
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

Boho South Marraweeney
New dwellings approved 75
across Strathbogie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +167%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Boho South Marraweeney
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 62% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC

Liveability

Boho South Marraweeney
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Boho South carries more crime risk (55 vs 20).

Boho South Marraweeney
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
55/100
 Low
20/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
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

Boho South Marraweeney
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Boho South

  • Northcote High School-Boho South Camp Government · Secondary

Schools in Marraweeney

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Boho South Marraweeney
Parks & reserves 0 3
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Boho South sits further from the CBD (193.3 km vs 189.5 km).

Boho South Marraweeney
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 193.3 km
+2% vs other
 189.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 144 min 140 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3669
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 3669
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.

Boho South Marraweeney
Car (driver) 51.9% / 69.0%
Boho South — Car (driver): 51.9% Marraweeney — Car (driver): 69.0%
Worked from Home 48.1% / 31.0%
Boho South — Worked from Home: 48.1% Marraweeney — Worked from Home: 31.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.0%).

Setting

Boho South Marraweeney
Elevation 580 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 406 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Boho South Marraweeney
Connectivity score 18/100 17/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
35 premises
 0%
27 premises

Climate

Boho South Marraweeney
Annual rainfall 865 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Boho South Marraweeney
Average residential rate $2,476/yr
same for both
Council Strathbogie
same for both

Federal electorate

Boho South Marraweeney
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Boho South

Retirees Rural

Marraweeney

Rural

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