Boho vs Marraweeney

Marraweeney is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 60 in Boho. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Boho, most households are couple families. On these figures, Boho tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and 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

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 77/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 58%)
  • But Boho 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 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Boho

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Boho

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (129 min vs 140 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Boho has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 21%)
  • Marraweeney carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 77/100)

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 29.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Boho 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 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 Marraweeney
Walkability 0 / 0
Boho — Walkability: 0/100 Marraweeney — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 80
Boho — Safety: 23/100 Marraweeney — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 57 / 100
Boho — Low fire risk: 57/100 Marraweeney — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Boho — Low flood risk: 100/100 Marraweeney — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Marraweeney rents higher ($250/wk vs $0/wk); Boho skews older (60 vs 49).

Boho Marraweeney
Population 88
+12% vs other
 77
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +29.4% +48.1%
Median age 60 49
Median household income $81,224/yr
+12% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent — $250/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boho Marraweeney
0-4 10.2% / 7.8%
Boho — 0-4: 10.2% Marraweeney — 0-4: 7.8%
5-14 10.2% / 6.5%
Boho — 5-14: 10.2% Marraweeney — 5-14: 6.5%
15-19 — / 3.9%
Boho — 15-19: not among its largest Marraweeney — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 — / 10.4%
Boho — 20-24: not among its largest Marraweeney — 20-24: 10.4%
25-34 13.6% / 3.9%
Boho — 25-34: 13.6% Marraweeney — 25-34: 3.9%
35-44 9.1% / 13.0%
Boho — 35-44: 9.1% Marraweeney — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 5.7% / 9.1%
Boho — 45-54: 5.7% Marraweeney — 45-54: 9.1%
55-64 14.8% / 26.0%
Boho — 55-64: 14.8% Marraweeney — 55-64: 26.0%
65-74 18.2% / 16.9%
Boho — 65-74: 18.2% Marraweeney — 65-74: 16.9%
75-84 14.8% / —
Boho — 75-84: 14.8% Marraweeney — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / 3.9%
Boho — 85+: not among its largest Marraweeney — 85+: 3.9%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Boho 58.3% couple families
Boho — Couple Families: 58.3% Boho — Lone Person: 41.7% Boho — One Parent Families: 0.0%
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 0.0% renting
Boho — Owned Outright: 80.0% Boho — Mortgage: 20.0% Boho — Renting: 0.0%
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 100.0% houses
Boho — Houses: 100.0% Boho — 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 Marraweeney
Bachelor Degree 20.5% / 11.7%
Boho — Bachelor Degree: 20.5% Marraweeney — Bachelor Degree: 11.7%
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 9.1%
Boho — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Marraweeney — Certificate III & IV: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.5% / 9.1%
Boho — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.5% Marraweeney — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 3.9%
Boho — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Marraweeney — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Zoning mix

Boho Marraweeney
Rural and farming 88% 97%
Parks and recreation 11% 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 Marraweeney
New dwellings approved 75
across Strathbogie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +167%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Boho Marraweeney
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% 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 23% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Boho carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 0); Boho carries more crime risk (77 vs 20).

Boho Marraweeney
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
77/100
 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 Marraweeney
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

Boho Marraweeney
Parks & reserves 0 3
Waterways 13 0

Mobility

Boho Marraweeney
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 189.5 km
same for both
Drive time (normal traffic) 129 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 Marraweeney
Car (driver) 56.8% / 69.0%
Boho — Car (driver): 56.8% Marraweeney — Car (driver): 69.0%
Worked from Home 29.7% / 31.0%
Boho — Worked from Home: 29.7% Marraweeney — Worked from Home: 31.0%
Walked Only 13.5% / —
Boho — Walked Only: 13.5% Marraweeney — Walked Only: not among its largest

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

Setting

Boho Marraweeney
Elevation 224 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 406 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Boho Marraweeney
Connectivity score 24/100 17/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
37 premises
 0%
27 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Boho

Retirees River Rural Young Families

Marraweeney

Rural

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