Boorhaman North vs Brimin

Boorhaman North is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 54 in Brimin. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Boorhaman North, most households are couple families. In Brimin, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Boorhaman North 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Boorhaman North carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 88/100)
  • Brimin is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 70%)

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

First-home buyers

Boorhaman North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Boorhaman North

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (287.6 km vs 295.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (195 min vs 200 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Boorhaman North

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 88/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Brimin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.7% vs 8.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Boorhaman North Brimin
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.

Boorhaman North Brimin
Walkability 0 / 0
Boorhaman North — Walkability: 0/100 Brimin — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 84 / 12
Boorhaman North — Safety: 84/100 Brimin — Safety: 12/100
Low fire risk 100 / 75
Boorhaman North — Low fire risk: 100/100 Brimin — Low fire risk: 75/100
Low flood risk 23 / 9
Boorhaman North — Low flood risk: 23/100 Brimin — Low flood risk: 9/100

Demographics

Brimin skews older (54 vs 38); Boorhaman North has higher household incomes ($100,724 vs $74,724).

Boorhaman North Brimin
Population 53 56
+6% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.2% +16.7%
Median age 38 54
Median household income $100,724/yr
+26% vs other
 $74,724/yr
Median weekly rent $215/wk $225/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boorhaman North Brimin
0-4 — / —
Boorhaman North — 0-4: not among its largest Brimin — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 26.4% / 5.4%
Boorhaman North — 5-14: 26.4% Brimin — 5-14: 5.4%
15-19 5.7% / 14.3%
Boorhaman North — 15-19: 5.7% Brimin — 15-19: 14.3%
20-24 — / 7.1%
Boorhaman North — 20-24: not among its largest Brimin — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 13.2% / 5.4%
Boorhaman North — 25-34: 13.2% Brimin — 25-34: 5.4%
35-44 17.0% / 10.7%
Boorhaman North — 35-44: 17.0% Brimin — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 7.5% / 16.1%
Boorhaman North — 45-54: 7.5% Brimin — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 11.3% / 30.4%
Boorhaman North — 55-64: 11.3% Brimin — 55-64: 30.4%
65-74 15.1% / 5.4%
Boorhaman North — 65-74: 15.1% Brimin — 65-74: 5.4%
75-84 11.3% / 10.7%
Boorhaman North — 75-84: 11.3% Brimin — 75-84: 10.7%
85+ — / —
Boorhaman North — 85+: not among its largest Brimin — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Boorhaman North 70.0% couple families
Boorhaman North — Couple Families: 70.0% Boorhaman North — Lone Person: 30.0% Boorhaman North — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Brimin 47.4% couple families
Brimin — Couple Families: 47.4% Brimin — Lone Person: 15.8% Brimin — One Parent Families: 36.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Boorhaman North 0.0% renting
Boorhaman North — Owned Outright: 60.0% Boorhaman North — Mortgage: 40.0% Boorhaman North — Renting: 0.0%
Brimin 13.6% renting
Brimin — Owned Outright: 59.1% Brimin — Mortgage: 27.3% Brimin — Renting: 13.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Boorhaman North 100.0% houses
Boorhaman North — Houses: 100.0% Boorhaman North — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Brimin 95.2% houses
Brimin — Houses: 95.2% Brimin — Flats / Apartments: 4.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Boorhaman North Brimin
Certificate III & IV 15.1% / 26.8%
Boorhaman North — Certificate III & IV: 15.1% Brimin — Certificate III & IV: 26.8%
Bachelor Degree 24.5% / 5.4%
Boorhaman North — Bachelor Degree: 24.5% Brimin — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 10.7%
Boorhaman North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Brimin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 5.4%
Boorhaman North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Brimin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.8%).

Zoning mix

Boorhaman North has more rural and farming land (87% vs 75%).

Boorhaman North Brimin
Rural and farming 87% 75%
Parks and recreation 12% 23%
Environmental 0% 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

Boorhaman North Brimin
New dwellings approved 238
across Wangaratta
 120
across Indigo
Approvals change year on year +329% +15%

Ranking within VIC

Boorhaman North Brimin
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 48% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC

Liveability

Boorhaman North Brimin
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Brimin carries more bushfire risk (25 vs 0); Brimin carries more crime risk (88 vs 16).

Boorhaman North Brimin
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
25/100
Crime Low
16/100
 High
88/100
Flood High
77/100
 High
91/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Boorhaman North Brimin
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

Boorhaman North Brimin
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 1 4

Mobility

Brimin sits further from the CBD (295.8 km vs 287.6 km).

Boorhaman North Brimin
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 287.6 km 295.8 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 195 min 200 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3685
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 3685
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.

Boorhaman North Brimin
Car (driver) 72.7% / 44.7%
Boorhaman North — Car (driver): 72.7% Brimin — Car (driver): 44.7%
Worked from Home 27.3% / 31.6%
Boorhaman North — Worked from Home: 27.3% Brimin — Worked from Home: 31.6%
Walked Only — / 13.2%
Boorhaman North — Walked Only: not among its largest Brimin — Walked Only: 13.2%
Car (passenger) — / 10.5%
Boorhaman North — Car (passenger): not among its largest Brimin — Car (passenger): 10.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.7%).

Setting

Boorhaman North Brimin
Elevation 140 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 136 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Boorhaman North Brimin
Connectivity score 27/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
30 premises

Climate

Boorhaman North Brimin
Annual rainfall 540 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Boorhaman North Brimin
Average residential rate $1,962/yr $1,828/yr
Council Wangaratta Indigo

Federal electorate

Boorhaman North Brimin
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Boorhaman North Brimin
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Boorhaman North

Family Professionals Retirees Rural

Brimin

Rural Students

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