Boweya vs Killawarra

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

  • Boweya is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 74%)
  • Killawarra carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 28/100)

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

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

Boweya

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (173 min vs 182 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (258.8 km vs 267.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Killawarra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 28/100)

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

Investors

Boweya

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.4% vs -6.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Boweya Killawarra
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.

Boweya Killawarra
Walkability 0 / 0
Boweya — Walkability: 0/100 Killawarra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 72 / 87
Boweya — Safety: 72/100 Killawarra — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 37 / 44
Boweya — Low fire risk: 37/100 Killawarra — Low fire risk: 44/100
Low flood risk 100 / 31
Boweya — Low flood risk: 100/100 Killawarra — Low flood risk: 31/100

Demographics

Killawarra has more residents (391 vs 51); Killawarra skews older (48 vs 46).

Boweya Killawarra
Population 51 391
+667% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.4% -6.5%
Median age 46 48
Median household income $110,500/yr
+2% vs other
 $108,524/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boweya Killawarra
0-4 9.8% / 4.3%
Boweya — 0-4: 9.8% Killawarra — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 15.7% / 14.1%
Boweya — 5-14: 15.7% Killawarra — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 5.9% / 5.4%
Boweya — 15-19: 5.9% Killawarra — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 — / 2.6%
Boweya — 20-24: not among its largest Killawarra — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 13.7% / 7.7%
Boweya — 25-34: 13.7% Killawarra — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 11.8% / 11.0%
Boweya — 35-44: 11.8% Killawarra — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 29.4% / 15.9%
Boweya — 45-54: 29.4% Killawarra — 45-54: 15.9%
55-64 5.9% / 17.4%
Boweya — 55-64: 5.9% Killawarra — 55-64: 17.4%
65-74 23.5% / 13.0%
Boweya — 65-74: 23.5% Killawarra — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 — / 5.9%
Boweya — 75-84: not among its largest Killawarra — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ — / 0.8%
Boweya — 85+: not among its largest Killawarra — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Boweya 100.0% couple families
Boweya — Couple Families: 100.0% Boweya — Lone Person: 0.0% Boweya — One Parent Families: 0.0% Boweya — Group Household: 0.0%
Killawarra 57.5% couple families
Killawarra — Couple Families: 57.5% Killawarra — Lone Person: 23.0% Killawarra — One Parent Families: 16.1% Killawarra — Group Household: 3.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Boweya 0.0% renting
Boweya — Owned Outright: 0.0% Boweya — Mortgage: 100.0% Boweya — Renting: 0.0%
Killawarra 2.3% renting
Killawarra — Owned Outright: 64.6% Killawarra — Mortgage: 33.1% Killawarra — Renting: 2.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Boweya 100.0% houses
Boweya — Houses: 100.0%
Killawarra 100.0% houses
Killawarra — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Boweya Killawarra
Certificate III & IV 17.6% / 14.6%
Boweya — Certificate III & IV: 17.6% Killawarra — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 14.3%
Boweya — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Killawarra — Bachelor Degree: 14.3%
Postgraduate Degree 11.8% / 4.1%
Boweya — Postgraduate Degree: 11.8% Killawarra — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 9.0%
Boweya — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Killawarra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 4.3%
Boweya — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Killawarra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Property market

Boweya Killawarra
Median house price — $975,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 46 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Boweya has more rural and farming land (84% vs 45%).

Boweya Killawarra
Rural and farming 84% 45%
Parks and recreation 15% 54%
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

Boweya Killawarra
New dwellings approved 235
across Benalla
 238
across Wangaratta
Approvals change year on year +65% +329%

Ranking within VIC

Boweya Killawarra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 30% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 22% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC

Liveability

Boweya Killawarra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Killawarra carries more flood risk (69 vs 0); Boweya carries more crime risk (28 vs 13).

Boweya Killawarra
Bushfire Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
56/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Low
13/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
69/100
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

Boweya Killawarra
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

Boweya Killawarra
Parks & reserves 4 6
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Killawarra sits further from the CBD (267.5 km vs 258.8 km).

Boweya Killawarra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 258.8 km 267.5 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 173 min 182 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3675
 0.5%
postcode 3678
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 3675
 78
postcode 3678

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.

Boweya Killawarra
Car (driver) 66.7% / 76.4%
Boweya — Car (driver): 66.7% Killawarra — Car (driver): 76.4%
Worked from Home 33.3% / 19.0%
Boweya — Worked from Home: 33.3% Killawarra — Worked from Home: 19.0%
Walked Only — / 2.9%
Boweya — Walked Only: not among its largest Killawarra — Walked Only: 2.9%
Car (passenger) — / 1.7%
Boweya — Car (passenger): not among its largest Killawarra — Car (passenger): 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.4%).

Setting

Boweya Killawarra
Elevation 166 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 213 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Boweya Killawarra
Connectivity score 23/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
16 premises
 0%
135 premises

Climate

Boweya Killawarra
Annual rainfall 565 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Boweya Killawarra
Average residential rate $2,119/yr $1,962/yr
Council Benalla Wangaratta

Federal electorate

Boweya Killawarra
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Boweya Killawarra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Boweya

Family Rural Young Families

Killawarra

Rural

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