Brimpaen vs Wartook
Brimpaen is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 52 in Wartook. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Brimpaen, about half of households are people living alone. In Wartook, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Brimpaen tends to suit couples, while Wartook suits 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
Brimpaen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 29%)
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
Brimpaen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($115/wk vs $140/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Wartook
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (203 min vs 224 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (281.7 km vs 306.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Wartook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 9%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Brimpaen and Wartook drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Wartook rents higher ($140/wk vs $115/wk); Brimpaen has higher household incomes ($74,724 vs $66,248).
| Brimpaen | Wartook | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 80 | 88 +10% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.3% | +4.8% |
| Median age | 49 | 52 |
| Median household income | $74,724/yr +11% vs other | $66,248/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $115/wk | $140/wk +22% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Brimpaen | Wartook | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $470,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Brimpaen has more rural and farming land (76% vs 40%).
| Brimpaen | Wartook | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 76% | 40% |
| Parks and recreation | 24% | 59% |
| 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
| Brimpaen | Wartook | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 94 across Horsham | 28 across Northern Grampians |
| Approvals change year on year | +57% | -62% |
Ranking within VIC
| Brimpaen | Wartook | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 40% of VIC | Higher than 27% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 4% of VIC | Higher than 22% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 10% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 1% of VIC | Higher than 4% of VIC |
Liveability
| Brimpaen | Wartook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Wartook carries more flood risk (51 vs 32).
| Brimpaen | Wartook | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 80/100 | High 85/100 |
| Crime | Low 35/100 | Low 34/100 |
| Flood | Low 32/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| 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
| Brimpaen | Wartook | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Brimpaen | Wartook | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 3 | 9 |
Mobility
Brimpaen sits further from the CBD (306.4 km vs 281.7 km).
| Brimpaen | Wartook | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 306.4 km +8% vs other | 281.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 224 min | 203 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3401 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 52 postcode 3401 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.8%).
Setting
| Brimpaen | Wartook | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 198 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 299 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Brimpaen | Wartook | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 25 premises | 0% 40 premises |
Climate
| Brimpaen | Wartook | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 383 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Brimpaen | Wartook | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,228/yr | $1,730/yr |
| Council | Horsham | Northern Grampians |
Federal electorate
| Brimpaen | Wartook | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Brimpaen | Wartook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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