Buangor vs Warrak
Warrak is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 51 in Buangor. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Buangor, about half of households are people living alone. In Warrak, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Buangor tends to suit people living alone, while Warrak suits 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
Warrak
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 48%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Warrak
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Buangor has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $275/wk)
- Warrak leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Buangor
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (125 min vs 142 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (182.1 km vs 199 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Buangor
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Buangor
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.7% vs 3.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Buangor and Warrak 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
Warrak has higher household incomes ($105,872 vs $53,300); Buangor has more residents (112 vs 68).
| Buangor | Warrak | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 112 +39% vs other | 68 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.7% | +3.0% |
| Median age | 51 | 43 |
| Median household income | $53,300/yr | $105,872/yr +99% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $210/wk | $275/wk +31% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).
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 (4.5%).
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 (13.2%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Buangor | Warrak | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $530,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Buangor has more rural and farming land (84% vs 58%); Buangor has more land zoned for conservation (11% vs 0%).
| Buangor | Warrak | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 84% | 58% |
| Parks and recreation | 4% | 40% |
| Environmental | 11% | 0% |
| Residential | 0% | 1% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 0% |
| 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
| Buangor | Warrak | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 56 across Ararat same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +80% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Buangor | Warrak | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 12% of VIC | Higher than 78% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 79% of VIC | Higher than 1% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 19% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 13% of VIC | Higher than 1% of VIC |
Liveability
Buangor is more walkable (20 vs 0).
| Buangor | Warrak | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Buangor carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 40).
| Buangor | Warrak | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 65/100 | Moderate 40/100 |
| Crime | High 92/100 | High 85/100 |
| 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
| Buangor | Warrak | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Buangor
- Buangor Primary School Government · Primary
Schools in Warrak
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Buangor | Warrak | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 9 | 5 |
Mobility
Warrak sits further from the CBD (199 km vs 182.1 km).
| Buangor | Warrak | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 20/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 182.1 km | 199 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 125 min | 142 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3375 | 0.3% postcode 3377 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | — | 38 postcode 3377 |
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 (84.0%).
Setting
| Buangor | Warrak | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 345 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 602 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Buangor | Warrak | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 21 premises | 0% 16 premises |
Climate
| Buangor | Warrak | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 554 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Buangor | Warrak | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,002/yr same for both | |
| Council | Ararat same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Buangor | Warrak | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Buangor | Warrak | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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