Byawatha vs Beechworth

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Byawatha, about half of households are couple families. In Beechworth, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Byawatha tends to suit couples, while Beechworth suits people living alone.

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

Beechworth

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 3)
  • But Byawatha is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 50%)

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

Beechworth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 7%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Byawatha

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (178 min vs 192 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (273.1 km vs 285.9 km)
  • But Beechworth is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Beechworth

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 60/100)

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

Investors

Beechworth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.8% vs 3.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Byawatha Beechworth
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.

Byawatha Beechworth
Walkability 0 / 10
Byawatha — Walkability: 0/100 Beechworth — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 40 / 56
Byawatha — Safety: 40/100 Beechworth — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 40 / 30
Byawatha — Low fire risk: 40/100 Beechworth — Low fire risk: 30/100
Low flood risk 56 / 100
Byawatha — Low flood risk: 56/100 Beechworth — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Beechworth has more residents (4,274 vs 160); Byawatha has higher household incomes ($88,192 vs $72,852).

Byawatha Beechworth
Population 160 4,274
+2571% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.2% +10.8%
Median age 51 49
Median household income $88,192/yr
+17% vs other
 $72,852/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Byawatha Beechworth
0-4 5.0% / 4.2%
Byawatha — 0-4: 5.0% Beechworth — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 6.2% / 12.0%
Byawatha — 5-14: 6.2% Beechworth — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 6.2% / 5.2%
Byawatha — 15-19: 6.2% Beechworth — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 4.4% / 2.7%
Byawatha — 20-24: 4.4% Beechworth — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 7.5% / 7.5%
Byawatha — 25-34: 7.5% Beechworth — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 6.2% / 12.2%
Byawatha — 35-44: 6.2% Beechworth — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 16.2% / 14.6%
Byawatha — 45-54: 16.2% Beechworth — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 23.1% / 15.0%
Byawatha — 55-64: 23.1% Beechworth — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 15.0% / 15.9%
Byawatha — 65-74: 15.0% Beechworth — 65-74: 15.9%
75-84 7.5% / 8.0%
Byawatha — 75-84: 7.5% Beechworth — 75-84: 8.0%
85+ — / 2.7%
Byawatha — 85+: not among its largest Beechworth — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Byawatha 54.3% couple families
Byawatha — Couple Families: 54.3% Byawatha — Lone Person: 22.9% Byawatha — One Parent Families: 22.9% Byawatha — Group Household: 0.0% Byawatha — Other Families: 0.0%
Beechworth 34.5% couple families
Beechworth — Couple Families: 34.5% Beechworth — Lone Person: 46.1% Beechworth — One Parent Families: 15.2% Beechworth — Group Household: 3.3% Beechworth — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Byawatha 7.4% renting
Byawatha — Owned Outright: 63.0% Byawatha — Mortgage: 29.6% Byawatha — Renting: 7.4%
Beechworth 21.2% renting
Beechworth — Owned Outright: 46.5% Beechworth — Mortgage: 32.3% Beechworth — Renting: 21.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Byawatha 100.0% houses
Byawatha — Houses: 100.0% Byawatha — Townhouses: 0.0% Byawatha — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Beechworth 93.8% houses
Beechworth — Houses: 93.8% Beechworth — Townhouses: 3.8% Beechworth — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Byawatha Beechworth
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 13.5%
Byawatha — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Beechworth — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Bachelor Degree 17.5% / 14.7%
Byawatha — Bachelor Degree: 17.5% Beechworth — Bachelor Degree: 14.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.6% / 9.1%
Byawatha — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6% Beechworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 5.0%
Byawatha — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Beechworth — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 4.5%
Byawatha — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Beechworth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Property market

Byawatha Beechworth
Median house price — $785,000
Median unit price — $530,000
Median land price — $497,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 68 days
from 39 sales

Zoning mix

Byawatha has more rural and farming land (88% vs 55%).

Byawatha Beechworth
Rural and farming 88% 55%
Parks and recreation 11% 39%
Residential 0% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
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

Byawatha Beechworth
New dwellings approved 238
across Wangaratta
 120
across Indigo
Approvals change year on year +329% +15%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Byawatha Beechworth
Houses — 3.1%
$550/wk on $929K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Byawatha Beechworth
House price — Higher than 36% of VIC
Income Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 55% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 52% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 16% of VIC

Liveability

Beechworth is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Byawatha Beechworth
Grade — C
Score — 48/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Byawatha carries more flood risk (44 vs 0); Byawatha carries more crime risk (60 vs 44).

Byawatha Beechworth
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 High
70/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
44/100
Flood Moderate
44/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Byawatha Beechworth
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Byawatha

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Beechworth

  • Beechworth Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Beechworth Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Beechworth Montessori School Independent · Primary below peers
  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Byawatha Beechworth
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 11
Parks & reserves 3 12
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 2 36

Mobility

Beechworth sits further from the CBD (285.9 km vs 273.1 km).

Byawatha Beechworth
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 273.1 km 285.9 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 178 min 192 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3678
 1.2%
postcode 3747
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 3678
 68
postcode 3747

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.

Byawatha Beechworth
Car (driver) 77.3% / 65.6%
Byawatha — Car (driver): 77.3% Beechworth — Car (driver): 65.6%
Worked from Home 22.7% / 22.1%
Byawatha — Worked from Home: 22.7% Beechworth — Worked from Home: 22.1%
Walked Only — / 7.8%
Byawatha — Walked Only: not among its largest Beechworth — Walked Only: 7.8%
Car (passenger) — / 3.6%
Byawatha — Car (passenger): not among its largest Beechworth — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Bicycle — / 0.7%
Byawatha — Bicycle: not among its largest Beechworth — Bicycle: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.3%).

Setting

Byawatha Beechworth
Elevation 195 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 391 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Byawatha Beechworth
Connectivity score 30/100 71/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
73 premises
 47%
2,263 premises

Climate

Byawatha Beechworth
Annual rainfall 565 mm 984 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C —
Winter min (Jul) 2.7°C —

Council rates

Byawatha Beechworth
Average residential rate $1,962/yr $1,828/yr
Council Wangaratta Indigo

Federal electorate

Byawatha Beechworth
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Byawatha Beechworth
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Byawatha

Rural

Beechworth

Acreage Retirees River

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