Byawatha vs Chiltern

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 Chiltern, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Byawatha tends to suit couples, while Chiltern 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

Chiltern

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 3)
  • But Byawatha is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 49%)

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

Chiltern

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $300/wk)

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

  • sits closer to the CBD (273.1 km vs 293.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (178 min vs 186 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Chiltern

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 60/100)

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

Byawatha and Chiltern 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 Chiltern
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 Chiltern
Walkability 0 / 0
Byawatha — Walkability: 0/100 Chiltern — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 40 / 55
Byawatha — Safety: 40/100 Chiltern — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 40 / 34
Byawatha — Low fire risk: 40/100 Chiltern — Low fire risk: 34/100
Low flood risk 56 / 76
Byawatha — Low flood risk: 56/100 Chiltern — Low flood risk: 76/100

Demographics

Chiltern has more residents (1,580 vs 160); Byawatha has higher household incomes ($88,192 vs $67,860).

Byawatha Chiltern
Population 160 1,580
+888% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.2% -1.6%
Median age 51 50
Median household income $88,192/yr
+23% vs other
 $67,860/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+13% vs other
 $260/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Byawatha Chiltern
0-4 5.0% / 4.3%
Byawatha — 0-4: 5.0% Chiltern — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 6.2% / 10.7%
Byawatha — 5-14: 6.2% Chiltern — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 6.2% / 6.5%
Byawatha — 15-19: 6.2% Chiltern — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 4.4% / 3.9%
Byawatha — 20-24: 4.4% Chiltern — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 7.5% / 8.2%
Byawatha — 25-34: 7.5% Chiltern — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 6.2% / 9.1%
Byawatha — 35-44: 6.2% Chiltern — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 16.2% / 15.0%
Byawatha — 45-54: 16.2% Chiltern — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 23.1% / 17.5%
Byawatha — 55-64: 23.1% Chiltern — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 15.0% / 14.9%
Byawatha — 65-74: 15.0% Chiltern — 65-74: 14.9%
75-84 7.5% / 9.1%
Byawatha — 75-84: 7.5% Chiltern — 75-84: 9.1%
85+ — / 1.5%
Byawatha — 85+: not among its largest Chiltern — 85+: 1.5%

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%
Chiltern 35.6% couple families
Chiltern — Couple Families: 35.6% Chiltern — Lone Person: 45.0% Chiltern — One Parent Families: 13.1% Chiltern — Group Household: 4.4% Chiltern — Other Families: 2.0%
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%
Chiltern 11.8% renting
Chiltern — Owned Outright: 45.7% Chiltern — Mortgage: 42.5% Chiltern — Renting: 11.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Byawatha 100.0% houses
Byawatha — Houses: 100.0% Byawatha — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Byawatha — Townhouses: 0.0%
Chiltern 92.9% houses
Chiltern — Houses: 92.9% Chiltern — Flats / Apartments: 5.0% Chiltern — Townhouses: 2.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Byawatha Chiltern
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 19.6%
Byawatha — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Chiltern — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Bachelor Degree 17.5% / 8.5%
Byawatha — Bachelor Degree: 17.5% Chiltern — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.6% / 7.8%
Byawatha — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6% Chiltern — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 1.9%
Byawatha — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Chiltern — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 2.6%
Byawatha — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Chiltern — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Property market

Byawatha Chiltern
Median house price — $586,500
Median unit price — $275,000
Median land price — $510,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 40 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Byawatha has more rural and farming land (88% vs 53%).

Byawatha Chiltern
Rural and farming 88% 53%
Parks and recreation 11% 45%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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 Chiltern
New dwellings approved 238
across Wangaratta
 120
across Indigo
Approvals change year on year +329% +15%

Ranking within VIC

Byawatha Chiltern
House price — Higher than 18% of VIC
Income Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 69% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 18% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC

Liveability

Byawatha Chiltern
Grade — D
Score — 26/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Byawatha carries more flood risk (44 vs 24); Byawatha carries more crime risk (60 vs 45).

Byawatha Chiltern
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
45/100
Flood Moderate
44/100
 Low
24/100
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

Byawatha Chiltern
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Byawatha

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

Schools in Chiltern

  • Chiltern Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Byawatha Chiltern
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 3 8
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 2 19

Mobility

Chiltern sits further from the CBD (293.2 km vs 273.1 km).

Byawatha Chiltern
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 273.1 km 293.2 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 178 min 186 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3678
 0.3%
postcode 3683
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 3678
 64
postcode 3683

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 Chiltern
Car (driver) 77.3% / 76.5%
Byawatha — Car (driver): 77.3% Chiltern — Car (driver): 76.5%
Worked from Home 22.7% / 15.4%
Byawatha — Worked from Home: 22.7% Chiltern — Worked from Home: 15.4%
Walked Only — / 5.0%
Byawatha — Walked Only: not among its largest Chiltern — Walked Only: 5.0%
Car (passenger) — / 3.2%
Byawatha — Car (passenger): not among its largest Chiltern — Car (passenger): 3.2%

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

Setting

Byawatha Chiltern
Elevation 195 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 221 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Byawatha Chiltern
Connectivity score 30/100 75/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
73 premises
 45%
767 premises

Climate

Byawatha Chiltern
Annual rainfall 565 mm 567 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C 31.7°C
Winter min (Jul) 2.7°C 2.1°C

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Byawatha

Rural

Chiltern

Affordable Retirees Rural

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