Byawatha vs North Wangaratta

North Wangaratta is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 51 in Byawatha. 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. On these figures, Byawatha tends to suit couples, while North Wangaratta 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

Byawatha

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 52%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 86%)
  • But North Wangaratta carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 60/100)

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

North Wangaratta

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $300/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

North Wangaratta

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (169 min vs 178 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (259.6 km vs 273.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

North Wangaratta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 60/100)

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

Investors

Byawatha

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.2% vs -2.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Byawatha and North Wangaratta 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 North Wangaratta
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 North Wangaratta
Walkability 0 / 6
Byawatha — Walkability: 0/100 North Wangaratta — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 40 / 58
Byawatha — Safety: 40/100 North Wangaratta — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 40 / 50
Byawatha — Low fire risk: 40/100 North Wangaratta — Low fire risk: 50/100
Low flood risk 56 / 4
Byawatha — Low flood risk: 56/100 North Wangaratta — Low flood risk: 4/100

Demographics

North Wangaratta has more residents (282 vs 160); Byawatha rents higher ($300/wk vs $175/wk).

Byawatha North Wangaratta
Population 160 282
+76% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.2% -2.1%
Median age 51 48
Median household income $88,192/yr
+10% vs other
 $79,612/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+42% vs other
 $175/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Byawatha North Wangaratta
0-4 5.0% / 5.3%
Byawatha — 0-4: 5.0% North Wangaratta — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 6.2% / 9.2%
Byawatha — 5-14: 6.2% North Wangaratta — 5-14: 9.2%
15-19 6.2% / 7.1%
Byawatha — 15-19: 6.2% North Wangaratta — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 4.4% / 5.7%
Byawatha — 20-24: 4.4% North Wangaratta — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 7.5% / 14.5%
Byawatha — 25-34: 7.5% North Wangaratta — 25-34: 14.5%
35-44 6.2% / 6.0%
Byawatha — 35-44: 6.2% North Wangaratta — 35-44: 6.0%
45-54 16.2% / 11.7%
Byawatha — 45-54: 16.2% North Wangaratta — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 23.1% / 17.0%
Byawatha — 55-64: 23.1% North Wangaratta — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 15.0% / 16.3%
Byawatha — 65-74: 15.0% North Wangaratta — 65-74: 16.3%
75-84 7.5% / 5.7%
Byawatha — 75-84: 7.5% North Wangaratta — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ — / 2.5%
Byawatha — 85+: not among its largest North Wangaratta — 85+: 2.5%

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%
North Wangaratta 37.3% couple families
North Wangaratta — Couple Families: 37.3% North Wangaratta — Lone Person: 41.3% North Wangaratta — One Parent Families: 14.7% North Wangaratta — Group Household: 6.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
North Wangaratta 10.9% renting
North Wangaratta — Owned Outright: 54.5% North Wangaratta — Mortgage: 34.7% North Wangaratta — Renting: 10.9%
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%
North Wangaratta 85.7% houses
North Wangaratta — Houses: 85.7% North Wangaratta — Flats / Apartments: 9.8% North Wangaratta — Townhouses: 4.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Byawatha North Wangaratta
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 17.7%
Byawatha — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% North Wangaratta — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Bachelor Degree 17.5% / 8.5%
Byawatha — Bachelor Degree: 17.5% North Wangaratta — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.6% / 12.8%
Byawatha — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6% North Wangaratta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 5.3%
Byawatha — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% North Wangaratta — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 2.5%
Byawatha — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% North Wangaratta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

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

Zoning mix

Byawatha has more rural and farming land (88% vs 75%).

Byawatha North Wangaratta
Rural and farming 88% 75%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 15%
Parks and recreation 11% 1%
Industrial 0% 9%
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 North Wangaratta
New dwellings approved 238
across Wangaratta
same for both
Approvals change year on year +329%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Byawatha North Wangaratta
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 44% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC

Liveability

Byawatha North Wangaratta
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

North Wangaratta carries more flood risk (96 vs 44); Byawatha carries more crime risk (60 vs 42).

Byawatha North Wangaratta
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
50/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
42/100
Flood Moderate
44/100
 High
96/100
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 North Wangaratta
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

Byawatha North Wangaratta
Parks & reserves 3 2
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Byawatha sits further from the CBD (273.1 km vs 259.6 km).

Byawatha North Wangaratta
Walkability score 0/100 6/100
Distance to Melbourne 273.1 km
+5% vs other
 259.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 178 min 169 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3678
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 3678
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.

Byawatha North Wangaratta
Car (driver) 77.3% / 72.7%
Byawatha — Car (driver): 77.3% North Wangaratta — Car (driver): 72.7%
Worked from Home 22.7% / 13.6%
Byawatha — Worked from Home: 22.7% North Wangaratta — Worked from Home: 13.6%
Car (passenger) — / 7.6%
Byawatha — Car (passenger): not among its largest North Wangaratta — Car (passenger): 7.6%
Walked Only — / 3.8%
Byawatha — Walked Only: not among its largest North Wangaratta — Walked Only: 3.8%
Bicycle — / 2.3%
Byawatha — Bicycle: not among its largest North Wangaratta — Bicycle: 2.3%

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

Setting

Byawatha North Wangaratta
Elevation 195 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 144 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Byawatha North Wangaratta
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
73 premises
 0%
122 premises

Climate

Byawatha North Wangaratta
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

Byawatha North Wangaratta
Average residential rate $1,962/yr
same for both
Council Wangaratta
same for both

Federal electorate

Byawatha North Wangaratta
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Byawatha

Rural

North Wangaratta

Quiet Rural

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