Chetwynd vs Nareen

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Chetwynd, most households are people living alone. In Nareen, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Chetwynd tends to suit people living alone, while Nareen 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

Nareen

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 77/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 44%)
  • But Chetwynd has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Chetwynd

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Nareen

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($85/wk vs $123/wk)
  • But Chetwynd has a bigger rental market to choose from (37% vs 14%)

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

Commuting to the city

Nareen

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (265 min vs 294 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (374.2 km vs 405.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Chetwynd has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 5%)
  • Nareen carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Chetwynd

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-1.2% vs -15.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Chetwynd Nareen
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.

Chetwynd Nareen
Walkability 0 / 0
Chetwynd — Walkability: 0/100 Nareen — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 81
Chetwynd — Safety: 23/100 Nareen — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 30 / 76
Chetwynd — Low fire risk: 30/100 Nareen — Low fire risk: 76/100
Low flood risk 67 / 100
Chetwynd — Low flood risk: 67/100 Nareen — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Nareen has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $55,692); Chetwynd rents higher ($123/wk vs $85/wk).

Chetwynd Nareen
Population 85
+7% vs other
 79
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.2% -15.1%
Median age 41
same for both
Median household income $55,692/yr $84,500/yr
+52% vs other
Median weekly rent $123/wk
+31% vs other
 $85/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Chetwynd Nareen
0-4 3.5% / 7.6%
Chetwynd — 0-4: 3.5% Nareen — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 25.9% / 21.5%
Chetwynd — 5-14: 25.9% Nareen — 5-14: 21.5%
15-19 — / —
Chetwynd — 15-19: not among its largest Nareen — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / 5.1%
Chetwynd — 20-24: not among its largest Nareen — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 9.4% / —
Chetwynd — 25-34: 9.4% Nareen — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 11.8% / 15.2%
Chetwynd — 35-44: 11.8% Nareen — 35-44: 15.2%
45-54 11.8% / 10.1%
Chetwynd — 45-54: 11.8% Nareen — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 11.8% / 16.5%
Chetwynd — 55-64: 11.8% Nareen — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 15.3% / 5.1%
Chetwynd — 65-74: 15.3% Nareen — 65-74: 5.1%
75-84 3.5% / —
Chetwynd — 75-84: 3.5% Nareen — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Chetwynd — 85+: not among its largest Nareen — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Chetwynd 55.6% lone person
Chetwynd — Lone Person: 55.6% Chetwynd — Couple Families: 27.8% Chetwynd — One Parent Families: 16.7%
Nareen 45.5% lone person
Nareen — Lone Person: 45.5% Nareen — Couple Families: 54.5% Nareen — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Chetwynd 37.0% renting
Chetwynd — Owned Outright: 44.4% Chetwynd — Mortgage: 18.5% Chetwynd — Renting: 37.0%
Nareen 13.6% renting
Nareen — Owned Outright: 72.7% Nareen — Mortgage: 13.6% Nareen — Renting: 13.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Chetwynd 100.0% houses
Chetwynd — Houses: 100.0%
Nareen 100.0% houses
Nareen — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Chetwynd Nareen
Certificate III & IV 15.3% / 17.7%
Chetwynd — Certificate III & IV: 15.3% Nareen — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 20.3%
Chetwynd — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Nareen — Bachelor Degree: 20.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 5.1%
Chetwynd — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Nareen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Zoning mix

Chetwynd Nareen
Rural and farming 98% 100%
Parks and recreation 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

Chetwynd Nareen
New dwellings approved 6
across West Wimmera
 43
across Southern Grampians
Approvals change year on year — +200%

Ranking within VIC

Chetwynd Nareen
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 14% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 60% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC

Liveability

Chetwynd Nareen
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Chetwynd carries more flood risk (33 vs 0); Chetwynd carries more crime risk (77 vs 19).

Chetwynd Nareen
Bushfire High
70/100
 Low
24/100
Crime High
77/100
 Low
19/100
Flood Low
33/100
 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
same for both

Schools

Chetwynd Nareen
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

Chetwynd Nareen
Parks & reserves 4 0
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Chetwynd sits further from the CBD (405.8 km vs 374.2 km).

Chetwynd Nareen
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 405.8 km
+8% vs other
 374.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 294 min 265 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3312
 0.0%
postcode 3315
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 28
postcode 3312
 32
postcode 3315

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.

Chetwynd Nareen
Car (driver) 40.9% / 44.2%
Chetwynd — Car (driver): 40.9% Nareen — Car (driver): 44.2%
Worked from Home 40.9% / 37.2%
Chetwynd — Worked from Home: 40.9% Nareen — Worked from Home: 37.2%
Walked Only 18.2% / 18.6%
Chetwynd — Walked Only: 18.2% Nareen — Walked Only: 18.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (44.2%).

Setting

Chetwynd Nareen
Elevation 174 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 267 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Chetwynd Nareen
Connectivity score 15/100 17/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
17 premises
 0%
20 premises

Council rates

Chetwynd Nareen
Average residential rate $1,709/yr $1,892/yr
Council West Wimmera Southern Grampians

Federal electorate

Chetwynd Nareen
Division Mallee Wannon
Member Anne Webster Dan Tehan
Party The Nationals Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

Chetwynd Nareen
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Chetwynd

Family Rural

Nareen

Family Rural

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