Cullulleraine vs Wargan

Wargan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 50 in Cullulleraine. In both, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Cullulleraine tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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

Wargan

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 66%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (42% vs 30%)
  • But Cullulleraine carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 97/100)

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

Cullulleraine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($105/wk vs $231/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Wargan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (577.5 km vs 596.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (401 min vs 414 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cullulleraine

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 97/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Cullulleraine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.4% vs -25.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cullulleraine Wargan
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.

Cullulleraine Wargan
Walkability 0 / 0
Cullulleraine — Walkability: 0/100 Wargan — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 79 / 3
Cullulleraine — Safety: 79/100 Wargan — Safety: 3/100
Low fire risk 80 / 89
Cullulleraine — Low fire risk: 80/100 Wargan — Low fire risk: 89/100
Low flood risk 1 / 3
Cullulleraine — Low flood risk: 1/100 Wargan — Low flood risk: 3/100

Demographics

Wargan rents higher ($231/wk vs $105/wk); Wargan has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $42,588).

Cullulleraine Wargan
Population 81
+35% vs other
 53
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.4% -25.4%
Median age 50 42
Median household income $42,588/yr $84,500/yr
+98% vs other
Median weekly rent $105/wk $231/wk
+120% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cullulleraine Wargan
0-4 9.9% / —
Cullulleraine — 0-4: 9.9% Wargan — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 3.7% / 15.1%
Cullulleraine — 5-14: 3.7% Wargan — 5-14: 15.1%
15-19 6.2% / 9.4%
Cullulleraine — 15-19: 6.2% Wargan — 15-19: 9.4%
20-24 11.1% / 13.2%
Cullulleraine — 20-24: 11.1% Wargan — 20-24: 13.2%
25-34 6.2% / 7.5%
Cullulleraine — 25-34: 6.2% Wargan — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 4.9% / 5.7%
Cullulleraine — 35-44: 4.9% Wargan — 35-44: 5.7%
45-54 12.3% / 22.6%
Cullulleraine — 45-54: 12.3% Wargan — 45-54: 22.6%
55-64 13.6% / 5.7%
Cullulleraine — 55-64: 13.6% Wargan — 55-64: 5.7%
65-74 21.0% / 5.7%
Cullulleraine — 65-74: 21.0% Wargan — 65-74: 5.7%
75-84 11.1% / 5.7%
Cullulleraine — 75-84: 11.1% Wargan — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ — / —
Cullulleraine — 85+: not among its largest Wargan — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cullulleraine 70.0% lone person
Cullulleraine — Lone Person: 70.0% Cullulleraine — Couple Families: 15.0% Cullulleraine — One Parent Families: 15.0%
Wargan 58.3% lone person
Wargan — Lone Person: 58.3% Wargan — Couple Families: 41.7% Wargan — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cullulleraine 27.6% renting
Cullulleraine — Owned Outright: 72.4% Cullulleraine — Mortgage: 0.0% Cullulleraine — Renting: 27.6%
Wargan 0.0% renting
Wargan — Owned Outright: 61.5% Wargan — Mortgage: 38.5% Wargan — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cullulleraine 65.7% houses
Cullulleraine — Houses: 65.7% Cullulleraine — Flats / Apartments: 34.3%
Wargan 100.0% houses
Wargan — Houses: 100.0% Wargan — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Cullulleraine Wargan
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 17.0%
Cullulleraine — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Wargan — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.7%
Cullulleraine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Wargan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Bachelor Degree 3.7% / —
Cullulleraine — Bachelor Degree: 3.7% Wargan — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Zoning mix

Cullulleraine Wargan
Rural and farming 70% 63%
Parks and recreation 28% 37%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Cullulleraine Wargan
New dwellings approved 446
across Mildura
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Cullulleraine Wargan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 4% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 30% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 3% of VIC Higher than 2% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 9% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC

Liveability

Cullulleraine Wargan
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wargan carries more crime risk (97 vs 21).

Cullulleraine Wargan
Bushfire Low
20/100
 Low
11/100
Crime Low
21/100
 High
97/100
Flood High
99/100
 High
97/100
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

Cullulleraine Wargan
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

Cullulleraine Wargan
Parks & reserves 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 5 17

Mobility

Cullulleraine sits further from the CBD (596.7 km vs 577.5 km).

Cullulleraine Wargan
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 596.7 km
+3% vs other
 577.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 414 min 401 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3496
 0.1%
postcode 3505
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3496
 54
postcode 3505

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.

Cullulleraine Wargan
Car (driver) 56.0% / 48.4%
Cullulleraine — Car (driver): 56.0% Wargan — Car (driver): 48.4%
Walked Only 44.0% / —
Cullulleraine — Walked Only: 44.0% Wargan — Walked Only: not among its largest
Worked from Home — / 41.9%
Cullulleraine — Worked from Home: not among its largest Wargan — Worked from Home: 41.9%
Car (passenger) — / 9.7%
Cullulleraine — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wargan — Car (passenger): 9.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.0%).

Setting

Cullulleraine Wargan
Elevation 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cullulleraine Wargan
Connectivity score 15/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
16 premises
 0%
25 premises

Climate

Cullulleraine Wargan
Annual rainfall 257 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Cullulleraine Wargan
Average residential rate $2,340/yr
same for both
Council Mildura
same for both

Federal electorate

Cullulleraine Wargan
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cullulleraine Wargan
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cullulleraine

Retirees Rural Young Families

Wargan

Rural Students

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