Cullulleraine vs Werrimull
Werrimull is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Cullulleraine. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Cullulleraine, most households are people living alone. In Werrimull, about half of 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
Werrimull
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (52% vs 30%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 66%)
- But Cullulleraine carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 74/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Werrimull
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (5% vs 23%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Werrimull
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 13%)
- has cheaper rent ($90/wk vs $105/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Werrimull
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (392 min vs 414 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (586.3 km vs 596.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Cullulleraine
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (34% vs 3%)
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 74/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 24%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Cullulleraine
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.4% vs -13.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cullulleraine and Werrimull drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Werrimull has higher household incomes ($73,112 vs $42,588); Cullulleraine rents higher ($105/wk vs $90/wk).
| Cullulleraine | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 81 | 97 +20% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +17.4% | -13.4% |
| Median age | 50 | 47 |
| Median household income | $42,588/yr | $73,112/yr +72% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $105/wk +14% vs other | $90/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).
Zoning mix
Werrimull has more rural and farming land (97% vs 70%).
| Cullulleraine | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 70% | 97% |
| Parks and recreation | 28% | 2% |
| 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 | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 446 across Mildura same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +29% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Cullulleraine | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 4% of VIC | Higher than 38% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 47% of VIC | Higher than 37% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 3% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 9% of VIC | Higher than 7% of VIC |
Liveability
| Cullulleraine | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Cullulleraine carries more flood risk (99 vs 0); Werrimull carries more crime risk (74 vs 21).
| Cullulleraine | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 20/100 | Moderate 43/100 |
| Crime | Low 21/100 | High 74/100 |
| Flood | High 99/100 | 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
| Cullulleraine | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Cullulleraine
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Werrimull
- Werrimull P-12 School Government · Combined
Amenities in the suburb
| Cullulleraine | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 6 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 5 | 0 |
Mobility
Cullulleraine sits further from the CBD (596.7 km vs 586.3 km).
| Cullulleraine | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 596.7 km +2% vs other | 586.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 414 min | 392 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 3496 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 52 postcode 3496 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.0%).
Setting
| Cullulleraine | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 37 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 67 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Cullulleraine | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 16 premises | 0% 33 premises |
Climate
| Cullulleraine | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 257 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Cullulleraine | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,340/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mildura same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cullulleraine | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cullulleraine | Werrimull | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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