East Wangaratta vs Tarrawingee
Tarrawingee is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 51 in East Wangaratta. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, East Wangaratta tends to suit families with children.
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
Tarrawingee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 71/100)
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
East Wangaratta
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)
- has cheaper rent ($231/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
East Wangaratta
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (253.8 km vs 262.3 km)
- has a shorter drive in (164 min vs 169 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tarrawingee
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 71/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 14%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tarrawingee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.4% vs -17.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
East Wangaratta and Tarrawingee 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
Tarrawingee has more residents (416 vs 66); East Wangaratta has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $73,632).
| East Wangaratta | Tarrawingee | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 66 | 416 +530% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -17.5% | +12.4% |
| Median age | 51 | 46 |
| Median household income | $97,500/yr +24% vs other | $73,632/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $231/wk | $250/wk +8% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
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 (21.6%).
Property market
| East Wangaratta | Tarrawingee | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $750,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Tarrawingee has more rural and farming land (93% vs 76%).
| East Wangaratta | Tarrawingee | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 76% | 93% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 16% | 2% |
| Parks and recreation | 8% | 2% |
| Residential | 0% | 4% |
| 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
| East Wangaratta | Tarrawingee | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 238 across Wangaratta same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +329% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| East Wangaratta | Tarrawingee | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 70% of VIC | Higher than 39% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 53% of VIC | Higher than 47% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 44% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 67% of VIC | Higher than 64% of VIC |
Liveability
| East Wangaratta | Tarrawingee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
East Wangaratta carries more crime risk (71 vs 15); East Wangaratta carries more flood risk (88 vs 67).
| East Wangaratta | Tarrawingee | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 64/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| Crime | High 71/100 | Low 15/100 |
| Flood | High 88/100 | Moderate 67/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| East Wangaratta | Tarrawingee | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| East Wangaratta | Tarrawingee | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 7 | 3 |
Mobility
Tarrawingee sits further from the CBD (262.3 km vs 253.8 km).
| East Wangaratta | Tarrawingee | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 253.8 km | 262.3 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 164 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.7%).
Setting
| East Wangaratta | Tarrawingee | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 149 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 173 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| East Wangaratta | Tarrawingee | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 31 premises | 0% 173 premises |
Climate
| East Wangaratta | Tarrawingee | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| East Wangaratta | Tarrawingee | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,962/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wangaratta same for both | |
Federal electorate
| East Wangaratta | Tarrawingee | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| East Wangaratta | Tarrawingee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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