Echuca vs Echuca Village

Echuca is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Echuca Village. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Echuca Village, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Echuca tends to suit people living alone, while Echuca Village 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

Echuca

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (13 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (10 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 0)
  • But Echuca Village carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 88/100)

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

Echuca Village

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $285/wk)
  • But Echuca has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 5%)

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

Commuting to the city

Echuca

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (225.5 km vs 242.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (162 min vs 170 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Echuca has more GPs (7 vs 0)
  • Echuca Village carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 88/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Echuca Echuca Village
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.

Echuca Echuca Village
Walkability 4 / 0
Echuca — Walkability: 4/100 Echuca Village — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 12 / 48
Echuca — Safety: 12/100 Echuca Village — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 86 / 89
Echuca — Low fire risk: 86/100 Echuca Village — Low fire risk: 89/100
Low flood risk 8 / 0
Echuca — Low flood risk: 8/100 Echuca Village — Low flood risk: 0/100

Demographics

Echuca has more residents (15,056 vs 577); Echuca Village has higher household incomes ($94,692 vs $69,420).

Echuca Echuca Village
Population 15,056
+96% vs other
 577
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.2% +6.9%
Median age 45 49
Median household income $69,420/yr $94,692/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent $285/wk
+12% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Echuca Echuca Village
0-4 5.2% / 4.3%
Echuca — 0-4: 5.2% Echuca Village — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 11.6% / 11.3%
Echuca — 5-14: 11.6% Echuca Village — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 5.8% / 7.8%
Echuca — 15-19: 5.8% Echuca Village — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 5.3% / 2.9%
Echuca — 20-24: 5.3% Echuca Village — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 11.2% / 7.3%
Echuca — 25-34: 11.2% Echuca Village — 25-34: 7.3%
35-44 10.3% / 8.3%
Echuca — 35-44: 10.3% Echuca Village — 35-44: 8.3%
45-54 12.4% / 16.8%
Echuca — 45-54: 12.4% Echuca Village — 45-54: 16.8%
55-64 13.7% / 18.7%
Echuca — 55-64: 13.7% Echuca Village — 55-64: 18.7%
65-74 12.8% / 13.7%
Echuca — 65-74: 12.8% Echuca Village — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 8.2% / 5.9%
Echuca — 75-84: 8.2% Echuca Village — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 3.5% / 1.6%
Echuca — 85+: 3.5% Echuca Village — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Echuca 34.3% couple families
Echuca — Couple Families: 34.3% Echuca — Lone Person: 43.3% Echuca — One Parent Families: 17.5% Echuca — Group Household: 3.8% Echuca — Other Families: 1.2%
Echuca Village 53.0% couple families
Echuca Village — Couple Families: 53.0% Echuca Village — Lone Person: 32.1% Echuca Village — One Parent Families: 12.7% Echuca Village — Group Household: 2.2% Echuca Village — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Echuca 29.3% renting
Echuca — Owned Outright: 39.1% Echuca — Mortgage: 31.6% Echuca — Renting: 29.3%
Echuca Village 5.4% renting
Echuca Village — Owned Outright: 53.7% Echuca Village — Mortgage: 41.0% Echuca Village — Renting: 5.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Echuca Echuca Village
Certificate III & IV 17.6% / 23.9%
Echuca — Certificate III & IV: 17.6% Echuca Village — Certificate III & IV: 23.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 6.4%
Echuca — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Echuca Village — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 6.4%
Echuca — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Echuca Village — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.7%
Echuca — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Echuca Village — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 0.9%
Echuca — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Echuca Village — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Echuca Echuca Village
England 1.7% / 1.9%
Echuca — England: 1.7% Echuca Village — England: 1.9%
Scotland 0.3% / 0.9%
Echuca — Scotland: 0.3% Echuca Village — Scotland: 0.9%
New Zealand 1.1% / —
Echuca — New Zealand: 1.1% Echuca Village — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines 0.9% / —
Echuca — Philippines: 0.9% Echuca Village — Philippines: not among its largest
Thailand — / 0.7%
Echuca — Thailand: not among its largest Echuca Village — Thailand: 0.7%
India 0.6% / —
Echuca — India: 0.6% Echuca Village — India: not among its largest
Sri Lanka 0.4% / —
Echuca — Sri Lanka: 0.4% Echuca Village — Sri Lanka: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Echuca 86.1% houses
Echuca — Houses: 86.1% Echuca — Flats / Apartments: 1.4% Echuca — Townhouses: 12.5%
Echuca Village 88.8% houses
Echuca Village — Houses: 88.8% Echuca Village — Flats / Apartments: 11.2% Echuca Village — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Echuca Echuca Village
Median house price $598,888 —
Median unit price $430,000 —
Median land price $436,250 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 43 days
from 153 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Echuca Village has more rural and farming land (91% vs 71%).

Echuca Echuca Village
Rural and farming 71% 91%
Residential 13% 0%
Parks and recreation 5% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 0%
Industrial 2% 0%
Other and special use 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

Echuca Echuca Village
New dwellings approved 264
across Campaspe
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Echuca Echuca Village
Houses 5.0%
$625/wk on $650K
 —
Units 4.7%
$430/wk on $472K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Echuca Echuca Village
House price Higher than 26% of VIC —
Income Higher than 31% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC
Schools Higher than 35% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 57% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 11% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 98% of VIC —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 46% of VIC —

Liveability

Echuca Village scores higher overall (29 vs 20).

Echuca Echuca Village
Grade D
same for both
Score 20/100 29/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Echuca carries more crime risk (88 vs 52).

Echuca Echuca Village
Bushfire Low
14/100
 Low
11/100
Crime High
88/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood High
92/100
 High
100/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Echuca Echuca Village
Inside the suburb 10 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 3 0

Schools in Echuca

  • Echuca Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joseph's College - Brigidine Campus Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • St Mary's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Echuca College Government · Secondary below peers
  • Echuca East Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Echuca Twin Rivers Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Echuca Village

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Echuca Echuca Village
Supermarkets 4 0
Cafes & restaurants 14 0
Parks & reserves 9 0
Childcare 13 0
GPs 7 0
Pharmacies 6 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 8 0
Fuel stations 8 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Echuca Village sits further from the CBD (242.7 km vs 225.5 km).

Echuca Echuca Village
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 225.5 km 242.7 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 162 min 170 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3564
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 3564
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.

Echuca Echuca Village
Car (driver) 78.1% / 75.9%
Echuca — Car (driver): 78.1% Echuca Village — Car (driver): 75.9%
Worked from Home 9.8% / 14.1%
Echuca — Worked from Home: 9.8% Echuca Village — Worked from Home: 14.1%
Car (passenger) 6.4% / 7.4%
Echuca — Car (passenger): 6.4% Echuca Village — Car (passenger): 7.4%
Walked Only 4.2% / 2.6%
Echuca — Walked Only: 4.2% Echuca Village — Walked Only: 2.6%
Bicycle 1.3% / —
Echuca — Bicycle: 1.3% Echuca Village — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.1%).

Setting

Echuca Echuca Village
Elevation 100 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 98 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Echuca Echuca Village
Connectivity score 68/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
8,456 premises
 0%
235 premises

Climate

Echuca Echuca Village
Annual rainfall 406 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Echuca Echuca Village
Average residential rate $2,035/yr
same for both
Council Campaspe
same for both

Federal electorate

Echuca Echuca Village
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Echuca Echuca Village
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Echuca

Acreage Affordable Transport Hub

Echuca Village

Rural

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