Echuca vs Echuca West

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Echuca West, most households are couple families. On these figures, Echuca tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Echuca West 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Echuca has more childcare (13 vs 0)
  • Echuca West carries lower crime risk (14/100 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

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($285/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Echuca

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (7 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 16%)
  • But Echuca West carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 88/100)

Weighs 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 West 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 West
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 West
Walkability 4 / 0
Echuca — Walkability: 4/100 Echuca West — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 12 / 86
Echuca — Safety: 12/100 Echuca West — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 86 / 100
Echuca — Low fire risk: 86/100 Echuca West — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 8 / 18
Echuca — Low flood risk: 8/100 Echuca West — Low flood risk: 18/100

Demographics

Echuca has more residents (15,056 vs 442); Echuca West has higher household incomes ($89,076 vs $69,420).

Echuca Echuca West
Population 15,056
+97% vs other
 442
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.2% +4.0%
Median age 45 46
Median household income $69,420/yr $89,076/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $285/wk $350/wk
+23% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Echuca Echuca West
0-4 5.2% / 4.8%
Echuca — 0-4: 5.2% Echuca West — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 11.6% / 12.9%
Echuca — 5-14: 11.6% Echuca West — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 5.8% / 7.5%
Echuca — 15-19: 5.8% Echuca West — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 5.3% / 4.3%
Echuca — 20-24: 5.3% Echuca West — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 11.2% / 8.1%
Echuca — 25-34: 11.2% Echuca West — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 10.3% / 9.0%
Echuca — 35-44: 10.3% Echuca West — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 12.4% / 19.9%
Echuca — 45-54: 12.4% Echuca West — 45-54: 19.9%
55-64 13.7% / 16.5%
Echuca — 55-64: 13.7% Echuca West — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 12.8% / 11.3%
Echuca — 65-74: 12.8% Echuca West — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 8.2% / 3.8%
Echuca — 75-84: 8.2% Echuca West — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 3.5% / 1.1%
Echuca — 85+: 3.5% Echuca West — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

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 West 70.7% couple families
Echuca West — Couple Families: 70.7% Echuca West — Lone Person: 25.6% Echuca West — One Parent Families: 3.7% Echuca West — Group Household: 0.0% Echuca West — 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 West 7.1% renting
Echuca West — Owned Outright: 44.0% Echuca West — Mortgage: 48.9% Echuca West — Renting: 7.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Echuca Echuca West
Certificate III & IV 17.6% / 23.3%
Echuca — Certificate III & IV: 17.6% Echuca West — Certificate III & IV: 23.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 7.9%
Echuca — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Echuca West — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 5.0%
Echuca — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Echuca West — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / —
Echuca — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Echuca West — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / —
Echuca — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Echuca West — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

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 West
England 1.7% / 3.4%
Echuca — England: 1.7% Echuca West — England: 3.4%
New Zealand 1.1% / 0.9%
Echuca — New Zealand: 1.1% Echuca West — New Zealand: 0.9%
Philippines 0.9% / —
Echuca — Philippines: 0.9% Echuca West — Philippines: not among its largest
Greece — / 0.7%
Echuca — Greece: not among its largest Echuca West — Greece: 0.7%
India 0.6% / —
Echuca — India: 0.6% Echuca West — India: not among its largest
Sri Lanka 0.4% / —
Echuca — Sri Lanka: 0.4% Echuca West — Sri Lanka: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Echuca 86.1% houses
Echuca — Houses: 86.1% Echuca — Townhouses: 12.5% Echuca — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Echuca West 100.0% houses
Echuca West — Houses: 100.0% Echuca West — Townhouses: 0.0% Echuca West — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Echuca Echuca West
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 West has more rural and farming land (92% vs 71%).

Echuca Echuca West
Rural and farming 71% 92%
Residential 13% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 8%
Parks and recreation 5% 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 West
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 West
Houses 5.0%
$625/wk on $650K
 —
Units 4.7%
$430/wk on $472K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Echuca Echuca West
House price Higher than 26% of VIC —
Income Higher than 31% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC
Schools Higher than 35% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 63% 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 71% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 98% of VIC —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 46% of VIC —

Liveability

Echuca Echuca West
Grade D —
Score 20/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Echuca carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Echuca carries more crime risk (88 vs 14).

Echuca Echuca West
Bushfire Low
14/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
88/100
 Low
14/100
Flood High
92/100
 High
82/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Echuca Echuca West
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 West

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

Amenities in the suburb

Echuca Echuca West
Supermarkets 4 0
Cafes & restaurants 14 0
Parks & reserves 9 3
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 1

Mobility

Echuca Echuca West
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 225.5 km 227 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 162 min 165 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 West
Car (driver) 78.1% / 80.7%
Echuca — Car (driver): 78.1% Echuca West — Car (driver): 80.7%
Worked from Home 9.8% / 12.7%
Echuca — Worked from Home: 9.8% Echuca West — Worked from Home: 12.7%
Car (passenger) 6.4% / 3.3%
Echuca — Car (passenger): 6.4% Echuca West — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Walked Only 4.2% / 1.4%
Echuca — Walked Only: 4.2% Echuca West — Walked Only: 1.4%
Bicycle 1.3% / 1.9%
Echuca — Bicycle: 1.3% Echuca West — Bicycle: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.7%).

Setting

Echuca Echuca West
Elevation 100 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 103 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Echuca Echuca West
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 West

Rural

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