Echuca vs Wharparilla

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wharparilla, most households are couple families. On these figures, Echuca tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Wharparilla 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)
  • Wharparilla carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 88/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Wharparilla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Echuca has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 4%)
  • Wharparilla leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 21%)

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

  • has a shorter drive in (162 min vs 174 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (225.5 km vs 238.4 km)

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 15%)
  • But Wharparilla carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 88/100)

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

Investors

Echuca

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.2% vs -1.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Echuca and Wharparilla 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 Wharparilla
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 Wharparilla
Walkability 4 / 0
Echuca — Walkability: 4/100 Wharparilla — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 12 / 56
Echuca — Safety: 12/100 Wharparilla — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 86 / 86
Echuca — Low fire risk: 86/100 Wharparilla — Low fire risk: 86/100
Low flood risk 8 / 18
Echuca — Low flood risk: 8/100 Wharparilla — Low flood risk: 18/100

Demographics

Echuca has more residents (15,056 vs 483); Wharparilla has higher household incomes ($109,304 vs $69,420).

Echuca Wharparilla
Population 15,056
+97% vs other
 483
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.2% -1.0%
Median age 45
same for both
Median household income $69,420/yr $109,304/yr
+57% vs other
Median weekly rent $285/wk
+4% vs other
 $275/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Echuca Wharparilla
0-4 5.2% / 3.7%
Echuca — 0-4: 5.2% Wharparilla — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 11.6% / 17.0%
Echuca — 5-14: 11.6% Wharparilla — 5-14: 17.0%
15-19 5.8% / 6.8%
Echuca — 15-19: 5.8% Wharparilla — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 5.3% / 3.3%
Echuca — 20-24: 5.3% Wharparilla — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 11.2% / 5.8%
Echuca — 25-34: 11.2% Wharparilla — 25-34: 5.8%
35-44 10.3% / 12.2%
Echuca — 35-44: 10.3% Wharparilla — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 12.4% / 17.2%
Echuca — 45-54: 12.4% Wharparilla — 45-54: 17.2%
55-64 13.7% / 17.2%
Echuca — 55-64: 13.7% Wharparilla — 55-64: 17.2%
65-74 12.8% / 9.7%
Echuca — 65-74: 12.8% Wharparilla — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 8.2% / 4.3%
Echuca — 75-84: 8.2% Wharparilla — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 3.5% / 1.0%
Echuca — 85+: 3.5% Wharparilla — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

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%
Wharparilla 70.3% couple families
Wharparilla — Couple Families: 70.3% Wharparilla — Lone Person: 16.5% Wharparilla — One Parent Families: 13.2% Wharparilla — Group Household: 0.0% Wharparilla — 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%
Wharparilla 4.1% renting
Wharparilla — Owned Outright: 41.4% Wharparilla — Mortgage: 54.5% Wharparilla — Renting: 4.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Wharparilla
England 1.7% / 2.3%
Echuca — England: 1.7% Wharparilla — England: 2.3%
New Zealand 1.1% / 0.6%
Echuca — New Zealand: 1.1% Wharparilla — New Zealand: 0.6%
Philippines 0.9% / —
Echuca — Philippines: 0.9% Wharparilla — Philippines: not among its largest
India 0.6% / —
Echuca — India: 0.6% Wharparilla — India: not among its largest
Sri Lanka 0.4% / —
Echuca — Sri Lanka: 0.4% Wharparilla — Sri Lanka: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

Qualifications

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

Echuca Wharparilla
Certificate III & IV 17.6% / 20.5%
Echuca — Certificate III & IV: 17.6% Wharparilla — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 8.1%
Echuca — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Wharparilla — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 6.4%
Echuca — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Wharparilla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 2.5%
Echuca — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Wharparilla — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.4%
Echuca — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Wharparilla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

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%
Wharparilla 100.0% houses
Wharparilla — Houses: 100.0% Wharparilla — Townhouses: 0.0% Wharparilla — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Echuca Wharparilla
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

Wharparilla has more rural and farming land (90% vs 71%).

Echuca Wharparilla
Rural and farming 71% 90%
Residential 13% 0%
Parks and recreation 5% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 2%
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 Wharparilla
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 Wharparilla
Houses 5.0%
$625/wk on $650K
 —
Units 4.7%
$430/wk on $472K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Echuca Wharparilla
House price Higher than 26% of VIC —
Income Higher than 31% of VIC —
Schools Higher than 35% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 57% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 11% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 98% of VIC —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 46% of VIC —

Liveability

Echuca Wharparilla
Grade D —
Score 20/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Echuca carries more crime risk (88 vs 44); Echuca carries more flood risk (92 vs 82).

Echuca Wharparilla
Bushfire Low
14/100
same for both
Crime High
88/100
 Moderate
44/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Echuca Wharparilla
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 Wharparilla

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Wharparilla sits further from the CBD (238.4 km vs 225.5 km).

Echuca Wharparilla
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 225.5 km 238.4 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 162 min 174 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 Wharparilla
Car (driver) 78.1% / 82.2%
Echuca — Car (driver): 78.1% Wharparilla — Car (driver): 82.2%
Worked from Home 9.8% / 15.0%
Echuca — Worked from Home: 9.8% Wharparilla — Worked from Home: 15.0%
Car (passenger) 6.4% / 1.4%
Echuca — Car (passenger): 6.4% Wharparilla — Car (passenger): 1.4%
Walked Only 4.2% / 1.4%
Echuca — Walked Only: 4.2% Wharparilla — Walked Only: 1.4%
Bicycle 1.3% / —
Echuca — Bicycle: 1.3% Wharparilla — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.2%).

Setting

Echuca Wharparilla
Elevation 100 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 99 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Echuca Wharparilla
Connectivity score 68/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
8,456 premises
 0%
194 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Echuca Wharparilla
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

Wharparilla

Rural

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