Echuca Village vs Koyuga
Koyuga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 49 in Echuca Village. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Echuca Village, about half of households are couple families. In Koyuga, most households are couple families. On these figures, Koyuga 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
Koyuga
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 52/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)
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
Koyuga
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($115/wk vs $250/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 14%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Koyuga
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (233.9 km vs 242.7 km)
- has a shorter drive in (165 min vs 170 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Koyuga
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 52/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Koyuga
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.7% vs 6.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Echuca Village and Koyuga 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
Echuca Village rents higher ($250/wk vs $115/wk); Echuca Village has more residents (577 vs 355).
| Echuca Village | Koyuga | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 577 +38% vs other | 355 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.9% | +12.7% |
| Median age | 49 | 41 |
| Median household income | $94,692/yr +24% vs other | $71,968/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +54% vs other | $115/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Echuca Village | Koyuga | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 91% | 98% |
| Parks and recreation | 8% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 1% |
| 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 Village | Koyuga | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 264 across Campaspe same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +63% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Echuca Village | Koyuga | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 66% of VIC | Higher than 37% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 45% of VIC | Higher than 26% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 12% of VIC | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 64% of VIC | Higher than 57% of VIC |
Liveability
| Echuca Village | Koyuga | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 29/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Echuca Village carries more bushfire risk (11 vs 0); Echuca Village carries more crime risk (52 vs 26).
| Echuca Village | Koyuga | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 11/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 52/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Flood | High 100/100 | High 94/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Echuca Village | Koyuga | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Echuca Village | Koyuga | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Echuca Village sits further from the CBD (242.7 km vs 233.9 km).
| Echuca Village | Koyuga | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 242.7 km +4% vs other | 233.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 170 min | 165 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3564 | 0.0% postcode 3622 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 3564 | 53 postcode 3622 |
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 (75.9%).
Setting
| Echuca Village | Koyuga | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 98 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 99 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Echuca Village | Koyuga | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 235 premises | 0% 139 premises |
Climate
| Echuca Village | Koyuga | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Village | Koyuga | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,035/yr same for both | |
| Council | Campaspe same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Echuca Village | Koyuga | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls same for both | |
| Member | Sam Birrell same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Echuca Village | Koyuga | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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