Echuca West vs Wharparilla

Comparing Echuca West and Wharparilla, VIC: Wharparilla carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Echuca West rents higher ($350/wk vs $275/wk); and Wharparilla sits further from the CBD (238.4 km vs 227 km).

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 West carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 44/100)
  • Wharparilla is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 74%)

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

Wharparilla

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Echuca West

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (165 min vs 174 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (227 km vs 238.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Echuca West

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 44/100)

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

Investors

Echuca West

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.0% vs -1.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Echuca West 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 West 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 West Wharparilla
Walkability 0 / 0
Echuca West — Walkability: 0/100 Wharparilla — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 86 / 56
Echuca West — Safety: 86/100 Wharparilla — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 100 / 86
Echuca West — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wharparilla — Low fire risk: 86/100
Low flood risk 18 / 18
Echuca West — Low flood risk: 18/100 Wharparilla — Low flood risk: 18/100

Demographics

Echuca West rents higher ($350/wk vs $275/wk); Wharparilla has higher household incomes ($109,304 vs $89,076).

Echuca West Wharparilla
Population 442 483
+9% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.0% -1.0%
Median age 46 45
Median household income $89,076/yr $109,304/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+21% vs other
 $275/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Echuca West Wharparilla
0-4 4.8% / 3.7%
Echuca West — 0-4: 4.8% Wharparilla — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 12.9% / 17.0%
Echuca West — 5-14: 12.9% Wharparilla — 5-14: 17.0%
15-19 7.5% / 6.8%
Echuca West — 15-19: 7.5% Wharparilla — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 4.3% / 3.3%
Echuca West — 20-24: 4.3% Wharparilla — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 8.1% / 5.8%
Echuca West — 25-34: 8.1% Wharparilla — 25-34: 5.8%
35-44 9.0% / 12.2%
Echuca West — 35-44: 9.0% Wharparilla — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 19.9% / 17.2%
Echuca West — 45-54: 19.9% Wharparilla — 45-54: 17.2%
55-64 16.5% / 17.2%
Echuca West — 55-64: 16.5% Wharparilla — 55-64: 17.2%
65-74 11.3% / 9.7%
Echuca West — 65-74: 11.3% Wharparilla — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 3.8% / 4.3%
Echuca West — 75-84: 3.8% Wharparilla — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 1.1% / 1.0%
Echuca West — 85+: 1.1% Wharparilla — 85+: 1.0%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Wharparilla 70.3% couple families
Wharparilla — Couple Families: 70.3% Wharparilla — Lone Person: 16.5% Wharparilla — One Parent Families: 13.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Echuca West 7.1% renting
Echuca West — Owned Outright: 44.0% Echuca West — Mortgage: 48.9% Echuca West — Renting: 7.1%
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 West Wharparilla
England 3.4% / 2.3%
Echuca West — England: 3.4% Wharparilla — England: 2.3%
New Zealand 0.9% / 0.6%
Echuca West — New Zealand: 0.9% Wharparilla — New Zealand: 0.6%
Greece 0.7% / —
Echuca West — Greece: 0.7% Wharparilla — Greece: not among its largest

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

Qualifications

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

Echuca West Wharparilla
Certificate III & IV 23.3% / 20.5%
Echuca West — Certificate III & IV: 23.3% Wharparilla — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 6.4%
Echuca West — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Wharparilla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.0% / 8.1%
Echuca West — Bachelor Degree: 5.0% Wharparilla — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.5%
Echuca West — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wharparilla — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Echuca West — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wharparilla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Echuca West 100.0% houses
Echuca West — Houses: 100.0%
Wharparilla 100.0% houses
Wharparilla — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Echuca West Wharparilla
Rural and farming 92% 90%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 2%
Parks and recreation 0% 7%
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 West Wharparilla
New dwellings approved 264
across Campaspe
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Echuca West Wharparilla
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 59% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 11% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC

Liveability

Echuca West Wharparilla
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Wharparilla carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Wharparilla carries more crime risk (44 vs 14).

Echuca West Wharparilla
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Low
14/100
 Moderate
44/100
Flood High
82/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Echuca West Wharparilla
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 West Wharparilla
Parks & reserves 3 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Wharparilla sits further from the CBD (238.4 km vs 227 km).

Echuca West Wharparilla
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 227 km 238.4 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 165 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 West Wharparilla
Car (driver) 80.7% / 82.2%
Echuca West — Car (driver): 80.7% Wharparilla — Car (driver): 82.2%
Worked from Home 12.7% / 15.0%
Echuca West — Worked from Home: 12.7% Wharparilla — Worked from Home: 15.0%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 1.4%
Echuca West — Car (passenger): 3.3% Wharparilla — Car (passenger): 1.4%
Walked Only 1.4% / 1.4%
Echuca West — Walked Only: 1.4% Wharparilla — Walked Only: 1.4%
Bicycle 1.9% / —
Echuca West — Bicycle: 1.9% Wharparilla — Bicycle: not among its largest

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

Setting

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

NBN connectivity

Echuca West Wharparilla
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
163 premises
 0%
194 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Echuca West

Rural

Wharparilla

Rural

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