Edi Upper vs King Valley
King Valley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 52 in Edi Upper. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Edi Upper, about half of households are people living alone. In King Valley, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Edi Upper tends to suit people living alone.
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
King Valley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 52%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
King Valley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 22%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Edi Upper
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $325/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 21%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
King Valley
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (186 min vs 204 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (281.3 km vs 290.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
King Valley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 15%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Edi Upper
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (18.5% vs -13.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Edi Upper and King Valley 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
King Valley rents higher ($325/wk vs $150/wk); King Valley has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $63,648).
| Edi Upper | King Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 109 +20% vs other | 87 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +18.5% | -13.9% |
| Median age | 52 | 47 |
| Median household income | $63,648/yr | $81,224/yr +28% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk | $325/wk +117% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).
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 (8.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
King Valley has more rural and farming land (93% vs 26%).
| Edi Upper | King Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 26% | 93% |
| Parks and recreation | 74% | 6% |
| 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
| Edi Upper | King Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 238 across Wangaratta same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +329% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Edi Upper | King Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 25% of VIC | Higher than 48% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 52% of VIC | Higher than 10% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 44% of VIC | Higher than 43% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 19% of VIC | Higher than 2% of VIC |
Liveability
| Edi Upper | King Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Edi Upper carries more bushfire risk (96 vs 0); King Valley carries more flood risk (81 vs 42).
| Edi Upper | King Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 96/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 35/100 | Low 27/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 42/100 | High 81/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Edi Upper | King Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Edi Upper
- Edi Upper Primary School Government · Primary
Schools in King Valley
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Edi Upper | King Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 56 | 1 |
Mobility
Edi Upper sits further from the CBD (290.9 km vs 281.3 km).
| Edi Upper | King Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 290.9 km +3% vs other | 281.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 204 min | 186 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 3678 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 78 postcode 3678 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.8%).
Setting
| Edi Upper | King Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 456 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 243 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Edi Upper | King Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 21/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 29 premises | 0% 16 premises |
Climate
| Edi Upper | King Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 964 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Edi Upper | King Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,962/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wangaratta same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Edi Upper | King Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Edi Upper | King Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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