Edi vs Myrrhee
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Edi 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
Myrrhee
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 62/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Myrrhee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 38%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Myrrhee
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 23%)
- has cheaper rent ($203/wk vs $263/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Myrrhee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (258.2 km vs 274.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Myrrhee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 62/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Myrrhee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.5% vs -20.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Edi and Myrrhee 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
Myrrhee has more residents (168 vs 60); Myrrhee has higher household incomes ($79,612 vs $58,500).
| Edi | Myrrhee | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 60 | 168 +180% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -20.0% | +10.5% |
| Median age | 49 same for both | |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr | $79,612/yr +36% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $263/wk +23% vs other | $203/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).
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 (5.0%).
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
Edi has more rural and farming land (55% vs 41%).
| Edi | Myrrhee | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks and recreation | 44% | 59% |
| Rural and farming | 55% | 41% |
| 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 | Myrrhee | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 238 across Wangaratta same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +329% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Edi | Myrrhee | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 18% of VIC | Higher than 46% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 67% of VIC | Higher than 23% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 43% of VIC | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 35% of VIC | Higher than 5% of VIC |
Liveability
| Edi | Myrrhee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Myrrhee carries more bushfire risk (95 vs 0); Edi carries more flood risk (81 vs 31).
| Edi | Myrrhee | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | High 95/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 62/100 | Moderate 44/100 |
| Flood | High 81/100 | Low 31/100 |
| 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 | Myrrhee | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Edi
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Myrrhee
- Myrrhee Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Edi | Myrrhee | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 5 |
| Waterways | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
Edi sits further from the CBD (274.1 km vs 258.2 km).
| Edi | Myrrhee | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 274.1 km +6% vs other | 258.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 180 min | 176 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 3678 | 0.0% postcode 3732 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 78 postcode 3678 | 74 postcode 3732 |
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 (59.4%).
Setting
| Edi | Myrrhee | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 455 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 364 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Edi | Myrrhee | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 41 premises | 0% 59 premises |
Climate
| Edi | Myrrhee | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Myrrhee | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,962/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wangaratta same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Edi | Myrrhee | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Edi | Myrrhee | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.