Euroa vs Longwood East

Euroa is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 59 in Longwood East. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Euroa, about half of households are people living alone. In Longwood East, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Longwood East tends to suit people living alone and share households.

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

Euroa

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

Longwood East

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $250/wk)
  • But Euroa has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Longwood East

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (150.7 km vs 161.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (105 min vs 112 min)
  • But Euroa is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Euroa

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 65/100)
  • But Longwood East has more residents already 65 and over (42% vs 34%)

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

Investors

Longwood East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (37.9% vs 7.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Euroa and Longwood East drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Euroa Longwood East
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.

Euroa Longwood East
Walkability 17 / 0
Euroa — Walkability: 17/100 Longwood East — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 35
Euroa — Safety: 53/100 Longwood East — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 40 / 37
Euroa — Low fire risk: 40/100 Longwood East — Low fire risk: 37/100
Low flood risk 14 / 42
Euroa — Low flood risk: 14/100 Longwood East — Low flood risk: 42/100

Demographics

Euroa has more residents (3,508 vs 131); Euroa rents higher ($250/wk vs $175/wk).

Euroa Longwood East
Population 3,508
+96% vs other
 131
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.1% +37.9%
Median age 54 59
Median household income $56,108/yr $71,500/yr
+27% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+30% vs other
 $175/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Euroa Longwood East
0-4 4.3% / —
Euroa — 0-4: 4.3% Longwood East — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 9.2% / 3.1%
Euroa — 5-14: 9.2% Longwood East — 5-14: 3.1%
15-19 5.2% / 2.3%
Euroa — 15-19: 5.2% Longwood East — 15-19: 2.3%
20-24 3.7% / 2.3%
Euroa — 20-24: 3.7% Longwood East — 20-24: 2.3%
25-34 8.8% / 9.2%
Euroa — 25-34: 8.8% Longwood East — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 9.9% / 11.5%
Euroa — 35-44: 9.9% Longwood East — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 9.7% / 16.0%
Euroa — 45-54: 9.7% Longwood East — 45-54: 16.0%
55-64 14.8% / 19.1%
Euroa — 55-64: 14.8% Longwood East — 55-64: 19.1%
65-74 17.9% / 28.2%
Euroa — 65-74: 17.9% Longwood East — 65-74: 28.2%
75-84 10.7% / 13.7%
Euroa — 75-84: 10.7% Longwood East — 75-84: 13.7%
85+ 5.7% / —
Euroa — 85+: 5.7% Longwood East — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Euroa 51.2% lone person
Euroa — Lone Person: 51.2% Euroa — Couple Families: 26.3% Euroa — One Parent Families: 17.6% Euroa — Group Household: 3.4% Euroa — Other Families: 1.5%
Longwood East 66.7% lone person
Longwood East — Lone Person: 66.7% Longwood East — Couple Families: 20.0% Longwood East — One Parent Families: 0.0% Longwood East — Group Household: 13.3% Longwood East — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Euroa 23.8% renting
Euroa — Owned Outright: 48.9% Euroa — Mortgage: 27.3% Euroa — Renting: 23.8%
Longwood East 12.2% renting
Longwood East — Owned Outright: 55.1% Longwood East — Mortgage: 32.7% Longwood East — Renting: 12.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Euroa Longwood East
Certificate III & IV 15.0% / 20.6%
Euroa — Certificate III & IV: 15.0% Longwood East — Certificate III & IV: 20.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 13.0%
Euroa — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Longwood East — Bachelor Degree: 13.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 3.8%
Euroa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Longwood East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 6.1%
Euroa — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Longwood East — Postgraduate Degree: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / —
Euroa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Longwood East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

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.

Euroa Longwood East
England 2.4% / 3.1%
Euroa — England: 2.4% Longwood East — England: 3.1%
Scotland 0.3% / 3.1%
Euroa — Scotland: 0.3% Longwood East — Scotland: 3.1%
Italy — / 3.1%
Euroa — Italy: not among its largest Longwood East — Italy: 3.1%
New Zealand 0.7% / 2.3%
Euroa — New Zealand: 0.7% Longwood East — New Zealand: 2.3%
Philippines 0.8% / —
Euroa — Philippines: 0.8% Longwood East — Philippines: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.5% / —
Euroa — Netherlands: 0.5% Longwood East — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Euroa 93.7% houses
Euroa — Houses: 93.7% Euroa — Townhouses: 5.6% Euroa — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Longwood East 101.8% houses
Longwood East — Houses: 101.8% Longwood East — Townhouses: 5.5% Longwood East — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Euroa Longwood East
Median house price $465,000 —
Median unit price $300,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 59 days
from 39 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Euroa Longwood East
Rural and farming 91% 97%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 3%
Residential 2% 0%
Parks and recreation 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

Euroa Longwood East
New dwellings approved 75
across Strathbogie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +167%
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.

Euroa Longwood East
Houses 4.0%
$468/wk on $610K
 —
Units 5.2%
$380/wk on $378K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Euroa Longwood East
House price Higher than 8% of VIC —
Income Higher than 15% of VIC —
Schools Higher than 24% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 8% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 79% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 60% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 68% of VIC —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 72% of VIC —

Liveability

Euroa is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Euroa Longwood East
Grade D —
Score 17/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Euroa carries more flood risk (86 vs 58); Longwood East carries more crime risk (65 vs 47).

Euroa Longwood East
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
63/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
65/100
Flood High
86/100
 Moderate
58/100
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

Euroa Longwood East
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Euroa

  • Euroa Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Euroa Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • St John's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Longwood East

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

Amenities in the suburb

Euroa Longwood East
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 11 0
Parks & reserves 13 2
Childcare 5 0
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 8 2

Mobility

Euroa sits further from the CBD (161.6 km vs 150.7 km).

Euroa Longwood East
Walkability score 17/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 161.6 km
+7% vs other
 150.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 112 min 105 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3666
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 3666
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.

Euroa Longwood East
Car (driver) 71.6% / 57.9%
Euroa — Car (driver): 71.6% Longwood East — Car (driver): 57.9%
Worked from Home 15.0% / 36.8%
Euroa — Worked from Home: 15.0% Longwood East — Worked from Home: 36.8%
Walked Only 7.0% / 5.3%
Euroa — Walked Only: 7.0% Longwood East — Walked Only: 5.3%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / —
Euroa — Car (passenger): 5.2% Longwood East — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 1.2% / —
Euroa — Bicycle: 1.2% Longwood East — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.6%).

Setting

Euroa Longwood East
Elevation 184 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 252 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Euroa Longwood East
Connectivity score 71/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 48%
2,098 premises
 0%
73 premises

Climate

Euroa Longwood East
Annual rainfall 865 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Euroa Longwood East
Average residential rate $2,476/yr
same for both
Council Strathbogie
same for both

Federal electorate

Euroa Longwood East
Division Indi Nicholls
Member Helen Haines Sam Birrell
Party Independent The Nationals

First Home Owner Grant

Euroa Longwood East
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Euroa

Affordable Retirees Rural

Longwood East

Retirees Rural

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