Everton Upper vs Bowmans Forest
Everton Upper is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 53 in Bowmans Forest. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Everton Upper tends to suit couples, while Bowmans Forest suits people living alone and older residents.
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
- Everton Upper is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 57%)
- Bowmans Forest carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 36/100)
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
Bowmans Forest
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 18%)
- has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $270/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Everton Upper
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (178 min vs 183 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (272.8 km vs 279.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bowmans Forest
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 36/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 18%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bowmans Forest
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.4% vs -2.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Everton Upper and Bowmans Forest 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
Everton Upper rents higher ($270/wk vs $160/wk); Everton Upper has more residents (154 vs 106).
| Everton Upper | Bowmans Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 154 +31% vs other | 106 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.5% | +10.4% |
| Median age | 50 | 53 |
| Median household income | $77,220/yr | $107,692/yr +39% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $270/wk +41% vs other | $160/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).
Zoning mix
Bowmans Forest has more rural and farming land (99% vs 85%).
| Everton Upper | Bowmans Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 85% | 99% |
| Parks and recreation | 14% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% same for both | |
| 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
| Everton Upper | Bowmans Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 238 across Wangaratta same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +329% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Everton Upper | Bowmans Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 45% of VIC | Higher than 80% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 41% of VIC | Higher than 50% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 44% of VIC | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 31% of VIC | Higher than 66% of VIC |
Liveability
| Everton Upper | Bowmans Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Bowmans Forest carries more flood risk (50 vs 0); Everton Upper carries more crime risk (36 vs 10).
| Everton Upper | Bowmans Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 66/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| Crime | Low 36/100 | Low 10/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| 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
| Everton Upper | Bowmans Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Everton Upper | Bowmans Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 4 |
| Waterways | 1 | 13 |
Mobility
Bowmans Forest sits further from the CBD (279.2 km vs 272.8 km).
| Everton Upper | Bowmans Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 272.8 km | 279.2 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 178 min | 183 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 3678 | 0.0% postcode 3735 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 78 postcode 3678 | 48 postcode 3735 |
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 (71.4%).
Setting
| Everton Upper | Bowmans Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 275 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 209 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Everton Upper | Bowmans Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 64 premises | 0% 43 premises |
Climate
| Everton Upper | Bowmans Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 984 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Everton Upper | Bowmans Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,962/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wangaratta same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Everton Upper | Bowmans Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Everton Upper | Bowmans Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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