Everton Upper vs Tarrawingee

Tarrawingee is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 50 in Everton Upper. 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 Tarrawingee suits 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

Everton Upper

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 66%)
  • But Tarrawingee carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 36/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Everton Upper

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Tarrawingee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $270/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Tarrawingee

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (169 min vs 178 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (262.3 km vs 272.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tarrawingee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 36/100)

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

Investors

Tarrawingee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.4% vs -2.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Everton Upper Tarrawingee
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.

Everton Upper Tarrawingee
Walkability 0 / 0
Everton Upper — Walkability: 0/100 Tarrawingee — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 64 / 85
Everton Upper — Safety: 64/100 Tarrawingee — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 34 / 31
Everton Upper — Low fire risk: 34/100 Tarrawingee — Low fire risk: 31/100
Low flood risk 100 / 33
Everton Upper — Low flood risk: 100/100 Tarrawingee — Low flood risk: 33/100

Demographics

Tarrawingee has more residents (416 vs 154); Everton Upper skews older (50 vs 46).

Everton Upper Tarrawingee
Population 154 416
+170% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.5% +12.4%
Median age 50 46
Median household income $77,220/yr
+5% vs other
 $73,632/yr
Median weekly rent $270/wk
+7% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Everton Upper Tarrawingee
0-4 3.9% / 5.3%
Everton Upper — 0-4: 3.9% Tarrawingee — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 13.6% / 13.5%
Everton Upper — 5-14: 13.6% Tarrawingee — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 6.5% / 7.0%
Everton Upper — 15-19: 6.5% Tarrawingee — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 — / 3.6%
Everton Upper — 20-24: not among its largest Tarrawingee — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 12.3% / 4.6%
Everton Upper — 25-34: 12.3% Tarrawingee — 25-34: 4.6%
35-44 5.2% / 13.0%
Everton Upper — 35-44: 5.2% Tarrawingee — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 18.8% / 17.3%
Everton Upper — 45-54: 18.8% Tarrawingee — 45-54: 17.3%
55-64 22.7% / 15.6%
Everton Upper — 55-64: 22.7% Tarrawingee — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 8.4% / 13.2%
Everton Upper — 65-74: 8.4% Tarrawingee — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 9.1% / 5.8%
Everton Upper — 75-84: 9.1% Tarrawingee — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ — / 1.0%
Everton Upper — 85+: not among its largest Tarrawingee — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

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.

Everton Upper Tarrawingee
South Africa 1.9% / 1.2%
Everton Upper — South Africa: 1.9% Tarrawingee — South Africa: 1.2%
England 1.9% / —
Everton Upper — England: 1.9% Tarrawingee — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Everton Upper 77.3% couple families
Everton Upper — Couple Families: 77.3% Everton Upper — Lone Person: 22.7% Everton Upper — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Tarrawingee 60.4% couple families
Tarrawingee — Couple Families: 60.4% Tarrawingee — Lone Person: 34.1% Tarrawingee — One Parent Families: 5.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Everton Upper 100.0% houses
Everton Upper — Houses: 100.0%
Tarrawingee 100.0% houses
Tarrawingee — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Everton Upper Tarrawingee
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 21.6%
Everton Upper — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Tarrawingee — Certificate III & IV: 21.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.0% / 11.8%
Everton Upper — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.0% Tarrawingee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.8%
Bachelor Degree 11.7% / 9.9%
Everton Upper — Bachelor Degree: 11.7% Tarrawingee — Bachelor Degree: 9.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 2.2%
Everton Upper — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Tarrawingee — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 2.4%
Everton Upper — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Tarrawingee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Everton Upper 11.3% renting
Everton Upper — Owned Outright: 62.3% Everton Upper — Mortgage: 26.4% Everton Upper — Renting: 11.3%
Tarrawingee 6.7% renting
Tarrawingee — Owned Outright: 45.6% Tarrawingee — Mortgage: 47.7% Tarrawingee — Renting: 6.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Everton Upper Tarrawingee
Median house price — $750,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Everton Upper Tarrawingee
Rural and farming 85% 93%
Parks and recreation 14% 2%
Residential 0% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
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 Tarrawingee
New dwellings approved 238
across Wangaratta
same for both
Approvals change year on year +329%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Everton Upper Tarrawingee
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 44% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC

Liveability

Everton Upper Tarrawingee
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Tarrawingee carries more flood risk (67 vs 0); Everton Upper carries more crime risk (36 vs 15).

Everton Upper Tarrawingee
Bushfire Moderate
66/100
 Moderate
69/100
Crime Low
36/100
 Low
15/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
67/100
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 Tarrawingee
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 Tarrawingee
Parks & reserves 5 2
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Everton Upper sits further from the CBD (272.8 km vs 262.3 km).

Everton Upper Tarrawingee
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 272.8 km
+4% vs other
 262.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 178 min 169 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.

Everton Upper Tarrawingee
Car (driver) 69.8% / 73.2%
Everton Upper — Car (driver): 69.8% Tarrawingee — Car (driver): 73.2%
Worked from Home 25.4% / 23.5%
Everton Upper — Worked from Home: 25.4% Tarrawingee — Worked from Home: 23.5%
Walked Only 4.8% / 1.7%
Everton Upper — Walked Only: 4.8% Tarrawingee — Walked Only: 1.7%
Car (passenger) — / 1.7%
Everton Upper — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tarrawingee — Car (passenger): 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.2%).

Setting

Everton Upper Tarrawingee
Elevation 275 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 173 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Everton Upper Tarrawingee
Connectivity score 27/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
64 premises
 0%
173 premises

Climate

Everton Upper Tarrawingee
Annual rainfall 984 mm 565 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 31.4°C
Winter min (Jul) — 2.7°C

Council rates

Everton Upper Tarrawingee
Average residential rate $1,962/yr
same for both
Council Wangaratta
same for both

Federal electorate

Everton Upper Tarrawingee
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Everton Upper Tarrawingee
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Everton Upper

Rural

Tarrawingee

Rural

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