Girgarre East vs Girgarre

Comparing Girgarre East and Girgarre, VIC: Girgarre has more residents (563 vs 143); Girgarre carries more crime risk (62 vs 48); and Girgarre sits further from the CBD (204.4 km vs 195.8 km).

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

Girgarre East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 62/100)

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

Girgarre

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $275/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Girgarre East

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (137 min vs 145 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (195.8 km vs 204.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Girgarre East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 62/100)

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

Investors

Girgarre East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.2% vs 0.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Girgarre East Girgarre
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.

Girgarre East Girgarre
Walkability 0 / 0
Girgarre East — Walkability: 0/100 Girgarre — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 52 / 38
Girgarre East — Safety: 52/100 Girgarre — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 80 / 82
Girgarre East — Low fire risk: 80/100 Girgarre — Low fire risk: 82/100
Low flood risk 14 / 12
Girgarre East — Low flood risk: 14/100 Girgarre — Low flood risk: 12/100

Demographics

Girgarre has more residents (563 vs 143); Girgarre East rents higher ($275/wk vs $180/wk).

Girgarre East Girgarre
Population 143 563
+294% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.2% +0.4%
Median age 41 42
Median household income $81,224/yr
+30% vs other
 $56,836/yr
Median weekly rent $275/wk
+35% vs other
 $180/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Girgarre East Girgarre
0-4 3.5% / 7.6%
Girgarre East — 0-4: 3.5% Girgarre — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 16.1% / 10.8%
Girgarre East — 5-14: 16.1% Girgarre — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 2.1% / 6.2%
Girgarre East — 15-19: 2.1% Girgarre — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 8.4% / 5.2%
Girgarre East — 20-24: 8.4% Girgarre — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 8.4% / 12.1%
Girgarre East — 25-34: 8.4% Girgarre — 25-34: 12.1%
35-44 16.8% / 10.5%
Girgarre East — 35-44: 16.8% Girgarre — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 12.6% / 10.5%
Girgarre East — 45-54: 12.6% Girgarre — 45-54: 10.5%
55-64 9.1% / 15.5%
Girgarre East — 55-64: 9.1% Girgarre — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 18.2% / 12.1%
Girgarre East — 65-74: 18.2% Girgarre — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 4.9% / 7.6%
Girgarre East — 75-84: 4.9% Girgarre — 75-84: 7.6%
85+ — / 2.0%
Girgarre East — 85+: not among its largest Girgarre — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Girgarre East 39.4% lone person
Girgarre East — Lone Person: 39.4% Girgarre East — Couple Families: 42.4% Girgarre East — One Parent Families: 9.1% Girgarre East — Group Household: 9.1%
Girgarre 43.9% lone person
Girgarre — Lone Person: 43.9% Girgarre — Couple Families: 35.5% Girgarre — One Parent Families: 14.2% Girgarre — Group Household: 6.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Girgarre East 6.7% renting
Girgarre East — Owned Outright: 40.0% Girgarre East — Mortgage: 53.3% Girgarre East — Renting: 6.7%
Girgarre 20.4% renting
Girgarre — Owned Outright: 48.3% Girgarre — Mortgage: 31.3% Girgarre — Renting: 20.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Girgarre East Girgarre
Certificate III & IV 23.8% / 16.9%
Girgarre East — Certificate III & IV: 23.8% Girgarre — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 5.9%
Girgarre East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Girgarre — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 4.8%
Girgarre East — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Girgarre — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.5%
Girgarre East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Girgarre — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

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.

Girgarre East Girgarre
New Zealand 5.6% / 1.1%
Girgarre East — New Zealand: 5.6% Girgarre — New Zealand: 1.1%
England — / 2.1%
Girgarre East — England: not among its largest Girgarre — England: 2.1%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Girgarre East — Netherlands: not among its largest Girgarre — Netherlands: 0.7%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Girgarre East — Philippines: not among its largest Girgarre — Philippines: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.5%
Girgarre East — Germany: not among its largest Girgarre — Germany: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Girgarre East 100.0% houses
Girgarre East — Houses: 100.0% Girgarre East — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Girgarre 98.6% houses
Girgarre — Houses: 98.6% Girgarre — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Girgarre East Girgarre
Median house price — $290,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 50 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Girgarre East Girgarre
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 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

Girgarre East Girgarre
New dwellings approved 649
across Greater Shepparton
 264
across Campaspe
Approvals change year on year -23% +63%

Ranking within VIC

Girgarre East Girgarre
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 15% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 29% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC

Liveability

Girgarre East Girgarre
Grade — D
Score — 15/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Girgarre carries more crime risk (62 vs 48).

Girgarre East Girgarre
Bushfire Low
20/100
 Low
18/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
62/100
Flood High
86/100
 High
88/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Girgarre East Girgarre
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Girgarre East

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

Schools in Girgarre

  • Girgarre Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Girgarre East Girgarre
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 15

Mobility

Girgarre sits further from the CBD (204.4 km vs 195.8 km).

Girgarre East Girgarre
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 195.8 km 204.4 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 137 min 145 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3616
 0.0%
postcode 3624
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 3616
 64
postcode 3624

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.

Girgarre East Girgarre
Car (driver) 58.5% / 66.8%
Girgarre East — Car (driver): 58.5% Girgarre — Car (driver): 66.8%
Worked from Home 29.2% / 19.5%
Girgarre East — Worked from Home: 29.2% Girgarre — Worked from Home: 19.5%
Walked Only 7.7% / 9.5%
Girgarre East — Walked Only: 7.7% Girgarre — Walked Only: 9.5%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 4.2%
Girgarre East — Car (passenger): 4.6% Girgarre — Car (passenger): 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.8%).

Setting

Girgarre East Girgarre
Elevation 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 110 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Girgarre East Girgarre
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
59 premises
 0%
275 premises

Climate

Girgarre East Girgarre
Annual rainfall 436 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Girgarre East Girgarre
Average residential rate $2,449/yr $2,035/yr
Council Greater Shepparton Campaspe

Federal electorate

Girgarre East Girgarre
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Girgarre East

Rural

Girgarre

Affordable Rural

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