Girgarre East vs Stanhope

Girgarre East is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 49 in Stanhope. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stanhope, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Stanhope tends to suit 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Stanhope

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($198/wk vs $275/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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 -0.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Girgarre East and Stanhope 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 Stanhope
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 Stanhope
Walkability 0 / 0
Girgarre East — Walkability: 0/100 Stanhope — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 52 / 57
Girgarre East — Safety: 52/100 Stanhope — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 80 / 100
Girgarre East — Low fire risk: 80/100 Stanhope — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 14 / 19
Girgarre East — Low flood risk: 14/100 Stanhope — Low flood risk: 19/100

Demographics

Stanhope has more residents (826 vs 143); Girgarre East rents higher ($275/wk vs $198/wk).

Girgarre East Stanhope
Population 143 826
+478% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.2% -0.2%
Median age 41 49
Median household income $81,224/yr
+28% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent $275/wk
+28% vs other
 $198/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Girgarre East Stanhope
0-4 3.5% / 4.6%
Girgarre East — 0-4: 3.5% Stanhope — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 16.1% / 12.5%
Girgarre East — 5-14: 16.1% Stanhope — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 2.1% / 4.6%
Girgarre East — 15-19: 2.1% Stanhope — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 8.4% / 4.1%
Girgarre East — 20-24: 8.4% Stanhope — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 8.4% / 12.0%
Girgarre East — 25-34: 8.4% Stanhope — 25-34: 12.0%
35-44 16.8% / 9.4%
Girgarre East — 35-44: 16.8% Stanhope — 35-44: 9.4%
45-54 12.6% / 11.5%
Girgarre East — 45-54: 12.6% Stanhope — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 9.1% / 16.7%
Girgarre East — 55-64: 9.1% Stanhope — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 18.2% / 14.2%
Girgarre East — 65-74: 18.2% Stanhope — 65-74: 14.2%
75-84 4.9% / 9.1%
Girgarre East — 75-84: 4.9% Stanhope — 75-84: 9.1%
85+ — / 3.0%
Girgarre East — 85+: not among its largest Stanhope — 85+: 3.0%

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 East — Other Families: 0.0%
Stanhope 48.7% lone person
Stanhope — Lone Person: 48.7% Stanhope — Couple Families: 28.4% Stanhope — One Parent Families: 17.4% Stanhope — Group Household: 3.4% Stanhope — Other Families: 2.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

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%
Stanhope 16.5% renting
Stanhope — Owned Outright: 49.8% Stanhope — Mortgage: 33.6% Stanhope — Renting: 16.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Stanhope
New Zealand 5.6% / 1.8%
Girgarre East — New Zealand: 5.6% Stanhope — New Zealand: 1.8%
England — / 2.2%
Girgarre East — England: not among its largest Stanhope — England: 2.2%
Philippines — / 1.6%
Girgarre East — Philippines: not among its largest Stanhope — Philippines: 1.6%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Girgarre East — Scotland: not among its largest Stanhope — Scotland: 0.6%
Thailand — / 0.5%
Girgarre East — Thailand: not among its largest Stanhope — Thailand: 0.5%

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

Qualifications

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

Girgarre East Stanhope
Certificate III & IV 23.8% / 17.2%
Girgarre East — Certificate III & IV: 23.8% Stanhope — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 5.8%
Girgarre East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Stanhope — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 5.9%
Girgarre East — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Stanhope — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.3%
Girgarre East — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Stanhope — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Girgarre East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Stanhope — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

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

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 East — Townhouses: 0.0%
Stanhope 94.6% houses
Stanhope — Houses: 94.6% Stanhope — Flats / Apartments: 3.1% Stanhope — Townhouses: 2.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Girgarre East Stanhope
Median house price — $387,500
Median unit price — $310,000
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Girgarre East Stanhope
Rural and farming 99% 96%
Residential 0% 2%
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

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

Ranking within VIC

Girgarre East Stanhope
House price — Higher than 5% of VIC
Income Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 18% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 90% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC

Liveability

Girgarre East Stanhope
Grade — D
Score — 26/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Girgarre East carries more bushfire risk (20 vs 0).

Girgarre East Stanhope
Bushfire Low
20/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
43/100
Flood High
86/100
 High
81/100
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 Stanhope
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Girgarre East

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

Schools in Stanhope

  • Stanhope Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Girgarre East Stanhope
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 13

Mobility

Girgarre East Stanhope
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 195.8 km 194.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 137 min 136 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3616
 0.3%
postcode 3623
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 3616
 55
postcode 3623

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 Stanhope
Car (driver) 58.5% / 69.3%
Girgarre East — Car (driver): 58.5% Stanhope — Car (driver): 69.3%
Worked from Home 29.2% / 20.7%
Girgarre East — Worked from Home: 29.2% Stanhope — Worked from Home: 20.7%
Walked Only 7.7% / 7.5%
Girgarre East — Walked Only: 7.7% Stanhope — Walked Only: 7.5%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 2.5%
Girgarre East — Car (passenger): 4.6% Stanhope — Car (passenger): 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.3%).

Setting

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

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Girgarre East

Rural

Stanhope

Affordable Retirees Rural

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