Goulburn Weir vs Wahring
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Goulburn Weir, about half of households are people living alone. In Wahring, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Goulburn Weir tends to suit couples.
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
Wahring
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Wahring
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Goulburn Weir
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $320/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 18%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Goulburn Weir
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (106 min vs 112 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (150.4 km vs 155.7 km)
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
Goulburn Weir
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (9.8% vs 3.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Goulburn Weir and Wahring 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
Wahring rents higher ($320/wk vs $130/wk); Wahring skews older (56 vs 54).
| Goulburn Weir | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 90 +2% vs other | 88 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.8% | +3.5% |
| Median age | 54 | 56 |
| Median household income | $92,092/yr | $93,184/yr +1% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $130/wk | $320/wk +146% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).
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 (20.0%).
Zoning mix
Wahring has more rural and farming land (97% vs 74%).
| Goulburn Weir | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 74% | 97% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 26% | 3% |
| 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
| Goulburn Weir | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 75 across Strathbogie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +167% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Goulburn Weir | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 61% of VIC | Higher than 62% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 34% of VIC | Higher than 14% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 29% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 59% of VIC | Higher than 40% of VIC |
Liveability
| Goulburn Weir | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Wahring carries more bushfire risk (19 vs 0).
| Goulburn Weir | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 19/100 |
| Crime | High 95/100 | High 91/100 |
| Flood | High 89/100 | High 84/100 |
| 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
| Goulburn Weir | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Goulburn Weir | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 5 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 6 | 13 |
Mobility
Wahring sits further from the CBD (155.7 km vs 150.4 km).
| Goulburn Weir | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 150.4 km | 155.7 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 106 min | 112 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 3608 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 3608 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.7%).
Setting
| Goulburn Weir | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 131 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 129 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Goulburn Weir | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 55 premises | 0% 57 premises |
Climate
| Goulburn Weir | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 528 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Goulburn Weir | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,476/yr same for both | |
| Council | Strathbogie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Goulburn Weir | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls same for both | |
| Member | Sam Birrell same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Goulburn Weir | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.