Greta South vs Hansonville

Hansonville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 49 in Greta South. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Greta South, most households are couple families. In Hansonville, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Greta South tends to suit couples, while Hansonville suits families with children.

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

Greta South

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 27/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 63%)

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

Greta South

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($205/wk vs $275/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Greta South

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (163 min vs 173 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (245.3 km vs 247.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Greta South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 27/100)

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

Investors

Hansonville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.5% vs -0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Greta South Hansonville
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.

Greta South Hansonville
Walkability 0 / 0
Greta South — Walkability: 0/100 Hansonville — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 88 / 73
Greta South — Safety: 88/100 Hansonville — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 3 / 22
Greta South — Low fire risk: 3/100 Hansonville — Low fire risk: 22/100
Low flood risk 73 / 72
Greta South — Low flood risk: 73/100 Hansonville — Low flood risk: 72/100

Demographics

Hansonville rents higher ($275/wk vs $205/wk); Greta South has higher household incomes ($79,612 vs $68,224).

Greta South Hansonville
Population 131 155
+18% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.8% +11.5%
Median age 49 43
Median household income $79,612/yr
+14% vs other
 $68,224/yr
Median weekly rent $205/wk $275/wk
+34% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Greta South Hansonville
0-4 6.9% / 8.4%
Greta South — 0-4: 6.9% Hansonville — 0-4: 8.4%
5-14 9.9% / 16.8%
Greta South — 5-14: 9.9% Hansonville — 5-14: 16.8%
15-19 7.6% / 6.5%
Greta South — 15-19: 7.6% Hansonville — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 4.6% / —
Greta South — 20-24: 4.6% Hansonville — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 4.6% / 5.8%
Greta South — 25-34: 4.6% Hansonville — 25-34: 5.8%
35-44 13.0% / 16.8%
Greta South — 35-44: 13.0% Hansonville — 35-44: 16.8%
45-54 16.0% / 12.3%
Greta South — 45-54: 16.0% Hansonville — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 18.3% / 14.8%
Greta South — 55-64: 18.3% Hansonville — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 13.7% / 13.5%
Greta South — 65-74: 13.7% Hansonville — 65-74: 13.5%
75-84 6.1% / 5.8%
Greta South — 75-84: 6.1% Hansonville — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 2.3% / 1.9%
Greta South — 85+: 2.3% Hansonville — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Greta South 64.7% couple families
Greta South — Couple Families: 64.7% Greta South — Lone Person: 23.5% Greta South — One Parent Families: 11.8% Greta South — Other Families: 0.0%
Hansonville 52.2% couple families
Hansonville — Couple Families: 52.2% Hansonville — Lone Person: 28.3% Hansonville — One Parent Families: 10.9% Hansonville — Other Families: 8.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Greta South 0.0% renting
Greta South — Owned Outright: 58.3% Greta South — Mortgage: 41.7% Greta South — Renting: 0.0%
Hansonville 7.3% renting
Hansonville — Owned Outright: 56.4% Hansonville — Mortgage: 36.4% Hansonville — Renting: 7.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Greta South 100.0% houses
Greta South — Houses: 100.0%
Hansonville 100.0% houses
Hansonville — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Greta South Hansonville
Certificate III & IV 15.3% / 20.0%
Greta South — Certificate III & IV: 15.3% Hansonville — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.2% / 9.7%
Greta South — Bachelor Degree: 9.2% Hansonville — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.9% / 8.4%
Greta South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9% Hansonville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 3.9%
Greta South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Hansonville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Zoning mix

Hansonville has more rural and farming land (96% vs 85%).

Greta South Hansonville
Rural and farming 85% 96%
Parks and recreation 14% 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

Greta South Hansonville
New dwellings approved 238
across Wangaratta
same for both
Approvals change year on year +329%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Greta South Hansonville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 4% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 30% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC

Liveability

Greta South Hansonville
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Hansonville carries more crime risk (27 vs 12); Greta South carries more bushfire risk (97 vs 78).

Greta South Hansonville
Bushfire High
97/100
 High
78/100
Crime Low
12/100
 Low
27/100
Flood Low
27/100
 Low
28/100
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

Greta South Hansonville
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Greta South

  • Greta Valley Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Outdoor School-Fifteen Mile Creek Campus Government · Combined

Schools in Hansonville

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

Amenities in the suburb

Greta South Hansonville
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Hansonville sits further from the CBD (247.9 km vs 245.3 km).

Greta South Hansonville
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 245.3 km 247.9 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 163 min 173 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3675
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 3675
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.

Greta South Hansonville
Car (driver) 67.9% / 62.3%
Greta South — Car (driver): 67.9% Hansonville — Car (driver): 62.3%
Worked from Home 26.4% / 27.5%
Greta South — Worked from Home: 26.4% Hansonville — Worked from Home: 27.5%
Walked Only — / 10.1%
Greta South — Walked Only: not among its largest Hansonville — Walked Only: 10.1%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / —
Greta South — Car (passenger): 5.7% Hansonville — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.9%).

Setting

Greta South Hansonville
Elevation 217 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 243 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Greta South Hansonville
Connectivity score 22/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
54 premises
 0%
72 premises

Climate

Greta South Hansonville
Annual rainfall 964 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Greta South Hansonville
Average residential rate $1,962/yr
same for both
Council Wangaratta
same for both

Federal electorate

Greta South Hansonville
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Greta South Hansonville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Greta South

Rural

Hansonville

Family Rural

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