Greta South vs Myrrhee

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 Myrrhee, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Greta South tends to suit couples, while Myrrhee suits people living alone and older residents.

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 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 44/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 46%)
  • But Myrrhee has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Greta South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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 176 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (245.3 km vs 258.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Greta South carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 44/100)
  • Myrrhee has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Myrrhee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.5% vs -0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Greta South and Myrrhee 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 Myrrhee
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 Myrrhee
Walkability 0 / 0
Greta South — Walkability: 0/100 Myrrhee — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 88 / 56
Greta South — Safety: 88/100 Myrrhee — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 3 / 5
Greta South — Low fire risk: 3/100 Myrrhee — Low fire risk: 5/100
Low flood risk 73 / 69
Greta South — Low flood risk: 73/100 Myrrhee — Low flood risk: 69/100

Demographics

Myrrhee has more residents (168 vs 131).

Greta South Myrrhee
Population 131 168
+28% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.8% +10.5%
Median age 49
same for both
Median household income $79,612/yr
same for both
Median weekly rent $205/wk $203/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Greta South Myrrhee
0-4 6.9% / 6.5%
Greta South — 0-4: 6.9% Myrrhee — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 9.9% / 8.9%
Greta South — 5-14: 9.9% Myrrhee — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 7.6% / 4.8%
Greta South — 15-19: 7.6% Myrrhee — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 4.6% / —
Greta South — 20-24: 4.6% Myrrhee — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 4.6% / 11.9%
Greta South — 25-34: 4.6% Myrrhee — 25-34: 11.9%
35-44 13.0% / 10.7%
Greta South — 35-44: 13.0% Myrrhee — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 16.0% / 11.3%
Greta South — 45-54: 16.0% Myrrhee — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 18.3% / 13.1%
Greta South — 55-64: 18.3% Myrrhee — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 13.7% / 18.5%
Greta South — 65-74: 13.7% Myrrhee — 65-74: 18.5%
75-84 6.1% / 10.7%
Greta South — 75-84: 6.1% Myrrhee — 75-84: 10.7%
85+ 2.3% / 1.8%
Greta South — 85+: 2.3% Myrrhee — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

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 — Group Household: 0.0%
Myrrhee 40.4% couple families
Myrrhee — Couple Families: 40.4% Myrrhee — Lone Person: 46.2% Myrrhee — One Parent Families: 5.8% Myrrhee — Group Household: 7.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Myrrhee 9.5% renting
Myrrhee — Owned Outright: 47.6% Myrrhee — Mortgage: 42.9% Myrrhee — Renting: 9.5%
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.

Greta South Myrrhee
Japan 3.1% / —
Greta South — Japan: 3.1% Myrrhee — Japan: not among its largest
England — / 1.8%
Greta South — England: not among its largest Myrrhee — England: 1.8%
Vietnam — / 1.8%
Greta South — Vietnam: not among its largest Myrrhee — Vietnam: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

Qualifications

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

Greta South Myrrhee
Certificate III & IV 15.3% / 14.3%
Greta South — Certificate III & IV: 15.3% Myrrhee — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Bachelor Degree 9.2% / 16.7%
Greta South — Bachelor Degree: 9.2% Myrrhee — Bachelor Degree: 16.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.9% / 7.1%
Greta South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9% Myrrhee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 1.8%
Greta South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Myrrhee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Zoning mix

Greta South has more rural and farming land (85% vs 41%).

Greta South Myrrhee
Rural and farming 85% 41%
Parks and recreation 14% 59%
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 Myrrhee
New dwellings approved 238
across Wangaratta
same for both
Approvals change year on year +329%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Greta South Myrrhee
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 23% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 30% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 5% of VIC

Liveability

Greta South Myrrhee
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Myrrhee carries more crime risk (44 vs 12).

Greta South Myrrhee
Bushfire High
97/100
 High
95/100
Crime Low
12/100
 Moderate
44/100
Flood Low
27/100
 Low
31/100
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 Myrrhee
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
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 Myrrhee

  • Myrrhee Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Greta South Myrrhee
Parks & reserves 2 5
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Myrrhee sits further from the CBD (258.2 km vs 245.3 km).

Greta South Myrrhee
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 245.3 km 258.2 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 163 min 176 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3675
 0.0%
postcode 3732
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 3675
 74
postcode 3732

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 Myrrhee
Car (driver) 67.9% / 38.3%
Greta South — Car (driver): 67.9% Myrrhee — Car (driver): 38.3%
Worked from Home 26.4% / 42.0%
Greta South — Worked from Home: 26.4% Myrrhee — Worked from Home: 42.0%
Walked Only — / 19.8%
Greta South — Walked Only: not among its largest Myrrhee — Walked Only: 19.8%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / —
Greta South — Car (passenger): 5.7% Myrrhee — Car (passenger): not among its largest

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

Setting

Greta South Myrrhee
Elevation 217 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 364 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Greta South Myrrhee
Connectivity score 22/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
54 premises
 0%
59 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Greta South

Rural

Myrrhee

Retirees Rural

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