Gymbowen vs Mitre

Comparing Gymbowen and Mitre, VIC: Mitre carries more flood risk (59 vs 0); Mitre rents higher ($200/wk vs $90/wk); and Gymbowen sits further from the CBD (356.7 km vs 339.8 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Gymbowen has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 86%)
  • Mitre has more parks and reserves (10 vs 6)

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

First-home buyers

Mitre

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gymbowen

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($90/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Mitre

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (238 min vs 251 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (339.8 km vs 356.7 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

Gymbowen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.4% vs -4.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gymbowen Mitre
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.

Gymbowen Mitre
Walkability 0 / 0
Gymbowen — Walkability: 0/100 Mitre — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 86 / 89
Gymbowen — Safety: 86/100 Mitre — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 57 / 56
Gymbowen — Low fire risk: 57/100 Mitre — Low fire risk: 56/100
Low flood risk 100 / 41
Gymbowen — Low flood risk: 100/100 Mitre — Low flood risk: 41/100

Demographics

Mitre rents higher ($200/wk vs $90/wk); Gymbowen has higher household incomes ($97,448 vs $73,632).

Gymbowen Mitre
Population 60 66
+10% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.4% -4.3%
Median age 46
same for both
Median household income $97,448/yr
+24% vs other
 $73,632/yr
Median weekly rent $90/wk $200/wk
+122% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gymbowen Mitre
0-4 10.0% / 9.1%
Gymbowen — 0-4: 10.0% Mitre — 0-4: 9.1%
5-14 5.0% / —
Gymbowen — 5-14: 5.0% Mitre — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 6.7% / 13.6%
Gymbowen — 15-19: 6.7% Mitre — 15-19: 13.6%
20-24 6.7% / —
Gymbowen — 20-24: 6.7% Mitre — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 5.0% / 24.2%
Gymbowen — 25-34: 5.0% Mitre — 25-34: 24.2%
35-44 5.0% / 4.5%
Gymbowen — 35-44: 5.0% Mitre — 35-44: 4.5%
45-54 13.3% / 15.2%
Gymbowen — 45-54: 13.3% Mitre — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 11.7% / 19.7%
Gymbowen — 55-64: 11.7% Mitre — 55-64: 19.7%
65-74 10.0% / 16.7%
Gymbowen — 65-74: 10.0% Mitre — 65-74: 16.7%
75-84 8.3% / 6.1%
Gymbowen — 75-84: 8.3% Mitre — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ — / —
Gymbowen — 85+: not among its largest Mitre — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gymbowen 64.7% couple families
Gymbowen — Couple Families: 64.7% Gymbowen — Lone Person: 35.3%
Mitre 63.2% couple families
Mitre — Couple Families: 63.2% Mitre — Lone Person: 36.8%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gymbowen 0.0% renting
Gymbowen — Owned Outright: 100.0% Gymbowen — Mortgage: 0.0% Gymbowen — Renting: 0.0%
Mitre 12.0% renting
Mitre — Owned Outright: 76.0% Mitre — Mortgage: 12.0% Mitre — Renting: 12.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gymbowen 100.0% houses
Gymbowen — Houses: 100.0% Gymbowen — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mitre 85.7% houses
Mitre — Houses: 85.7% Mitre — Flats / Apartments: 14.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Gymbowen Mitre
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 18.2%
Gymbowen — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Mitre — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Bachelor Degree 10.0% / 10.6%
Gymbowen — Bachelor Degree: 10.0% Mitre — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 4.5%
Gymbowen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Mitre — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 4.5%
Gymbowen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mitre — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5%

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

Zoning mix

Gymbowen Mitre
Rural and farming 87% 80%
Parks and recreation 12% 19%
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

Gymbowen Mitre
New dwellings approved 6
across West Wimmera
 94
across Horsham
Approvals change year on year — +57%

Ranking within VIC

Gymbowen Mitre
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of VIC Higher than 21% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 10% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 2% of VIC Higher than 23% of VIC

Liveability

Gymbowen Mitre
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Mitre carries more flood risk (59 vs 0).

Gymbowen Mitre
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 Moderate
44/100
Crime Low
14/100
 Low
11/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
59/100
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

Gymbowen Mitre
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

Gymbowen Mitre
Parks & reserves 6 10
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Gymbowen sits further from the CBD (356.7 km vs 339.8 km).

Gymbowen Mitre
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 356.7 km
+5% vs other
 339.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 251 min 238 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3401
 0.0%
postcode 3409
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3401
 51
postcode 3409

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.

Gymbowen Mitre
Car (driver) 69.0% / 50.0%
Gymbowen — Car (driver): 69.0% Mitre — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 31.0% / 39.3%
Gymbowen — Worked from Home: 31.0% Mitre — Worked from Home: 39.3%
Car (passenger) — / 10.7%
Gymbowen — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mitre — Car (passenger): 10.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.0%).

Setting

Gymbowen Mitre
Elevation 171 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 130 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gymbowen Mitre
Connectivity score 15/100 24/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
7 premises
 0%
27 premises

Council rates

Gymbowen Mitre
Average residential rate $1,709/yr $2,228/yr
Council West Wimmera Horsham

Federal electorate

Gymbowen Mitre
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gymbowen Mitre
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gymbowen

Rural Young Families

Mitre

Rural Young Families

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