Hansonville vs Myrrhee

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

Hansonville

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 44/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 46%)
  • But Myrrhee has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)

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

Myrrhee

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($203/wk vs $275/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Hansonville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (247.9 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

  • Hansonville carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 44/100)
  • Myrrhee has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 21%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Hansonville 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.

Hansonville 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.

Hansonville Myrrhee
Walkability 0 / 0
Hansonville — Walkability: 0/100 Myrrhee — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 73 / 56
Hansonville — Safety: 73/100 Myrrhee — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 22 / 5
Hansonville — Low fire risk: 22/100 Myrrhee — Low fire risk: 5/100
Low flood risk 72 / 69
Hansonville — Low flood risk: 72/100 Myrrhee — Low flood risk: 69/100

Demographics

Hansonville rents higher ($275/wk vs $203/wk); Myrrhee has higher household incomes ($79,612 vs $68,224).

Hansonville Myrrhee
Population 155 168
+8% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.5% +10.5%
Median age 43 49
Median household income $68,224/yr $79,612/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $275/wk
+26% vs other
 $203/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hansonville Myrrhee
0-4 8.4% / 6.5%
Hansonville — 0-4: 8.4% Myrrhee — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 16.8% / 8.9%
Hansonville — 5-14: 16.8% Myrrhee — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 6.5% / 4.8%
Hansonville — 15-19: 6.5% Myrrhee — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 — / —
Hansonville — 20-24: not among its largest Myrrhee — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 5.8% / 11.9%
Hansonville — 25-34: 5.8% Myrrhee — 25-34: 11.9%
35-44 16.8% / 10.7%
Hansonville — 35-44: 16.8% Myrrhee — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 12.3% / 11.3%
Hansonville — 45-54: 12.3% Myrrhee — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 14.8% / 13.1%
Hansonville — 55-64: 14.8% Myrrhee — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 13.5% / 18.5%
Hansonville — 65-74: 13.5% Myrrhee — 65-74: 18.5%
75-84 5.8% / 10.7%
Hansonville — 75-84: 5.8% Myrrhee — 75-84: 10.7%
85+ 1.9% / 1.8%
Hansonville — 85+: 1.9% Myrrhee — 85+: 1.8%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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% Hansonville — 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 — Other Families: 0.0% Myrrhee — Group Household: 7.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hansonville 7.3% renting
Hansonville — Owned Outright: 56.4% Hansonville — Mortgage: 36.4% Hansonville — Renting: 7.3%
Myrrhee 9.5% renting
Myrrhee — Owned Outright: 47.6% Myrrhee — Mortgage: 42.9% Myrrhee — Renting: 9.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hansonville 100.0% houses
Hansonville — Houses: 100.0%
Myrrhee 100.0% houses
Myrrhee — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Hansonville Myrrhee
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 14.3%
Hansonville — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Myrrhee — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Bachelor Degree 9.7% / 16.7%
Hansonville — Bachelor Degree: 9.7% Myrrhee — Bachelor Degree: 16.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 7.1%
Hansonville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Myrrhee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.9% / 1.8%
Hansonville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9% Myrrhee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

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

Zoning mix

Hansonville has more rural and farming land (96% vs 41%).

Hansonville Myrrhee
Rural and farming 96% 41%
Parks and recreation 3% 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

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

Ranking within VIC

Hansonville Myrrhee
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 4% of VIC Higher than 23% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 30% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 5% of VIC

Liveability

Hansonville 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 27); Myrrhee carries more bushfire risk (95 vs 78).

Hansonville Myrrhee
Bushfire High
78/100
 High
95/100
Crime Low
27/100
 Moderate
44/100
Flood Low
28/100
 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

Hansonville Myrrhee
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Hansonville

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

Schools in Myrrhee

  • Myrrhee Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Hansonville Myrrhee
Parks & reserves 1 5
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Myrrhee sits further from the CBD (258.2 km vs 247.9 km).

Hansonville Myrrhee
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 247.9 km 258.2 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 173 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.

Hansonville Myrrhee
Car (driver) 62.3% / 38.3%
Hansonville — Car (driver): 62.3% Myrrhee — Car (driver): 38.3%
Worked from Home 27.5% / 42.0%
Hansonville — Worked from Home: 27.5% Myrrhee — Worked from Home: 42.0%
Walked Only 10.1% / 19.8%
Hansonville — Walked Only: 10.1% Myrrhee — Walked Only: 19.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.3%).

Setting

Hansonville Myrrhee
Elevation 243 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 364 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Hansonville Myrrhee
Connectivity score 30/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
72 premises
 0%
59 premises

Climate

Hansonville 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

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

Federal electorate

Hansonville Myrrhee
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Hansonville

Family Rural

Myrrhee

Retirees Rural

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