Harrow vs Douglas

Douglas is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 49 in Harrow. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Harrow, about half of households are people living alone. In Douglas, most households are couple families. On these figures, Harrow tends to suit people living alone, while Douglas suits families with children and 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

Douglas

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 46%)

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

Renters

Douglas

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $85/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Douglas

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (244 min vs 266 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (345.5 km vs 372.2 km)
  • But Harrow is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Harrow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Douglas

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.8% vs -8.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Harrow Douglas
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.

Harrow Douglas
Walkability 10 / 0
Harrow — Walkability: 10/100 Douglas — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 72 / 75
Harrow — Safety: 72/100 Douglas — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 49 / 61
Harrow — Low fire risk: 49/100 Douglas — Low fire risk: 61/100
Low flood risk 85 / 85
Harrow — Low flood risk: 85/100 Douglas — Low flood risk: 85/100

Demographics

Harrow rents higher ($85/wk vs $0/wk); Harrow has more residents (184 vs 74).

Harrow Douglas
Population 184
+60% vs other
 74
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.0% +13.8%
Median age 49 46
Median household income $80,600/yr $97,448/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $85/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Harrow Douglas
0-4 7.1% / 4.1%
Harrow — 0-4: 7.1% Douglas — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 8.2% / 16.2%
Harrow — 5-14: 8.2% Douglas — 5-14: 16.2%
15-19 10.3% / 4.1%
Harrow — 15-19: 10.3% Douglas — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 2.2% / 9.5%
Harrow — 20-24: 2.2% Douglas — 20-24: 9.5%
25-34 8.2% / —
Harrow — 25-34: 8.2% Douglas — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 9.2% / 14.9%
Harrow — 35-44: 9.2% Douglas — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 19.0% / 17.6%
Harrow — 45-54: 19.0% Douglas — 45-54: 17.6%
55-64 17.4% / 20.3%
Harrow — 55-64: 17.4% Douglas — 55-64: 20.3%
65-74 12.0% / 17.6%
Harrow — 65-74: 12.0% Douglas — 65-74: 17.6%
75-84 9.8% / 4.1%
Harrow — 75-84: 9.8% Douglas — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 3.8% / —
Harrow — 85+: 3.8% Douglas — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Harrow 28.8% couple families
Harrow — Couple Families: 28.8% Harrow — Lone Person: 54.2% Harrow — One Parent Families: 16.9%
Douglas 64.3% couple families
Douglas — Couple Families: 64.3% Douglas — Lone Person: 35.7% Douglas — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Harrow 10.9% renting
Harrow — Owned Outright: 56.2% Harrow — Mortgage: 32.8% Harrow — Renting: 10.9%
Douglas 0.0% renting
Douglas — Owned Outright: 81.0% Douglas — Mortgage: 19.0% Douglas — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Harrow 100.0% houses
Harrow — Houses: 100.0%
Douglas 100.0% houses
Douglas — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Harrow Douglas
Certificate III & IV 17.4% / 12.2%
Harrow — Certificate III & IV: 17.4% Douglas — Certificate III & IV: 12.2%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 12.2%
Harrow — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Douglas — Bachelor Degree: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 5.4%
Harrow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Douglas — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.1%
Harrow — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Douglas — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / —
Harrow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Douglas — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Property market

Harrow Douglas
Median house price $405,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Harrow has more rural and farming land (84% vs 71%).

Harrow Douglas
Rural and farming 84% 71%
Parks and recreation 15% 28%
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

Harrow Douglas
New dwellings approved 6
across West Wimmera
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Harrow Douglas
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 3% of VIC Higher than 10% of VIC

Liveability

Harrow is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Harrow Douglas
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Harrow carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 39).

Harrow Douglas
Bushfire Moderate
51/100
 Low
39/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Low
25/100
Flood Low
15/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Harrow Douglas
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

Harrow Douglas
Parks & reserves 12 10
GPs 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 12 11

Mobility

Harrow sits further from the CBD (372.2 km vs 345.5 km).

Harrow Douglas
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 372.2 km
+7% vs other
 345.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 266 min 244 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3317
 0.0%
postcode 3409
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 24
postcode 3317
 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.

Harrow Douglas
Car (driver) 65.0% / 34.5%
Harrow — Car (driver): 65.0% Douglas — Car (driver): 34.5%
Worked from Home 28.7% / 55.2%
Harrow — Worked from Home: 28.7% Douglas — Worked from Home: 55.2%
Walked Only 6.2% / 10.3%
Harrow — Walked Only: 6.2% Douglas — Walked Only: 10.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.0%).

Setting

Harrow Douglas
Elevation 171 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 164 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Harrow Douglas
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
31 premises
 0%
10 premises

Council rates

Harrow Douglas
Average residential rate $1,709/yr
same for both
Council West Wimmera
same for both

Federal electorate

Harrow Douglas
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Harrow Douglas
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Harrow

Retirees Rural

Douglas

Rural

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