Harston vs Byrneside

Comparing Harston and Byrneside, VIC: Harston has higher household incomes ($92,612 vs $61,048); Byrneside carries more crime risk (53 vs 39).

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

  • Harston carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 53/100)
  • Byrneside is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 57%)

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

First-home buyers

Harston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Harston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 20%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Harston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 53/100)

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

Investors

Byrneside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.9% vs -4.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Harston Byrneside
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.

Harston Byrneside
Walkability 0 / 0
Harston — Walkability: 0/100 Byrneside — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 61 / 47
Harston — Safety: 61/100 Byrneside — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Harston — Low fire risk: 100/100 Byrneside — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 15 / 14
Harston — Low flood risk: 15/100 Byrneside — Low flood risk: 14/100

Demographics

Harston has higher household incomes ($92,612 vs $61,048).

Harston Byrneside
Population 167
+4% vs other
 161
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.0% +1.9%
Median age 47 46
Median household income $92,612/yr
+34% vs other
 $61,048/yr
Median weekly rent $230/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Harston Byrneside
0-4 6.0% / 4.3%
Harston — 0-4: 6.0% Byrneside — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 10.2% / 10.6%
Harston — 5-14: 10.2% Byrneside — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 6.0% / 3.1%
Harston — 15-19: 6.0% Byrneside — 15-19: 3.1%
20-24 3.6% / 7.5%
Harston — 20-24: 3.6% Byrneside — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 6.0% / 6.2%
Harston — 25-34: 6.0% Byrneside — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 15.6% / 10.6%
Harston — 35-44: 15.6% Byrneside — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 15.0% / 19.3%
Harston — 45-54: 15.0% Byrneside — 45-54: 19.3%
55-64 15.6% / 18.6%
Harston — 55-64: 15.6% Byrneside — 55-64: 18.6%
65-74 19.8% / 15.5%
Harston — 65-74: 19.8% Byrneside — 65-74: 15.5%
75-84 4.2% / 4.3%
Harston — 75-84: 4.2% Byrneside — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ — / —
Harston — 85+: not among its largest Byrneside — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Harston 57.1% couple families
Harston — Couple Families: 57.1% Harston — Lone Person: 31.4% Harston — One Parent Families: 0.0% Harston — Group Household: 11.4%
Byrneside 61.1% couple families
Byrneside — Couple Families: 61.1% Byrneside — Lone Person: 25.0% Byrneside — One Parent Families: 13.9% Byrneside — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Harston 0.0% renting
Harston — Owned Outright: 60.0% Harston — Mortgage: 40.0% Harston — Renting: 0.0%
Byrneside 6.4% renting
Byrneside — Owned Outright: 44.7% Byrneside — Mortgage: 48.9% Byrneside — Renting: 6.4%
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.

Harston Byrneside
New Zealand 4.8% / —
Harston — New Zealand: 4.8% Byrneside — New Zealand: not among its largest
England 3.6% / —
Harston — England: 3.6% Byrneside — England: not among its largest
Italy — / 1.9%
Harston — Italy: not among its largest Byrneside — Italy: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

Qualifications

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

Harston Byrneside
Certificate III & IV 18.6% / 11.2%
Harston — Certificate III & IV: 18.6% Byrneside — Certificate III & IV: 11.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / 6.8%
Harston — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% Byrneside — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 7.5%
Harston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Byrneside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / —
Harston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Byrneside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Harston 100.0% houses
Harston — Houses: 100.0% Harston — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Byrneside 94.8% houses
Byrneside — Houses: 94.8% Byrneside — Flats / Apartments: 5.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

Harston Byrneside
Rural and farming 100% 97%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 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

Harston Byrneside
New dwellings approved 649
across Greater Shepparton
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Harston Byrneside
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 21% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 16% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 29% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC

Liveability

Harston Byrneside
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Byrneside carries more crime risk (53 vs 39).

Harston Byrneside
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
39/100
 Moderate
53/100
Flood High
85/100
 High
86/100
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

Harston Byrneside
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Harston

  • Harston Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Byrneside

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

Amenities in the suburb

Harston Byrneside
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 5

Mobility

Harston Byrneside
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 189.8 km 189 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 132 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3616
 0.0%
postcode 3617
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 3616
 —

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.

Harston Byrneside
Car (driver) 62.5% / 56.7%
Harston — Car (driver): 62.5% Byrneside — Car (driver): 56.7%
Worked from Home 28.7% / 29.9%
Harston — Worked from Home: 28.7% Byrneside — Worked from Home: 29.9%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 9.0%
Harston — Car (passenger): 3.8% Byrneside — Car (passenger): 9.0%
Walked Only 5.0% / 4.5%
Harston — Walked Only: 5.0% Byrneside — Walked Only: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.5%).

Setting

Harston Byrneside
Elevation 112 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Harston Byrneside
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
83 premises
 0%
65 premises

Climate

Harston Byrneside
Annual rainfall 453 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Harston Byrneside
Average residential rate $2,449/yr
same for both
Council Greater Shepparton
same for both

Federal electorate

Harston Byrneside
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Harston Byrneside
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Harston

Rural

Byrneside

Rural

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