High Camp vs Willowmavin
High Camp is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 53 in Willowmavin. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In High Camp, the large majority of households are couple families. In Willowmavin, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, High Camp tends to suit couples, while Willowmavin suits people living alone.
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
High Camp
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 58%)
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
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
Willowmavin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (84.2 km vs 90.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Willowmavin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)
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
High Camp and Willowmavin drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Willowmavin has more residents (241 vs 122); Willowmavin skews older (53 vs 46).
| High Camp | Willowmavin | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 122 | 241 +98% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +13.0% | +11.6% |
| Median age | 46 | 53 |
| Median household income | $108,316/yr +1% vs other | $106,860/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| High Camp | Willowmavin | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 93% |
| Parks and recreation | 3% | 4% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 4% |
| 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
| High Camp | Willowmavin | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,074 across Mitchell same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +70% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| High Camp | Willowmavin | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 80% of VIC | Higher than 79% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 53% of VIC | Higher than 56% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 34% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 67% of VIC | Higher than 46% of VIC |
Liveability
| High Camp | Willowmavin | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| High Camp | Willowmavin | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 73/100 | High 75/100 |
| Crime | Low 29/100 | Low 21/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 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 same for both | |
Schools
| High Camp | Willowmavin | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in High Camp
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Willowmavin
- Willowmavin Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| High Camp | Willowmavin | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 3 | 7 |
Mobility
High Camp sits further from the CBD (90.9 km vs 84.2 km).
| High Camp | Willowmavin | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 90.9 km +7% vs other | 84.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 80 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3764 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 46 postcode 3764 same for both | |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.6%).
Setting
| High Camp | Willowmavin | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 413 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 380 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| High Camp | Willowmavin | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 49 premises | 0% 117 premises |
Climate
| High Camp | Willowmavin | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 540 mm | 778 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| High Camp | Willowmavin | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,947/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mitchell same for both | |
Federal electorate
| High Camp | Willowmavin | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls same for both | |
| Member | Sam Birrell same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| High Camp | Willowmavin | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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