King Valley vs Whitfield
King Valley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 53 in Whitfield. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In King Valley, about half of households are couple families. In Whitfield, most households are people living alone. On these figures, King Valley tends to suit families with children and couples, while Whitfield 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
King Valley
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 30%)
- carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 40/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
King Valley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 22%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Whitfield
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $325/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- King Valley sits closer to the CBD (281.3 km vs 285.8 km)
- Whitfield is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Whitfield
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 22%)
- But King Valley carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 40/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Whitfield
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (2.3% vs -13.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
King Valley and Whitfield 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
Whitfield has more residents (220 vs 87); King Valley rents higher ($325/wk vs $200/wk).
| King Valley | Whitfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 87 | 220 +153% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -13.9% | +2.3% |
| Median age | 47 | 53 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr +27% vs other | $59,124/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $325/wk +38% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).
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 (8.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
King Valley has more rural and farming land (93% vs 77%).
| King Valley | Whitfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 93% | 77% |
| Parks and recreation | 6% | 21% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% same for both | |
| 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
| King Valley | Whitfield | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 238 across Wangaratta same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +329% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| King Valley | Whitfield | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 48% of VIC | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 10% of VIC | Higher than 75% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 43% of VIC | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 2% of VIC | Higher than 6% of VIC |
Liveability
Whitfield is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| King Valley | Whitfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Whitfield carries more bushfire risk (98 vs 0); Whitfield carries more crime risk (40 vs 27).
| King Valley | Whitfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | High 98/100 |
| Crime | Low 27/100 | Moderate 40/100 |
| Flood | High 81/100 | High 71/100 |
| 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
| King Valley | Whitfield | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 King Valley
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Whitfield
- Whitfield District Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| King Valley | Whitfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 4 |
Mobility
Whitfield sits further from the CBD (285.8 km vs 281.3 km).
| King Valley | Whitfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 281.3 km | 285.8 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 186 min | 189 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 3678 | 0.0% postcode 3733 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 78 postcode 3678 | 47 postcode 3733 |
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 (57.4%).
Setting
| King Valley | Whitfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 243 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 239 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| King Valley | Whitfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 16 premises | 0% 48 premises |
Climate
| King Valley | Whitfield | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| King Valley | Whitfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,962/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wangaratta same for both | |
Federal electorate
| King Valley | Whitfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| King Valley | Whitfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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