Kirwans Bridge vs Wahring

Wahring is the younger of the two, with a median age of 56 against 63 in Kirwans Bridge. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wahring, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Kirwans Bridge tends to suit older residents, while Wahring 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Kirwans Bridge carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 91/100)
  • Wahring has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Wahring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wahring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 26%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Kirwans Bridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (148.9 km vs 155.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kirwans Bridge

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 91/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (46% vs 27%)

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

Investors

Wahring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.5% vs -1.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kirwans Bridge Wahring
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.

Kirwans Bridge Wahring
Walkability 0 / 0
Kirwans Bridge — Walkability: 0/100 Wahring — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 86 / 9
Kirwans Bridge — Safety: 86/100 Wahring — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 100 / 81
Kirwans Bridge — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wahring — Low fire risk: 81/100
Low flood risk 34 / 16
Kirwans Bridge — Low flood risk: 34/100 Wahring — Low flood risk: 16/100

Demographics

Kirwans Bridge has more residents (134 vs 88); Wahring has higher household incomes ($93,184 vs $66,092).

Kirwans Bridge Wahring
Population 134
+34% vs other
 88
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.5% +3.5%
Median age 63 56
Median household income $66,092/yr $93,184/yr
+41% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+3% vs other
 $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kirwans Bridge Wahring
0-4 4.5% / 4.5%
Kirwans Bridge — 0-4: 4.5% Wahring — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 — / 6.8%
Kirwans Bridge — 5-14: not among its largest Wahring — 5-14: 6.8%
15-19 3.7% / 3.4%
Kirwans Bridge — 15-19: 3.7% Wahring — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 — / —
Kirwans Bridge — 20-24: not among its largest Wahring — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 — / 12.5%
Kirwans Bridge — 25-34: not among its largest Wahring — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 6.7% / 12.5%
Kirwans Bridge — 35-44: 6.7% Wahring — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 7.5% / 12.5%
Kirwans Bridge — 45-54: 7.5% Wahring — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 21.6% / 21.6%
Kirwans Bridge — 55-64: 21.6% Wahring — 55-64: 21.6%
65-74 29.1% / 20.5%
Kirwans Bridge — 65-74: 29.1% Wahring — 65-74: 20.5%
75-84 14.2% / 6.8%
Kirwans Bridge — 75-84: 14.2% Wahring — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ 3.0% / —
Kirwans Bridge — 85+: 3.0% Wahring — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kirwans Bridge 44.0% lone person
Kirwans Bridge — Lone Person: 44.0% Kirwans Bridge — Couple Families: 24.0% Kirwans Bridge — One Parent Families: 20.0% Kirwans Bridge — Other Families: 12.0%
Wahring 55.6% lone person
Wahring — Lone Person: 55.6% Wahring — Couple Families: 22.2% Wahring — One Parent Families: 22.2% Wahring — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kirwans Bridge 0.0% renting
Kirwans Bridge — Owned Outright: 68.0% Kirwans Bridge — Mortgage: 32.0% Kirwans Bridge — Renting: 0.0%
Wahring 8.6% renting
Wahring — Owned Outright: 60.0% Wahring — Mortgage: 31.4% Wahring — Renting: 8.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kirwans Bridge 103.8% houses
Kirwans Bridge — Houses: 103.8%
Wahring 102.8% houses
Wahring — Houses: 102.8%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Kirwans Bridge Wahring
Certificate III & IV 27.6% / 12.5%
Kirwans Bridge — Certificate III & IV: 27.6% Wahring — Certificate III & IV: 12.5%
Bachelor Degree 11.9% / 10.2%
Kirwans Bridge — Bachelor Degree: 11.9% Wahring — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 10.2%
Kirwans Bridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Wahring — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 6.8%
Kirwans Bridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wahring — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.6%).

Property market

Kirwans Bridge Wahring
Median house price $760,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Kirwans Bridge Wahring
Rural and farming 91% 97%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 3%
Parks and recreation 3% 0%
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

Kirwans Bridge Wahring
New dwellings approved 75
across Strathbogie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +167%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Kirwans Bridge Wahring
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 26% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 30% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 40% of VIC

Liveability

Kirwans Bridge Wahring
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Wahring carries more bushfire risk (19 vs 0); Wahring carries more crime risk (91 vs 14).

Kirwans Bridge Wahring
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
19/100
Crime Low
14/100
 High
91/100
Flood Moderate
66/100
 High
84/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Kirwans Bridge Wahring
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

Kirwans Bridge Wahring
Parks & reserves 0 5
Waterways 1 13

Mobility

Wahring sits further from the CBD (155.7 km vs 148.9 km).

Kirwans Bridge Wahring
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 148.9 km 155.7 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 110 min 112 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3608
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 3608
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.

Kirwans Bridge Wahring
Car (driver) 86.8% / 54.3%
Kirwans Bridge — Car (driver): 86.8% Wahring — Car (driver): 54.3%
Worked from Home 13.2% / 28.3%
Kirwans Bridge — Worked from Home: 13.2% Wahring — Worked from Home: 28.3%
Walked Only — / 17.4%
Kirwans Bridge — Walked Only: not among its largest Wahring — Walked Only: 17.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.8%).

Setting

Kirwans Bridge Wahring
Elevation 135 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 129 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kirwans Bridge Wahring
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
104 premises
 0%
57 premises

Climate

Kirwans Bridge Wahring
Annual rainfall 528 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Kirwans Bridge Wahring
Average residential rate $2,476/yr
same for both
Council Strathbogie
same for both

Federal electorate

Kirwans Bridge Wahring
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kirwans Bridge Wahring
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kirwans Bridge

Retirees Rural

Wahring

Retirees Rural

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