Lurg vs Winton
Lurg is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 56 in Winton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lurg, about half of households are couple families. In Winton, most households are couple families. On these figures, Lurg tends to suit 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
- Lurg has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
- Winton is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 67%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Winton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 22%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Lurg
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($157/wk vs $308/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 17%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Winton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (221.8 km vs 227.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Lurg
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 93/100)
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
Lurg and Winton 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
Lurg has more residents (220 vs 103); Winton rents higher ($308/wk vs $157/wk).
| Lurg | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 220 +53% vs other | 103 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.2% | -4.6% |
| Median age | 52 | 56 |
| Median household income | $82,836/yr | $92,612/yr +12% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $157/wk | $308/wk +96% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.1%).
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 (6.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Lurg has more rural and farming land (99% vs 87%).
| Lurg | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 87% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 8% |
| Other and special use | 0% | 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
| Lurg | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 235 across Benalla same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +65% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Lurg | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 51% of VIC | Higher than 62% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 12% of VIC | Higher than 2% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 50% of VIC | Higher than 49% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of VIC | Higher than 38% of VIC |
Liveability
| Lurg | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Winton carries more crime risk (93 vs 65).
| Lurg | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 79/100 | High 84/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 65/100 | High 93/100 |
| 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
| Lurg | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Lurg
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Winton
- Winton Primary School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Lurg | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 1 |
| Waterways | 4 | 11 |
Mobility
Lurg sits further from the CBD (227.8 km vs 221.8 km).
| Lurg | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 227.8 km +3% vs other | 221.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 149 min | 148 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 3673 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 66 postcode 3673 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 (75.5%).
Setting
| Lurg | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 225 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 179 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Lurg | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 77 premises | 0% 62 premises |
Climate
| Lurg | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 565 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Lurg | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,119/yr same for both | |
| Council | Benalla same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Lurg | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lurg | Winton | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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