Markwood vs Tarrawingee

Tarrawingee is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 55 in Markwood. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Markwood, about half of households are people living alone. In Tarrawingee, most households are couple families. On these figures, Markwood tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Tarrawingee suits couples.

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

Tarrawingee

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 27/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 51%)

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

First-home buyers

Markwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Markwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Markwood has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 20%)
  • Tarrawingee carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 27/100)

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

Investors

Tarrawingee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.4% vs -10.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Markwood Tarrawingee
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.

Markwood Tarrawingee
Walkability 0 / 0
Markwood — Walkability: 0/100 Tarrawingee — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 73 / 85
Markwood — Safety: 73/100 Tarrawingee — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 84 / 31
Markwood — Low fire risk: 84/100 Tarrawingee — Low fire risk: 31/100
Low flood risk 14 / 33
Markwood — Low flood risk: 14/100 Tarrawingee — Low flood risk: 33/100

Demographics

Tarrawingee has more residents (416 vs 230); Markwood skews older (55 vs 46).

Markwood Tarrawingee
Population 230 416
+81% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.9% +12.4%
Median age 55 46
Median household income $69,836/yr $73,632/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $230/wk $250/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Markwood Tarrawingee
0-4 3.9% / 5.3%
Markwood — 0-4: 3.9% Tarrawingee — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 12.2% / 13.5%
Markwood — 5-14: 12.2% Tarrawingee — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 2.2% / 7.0%
Markwood — 15-19: 2.2% Tarrawingee — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 3.9% / 3.6%
Markwood — 20-24: 3.9% Tarrawingee — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 7.4% / 4.6%
Markwood — 25-34: 7.4% Tarrawingee — 25-34: 4.6%
35-44 9.1% / 13.0%
Markwood — 35-44: 9.1% Tarrawingee — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 11.3% / 17.3%
Markwood — 45-54: 11.3% Tarrawingee — 45-54: 17.3%
55-64 19.6% / 15.6%
Markwood — 55-64: 19.6% Tarrawingee — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 20.4% / 13.2%
Markwood — 65-74: 20.4% Tarrawingee — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 8.7% / 5.8%
Markwood — 75-84: 8.7% Tarrawingee — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 1.3% / 1.0%
Markwood — 85+: 1.3% Tarrawingee — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Markwood 45.6% couple families
Markwood — Couple Families: 45.6% Markwood — Lone Person: 49.1% Markwood — One Parent Families: 5.3%
Tarrawingee 60.4% couple families
Tarrawingee — Couple Families: 60.4% Tarrawingee — Lone Person: 34.1% Tarrawingee — One Parent Families: 5.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Markwood 12.1% renting
Markwood — Owned Outright: 58.2% Markwood — Mortgage: 29.7% Markwood — Renting: 12.1%
Tarrawingee 6.7% renting
Tarrawingee — Owned Outright: 45.6% Tarrawingee — Mortgage: 47.7% Tarrawingee — Renting: 6.7%
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.

Markwood Tarrawingee
England 1.7% / —
Markwood — England: 1.7% Tarrawingee — England: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.7% / —
Markwood — Netherlands: 1.7% Tarrawingee — Netherlands: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.3% / —
Markwood — New Zealand: 1.3% Tarrawingee — New Zealand: not among its largest
Italy 1.3% / —
Markwood — Italy: 1.3% Tarrawingee — Italy: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.2%
Markwood — South Africa: not among its largest Tarrawingee — South Africa: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.7%).

Qualifications

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

Markwood Tarrawingee
Certificate III & IV 15.2% / 21.6%
Markwood — Certificate III & IV: 15.2% Tarrawingee — Certificate III & IV: 21.6%
Bachelor Degree 13.9% / 9.9%
Markwood — Bachelor Degree: 13.9% Tarrawingee — Bachelor Degree: 9.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 11.8%
Markwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Tarrawingee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.8%
Postgraduate Degree 5.2% / 2.2%
Markwood — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2% Tarrawingee — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 2.4%
Markwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Tarrawingee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Markwood 100.0% houses
Markwood — Houses: 100.0%
Tarrawingee 100.0% houses
Tarrawingee — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Markwood Tarrawingee
Median house price — $750,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Markwood Tarrawingee
Rural and farming 99% 93%
Residential 0% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
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

Markwood Tarrawingee
New dwellings approved 238
across Wangaratta
same for both
Approvals change year on year +329%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Markwood Tarrawingee
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 31% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC

Liveability

Markwood Tarrawingee
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Tarrawingee carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 16); Markwood carries more crime risk (27 vs 15).

Markwood Tarrawingee
Bushfire Low
16/100
 Moderate
69/100
Crime Low
27/100
 Low
15/100
Flood High
86/100
 Moderate
67/100
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

Markwood Tarrawingee
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

Markwood Tarrawingee
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Markwood Tarrawingee
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 263.2 km 262.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 172 min 169 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3678
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 3678
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.

Markwood Tarrawingee
Car (driver) 64.5% / 73.2%
Markwood — Car (driver): 64.5% Tarrawingee — Car (driver): 73.2%
Worked from Home 26.2% / 23.5%
Markwood — Worked from Home: 26.2% Tarrawingee — Worked from Home: 23.5%
Walked Only 9.3% / 1.7%
Markwood — Walked Only: 9.3% Tarrawingee — Walked Only: 1.7%
Car (passenger) — / 1.7%
Markwood — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tarrawingee — Car (passenger): 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.2%).

Setting

Markwood Tarrawingee
Elevation 173 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both

NBN connectivity

Markwood Tarrawingee
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
121 premises
 0%
173 premises

Climate

Markwood Tarrawingee
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

Markwood Tarrawingee
Average residential rate $1,962/yr
same for both
Council Wangaratta
same for both

Federal electorate

Markwood Tarrawingee
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Markwood Tarrawingee
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Markwood

Retirees Rural

Tarrawingee

Rural

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