Milawa vs Tarrawingee

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Milawa: a median of $1.05 million, against $750,000 in Tarrawingee, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Tarrawingee tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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 the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 30/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Milawa leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 26%)
  • Tarrawingee has cheaper houses ($750,000 vs $1,050,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tarrawingee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $304/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Milawa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (256.8 km vs 262.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tarrawingee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 30/100)

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 0.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Milawa 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.

Milawa 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.

Milawa Tarrawingee
Walkability 5 / 0
Milawa — Walkability: 5/100 Tarrawingee — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 85
Milawa — Safety: 70/100 Tarrawingee — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 56 / 31
Milawa — Low fire risk: 56/100 Tarrawingee — Low fire risk: 31/100
Low flood risk 12 / 33
Milawa — Low flood risk: 12/100 Tarrawingee — Low flood risk: 33/100

Demographics

Milawa has more residents (588 vs 416); Milawa rents higher ($304/wk vs $250/wk).

Milawa Tarrawingee
Population 588
+29% vs other
 416
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.2% +12.4%
Median age 47 46
Median household income $87,048/yr
+15% vs other
 $73,632/yr
Median weekly rent $304/wk
+18% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Milawa Tarrawingee
0-4 7.5% / 5.3%
Milawa — 0-4: 7.5% Tarrawingee — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 13.4% / 13.5%
Milawa — 5-14: 13.4% Tarrawingee — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 5.3% / 7.0%
Milawa — 15-19: 5.3% Tarrawingee — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 3.9% / 3.6%
Milawa — 20-24: 3.9% Tarrawingee — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 5.1% / 4.6%
Milawa — 25-34: 5.1% Tarrawingee — 25-34: 4.6%
35-44 12.4% / 13.0%
Milawa — 35-44: 12.4% Tarrawingee — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 13.8% / 17.3%
Milawa — 45-54: 13.8% Tarrawingee — 45-54: 17.3%
55-64 16.2% / 15.6%
Milawa — 55-64: 16.2% Tarrawingee — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 13.6% / 13.2%
Milawa — 65-74: 13.6% Tarrawingee — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 7.8% / 5.8%
Milawa — 75-84: 7.8% Tarrawingee — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 2.0% / 1.0%
Milawa — 85+: 2.0% Tarrawingee — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Milawa 57.1% couple families
Milawa — Couple Families: 57.1% Milawa — Lone Person: 32.1% Milawa — One Parent Families: 8.6% Milawa — Group Household: 2.1%
Tarrawingee 60.4% couple families
Tarrawingee — Couple Families: 60.4% Tarrawingee — Lone Person: 34.1% Tarrawingee — One Parent Families: 5.5% Tarrawingee — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Milawa 9.8% renting
Milawa — Owned Outright: 52.1% Milawa — Mortgage: 38.1% Milawa — Renting: 9.8%
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.

Milawa Tarrawingee
England 3.9% / —
Milawa — England: 3.9% Tarrawingee — England: not among its largest
South Africa 0.5% / 1.2%
Milawa — South Africa: 0.5% Tarrawingee — South Africa: 1.2%
New Zealand 1.0% / —
Milawa — New Zealand: 1.0% Tarrawingee — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines 0.5% / —
Milawa — Philippines: 0.5% Tarrawingee — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Qualifications

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

Milawa Tarrawingee
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 21.6%
Milawa — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Tarrawingee — Certificate III & IV: 21.6%
Bachelor Degree 12.2% / 9.9%
Milawa — Bachelor Degree: 12.2% Tarrawingee — Bachelor Degree: 9.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 11.8%
Milawa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Tarrawingee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 2.2%
Milawa — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Tarrawingee — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 2.4%
Milawa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% 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.

Milawa 96.3% houses
Milawa — Houses: 96.3% Milawa — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
Tarrawingee 100.0% houses
Tarrawingee — Houses: 100.0% Tarrawingee — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Milawa Tarrawingee
Median house price $1,050,000 $750,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Milawa Tarrawingee
Rural and farming 96% 93%
Residential 2% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
Parks and recreation 1% 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

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

Ranking within VIC

Milawa Tarrawingee
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 44% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC

Liveability

Milawa Tarrawingee
Grade C —
Score 35/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Milawa carries more crime risk (30 vs 15); Tarrawingee carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 44).

Milawa Tarrawingee
Bushfire Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
69/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Low
15/100
Flood High
88/100
 Moderate
67/100
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

Milawa Tarrawingee
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Milawa

  • Milawa Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Tarrawingee

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Milawa Tarrawingee
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 5 3

Mobility

Tarrawingee sits further from the CBD (262.3 km vs 256.8 km).

Milawa Tarrawingee
Walkability score 5/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 256.8 km 262.3 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 168 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.

Milawa Tarrawingee
Car (driver) 72.1% / 73.2%
Milawa — Car (driver): 72.1% Tarrawingee — Car (driver): 73.2%
Worked from Home 17.8% / 23.5%
Milawa — Worked from Home: 17.8% Tarrawingee — Worked from Home: 23.5%
Walked Only 5.8% / 1.7%
Milawa — Walked Only: 5.8% Tarrawingee — Walked Only: 1.7%
Car (passenger) 3.1% / 1.7%
Milawa — Car (passenger): 3.1% Tarrawingee — Car (passenger): 1.7%
Bicycle 1.2% / —
Milawa — Bicycle: 1.2% Tarrawingee — Bicycle: not among its largest

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

Setting

Milawa Tarrawingee
Elevation 159 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 173 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Milawa 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Milawa

Rural

Tarrawingee

Rural

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