Murchison North vs Murchison

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Murchison North, most households are couple families. In Murchison, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Murchison North tends to suit couples, while Murchison suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Murchison North

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 68/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 45%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)
  • But Murchison has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Murchison North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Murchison North leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 26%)
  • Murchison has cheaper rent ($245/wk vs $295/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Murchison

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (164.2 km vs 171.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Murchison North carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 68/100)
  • Murchison has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 14%)

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

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

Murchison North Murchison
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.

Murchison North Murchison
Walkability 0 / 0
Murchison North — Walkability: 0/100 Murchison — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 32
Murchison North — Safety: 70/100 Murchison — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 100 / 86
Murchison North — Low fire risk: 100/100 Murchison — Low fire risk: 86/100
Low flood risk 10 / 31
Murchison North — Low flood risk: 10/100 Murchison — Low flood risk: 31/100

Demographics

Murchison has more residents (884 vs 185); Murchison North has higher household incomes ($106,184 vs $49,504).

Murchison North Murchison
Population 185 884
+378% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.1% -4.4%
Median age 49 50
Median household income $106,184/yr
+53% vs other
 $49,504/yr
Median weekly rent $295/wk
+17% vs other
 $245/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Murchison North Murchison
0-4 6.5% / 4.1%
Murchison North — 0-4: 6.5% Murchison — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 11.4% / 11.3%
Murchison North — 5-14: 11.4% Murchison — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 3.8% / 5.2%
Murchison North — 15-19: 3.8% Murchison — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 5.4% / 3.8%
Murchison North — 20-24: 5.4% Murchison — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 10.8% / 9.2%
Murchison North — 25-34: 10.8% Murchison — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 7.0% / 7.2%
Murchison North — 35-44: 7.0% Murchison — 35-44: 7.2%
45-54 20.0% / 13.5%
Murchison North — 45-54: 20.0% Murchison — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 21.6% / 14.9%
Murchison North — 55-64: 21.6% Murchison — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 10.3% / 19.0%
Murchison North — 65-74: 10.3% Murchison — 65-74: 19.0%
75-84 3.8% / 8.1%
Murchison North — 75-84: 3.8% Murchison — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ — / 2.7%
Murchison North — 85+: not among its largest Murchison — 85+: 2.7%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Murchison North 61.5% couple families
Murchison North — Couple Families: 61.5% Murchison North — Lone Person: 23.1% Murchison North — One Parent Families: 15.4% Murchison North — Group Household: 0.0%
Murchison 30.1% couple families
Murchison — Couple Families: 30.1% Murchison — Lone Person: 51.4% Murchison — One Parent Families: 14.7% Murchison — Group Household: 3.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Murchison North 11.1% renting
Murchison North — Owned Outright: 55.6% Murchison North — Mortgage: 33.3% Murchison North — Renting: 11.1%
Murchison 17.3% renting
Murchison — Owned Outright: 49.3% Murchison — Mortgage: 33.3% Murchison — Renting: 17.3%
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.

Murchison North Murchison
England 2.7% / 1.7%
Murchison North — England: 2.7% Murchison — England: 1.7%
New Zealand — / 1.4%
Murchison North — New Zealand: not among its largest Murchison — New Zealand: 1.4%
Germany — / 1.0%
Murchison North — Germany: not among its largest Murchison — Germany: 1.0%
Malaysia — / 0.7%
Murchison North — Malaysia: not among its largest Murchison — Malaysia: 0.7%
Ireland — / 0.7%
Murchison North — Ireland: not among its largest Murchison — Ireland: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

Qualifications

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

Murchison North Murchison
Certificate III & IV 21.1% / 18.2%
Murchison North — Certificate III & IV: 21.1% Murchison — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Bachelor Degree 10.8% / 6.1%
Murchison North — Bachelor Degree: 10.8% Murchison — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 8.7%
Murchison North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Murchison — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 1.7%
Murchison North — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Murchison — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Murchison North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Murchison — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Murchison North 100.0% houses
Murchison North — Houses: 100.0% Murchison North — Townhouses: 0.0% Murchison North — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Murchison 88.4% houses
Murchison — Houses: 88.4% Murchison — Townhouses: 9.3% Murchison — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Murchison North Murchison
Median house price — $455,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $325,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 57 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Murchison North Murchison
Rural and farming 92%
same for both
Parks and recreation 6% 3%
Residential 0% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Murchison North Murchison
New dwellings approved 649
across Greater Shepparton
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Murchison North Murchison
Houses — 4.2%
$440/wk on $550K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Murchison North Murchison
House price — Higher than 10% of VIC
Income Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 9% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 52% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 53% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 10% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 77% of VIC

Liveability

Murchison North Murchison
Grade — D
Score — 21/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Murchison carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Murchison carries more crime risk (68 vs 30).

Murchison North Murchison
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Moderate
68/100
Flood High
90/100
 Moderate
69/100
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

Murchison North Murchison
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Murchison North

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

Schools in Murchison

  • Murchison Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Murchison North Murchison
Parks & reserves 0 8
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Murchison North sits further from the CBD (171.1 km vs 164.2 km).

Murchison North Murchison
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 171.1 km
+4% vs other
 164.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 119 min 116 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3610
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 3610
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.

Murchison North Murchison
Car (driver) 64.0% / 78.6%
Murchison North — Car (driver): 64.0% Murchison — Car (driver): 78.6%
Worked from Home 28.0% / 15.3%
Murchison North — Worked from Home: 28.0% Murchison — Worked from Home: 15.3%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 2.4%
Murchison North — Car (passenger): 5.0% Murchison — Car (passenger): 2.4%
Walked Only 3.0% / 3.7%
Murchison North — Walked Only: 3.0% Murchison — Walked Only: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.6%).

Setting

Murchison North Murchison
Elevation 119 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 128 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Murchison North Murchison
Connectivity score 30/100 83/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
79 premises
 77%
487 premises

Climate

Murchison North Murchison
Annual rainfall 453 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Murchison North Murchison
Average residential rate $2,449/yr
same for both
Council Greater Shepparton
same for both

Federal electorate

Murchison North Murchison
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Murchison North Murchison
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Murchison North

Rural

Murchison

Affordable Retirees Rural

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