Murra Warra vs Dimboola

Murra Warra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 52 in Dimboola. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Murra Warra, most households are couple families. In Dimboola, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Murra Warra tends to suit families with children and couples, while Dimboola 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

They split

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

  • Murra Warra is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 40%)
  • Dimboola has more parks and reserves (16 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Dimboola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Dimboola

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($170/wk vs $750/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 39%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Murra Warra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (228 min vs 247 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (330.4 km vs 347.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dimboola

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 8%)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Murra Warra carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 69/100)

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

Investors

Dimboola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-5.5% vs -12.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Murra Warra Dimboola
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.

Murra Warra Dimboola
Walkability 0 / 0
Murra Warra — Walkability: 0/100 Dimboola — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 56 / 31
Murra Warra — Safety: 56/100 Dimboola — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 81 / 51
Murra Warra — Low fire risk: 81/100 Dimboola — Low fire risk: 51/100
Low flood risk 100 / 37
Murra Warra — Low flood risk: 100/100 Dimboola — Low flood risk: 37/100

Demographics

Dimboola has more residents (1,635 vs 63); Murra Warra rents higher ($750/wk vs $170/wk).

Murra Warra Dimboola
Population 63 1,635
+2495% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.5% -5.5%
Median age 32 52
Median household income $99,632/yr
+45% vs other
 $55,068/yr
Median weekly rent $750/wk
+77% vs other
 $170/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Murra Warra Dimboola
0-4 9.5% / 4.6%
Murra Warra — 0-4: 9.5% Dimboola — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 28.6% / 8.4%
Murra Warra — 5-14: 28.6% Dimboola — 5-14: 8.4%
15-19 6.3% / 5.9%
Murra Warra — 15-19: 6.3% Dimboola — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 7.9% / 3.4%
Murra Warra — 20-24: 7.9% Dimboola — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 11.1% / 8.9%
Murra Warra — 25-34: 11.1% Dimboola — 25-34: 8.9%
35-44 20.6% / 9.5%
Murra Warra — 35-44: 20.6% Dimboola — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 17.5% / 12.5%
Murra Warra — 45-54: 17.5% Dimboola — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 6.3% / 16.4%
Murra Warra — 55-64: 6.3% Dimboola — 55-64: 16.4%
65-74 7.9% / 15.4%
Murra Warra — 65-74: 7.9% Dimboola — 65-74: 15.4%
75-84 — / 10.3%
Murra Warra — 75-84: not among its largest Dimboola — 75-84: 10.3%
85+ — / 5.3%
Murra Warra — 85+: not among its largest Dimboola — 85+: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Murra Warra 64.7% couple families
Murra Warra — Couple Families: 64.7% Murra Warra — Lone Person: 35.3% Murra Warra — One Parent Families: 0.0% Murra Warra — Group Household: 0.0% Murra Warra — Other Families: 0.0%
Dimboola 27.0% couple families
Dimboola — Couple Families: 27.0% Dimboola — Lone Person: 55.1% Dimboola — One Parent Families: 13.5% Dimboola — Group Household: 3.7% Dimboola — Other Families: 0.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Murra Warra 0.0% renting
Murra Warra — Owned Outright: 64.3% Murra Warra — Mortgage: 35.7% Murra Warra — Renting: 0.0%
Dimboola 16.0% renting
Dimboola — Owned Outright: 53.5% Dimboola — Mortgage: 30.5% Dimboola — Renting: 16.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Murra Warra 100.0% houses
Murra Warra — Houses: 100.0% Murra Warra — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Dimboola 94.9% houses
Dimboola — Houses: 94.9% Dimboola — Flats / Apartments: 5.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Murra Warra Dimboola
Certificate III & IV 7.9% / 15.7%
Murra Warra — Certificate III & IV: 7.9% Dimboola — Certificate III & IV: 15.7%
Bachelor Degree 14.3% / 6.2%
Murra Warra — Bachelor Degree: 14.3% Dimboola — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 7.4%
Murra Warra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Dimboola — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.7%
Murra Warra — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Dimboola — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Murra Warra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Dimboola — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Property market

Murra Warra Dimboola
Median house price — $287,000
Median unit price — $280,000
Median land price — $80,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 45 days
from 21 sales

Zoning mix

Murra Warra Dimboola
Rural and farming 100% 95%
Parks and recreation 0% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
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

Murra Warra Dimboola
New dwellings approved 94
across Horsham
 9
across Hindmarsh
Approvals change year on year +57% +100%

Ranking within VIC

Murra Warra Dimboola
House price — Higher than 6% of VIC
Income Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 58% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 83% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 10% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC

Liveability

Murra Warra Dimboola
Grade — D
Score — 22/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Dimboola carries more flood risk (63 vs 0); Dimboola carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 19).

Murra Warra Dimboola
Bushfire Low
19/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
63/100
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

Murra Warra Dimboola
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Murra Warra

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

Schools in Dimboola

  • Dimboola Memorial Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Dimboola Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Peter's Lutheran School Independent · Primary
  • Wimmera Lutheran College - Dimboola Campus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Murra Warra Dimboola
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 16
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 7

Mobility

Dimboola sits further from the CBD (347.4 km vs 330.4 km).

Murra Warra Dimboola
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 330.4 km 347.4 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 228 min 247 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3401
 0.0%
postcode 3414
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3401
 44
postcode 3414

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.

Murra Warra Dimboola
Car (driver) 57.6% / 72.7%
Murra Warra — Car (driver): 57.6% Dimboola — Car (driver): 72.7%
Worked from Home 33.3% / 16.6%
Murra Warra — Worked from Home: 33.3% Dimboola — Worked from Home: 16.6%
Walked Only 9.1% / 6.4%
Murra Warra — Walked Only: 9.1% Dimboola — Walked Only: 6.4%
Car (passenger) — / 4.3%
Murra Warra — Car (passenger): not among its largest Dimboola — Car (passenger): 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.7%).

Setting

Murra Warra Dimboola
Elevation 128 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Murra Warra Dimboola
Connectivity score 29/100 71/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 46%
974 premises

Climate

Murra Warra Dimboola
Annual rainfall 383 mm 375 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C —
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C —

Council rates

Murra Warra Dimboola
Average residential rate $2,228/yr $1,660/yr
Council Horsham Hindmarsh

Federal electorate

Murra Warra Dimboola
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Murra Warra Dimboola
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Murra Warra

Family Rural Young Families

Dimboola

Affordable Retirees Rural

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