Murrawee vs Woorinen South

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Murrawee, most households are couple families. On these figures, Murrawee tends to suit couples, while Woorinen South suits 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

  • Murrawee carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 39/100)
  • Woorinen South has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Woorinen South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Woorinen South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Murrawee

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (241 min vs 246 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (344.2 km vs 349.2 km)
  • But Woorinen South is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woorinen South

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 11%)
  • But Murrawee carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 39/100)

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

Investors

Woorinen South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.5% vs -11.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Murrawee Woorinen South
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.

Murrawee Woorinen South
Walkability 0 / 34
Murrawee — Walkability: 0/100 Woorinen South — Walkability: 34/100
Safety 76 / 61
Murrawee — Safety: 76/100 Woorinen South — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Murrawee — Low fire risk: 100/100 Woorinen South — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 31 / 100
Murrawee — Low flood risk: 31/100 Woorinen South — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Woorinen South has more residents (404 vs 126); Murrawee has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $66,716).

Murrawee Woorinen South
Population 126 404
+221% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -11.9% +13.5%
Median age 41 42
Median household income $81,224/yr
+18% vs other
 $66,716/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+12% vs other
 $175/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Murrawee Woorinen South
0-4 2.4% / 4.5%
Murrawee — 0-4: 2.4% Woorinen South — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 15.9% / 13.4%
Murrawee — 5-14: 15.9% Woorinen South — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 6.3% / 6.9%
Murrawee — 15-19: 6.3% Woorinen South — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 3.2% / 5.4%
Murrawee — 20-24: 3.2% Woorinen South — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 7.9% / 10.9%
Murrawee — 25-34: 7.9% Woorinen South — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 12.7% / 10.9%
Murrawee — 35-44: 12.7% Woorinen South — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 10.3% / 9.7%
Murrawee — 45-54: 10.3% Woorinen South — 45-54: 9.7%
55-64 19.8% / 14.6%
Murrawee — 55-64: 19.8% Woorinen South — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 2.4% / 13.6%
Murrawee — 65-74: 2.4% Woorinen South — 65-74: 13.6%
75-84 8.7% / 6.7%
Murrawee — 75-84: 8.7% Woorinen South — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ — / 2.7%
Murrawee — 85+: not among its largest Woorinen South — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Murrawee 57.7% couple families
Murrawee — Couple Families: 57.7% Murrawee — Lone Person: 42.3% Murrawee — One Parent Families: 0.0% Murrawee — Other Families: 0.0% Murrawee — Group Household: 0.0%
Woorinen South 42.6% couple families
Woorinen South — Couple Families: 42.6% Woorinen South — Lone Person: 35.6% Woorinen South — One Parent Families: 15.8% Woorinen South — Other Families: 3.0% Woorinen South — Group Household: 3.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Murrawee 11.4% renting
Murrawee — Owned Outright: 43.2% Murrawee — Mortgage: 45.5% Murrawee — Renting: 11.4%
Woorinen South 7.3% renting
Woorinen South — Owned Outright: 48.9% Woorinen South — Mortgage: 43.8% Woorinen South — Renting: 7.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Murrawee Woorinen South
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 15.8%
Murrawee — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Woorinen South — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 4.0% / 5.2%
Murrawee — Bachelor Degree: 4.0% Woorinen South — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.2% / 5.2%
Murrawee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.2% Woorinen South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / —
Murrawee — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Woorinen South — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

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.

Murrawee Woorinen South
Indonesia 4.0% / —
Murrawee — Indonesia: 4.0% Woorinen South — Indonesia: not among its largest
Malaysia — / 1.5%
Murrawee — Malaysia: not among its largest Woorinen South — Malaysia: 1.5%
Myanmar — / 1.5%
Murrawee — Myanmar: not among its largest Woorinen South — Myanmar: 1.5%
Netherlands — / 1.0%
Murrawee — Netherlands: not among its largest Woorinen South — Netherlands: 1.0%
New Zealand — / 0.7%
Murrawee — New Zealand: not among its largest Woorinen South — New Zealand: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Murrawee 100.0% houses
Murrawee — Houses: 100.0%
Woorinen South 100.0% houses
Woorinen South — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Murrawee Woorinen South
Median house price — $335,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Woorinen South has more rural and farming land (96% vs 81%).

Murrawee Woorinen South
Rural and farming 81% 96%
Parks and recreation 19% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Murrawee Woorinen South
New dwellings approved 91
across Swan Hill
same for both
Approvals change year on year -86%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Murrawee Woorinen South
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC

Liveability

Woorinen South is more walkable (34 vs 0).

Murrawee Woorinen South
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Murrawee carries more flood risk (69 vs 0); Woorinen South carries more crime risk (39 vs 24).

Murrawee Woorinen South
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
24/100
 Low
39/100
Flood Moderate
69/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Murrawee Woorinen South
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Murrawee

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

Schools in Woorinen South

  • Woorinen District Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Murrawee Woorinen South
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Woorinen South sits further from the CBD (349.2 km vs 344.2 km).

Murrawee Woorinen South
Walkability score 0/100 34/100
Distance to Melbourne 344.2 km 349.2 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 241 min 246 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3586
 0.0%
postcode 3588
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 3586
 67
postcode 3588

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.

Murrawee Woorinen South
Car (driver) 89.1% / 84.0%
Murrawee — Car (driver): 89.1% Woorinen South — Car (driver): 84.0%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 10.3%
Murrawee — Car (passenger): 6.2% Woorinen South — Car (passenger): 10.3%
Worked from Home 4.7% / 3.2%
Murrawee — Worked from Home: 4.7% Woorinen South — Worked from Home: 3.2%
Walked Only — / 2.6%
Murrawee — Walked Only: not among its largest Woorinen South — Walked Only: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.1%).

Setting

Murrawee Woorinen South
Elevation 68 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 69 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Murrawee Woorinen South
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
47 premises
 0%
173 premises

Council rates

Murrawee Woorinen South
Average residential rate $2,333/yr
same for both
Council Swan Hill
same for both

Federal electorate

Murrawee Woorinen South
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Murrawee Woorinen South
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Murrawee

River Rural

Woorinen South

Rural

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