Myrrhee vs Whitfield

Myrrhee is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 53 in Whitfield. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Myrrhee, about half of households are people living alone. In Whitfield, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Whitfield tends to suit people living alone.

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

Myrrhee

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (46% vs 30%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Myrrhee

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (258.2 km vs 285.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (176 min vs 189 min)
  • But Whitfield is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Whitfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Myrrhee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.5% vs 2.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Myrrhee Whitfield
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.

Myrrhee Whitfield
Walkability 0 / 13
Myrrhee — Walkability: 0/100 Whitfield — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 56 / 60
Myrrhee — Safety: 56/100 Whitfield — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 5 / 2
Myrrhee — Low fire risk: 5/100 Whitfield — Low fire risk: 2/100
Low flood risk 69 / 29
Myrrhee — Low flood risk: 69/100 Whitfield — Low flood risk: 29/100

Demographics

Myrrhee has higher household incomes ($79,612 vs $59,124); Whitfield has more residents (220 vs 168).

Myrrhee Whitfield
Population 168 220
+31% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.5% +2.3%
Median age 49 53
Median household income $79,612/yr
+26% vs other
 $59,124/yr
Median weekly rent $203/wk
+1% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Myrrhee Whitfield
0-4 6.5% / 5.0%
Myrrhee — 0-4: 6.5% Whitfield — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 8.9% / 9.1%
Myrrhee — 5-14: 8.9% Whitfield — 5-14: 9.1%
15-19 4.8% / 4.1%
Myrrhee — 15-19: 4.8% Whitfield — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 — / 5.9%
Myrrhee — 20-24: not among its largest Whitfield — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 11.9% / 6.4%
Myrrhee — 25-34: 11.9% Whitfield — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 10.7% / 9.1%
Myrrhee — 35-44: 10.7% Whitfield — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 11.3% / 9.5%
Myrrhee — 45-54: 11.3% Whitfield — 45-54: 9.5%
55-64 13.1% / 19.5%
Myrrhee — 55-64: 13.1% Whitfield — 55-64: 19.5%
65-74 18.5% / 17.7%
Myrrhee — 65-74: 18.5% Whitfield — 65-74: 17.7%
75-84 10.7% / 9.5%
Myrrhee — 75-84: 10.7% Whitfield — 75-84: 9.5%
85+ 1.8% / 2.3%
Myrrhee — 85+: 1.8% Whitfield — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Myrrhee 46.2% lone person
Myrrhee — Lone Person: 46.2% Myrrhee — Couple Families: 40.4% Myrrhee — One Parent Families: 5.8% Myrrhee — Group Household: 7.7% Myrrhee — Other Families: 0.0%
Whitfield 55.6% lone person
Whitfield — Lone Person: 55.6% Whitfield — Couple Families: 17.5% Whitfield — One Parent Families: 12.7% Whitfield — Group Household: 6.3% Whitfield — Other Families: 7.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Myrrhee 9.5% renting
Myrrhee — Owned Outright: 47.6% Myrrhee — Mortgage: 42.9% Myrrhee — Renting: 9.5%
Whitfield 18.7% renting
Whitfield — Owned Outright: 62.6% Whitfield — Mortgage: 18.7% Whitfield — Renting: 18.7%
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.

Myrrhee Whitfield
England 1.8% / 5.5%
Myrrhee — England: 1.8% Whitfield — England: 5.5%
Germany — / 2.7%
Myrrhee — Germany: not among its largest Whitfield — Germany: 2.7%
Vietnam 1.8% / —
Myrrhee — Vietnam: 1.8% Whitfield — Vietnam: not among its largest
Italy — / 1.4%
Myrrhee — Italy: not among its largest Whitfield — Italy: 1.4%
Nepal — / 1.4%
Myrrhee — Nepal: not among its largest Whitfield — Nepal: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

Qualifications

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

Myrrhee Whitfield
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 14.5%
Myrrhee — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Whitfield — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Bachelor Degree 16.7% / 8.2%
Myrrhee — Bachelor Degree: 16.7% Whitfield — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 15.0%
Myrrhee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Whitfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 4.5%
Myrrhee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Whitfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Myrrhee — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Whitfield — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Myrrhee 100.0% houses
Myrrhee — Houses: 100.0% Myrrhee — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Whitfield 97.0% houses
Whitfield — Houses: 97.0% Whitfield — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

Whitfield has more rural and farming land (77% vs 41%).

Myrrhee Whitfield
Rural and farming 41% 77%
Parks and recreation 59% 21%
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

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

Ranking within VIC

Myrrhee Whitfield
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 5% of VIC Higher than 6% of VIC

Liveability

Whitfield is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Myrrhee Whitfield
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Whitfield carries more flood risk (71 vs 31).

Myrrhee Whitfield
Bushfire High
95/100
 High
98/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
40/100
Flood Low
31/100
 High
71/100
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

Myrrhee Whitfield
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Myrrhee

  • Myrrhee Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Whitfield

  • Whitfield District Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Myrrhee Whitfield
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 5 0
Childcare 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 4

Mobility

Whitfield sits further from the CBD (285.8 km vs 258.2 km).

Myrrhee Whitfield
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Melbourne 258.2 km 285.8 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 176 min 189 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3732
 0.0%
postcode 3733
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 3732
 47
postcode 3733

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.

Myrrhee Whitfield
Car (driver) 38.3% / 57.4%
Myrrhee — Car (driver): 38.3% Whitfield — Car (driver): 57.4%
Worked from Home 42.0% / 22.3%
Myrrhee — Worked from Home: 42.0% Whitfield — Worked from Home: 22.3%
Walked Only 19.8% / 16.0%
Myrrhee — Walked Only: 19.8% Whitfield — Walked Only: 16.0%
Car (passenger) — / 4.3%
Myrrhee — Car (passenger): not among its largest Whitfield — Car (passenger): 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.4%).

Setting

Myrrhee Whitfield
Elevation 364 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 239 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Myrrhee Whitfield
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
59 premises
 0%
48 premises

Climate

Myrrhee Whitfield
Annual rainfall 964 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Myrrhee Whitfield
Average residential rate $1,962/yr
same for both
Council Wangaratta
same for both

Federal electorate

Myrrhee Whitfield
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Myrrhee Whitfield
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Myrrhee

Retirees Rural

Whitfield

Retirees Rural

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