Nagambie vs Wahring
Nagambie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 56 in Wahring. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Nagambie, about half of households are people living alone. In Wahring, most households are 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
Nagambie
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more childcare (6 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 91/100)
- But Wahring has more separate houses rather than flats (103% vs 88%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Wahring
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 30%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Nagambie
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 9%)
- has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $320/wk)
- But Wahring leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 26%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Nagambie
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (104 min vs 112 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (148 km vs 155.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Nagambie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 91/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Nagambie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (19.5% vs 3.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Nagambie and Wahring drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Nagambie has more residents (2,254 vs 88); Wahring has higher household incomes ($93,184 vs $59,488).
| Nagambie | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,254 +96% vs other | 88 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +19.5% | +3.5% |
| Median age | 51 | 56 |
| Median household income | $59,488/yr | $93,184/yr +57% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $295/wk | $320/wk +8% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).
Property market
| Nagambie | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $620,000 | — |
| Median unit price | $375,000 | — |
| Median land price | $275,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 73 days from 37 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Nagambie | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 91% | 97% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 3% |
| Residential | 3% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 3% | 0% |
| Other and special use | 1% | 0% |
| 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
| Nagambie | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 75 across Strathbogie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +167% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Nagambie | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.6% $600/wk on $679K | — |
| Units | 4.4% $350/wk on $415K | — |
Ranking within VIC
| Nagambie | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 31% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 20% of VIC | Higher than 62% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 36% of VIC | Higher than 14% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 36% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 30% of VIC | Higher than 29% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 89% of VIC | Higher than 40% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 92% of VIC | — |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 26% of VIC | — |
Liveability
| Nagambie | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 21/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Wahring carries more bushfire risk (19 vs 0); Wahring carries more crime risk (91 vs 72).
| Nagambie | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 19/100 |
| Crime | High 72/100 | High 91/100 |
| Flood | High 85/100 | High 84/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 3 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Nagambie | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Nagambie
- Nagambie Primary School Government · Primary at peers
- St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary below peers
Schools in Wahring
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Nagambie | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 8 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 5 |
| Childcare | 6 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 3 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 13 |
Mobility
Wahring sits further from the CBD (155.7 km vs 148 km).
| Nagambie | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 148 km | 155.7 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 104 min | 112 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 3608 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 3608 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).
Setting
| Nagambie | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 140 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 129 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Nagambie | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 79/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 57% 1,749 premises | 0% 57 premises |
Climate
| Nagambie | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 528 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Nagambie | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,476/yr same for both | |
| Council | Strathbogie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Nagambie | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls same for both | |
| Member | Sam Birrell same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Nagambie | Wahring | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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