Peechelba East vs Peechelba

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Peechelba East, most households are people living alone. In Peechelba, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Peechelba East 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

Peechelba

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (48% vs 40%)
  • But Peechelba East carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 43/100)

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

Peechelba East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Peechelba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (276.9 km vs 280 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Peechelba East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 43/100)

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

Investors

Peechelba East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.0% vs -3.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Peechelba East Peechelba
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.

Peechelba East Peechelba
Walkability 0 / 0
Peechelba East — Walkability: 0/100 Peechelba — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 74 / 57
Peechelba East — Safety: 74/100 Peechelba — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 100 / 51
Peechelba East — Low fire risk: 100/100 Peechelba — Low fire risk: 51/100
Low flood risk 16 / 26
Peechelba East — Low flood risk: 16/100 Peechelba — Low flood risk: 26/100

Demographics

Peechelba rents higher ($250/wk vs $0/wk); Peechelba has more residents (177 vs 54).

Peechelba East Peechelba
Population 54 177
+228% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.0% -3.8%
Median age 48 46
Median household income $62,816/yr $69,836/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent — $250/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Peechelba East Peechelba
0-4 — / 9.0%
Peechelba East — 0-4: not among its largest Peechelba — 0-4: 9.0%
5-14 14.8% / 9.6%
Peechelba East — 5-14: 14.8% Peechelba — 5-14: 9.6%
15-19 — / 8.5%
Peechelba East — 15-19: not among its largest Peechelba — 15-19: 8.5%
20-24 5.6% / 4.5%
Peechelba East — 20-24: 5.6% Peechelba — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 5.6% / 7.9%
Peechelba East — 25-34: 5.6% Peechelba — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 7.4% / 13.0%
Peechelba East — 35-44: 7.4% Peechelba — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 25.9% / 10.2%
Peechelba East — 45-54: 25.9% Peechelba — 45-54: 10.2%
55-64 13.0% / 14.7%
Peechelba East — 55-64: 13.0% Peechelba — 55-64: 14.7%
65-74 14.8% / 16.4%
Peechelba East — 65-74: 14.8% Peechelba — 65-74: 16.4%
75-84 — / 4.5%
Peechelba East — 75-84: not among its largest Peechelba — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 5.6% / 3.4%
Peechelba East — 85+: 5.6% Peechelba — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Peechelba East 60.0% lone person
Peechelba East — Lone Person: 60.0% Peechelba East — Couple Families: 40.0% Peechelba East — One Parent Families: 0.0% Peechelba East — Group Household: 0.0%
Peechelba 45.8% lone person
Peechelba — Lone Person: 45.8% Peechelba — Couple Families: 29.2% Peechelba — One Parent Families: 18.8% Peechelba — Group Household: 6.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Peechelba East 0.0% renting
Peechelba East — Owned Outright: 50.0% Peechelba East — Mortgage: 50.0% Peechelba East — Renting: 0.0%
Peechelba 12.5% renting
Peechelba — Owned Outright: 45.8% Peechelba — Mortgage: 41.7% Peechelba — Renting: 12.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Peechelba East 100.0% houses
Peechelba East — Houses: 100.0%
Peechelba 100.0% houses
Peechelba — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Peechelba East Peechelba
Certificate III & IV 18.5% / 20.9%
Peechelba East — Certificate III & IV: 18.5% Peechelba — Certificate III & IV: 20.9%
Bachelor Degree 9.3% / 9.0%
Peechelba East — Bachelor Degree: 9.3% Peechelba — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 7.9%
Peechelba East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Peechelba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Peechelba East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Peechelba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

Zoning mix

Peechelba East Peechelba
Rural and farming 84% 87%
Parks and recreation 14% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 1%
Industrial 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

Peechelba East Peechelba
New dwellings approved 238
across Wangaratta
 332
across Moira
Approvals change year on year +329% -70%

Ranking within VIC

Peechelba East Peechelba
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 24% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 24% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC

Liveability

Peechelba East Peechelba
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Peechelba carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 0); Peechelba carries more crime risk (43 vs 26).

Peechelba East Peechelba
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime Low
26/100
 Moderate
43/100
Flood High
84/100
 High
74/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Peechelba East Peechelba
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Peechelba East Peechelba
Parks & reserves 1 4
Waterways 0 10

Mobility

Peechelba East sits further from the CBD (280 km vs 276.9 km).

Peechelba East Peechelba
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 280 km
+1% vs other
 276.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 187 min 188 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3678
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 3678
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.

Peechelba East Peechelba
Car (driver) 52.6% / 80.3%
Peechelba East — Car (driver): 52.6% Peechelba — Car (driver): 80.3%
Worked from Home 47.4% / 12.7%
Peechelba East — Worked from Home: 47.4% Peechelba — Worked from Home: 12.7%
Walked Only — / 7.0%
Peechelba East — Walked Only: not among its largest Peechelba — Walked Only: 7.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.3%).

Setting

Peechelba East Peechelba
Elevation 140 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 149 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Peechelba East Peechelba
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
86 premises

Climate

Peechelba East Peechelba
Annual rainfall 540 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Peechelba East Peechelba
Average residential rate $1,962/yr $1,908/yr
Council Wangaratta Moira

Federal electorate

Peechelba East Peechelba
Division Indi Nicholls
Member Helen Haines Sam Birrell
Party Independent The Nationals

First Home Owner Grant

Peechelba East Peechelba
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Peechelba East

Rural

Peechelba

Rural Young Families

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