Samaria vs Swanpool

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Samaria tends to suit couples 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

Samaria

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 82/100)

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

Samaria

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($163/wk vs $220/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Swanpool

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (148 min vs 158 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (222.5 km vs 236.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Samaria

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (40% vs 32%)
  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 82/100)

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

Investors

Swanpool

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.7% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Samaria Swanpool
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.

Samaria Swanpool
Walkability 0 / 0
Samaria — Walkability: 0/100 Swanpool — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 34 / 18
Samaria — Safety: 34/100 Swanpool — Safety: 18/100
Low fire risk 2 / 3
Samaria — Low fire risk: 2/100 Swanpool — Low fire risk: 3/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Samaria — Low flood risk: 100/100 Swanpool — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Swanpool has more residents (227 vs 57); Swanpool rents higher ($220/wk vs $163/wk).

Samaria Swanpool
Population 57 227
+298% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +9.7%
Median age 54
same for both
Median household income $58,500/yr
+2% vs other
 $57,408/yr
Median weekly rent $163/wk $220/wk
+35% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Samaria Swanpool
0-4 — / 4.0%
Samaria — 0-4: not among its largest Swanpool — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 5.3% / 7.0%
Samaria — 5-14: 5.3% Swanpool — 5-14: 7.0%
15-19 — / 6.2%
Samaria — 15-19: not among its largest Swanpool — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 — / 3.5%
Samaria — 20-24: not among its largest Swanpool — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 10.5% / 7.0%
Samaria — 25-34: 10.5% Swanpool — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 8.8% / 12.3%
Samaria — 35-44: 8.8% Swanpool — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 15.8% / 12.8%
Samaria — 45-54: 15.8% Swanpool — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 15.8% / 18.9%
Samaria — 55-64: 15.8% Swanpool — 55-64: 18.9%
65-74 26.3% / 18.9%
Samaria — 65-74: 26.3% Swanpool — 65-74: 18.9%
75-84 14.0% / 9.7%
Samaria — 75-84: 14.0% Swanpool — 75-84: 9.7%
85+ — / 3.1%
Samaria — 85+: not among its largest Swanpool — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Samaria 46.2% lone person
Samaria — Lone Person: 46.2% Samaria — Couple Families: 53.8% Samaria — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Swanpool 50.9% lone person
Swanpool — Lone Person: 50.9% Swanpool — Couple Families: 37.7% Swanpool — One Parent Families: 11.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Samaria 18.2% renting
Samaria — Owned Outright: 63.6% Samaria — Mortgage: 18.2% Samaria — Renting: 18.2%
Swanpool 18.2% renting
Swanpool — Owned Outright: 58.0% Swanpool — Mortgage: 23.9% Swanpool — Renting: 18.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Samaria 100.0% houses
Samaria — Houses: 100.0%
Swanpool 100.0% houses
Swanpool — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Samaria Swanpool
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 19.4%
Samaria — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Swanpool — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 9.7%
Samaria — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Swanpool — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 8.4%
Samaria — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Swanpool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 7.0% / —
Samaria — Postgraduate Degree: 7.0% Swanpool — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.6%
Samaria — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Swanpool — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Zoning mix

Swanpool has more rural and farming land (97% vs 68%).

Samaria Swanpool
Rural and farming 68% 97%
Parks and recreation 31% 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

Samaria Swanpool
New dwellings approved 235
across Benalla
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Samaria Swanpool
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 16% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 50% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 2% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC

Liveability

Samaria Swanpool
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Swanpool carries more crime risk (82 vs 66).

Samaria Swanpool
Bushfire High
98/100
 High
97/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 High
82/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
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

Samaria Swanpool
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Samaria

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

Schools in Swanpool

  • Peranbin Primary College-Swanpool Campus Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Samaria Swanpool
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 8

Mobility

Samaria sits further from the CBD (236.1 km vs 222.5 km).

Samaria Swanpool
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 236.1 km
+6% vs other
 222.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 158 min 148 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3673
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 3673
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.

Samaria Swanpool
Car (driver) 56.7% / 57.4%
Samaria — Car (driver): 56.7% Swanpool — Car (driver): 57.4%
Worked from Home 43.3% / 26.5%
Samaria — Worked from Home: 43.3% Swanpool — Worked from Home: 26.5%
Walked Only — / 16.2%
Samaria — Walked Only: not among its largest Swanpool — Walked Only: 16.2%

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

Setting

Samaria Swanpool
Elevation 334 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 204 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Samaria Swanpool
Connectivity score 15/100 17/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
34 premises

Climate

Samaria Swanpool
Annual rainfall 865 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Samaria Swanpool
Average residential rate $2,119/yr
same for both
Council Benalla
same for both

Federal electorate

Samaria Swanpool
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Samaria Swanpool
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Samaria

Retirees Rural

Swanpool

Retirees Rural

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