Trawool vs Ghin Ghin

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

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

Ghin Ghin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 85/100)

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

First-home buyers

Ghin Ghin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Ghin Ghin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Trawool

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (115.8 km vs 145.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (100 min vs 122 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ghin Ghin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 85/100)

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

Investors

Ghin Ghin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (56.1% vs -16.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Trawool Ghin Ghin
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.

Trawool Ghin Ghin
Walkability 0 / 0
Trawool — Walkability: 0/100 Ghin Ghin — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 15 / 35
Trawool — Safety: 15/100 Ghin Ghin — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 69 / 63
Trawool — Low fire risk: 69/100 Ghin Ghin — Low fire risk: 63/100
Low flood risk 23 / 23
Trawool — Low flood risk: 23/100 Ghin Ghin — Low flood risk: 23/100

Demographics

Trawool rents higher ($300/wk vs $0/wk); Trawool has more residents (90 vs 64).

Trawool Ghin Ghin
Population 90
+29% vs other
 64
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -16.7% +56.1%
Median age 54
same for both
Median household income $84,500/yr $106,600/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Trawool Ghin Ghin
0-4 3.3% / —
Trawool — 0-4: 3.3% Ghin Ghin — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 11.1% / 10.9%
Trawool — 5-14: 11.1% Ghin Ghin — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 3.3% / 4.7%
Trawool — 15-19: 3.3% Ghin Ghin — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 — / 10.9%
Trawool — 20-24: not among its largest Ghin Ghin — 20-24: 10.9%
25-34 12.2% / —
Trawool — 25-34: 12.2% Ghin Ghin — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 6.7% / 4.7%
Trawool — 35-44: 6.7% Ghin Ghin — 35-44: 4.7%
45-54 12.2% / 25.0%
Trawool — 45-54: 12.2% Ghin Ghin — 45-54: 25.0%
55-64 17.8% / 28.1%
Trawool — 55-64: 17.8% Ghin Ghin — 55-64: 28.1%
65-74 15.6% / 18.8%
Trawool — 65-74: 15.6% Ghin Ghin — 65-74: 18.8%
75-84 8.9% / 4.7%
Trawool — 75-84: 8.9% Ghin Ghin — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ — / —
Trawool — 85+: not among its largest Ghin Ghin — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).

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.

Trawool Ghin Ghin
South Africa — / 9.4%
Trawool — South Africa: not among its largest Ghin Ghin — South Africa: 9.4%
England 3.3% / —
Trawool — England: 3.3% Ghin Ghin — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Trawool 36.0% couple families
Trawool — Couple Families: 36.0% Trawool — Lone Person: 28.0% Trawool — Group Household: 20.0% Trawool — One Parent Families: 16.0%
Ghin Ghin 50.0% couple families
Ghin Ghin — Couple Families: 50.0% Ghin Ghin — Lone Person: 50.0% Ghin Ghin — Group Household: 0.0% Ghin Ghin — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Trawool 100.0% houses
Trawool — Houses: 100.0%
Ghin Ghin 100.0% houses
Ghin Ghin — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Trawool Ghin Ghin
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 21.9%
Trawool — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Ghin Ghin — Certificate III & IV: 21.9%
Bachelor Degree 16.7% / 14.1%
Trawool — Bachelor Degree: 16.7% Ghin Ghin — Bachelor Degree: 14.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 12.5%
Trawool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Ghin Ghin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 14.1%
Trawool — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Ghin Ghin — Postgraduate Degree: 14.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 6.7% / —
Trawool — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.7% Ghin Ghin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Trawool 17.5% renting
Trawool — Owned Outright: 60.0% Trawool — Mortgage: 22.5% Trawool — Renting: 17.5%
Ghin Ghin 0.0% renting
Ghin Ghin — Owned Outright: 59.1% Ghin Ghin — Mortgage: 40.9% Ghin Ghin — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Trawool Ghin Ghin
Rural and farming 93% 97%
Parks and recreation 6% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Trawool Ghin Ghin
New dwellings approved 1,074
across Mitchell
 82
across Murrindindi
Approvals change year on year +70% +83%

Ranking within VIC

Trawool Ghin Ghin
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 36% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 9% of VIC

Liveability

Trawool Ghin Ghin
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Trawool carries more crime risk (85 vs 65).

Trawool Ghin Ghin
Bushfire Low
31/100
 Low
37/100
Crime High
85/100
 Moderate
65/100
Flood High
77/100
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

Trawool Ghin Ghin
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

Trawool Ghin Ghin
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 1 3
Waterways 13 23

Mobility

Ghin Ghin sits further from the CBD (145.3 km vs 115.8 km).

Trawool Ghin Ghin
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 115.8 km 145.3 km
+25% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 100 min 122 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3660
 0.3%
postcode 3717
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 3660
 52
postcode 3717

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.

Trawool Ghin Ghin
Car (driver) 64.4% / 32.1%
Trawool — Car (driver): 64.4% Ghin Ghin — Car (driver): 32.1%
Worked from Home 35.6% / 57.1%
Trawool — Worked from Home: 35.6% Ghin Ghin — Worked from Home: 57.1%
Walked Only — / 10.7%
Trawool — Walked Only: not among its largest Ghin Ghin — Walked Only: 10.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.4%).

Setting

Trawool Ghin Ghin
Elevation 193 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 217 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Trawool Ghin Ghin
Connectivity score 22/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
28 premises
 0%
19 premises

Climate

Trawool Ghin Ghin
Annual rainfall 540 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Trawool Ghin Ghin
Average residential rate $1,947/yr $1,973/yr
Council Mitchell Murrindindi

Federal electorate

Trawool Ghin Ghin
Division Nicholls Indi
Member Sam Birrell Helen Haines
Party The Nationals Independent

First Home Owner Grant

Trawool Ghin Ghin
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Trawool

Rural

Ghin Ghin

Rural

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