Trawool vs Whiteheads Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Whiteheads Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Whiteheads Creek 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

Whiteheads Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 85/100)

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

First-home buyers

Whiteheads Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Trawool

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 6%)

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

Commuting to the city

Trawool

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (115.8 km vs 122.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Whiteheads Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 85/100)

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

Investors

Whiteheads Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-0.3% vs -16.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Trawool and Whiteheads Creek 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 Whiteheads Creek
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 Whiteheads Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Trawool — Walkability: 0/100 Whiteheads Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 15 / 63
Trawool — Safety: 15/100 Whiteheads Creek — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 69 / 61
Trawool — Low fire risk: 69/100 Whiteheads Creek — Low fire risk: 61/100
Low flood risk 23 / 54
Trawool — Low flood risk: 23/100 Whiteheads Creek — Low flood risk: 54/100

Demographics

Whiteheads Creek has more residents (347 vs 90).

Trawool Whiteheads Creek
Population 90 347
+286% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -16.7% -0.3%
Median age 54 53
Median household income $84,500/yr $90,012/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+2% vs other
 $295/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Trawool Whiteheads Creek
0-4 3.3% / 2.3%
Trawool — 0-4: 3.3% Whiteheads Creek — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 11.1% / 9.5%
Trawool — 5-14: 11.1% Whiteheads Creek — 5-14: 9.5%
15-19 3.3% / 7.8%
Trawool — 15-19: 3.3% Whiteheads Creek — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 — / 5.8%
Trawool — 20-24: not among its largest Whiteheads Creek — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 12.2% / 4.9%
Trawool — 25-34: 12.2% Whiteheads Creek — 25-34: 4.9%
35-44 6.7% / 9.5%
Trawool — 35-44: 6.7% Whiteheads Creek — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 12.2% / 14.4%
Trawool — 45-54: 12.2% Whiteheads Creek — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 17.8% / 23.6%
Trawool — 55-64: 17.8% Whiteheads Creek — 55-64: 23.6%
65-74 15.6% / 13.5%
Trawool — 65-74: 15.6% Whiteheads Creek — 65-74: 13.5%
75-84 8.9% / 4.9%
Trawool — 75-84: 8.9% Whiteheads Creek — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ — / 2.6%
Trawool — 85+: not among its largest Whiteheads Creek — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

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 Whiteheads Creek
England 3.3% / 2.6%
Trawool — England: 3.3% Whiteheads Creek — England: 2.6%
China — / 0.9%
Trawool — China: not among its largest Whiteheads Creek — China: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Trawool 36.0% couple families
Trawool — Couple Families: 36.0% Trawool — Lone Person: 28.0% Trawool — One Parent Families: 16.0% Trawool — Group Household: 20.0%
Whiteheads Creek 52.5% couple families
Whiteheads Creek — Couple Families: 52.5% Whiteheads Creek — Lone Person: 41.2% Whiteheads Creek — One Parent Families: 6.2% Whiteheads Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Trawool 100.0% houses
Trawool — Houses: 100.0% Trawool — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Whiteheads Creek 98.4% houses
Whiteheads Creek — Houses: 98.4% Whiteheads Creek — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Trawool Whiteheads Creek
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 16.7%
Trawool — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Whiteheads Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 16.7% / 12.7%
Trawool — Bachelor Degree: 16.7% Whiteheads Creek — Bachelor Degree: 12.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 9.2%
Trawool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Whiteheads Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 6.7% / 3.7%
Trawool — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.7% Whiteheads Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.2%
Trawool — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Whiteheads Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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%
Whiteheads Creek 5.6% renting
Whiteheads Creek — Owned Outright: 51.6% Whiteheads Creek — Mortgage: 42.7% Whiteheads Creek — Renting: 5.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Trawool Whiteheads Creek
Median house price — $1,530,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Trawool Whiteheads Creek
Rural and farming 93% 98%
Parks and recreation 6% 2%
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 Whiteheads Creek
New dwellings approved 1,074
across Mitchell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +70%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Trawool Whiteheads Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 54% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 36% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 17% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC

Liveability

Trawool Whiteheads Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Trawool carries more crime risk (85 vs 37); Trawool carries more flood risk (77 vs 46).

Trawool Whiteheads Creek
Bushfire Low
31/100
 Low
39/100
Crime High
85/100
 Low
37/100
Flood High
77/100
 Moderate
46/100
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

Trawool Whiteheads Creek
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 Whiteheads Creek
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 13 4

Mobility

Whiteheads Creek sits further from the CBD (122.5 km vs 115.8 km).

Trawool Whiteheads Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 115.8 km 122.5 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 100 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3660
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 3660
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.

Trawool Whiteheads Creek
Car (driver) 64.4% / 60.4%
Trawool — Car (driver): 64.4% Whiteheads Creek — Car (driver): 60.4%
Worked from Home 35.6% / 31.2%
Trawool — Worked from Home: 35.6% Whiteheads Creek — Worked from Home: 31.2%
Walked Only — / 4.5%
Trawool — Walked Only: not among its largest Whiteheads Creek — Walked Only: 4.5%
Car (passenger) — / 3.9%
Trawool — Car (passenger): not among its largest Whiteheads Creek — Car (passenger): 3.9%

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

Setting

Trawool Whiteheads Creek
Elevation 193 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 236 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Trawool Whiteheads Creek
Connectivity score 22/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
28 premises
 0%
172 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Trawool Whiteheads Creek
Average residential rate $1,947/yr
same for both
Council Mitchell
same for both

Federal electorate

Trawool Whiteheads Creek
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Trawool

Rural

Whiteheads Creek

Rural

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