Upper Lurg vs Glenrowan West
Upper Lurg is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 53 in Glenrowan West. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Upper Lurg, about half of households are couple families. In Glenrowan West, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Glenrowan West 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
Upper Lurg
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 47/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 50%)
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
Glenrowan West
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 17%)
- has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $264/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Upper Lurg has a shorter drive in (155 min vs 163 min)
- Glenrowan West sits closer to the CBD (232.2 km vs 234.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Upper Lurg
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 47/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Glenrowan West
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (21.0% vs -11.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Upper Lurg and Glenrowan West 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
Upper Lurg rents higher ($264/wk vs $160/wk); Upper Lurg has more residents (107 vs 75).
| Upper Lurg | Glenrowan West | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 107 +30% vs other | 75 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -11.6% | +21.0% |
| Median age | 50 | 53 |
| Median household income | $80,132/yr | $84,500/yr +5% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $264/wk +39% vs other | $160/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (29.0%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Upper Lurg | Glenrowan West | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 98% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 3% |
| 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
| Upper Lurg | Glenrowan West | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 235 across Benalla same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +65% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Upper Lurg | Glenrowan West | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 47% of VIC | Higher than 54% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 57% of VIC | Higher than 38% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 50% of VIC | Higher than 30% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of VIC | Higher than 61% of VIC |
Liveability
| Upper Lurg | Glenrowan West | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Glenrowan West carries more crime risk (47 vs 21).
| Upper Lurg | Glenrowan West | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 85/100 | High 83/100 |
| Crime | Low 21/100 | Moderate 47/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Upper Lurg | Glenrowan West | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Upper Lurg | Glenrowan West | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 4 |
Mobility
Upper Lurg sits further from the CBD (234.4 km vs 232.2 km).
| Upper Lurg | Glenrowan West | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 234.4 km | 232.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 155 min | 163 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 3673 | 0.3% postcode 3675 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 66 postcode 3673 | 74 postcode 3675 |
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 (70.6%).
Setting
| Upper Lurg | Glenrowan West | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 269 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 195 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Upper Lurg | Glenrowan West | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 24/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 47 premises | 0% 36 premises |
Climate
| Upper Lurg | Glenrowan West | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 565 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Upper Lurg | Glenrowan West | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,119/yr same for both | |
| Council | Benalla same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Upper Lurg | Glenrowan West | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Upper Lurg | Glenrowan West | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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