Violet Town vs Baddaginnie

Baddaginnie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 57 in Violet Town. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Violet Town, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Baddaginnie: a median of $506,000, against $460,000 in Violet Town. On these figures, Violet Town tends to suit people living alone 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

Violet Town

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 5)
  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 54/100)
  • But Baddaginnie is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 36%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Violet Town sits closer to the CBD (188 km vs 196.8 km)
  • Baddaginnie is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Violet Town

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 54/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 24%)
  • But Baddaginnie is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Violet Town Baddaginnie
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.

Violet Town Baddaginnie
Walkability 0 / 23
Violet Town — Walkability: 0/100 Baddaginnie — Walkability: 23/100
Safety 68 / 46
Violet Town — Safety: 68/100 Baddaginnie — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 63 / 86
Violet Town — Low fire risk: 63/100 Baddaginnie — Low fire risk: 86/100
Low flood risk 9 / 33
Violet Town — Low flood risk: 9/100 Baddaginnie — Low flood risk: 33/100

Demographics

Violet Town has more residents (936 vs 347); Baddaginnie has higher household incomes ($62,608 vs $49,660).

Violet Town Baddaginnie
Population 936
+63% vs other
 347
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.1% +2.7%
Median age 57 49
Median household income $49,660/yr $62,608/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $260/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Violet Town Baddaginnie
0-4 4.0% / 3.7%
Violet Town — 0-4: 4.0% Baddaginnie — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 7.4% / 10.7%
Violet Town — 5-14: 7.4% Baddaginnie — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 3.4% / 4.6%
Violet Town — 15-19: 3.4% Baddaginnie — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 3.7% / 5.2%
Violet Town — 20-24: 3.7% Baddaginnie — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 5.6% / 9.8%
Violet Town — 25-34: 5.6% Baddaginnie — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 8.3% / 8.4%
Violet Town — 35-44: 8.3% Baddaginnie — 35-44: 8.4%
45-54 12.3% / 13.0%
Violet Town — 45-54: 12.3% Baddaginnie — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 18.6% / 19.9%
Violet Town — 55-64: 18.6% Baddaginnie — 55-64: 19.9%
65-74 18.9% / 19.0%
Violet Town — 65-74: 18.9% Baddaginnie — 65-74: 19.0%
75-84 11.2% / 4.3%
Violet Town — 75-84: 11.2% Baddaginnie — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 5.6% / 0.9%
Violet Town — 85+: 5.6% Baddaginnie — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Violet Town 57.5% lone person
Violet Town — Lone Person: 57.5% Violet Town — Couple Families: 20.9% Violet Town — One Parent Families: 14.7% Violet Town — Group Household: 5.1% Violet Town — Other Families: 1.7%
Baddaginnie 36.0% lone person
Baddaginnie — Lone Person: 36.0% Baddaginnie — Couple Families: 40.4% Baddaginnie — One Parent Families: 13.5% Baddaginnie — Group Household: 6.7% Baddaginnie — Other Families: 3.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Violet Town 18.7% renting
Violet Town — Owned Outright: 55.7% Violet Town — Mortgage: 25.6% Violet Town — Renting: 18.7%
Baddaginnie 17.0% renting
Baddaginnie — Owned Outright: 43.7% Baddaginnie — Mortgage: 39.3% Baddaginnie — Renting: 17.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Violet Town Baddaginnie
England 2.6% / 0.9%
Violet Town — England: 2.6% Baddaginnie — England: 0.9%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.2%
Violet Town — New Zealand: 1.1% Baddaginnie — New Zealand: 1.2%
Germany 1.0% / 0.9%
Violet Town — Germany: 1.0% Baddaginnie — Germany: 0.9%
Thailand 0.9% / —
Violet Town — Thailand: 0.9% Baddaginnie — Thailand: not among its largest
Scotland 0.5% / —
Violet Town — Scotland: 0.5% Baddaginnie — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

Qualifications

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

Violet Town Baddaginnie
Certificate III & IV 17.8% / 20.5%
Violet Town — Certificate III & IV: 17.8% Baddaginnie — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 5.8%
Violet Town — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Baddaginnie — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 4.6%
Violet Town — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Baddaginnie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 2.3%
Violet Town — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Baddaginnie — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / —
Violet Town — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Baddaginnie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Violet Town 93.3% houses
Violet Town — Houses: 93.3% Violet Town — Townhouses: 5.2% Violet Town — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Baddaginnie 100.0% houses
Baddaginnie — Houses: 100.0% Baddaginnie — Townhouses: 0.0% Baddaginnie — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Violet Town Baddaginnie
Median house price $460,000 $505,800
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $195,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 123 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Violet Town Baddaginnie
Rural and farming 94% 96%
Parks and recreation 3% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 3%
Residential 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

Violet Town Baddaginnie
New dwellings approved 75
across Strathbogie
 235
across Benalla
Approvals change year on year +167% +65%

Ranking within VIC

Violet Town Baddaginnie
House price Higher than 9% of VIC —
Income Higher than 9% of VIC Higher than 23% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 58% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 62% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC

Liveability

Baddaginnie is more walkable (23 vs 0).

Violet Town Baddaginnie
Grade D —
Score 19/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Violet Town carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 14); Baddaginnie carries more crime risk (54 vs 32).

Violet Town Baddaginnie
Bushfire Low
37/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Low
32/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood High
91/100
 Moderate
67/100
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

Violet Town Baddaginnie
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Violet Town

  • Peranbin Primary College Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Baddaginnie

  • Peranbin Primary College-Baddaginnie Campus Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Violet Town Baddaginnie
Parks & reserves 11 5
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 21 11

Mobility

Baddaginnie sits further from the CBD (196.8 km vs 188 km).

Violet Town Baddaginnie
Walkability score 0/100 23/100
Distance to Melbourne 188 km 196.8 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 129 min 130 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3669
 0.0%
postcode 3670
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 3669
 69
postcode 3670

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.

Violet Town Baddaginnie
Car (driver) 64.7% / 78.3%
Violet Town — Car (driver): 64.7% Baddaginnie — Car (driver): 78.3%
Worked from Home 23.2% / 16.7%
Violet Town — Worked from Home: 23.2% Baddaginnie — Worked from Home: 16.7%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 5.1%
Violet Town — Car (passenger): 4.5% Baddaginnie — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Walked Only 6.6% / —
Violet Town — Walked Only: 6.6% Baddaginnie — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 1.0% / —
Violet Town — Bicycle: 1.0% Baddaginnie — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.3%).

Setting

Violet Town Baddaginnie
Elevation 170 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 191 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Violet Town Baddaginnie
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
519 premises
 0%
162 premises

Climate

Violet Town Baddaginnie
Annual rainfall 484 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Violet Town Baddaginnie
Average residential rate $2,476/yr $2,119/yr
Council Strathbogie Benalla

Federal electorate

Violet Town Baddaginnie
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Violet Town Baddaginnie
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Violet Town

Affordable Retirees Rural

Baddaginnie

Rural

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