Wahring vs Murchison East

Wahring is the younger of the two, with a median age of 56 against 60 in Murchison East. In both, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Murchison East 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

Wahring

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (103% vs 61%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (44% vs 27%)

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

First-home buyers

Wahring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Murchison East

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 9%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $320/wk)

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

  • Wahring sits closer to the CBD (155.7 km vs 159.4 km)
  • Murchison East is more walkable (9/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Murchison East

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (9/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (42% vs 27%)

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

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

Wahring Murchison East
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.

Wahring Murchison East
Walkability 0 / 9
Wahring — Walkability: 0/100 Murchison East — Walkability: 9/100
Safety 9 / 5
Wahring — Safety: 9/100 Murchison East — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 81 / 73
Wahring — Low fire risk: 81/100 Murchison East — Low fire risk: 73/100
Low flood risk 16 / 10
Wahring — Low flood risk: 16/100 Murchison East — Low flood risk: 10/100

Demographics

Wahring rents higher ($320/wk vs $150/wk); Wahring has higher household incomes ($93,184 vs $46,800).

Wahring Murchison East
Population 88 140
+59% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.5% +3.7%
Median age 56 60
Median household income $93,184/yr
+50% vs other
 $46,800/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+53% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wahring Murchison East
0-4 4.5% / —
Wahring — 0-4: 4.5% Murchison East — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 6.8% / —
Wahring — 5-14: 6.8% Murchison East — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 3.4% / 2.9%
Wahring — 15-19: 3.4% Murchison East — 15-19: 2.9%
20-24 — / 2.1%
Wahring — 20-24: not among its largest Murchison East — 20-24: 2.1%
25-34 12.5% / 5.7%
Wahring — 25-34: 12.5% Murchison East — 25-34: 5.7%
35-44 12.5% / 4.3%
Wahring — 35-44: 12.5% Murchison East — 35-44: 4.3%
45-54 12.5% / 17.9%
Wahring — 45-54: 12.5% Murchison East — 45-54: 17.9%
55-64 21.6% / 23.6%
Wahring — 55-64: 21.6% Murchison East — 55-64: 23.6%
65-74 20.5% / 23.6%
Wahring — 65-74: 20.5% Murchison East — 65-74: 23.6%
75-84 6.8% / 17.9%
Wahring — 75-84: 6.8% Murchison East — 75-84: 17.9%
85+ — / —
Wahring — 85+: not among its largest Murchison East — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wahring 55.6% lone person
Wahring — Lone Person: 55.6% Wahring — Couple Families: 22.2% Wahring — One Parent Families: 22.2%
Murchison East 72.9% lone person
Murchison East — Lone Person: 72.9% Murchison East — Couple Families: 16.7% Murchison East — One Parent Families: 10.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wahring 8.6% renting
Wahring — Owned Outright: 60.0% Wahring — Mortgage: 31.4% Wahring — Renting: 8.6%
Murchison East 26.5% renting
Murchison East — Owned Outright: 51.5% Murchison East — Mortgage: 22.1% Murchison East — Renting: 26.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wahring 102.8% houses
Wahring — Houses: 102.8% Wahring — Townhouses: 0.0% Wahring — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Murchison East 60.9% houses
Murchison East — Houses: 60.9% Murchison East — Townhouses: 24.6% Murchison East — Flats / Apartments: 14.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Wahring Murchison East
Certificate III & IV 12.5% / 15.0%
Wahring — Certificate III & IV: 12.5% Murchison East — Certificate III & IV: 15.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.2% / 9.3%
Wahring — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2% Murchison East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.2% / 8.6%
Wahring — Bachelor Degree: 10.2% Murchison East — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 6.8% / —
Wahring — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.8% Murchison East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).

Zoning mix

Wahring Murchison East
Rural and farming 97% 87%
Parks and recreation 0% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 3%
same for both
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

Wahring Murchison East
New dwellings approved 75
across Strathbogie
 649
across Greater Shepparton
Approvals change year on year +167% -23%

Ranking within VIC

Wahring Murchison East
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 7% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 14% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 9% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC

Liveability

Murchison East is more walkable (9 vs 0).

Wahring Murchison East
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Wahring Murchison East
Bushfire Low
19/100
 Low
27/100
Crime High
91/100
 High
95/100
Flood High
84/100
 High
90/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Wahring Murchison East
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

Wahring Murchison East
Parks & reserves 5 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 13 1

Mobility

Murchison East sits further from the CBD (159.4 km vs 155.7 km).

Wahring Murchison East
Walkability score 0/100 9/100
Distance to Melbourne 155.7 km 159.4 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 112 min 109 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3608
 0.2%
postcode 3610
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 3608
 66
postcode 3610

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.

Wahring Murchison East
Car (driver) 54.3% / 71.1%
Wahring — Car (driver): 54.3% Murchison East — Car (driver): 71.1%
Worked from Home 28.3% / 21.1%
Wahring — Worked from Home: 28.3% Murchison East — Worked from Home: 21.1%
Walked Only 17.4% / —
Wahring — Walked Only: 17.4% Murchison East — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 7.9%
Wahring — Car (passenger): not among its largest Murchison East — Car (passenger): 7.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.1%).

Setting

Wahring Murchison East
Elevation 129 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 127 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wahring Murchison East
Connectivity score 29/100 77/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
57 premises
 67%
72 premises

Climate

Wahring Murchison East
Annual rainfall 528 mm 453 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Wahring Murchison East
Average residential rate $2,476/yr $2,449/yr
Council Strathbogie Greater Shepparton

Federal electorate

Wahring Murchison East
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wahring Murchison East
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wahring

Retirees Rural

Murchison East

Retirees Rural Townhouses Trains

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