Wahring vs Murchison

Murchison is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 56 in Wahring. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wahring, most households are people living alone. In Murchison, about half of households are 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

Murchison

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 5)
  • carries lower crime risk (68/100 vs 91/100)
  • But Wahring has more separate houses rather than flats (103% vs 88%)

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 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Wahring leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 26%)
  • Murchison has cheaper rent ($245/wk vs $320/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wahring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (155.7 km vs 164.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Murchison

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (68/100 vs 91/100)

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

Investors

Wahring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.5% vs -4.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Wahring and Murchison 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
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
Walkability 0 / 0
Wahring — Walkability: 0/100 Murchison — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 9 / 32
Wahring — Safety: 9/100 Murchison — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 81 / 86
Wahring — Low fire risk: 81/100 Murchison — Low fire risk: 86/100
Low flood risk 16 / 31
Wahring — Low flood risk: 16/100 Murchison — Low flood risk: 31/100

Demographics

Murchison has more residents (884 vs 88); Wahring has higher household incomes ($93,184 vs $49,504).

Wahring Murchison
Population 88 884
+905% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.5% -4.4%
Median age 56 50
Median household income $93,184/yr
+47% vs other
 $49,504/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+23% vs other
 $245/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wahring Murchison
0-4 4.5% / 4.1%
Wahring — 0-4: 4.5% Murchison — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 6.8% / 11.3%
Wahring — 5-14: 6.8% Murchison — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 3.4% / 5.2%
Wahring — 15-19: 3.4% Murchison — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 — / 3.8%
Wahring — 20-24: not among its largest Murchison — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 12.5% / 9.2%
Wahring — 25-34: 12.5% Murchison — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 12.5% / 7.2%
Wahring — 35-44: 12.5% Murchison — 35-44: 7.2%
45-54 12.5% / 13.5%
Wahring — 45-54: 12.5% Murchison — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 21.6% / 14.9%
Wahring — 55-64: 21.6% Murchison — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 20.5% / 19.0%
Wahring — 65-74: 20.5% Murchison — 65-74: 19.0%
75-84 6.8% / 8.1%
Wahring — 75-84: 6.8% Murchison — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ — / 2.7%
Wahring — 85+: not among its largest Murchison — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

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% Wahring — Group Household: 0.0%
Murchison 51.4% lone person
Murchison — Lone Person: 51.4% Murchison — Couple Families: 30.1% Murchison — One Parent Families: 14.7% Murchison — Group Household: 3.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

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 17.3% renting
Murchison — Owned Outright: 49.3% Murchison — Mortgage: 33.3% Murchison — Renting: 17.3%
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 88.4% houses
Murchison — Houses: 88.4% Murchison — Townhouses: 9.3% Murchison — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Wahring Murchison
Certificate III & IV 12.5% / 18.2%
Wahring — Certificate III & IV: 12.5% Murchison — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.2% / 8.7%
Wahring — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2% Murchison — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Bachelor Degree 10.2% / 6.1%
Wahring — Bachelor Degree: 10.2% Murchison — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 6.8% / 1.1%
Wahring — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.8% Murchison — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.7%
Wahring — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Murchison — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Property market

Wahring Murchison
Median house price — $455,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $325,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 57 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Wahring Murchison
Rural and farming 97% 92%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 2%
Parks and recreation 0% 3%
Residential 0% 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

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

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Wahring Murchison
Houses — 4.2%
$440/wk on $550K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Wahring Murchison
House price — Higher than 10% of VIC
Income Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 9% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 14% of VIC Higher than 52% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 53% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 10% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 77% of VIC

Liveability

Wahring Murchison
Grade — D
Score — 21/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Wahring carries more crime risk (91 vs 68); Wahring carries more flood risk (84 vs 69).

Wahring Murchison
Bushfire Low
19/100
 Low
14/100
Crime High
91/100
 Moderate
68/100
Flood High
84/100
 Moderate
69/100
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

Wahring Murchison
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Wahring

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Murchison

  • Murchison Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wahring Murchison
Parks & reserves 5 8
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 13 2

Mobility

Murchison sits further from the CBD (164.2 km vs 155.7 km).

Wahring Murchison
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 155.7 km 164.2 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 112 min 116 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
Car (driver) 54.3% / 78.6%
Wahring — Car (driver): 54.3% Murchison — Car (driver): 78.6%
Worked from Home 28.3% / 15.3%
Wahring — Worked from Home: 28.3% Murchison — Worked from Home: 15.3%
Walked Only 17.4% / 3.7%
Wahring — Walked Only: 17.4% Murchison — Walked Only: 3.7%
Car (passenger) — / 2.4%
Wahring — Car (passenger): not among its largest Murchison — Car (passenger): 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.6%).

Setting

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

NBN connectivity

Wahring Murchison
Connectivity score 29/100 83/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
57 premises
 77%
487 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Wahring Murchison
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

Affordable Retirees Rural

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