Wairewa vs Bete Bolong

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Wairewa tends to suit people living alone, while Bete Bolong suits families with children.

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

Bete Bolong

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 51/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (44% vs 32%)
  • But Wairewa has more separate houses rather than flats (111% vs 100%)

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

First-home buyers

Wairewa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bete Bolong

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $150/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Wairewa

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (259 min vs 288 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (347.7 km vs 373 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bete Bolong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 51/100)

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

Investors

Bete Bolong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-9.7% vs -23.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wairewa Bete Bolong
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.

Wairewa Bete Bolong
Walkability 0 / 0
Wairewa — Walkability: 0/100 Bete Bolong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 49 / 79
Wairewa — Safety: 49/100 Bete Bolong — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 4 / 6
Wairewa — Low fire risk: 4/100 Bete Bolong — Low fire risk: 6/100
Low flood risk 100 / 45
Wairewa — Low flood risk: 100/100 Bete Bolong — Low flood risk: 45/100

Demographics

Bete Bolong has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $46,020); Bete Bolong has more residents (84 vs 67).

Wairewa Bete Bolong
Population 67 84
+25% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -23.0% -9.7%
Median age 53 55
Median household income $46,020/yr $81,224/yr
+76% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk
+17% vs other
 $125/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wairewa Bete Bolong
0-4 4.5% / 3.6%
Wairewa — 0-4: 4.5% Bete Bolong — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 6.0% / 16.7%
Wairewa — 5-14: 6.0% Bete Bolong — 5-14: 16.7%
15-19 4.5% / 3.6%
Wairewa — 15-19: 4.5% Bete Bolong — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 — / 4.8%
Wairewa — 20-24: not among its largest Bete Bolong — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 13.4% / 6.0%
Wairewa — 25-34: 13.4% Bete Bolong — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 4.5% / 7.1%
Wairewa — 35-44: 4.5% Bete Bolong — 35-44: 7.1%
45-54 7.5% / 13.1%
Wairewa — 45-54: 7.5% Bete Bolong — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 13.4% / 15.5%
Wairewa — 55-64: 13.4% Bete Bolong — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 19.4% / 21.4%
Wairewa — 65-74: 19.4% Bete Bolong — 65-74: 21.4%
75-84 13.4% / 8.3%
Wairewa — 75-84: 13.4% Bete Bolong — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ — / 3.6%
Wairewa — 85+: not among its largest Bete Bolong — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

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.

Wairewa Bete Bolong
England 7.5% / —
Wairewa — England: 7.5% Bete Bolong — England: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 6.0%
Wairewa — Netherlands: not among its largest Bete Bolong — Netherlands: 6.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wairewa 68.4% lone person
Wairewa — Lone Person: 68.4% Wairewa — Couple Families: 31.6%
Bete Bolong 56.5% lone person
Bete Bolong — Lone Person: 56.5% Bete Bolong — Couple Families: 43.5%
Lone Person Couple Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wairewa 110.7% houses
Wairewa — Houses: 110.7%
Bete Bolong 100.0% houses
Bete Bolong — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Wairewa Bete Bolong
Certificate III & IV 13.4% / 14.3%
Wairewa — Certificate III & IV: 13.4% Bete Bolong — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 10.7%
Wairewa — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Bete Bolong — Bachelor Degree: 10.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 11.9%
Wairewa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Bete Bolong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.8%
Wairewa — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Bete Bolong — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.3%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wairewa 0.0% renting
Wairewa — Owned Outright: 72.2% Wairewa — Mortgage: 27.8% Wairewa — Renting: 0.0%
Bete Bolong 14.8% renting
Bete Bolong — Owned Outright: 74.1% Bete Bolong — Mortgage: 11.1% Bete Bolong — Renting: 14.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Wairewa Bete Bolong
Parks and recreation 73% 79%
Rural and farming 26% 21%
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

Wairewa Bete Bolong
New dwellings approved 386
across East Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +50%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Wairewa Bete Bolong
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 6% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 21% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 3% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC

Liveability

Wairewa Bete Bolong
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bete Bolong carries more flood risk (55 vs 0); Wairewa carries more crime risk (51 vs 21).

Wairewa Bete Bolong
Bushfire High
96/100
 High
94/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Low
21/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
55/100
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

Wairewa Bete Bolong
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

Wairewa Bete Bolong
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 5 1

Mobility

Bete Bolong sits further from the CBD (373 km vs 347.7 km).

Wairewa Bete Bolong
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 347.7 km 373 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 259 min 288 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3887
 0.3%
postcode 3888
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 3887
 42
postcode 3888

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.

Wairewa Bete Bolong
Car (driver) 65.2% / 47.1%
Wairewa — Car (driver): 65.2% Bete Bolong — Car (driver): 47.1%
Worked from Home 34.8% / 52.9%
Wairewa — Worked from Home: 34.8% Bete Bolong — Worked from Home: 52.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.2%).

Setting

Wairewa Bete Bolong
Elevation 85 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.4 km 13.7 km

NBN connectivity

Wairewa Bete Bolong
Connectivity score 15/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
14 premises
 0%
44 premises

Council rates

Wairewa Bete Bolong
Average residential rate $1,807/yr
same for both
Council East Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Wairewa Bete Bolong
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wairewa Bete Bolong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wairewa

Retirees Rural

Bete Bolong

Retirees Rural

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