Wangaratta vs East Wangaratta

Wangaratta is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 51 in East Wangaratta. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wangaratta, about half of households are people living alone. In East Wangaratta, most households are couple families. On these figures, Wangaratta tends to suit older residents, while East Wangaratta suits families with children and couples.

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

Wangaratta

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (28 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (20 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (13 vs 0)
  • But East Wangaratta is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 48%)

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

East Wangaratta

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($231/wk vs $260/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Wangaratta

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (64/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (249.3 km vs 253.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wangaratta

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (64/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (12 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Wangaratta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.1% vs -17.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wangaratta East Wangaratta
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.

Wangaratta East Wangaratta
Walkability 64 / 0
Wangaratta — Walkability: 64/100 East Wangaratta — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 20 / 29
Wangaratta — Safety: 20/100 East Wangaratta — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 89 / 36
Wangaratta — Low fire risk: 89/100 East Wangaratta — Low fire risk: 36/100
Low flood risk 8 / 12
Wangaratta — Low flood risk: 8/100 East Wangaratta — Low flood risk: 12/100

Demographics

Wangaratta has more residents (19,214 vs 66); East Wangaratta has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $63,336).

Wangaratta East Wangaratta
Population 19,214
+100% vs other
 66
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.1% -17.5%
Median age 44 51
Median household income $63,336/yr $97,500/yr
+54% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk
+11% vs other
 $231/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wangaratta East Wangaratta
0-4 5.3% / 7.6%
Wangaratta — 0-4: 5.3% East Wangaratta — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 12.0% / 19.7%
Wangaratta — 5-14: 12.0% East Wangaratta — 5-14: 19.7%
15-19 5.8% / —
Wangaratta — 15-19: 5.8% East Wangaratta — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 5.0% / 10.6%
Wangaratta — 20-24: 5.0% East Wangaratta — 20-24: 10.6%
25-34 11.6% / 10.6%
Wangaratta — 25-34: 11.6% East Wangaratta — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 11.2% / 10.6%
Wangaratta — 35-44: 11.2% East Wangaratta — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 11.9% / 18.2%
Wangaratta — 45-54: 11.9% East Wangaratta — 45-54: 18.2%
55-64 12.4% / 15.2%
Wangaratta — 55-64: 12.4% East Wangaratta — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 12.0% / 13.6%
Wangaratta — 65-74: 12.0% East Wangaratta — 65-74: 13.6%
75-84 8.7% / —
Wangaratta — 75-84: 8.7% East Wangaratta — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 4.1% / —
Wangaratta — 85+: 4.1% East Wangaratta — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wangaratta 30.3% couple families
Wangaratta — Couple Families: 30.3% Wangaratta — Lone Person: 47.7% Wangaratta — One Parent Families: 17.5% Wangaratta — Group Household: 3.5% Wangaratta — Other Families: 1.0%
East Wangaratta 60.0% couple families
East Wangaratta — Couple Families: 60.0% East Wangaratta — Lone Person: 40.0% East Wangaratta — One Parent Families: 0.0% East Wangaratta — Group Household: 0.0% East Wangaratta — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wangaratta 29.9% renting
Wangaratta — Owned Outright: 38.6% Wangaratta — Mortgage: 31.4% Wangaratta — Renting: 29.9%
East Wangaratta 0.0% renting
East Wangaratta — Owned Outright: 45.5% East Wangaratta — Mortgage: 54.5% East Wangaratta — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wangaratta 85.3% houses
Wangaratta — Houses: 85.3% Wangaratta — Townhouses: 14.2% Wangaratta — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
East Wangaratta 100.0% houses
East Wangaratta — Houses: 100.0% East Wangaratta — Townhouses: 0.0% East Wangaratta — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Wangaratta East Wangaratta
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 21.2%
Wangaratta — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% East Wangaratta — Certificate III & IV: 21.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 9.1%
Wangaratta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% East Wangaratta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 4.5%
Wangaratta — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% East Wangaratta — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / —
Wangaratta — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% East Wangaratta — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / —
Wangaratta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% East Wangaratta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Property market

Wangaratta East Wangaratta
Median house price $560,000 —
Median unit price $322,500 —
Median land price $622,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 153 sales
 —

Zoning mix

East Wangaratta has more rural and farming land (76% vs 48%).

Wangaratta East Wangaratta
Rural and farming 48% 76%
Residential 27% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 16%
Parks and recreation 8%
same for both
Industrial 5% 0%
Other and special use 3% 0%
Commercial 2% 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

Wangaratta East Wangaratta
New dwellings approved 238
across Wangaratta
same for both
Approvals change year on year +329%
same for both

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.

Wangaratta East Wangaratta
Houses 4.4%
$530/wk on $629K
 —
Units 5.3%
$385/wk on $380K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Wangaratta East Wangaratta
House price Higher than 16% of VIC —
Income Higher than 24% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC
Schools Higher than 44% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 66% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 22% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 88% of VIC —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 74% of VIC —

Liveability

Wangaratta is more walkable (64 vs 0).

Wangaratta East Wangaratta
Grade D —
Score 29/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

East Wangaratta carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 11).

Wangaratta East Wangaratta
Bushfire Low
11/100
 Moderate
64/100
Crime High
80/100
 High
71/100
Flood High
92/100
 High
88/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Wangaratta East Wangaratta
Inside the suburb 13 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 6 0
Rated below peers 3 0

Schools in Wangaratta

  • Wangaratta High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Wangaratta Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Appin Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Cathedral College Wangaratta Independent · Combined at peers
  • St Bernard's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • St Patrick's School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in East Wangaratta

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

Amenities in the suburb

Wangaratta East Wangaratta
Supermarkets 4 0
Cafes & restaurants 10 0
Parks & reserves 28 0
Childcare 20 0
GPs 12 0
Pharmacies 5 0
Hospitals 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 11 0
Fuel stations 3 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 14 7

Mobility

East Wangaratta sits further from the CBD (253.8 km vs 249.3 km).

Wangaratta East Wangaratta
Walkability score 64/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 249.3 km 253.8 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 163 min 164 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3677
 0.5%
postcode 3678
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 3677
 78
postcode 3678

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.

Wangaratta East Wangaratta
Car (driver) 76.7% / 73.7%
Wangaratta — Car (driver): 76.7% East Wangaratta — Car (driver): 73.7%
Worked from Home 9.4% / 26.3%
Wangaratta — Worked from Home: 9.4% East Wangaratta — Worked from Home: 26.3%
Car (passenger) 7.1% / —
Wangaratta — Car (passenger): 7.1% East Wangaratta — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 4.4% / —
Wangaratta — Walked Only: 4.4% East Wangaratta — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 2.0% / —
Wangaratta — Bicycle: 2.0% East Wangaratta — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.7%).

Setting

Wangaratta East Wangaratta
Elevation 149 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both

NBN connectivity

Wangaratta East Wangaratta
Connectivity score 68/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 43%
10,912 premises
 0%
31 premises

Climate

Wangaratta East Wangaratta
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

Wangaratta East Wangaratta
Average residential rate $1,962/yr
same for both
Council Wangaratta
same for both

Federal electorate

Wangaratta East Wangaratta
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Wangaratta

Affordable Regional Centre

East Wangaratta

Family Rural

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