Warragul vs Nilma North

Warragul is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 49 in Nilma North. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Nilma North, most households are couple families. On these figures, Warragul tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Nilma North suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Warragul has more parks and reserves (33 vs 0)
  • Nilma North carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 84/100)

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

Nilma North

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($189/wk vs $321/wk)
  • But Warragul has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 8%)

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

Commuting to the city

Warragul

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (84/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (104.3 km vs 116 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (81 min vs 88 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Warragul is more walkable (84/100 vs 0/100)
  • Nilma North carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 84/100)

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

Investors

Warragul

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.0% vs 7.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Warragul Nilma North
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.

Warragul Nilma North
Walkability 84 / 0
Warragul — Walkability: 84/100 Nilma North — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 16 / 87
Warragul — Safety: 16/100 Nilma North — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 71 / 100
Warragul — Low fire risk: 71/100 Nilma North — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 59 / 69
Warragul — Low flood risk: 59/100 Nilma North — Low flood risk: 69/100

Demographics

Warragul has more residents (19,856 vs 344); Warragul rents higher ($321/wk vs $189/wk).

Warragul Nilma North
Population 19,856
+98% vs other
 344
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +26.0% +7.8%
Median age 40 49
Median household income $81,276/yr $91,624/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $321/wk
+41% vs other
 $189/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Warragul Nilma North
0-4 6.2% / 2.6%
Warragul — 0-4: 6.2% Nilma North — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 12.1% / 10.5%
Warragul — 5-14: 12.1% Nilma North — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 5.6% / 7.3%
Warragul — 15-19: 5.6% Nilma North — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 5.4% / 4.1%
Warragul — 20-24: 5.4% Nilma North — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 13.5% / 7.6%
Warragul — 25-34: 13.5% Nilma North — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 11.6% / 11.0%
Warragul — 35-44: 11.6% Nilma North — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 12.0% / 10.5%
Warragul — 45-54: 12.0% Nilma North — 45-54: 10.5%
55-64 12.0% / 14.8%
Warragul — 55-64: 12.0% Nilma North — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 11.4% / 19.5%
Warragul — 65-74: 11.4% Nilma North — 65-74: 19.5%
75-84 7.3% / 6.4%
Warragul — 75-84: 7.3% Nilma North — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ 2.9% / 3.2%
Warragul — 85+: 2.9% Nilma North — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Warragul 41.4% couple families
Warragul — Couple Families: 41.4% Warragul — Lone Person: 37.9% Warragul — One Parent Families: 16.1% Warragul — Group Household: 3.3% Warragul — Other Families: 1.3%
Nilma North 68.1% couple families
Nilma North — Couple Families: 68.1% Nilma North — Lone Person: 20.3% Nilma North — One Parent Families: 11.6% Nilma North — Group Household: 0.0% Nilma North — 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.

Warragul 23.1% renting
Warragul — Owned Outright: 38.4% Warragul — Mortgage: 38.5% Warragul — Renting: 23.1%
Nilma North 8.1% renting
Nilma North — Owned Outright: 60.4% Nilma North — Mortgage: 31.5% Nilma North — Renting: 8.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Warragul Nilma North
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 15.4%
Warragul — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% Nilma North — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Bachelor Degree 10.9% / 12.2%
Warragul — Bachelor Degree: 10.9% Nilma North — Bachelor Degree: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 10.2%
Warragul — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Nilma North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 2.3%
Warragul — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Nilma North — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 1.2%
Warragul — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Nilma North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

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.

Warragul Nilma North
England 3.4% / 2.3%
Warragul — England: 3.4% Nilma North — England: 2.3%
New Zealand 1.1% / 2.3%
Warragul — New Zealand: 1.1% Nilma North — New Zealand: 2.3%
Netherlands 0.7% / 0.9%
Warragul — Netherlands: 0.7% Nilma North — Netherlands: 0.9%
Indonesia — / 1.5%
Warragul — Indonesia: not among its largest Nilma North — Indonesia: 1.5%
India 1.0% / —
Warragul — India: 1.0% Nilma North — India: not among its largest
Scotland 0.5% / —
Warragul — Scotland: 0.5% Nilma North — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Warragul 87.9% houses
Warragul — Houses: 87.9% Warragul — Flats / Apartments: 6.9% Warragul — Townhouses: 5.2%
Nilma North 100.0% houses
Nilma North — Houses: 100.0% Nilma North — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Nilma North — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Warragul Nilma North
Median house price $652,000 —
Median unit price $434,500 —
Median land price $630,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 48 days
from 337 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Nilma North has more rural and farming land (100% vs 39%).

Warragul Nilma North
Rural and farming 39% 100%
Residential 50% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 0%
Parks and recreation 3% 0%
Industrial 2% 0%
Commercial 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

Warragul Nilma North
New dwellings approved 619
across Baw Baw
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
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.

Warragul Nilma North
Houses 4.3%
$600/wk on $729K
 —
Units 5.4%
$510/wk on $489K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Warragul Nilma North
House price Higher than 32% of VIC —
Income Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC
Schools Higher than 31% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 70% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 84% of VIC —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 80% of VIC —

Liveability

Warragul is more walkable (84 vs 0).

Warragul Nilma North
Grade C —
Score 38/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Warragul carries more bushfire risk (29 vs 0); Warragul carries more crime risk (84 vs 13).

Warragul Nilma North
Bushfire Low
29/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
84/100
 Low
13/100
Flood Moderate
41/100
 Low
31/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Warragul Nilma North
Inside the suburb 10 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 4 0
Rated below peers 3 0

Schools in Warragul

  • St Angela of the Cross Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Warragul Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Warragul Regional College Government · Secondary at peers
  • ECG Secondary College Independent · Secondary · Special school at peers
  • Marist-Sion College Catholic · Secondary below peers
  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Nilma North

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

Amenities in the suburb

Warragul Nilma North
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 28 0
Parks & reserves 33 0
Childcare 17 0
GPs 6 0
Pharmacies 6 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 6 0
Fuel stations 8 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 7 0

Mobility

Nilma North sits further from the CBD (116 km vs 104.3 km).

Warragul Nilma North
Walkability score 84/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 104.3 km 116 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 81 min 88 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3820
 0.6%
postcode 3821
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 3820
 55
postcode 3821

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.

Warragul Nilma North
Car (driver) 74.1% / 59.6%
Warragul — Car (driver): 74.1% Nilma North — Car (driver): 59.6%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 33.1%
Warragul — Worked from Home: 16.7% Nilma North — Worked from Home: 33.1%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 2.2%
Warragul — Car (passenger): 5.5% Nilma North — Car (passenger): 2.2%
Walked Only 2.2% / 5.1%
Warragul — Walked Only: 2.2% Nilma North — Walked Only: 5.1%
Train 0.8% / —
Warragul — Train: 0.8% Nilma North — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.1%).

Setting

Warragul Nilma North
Elevation 131 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.0 km 46.1 km

NBN connectivity

Warragul Nilma North
Connectivity score 73/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 52%
9,499 premises
 0%
117 premises

Climate

Warragul Nilma North
Annual rainfall 1,090 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Warragul Nilma North
Average residential rate $2,138/yr
same for both
Council Baw Baw
same for both

Federal electorate

Warragul Nilma North
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Warragul Nilma North
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Warragul

Parks Regional Centre River Transport Hub

Nilma North

Retirees Rural

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