Waubra vs Evansford

Waubra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 52 in Evansford. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Waubra: a median of $675,000, against $535,000 in Evansford, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Evansford tends to suit older residents and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Waubra leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)
  • Evansford has cheaper houses ($535,000 vs $675,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Evansford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Waubra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (104 min vs 109 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (147.5 km vs 154 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Evansford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 17%)

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

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

Waubra Evansford
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.

Waubra Evansford
Walkability 0 / 0
Waubra — Walkability: 0/100 Evansford — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 85 / 79
Waubra — Safety: 85/100 Evansford — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 53 / 61
Waubra — Low fire risk: 53/100 Evansford — Low fire risk: 61/100
Low flood risk 100 / 60
Waubra — Low flood risk: 100/100 Evansford — Low flood risk: 60/100

Demographics

Waubra has more residents (308 vs 147); Waubra has higher household incomes ($70,408 vs $49,348).

Waubra Evansford
Population 308
+52% vs other
 147
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.0% +12.2%
Median age 47 52
Median household income $70,408/yr
+30% vs other
 $49,348/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+10% vs other
 $180/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Waubra Evansford
0-4 5.2% / 7.5%
Waubra — 0-4: 5.2% Evansford — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 13.3% / 8.2%
Waubra — 5-14: 13.3% Evansford — 5-14: 8.2%
15-19 7.1% / 2.7%
Waubra — 15-19: 7.1% Evansford — 15-19: 2.7%
20-24 3.6% / 2.0%
Waubra — 20-24: 3.6% Evansford — 20-24: 2.0%
25-34 9.7% / 6.1%
Waubra — 25-34: 9.7% Evansford — 25-34: 6.1%
35-44 7.1% / 8.8%
Waubra — 35-44: 7.1% Evansford — 35-44: 8.8%
45-54 13.3% / 15.0%
Waubra — 45-54: 13.3% Evansford — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 22.1% / 20.4%
Waubra — 55-64: 22.1% Evansford — 55-64: 20.4%
65-74 12.7% / 27.2%
Waubra — 65-74: 12.7% Evansford — 65-74: 27.2%
75-84 4.5% / —
Waubra — 75-84: 4.5% Evansford — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / 2.0%
Waubra — 85+: not among its largest Evansford — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Waubra 35.5% lone person
Waubra — Lone Person: 35.5% Waubra — Couple Families: 38.2% Waubra — One Parent Families: 19.7% Waubra — Group Household: 6.6%
Evansford 42.6% lone person
Evansford — Lone Person: 42.6% Evansford — Couple Families: 31.9% Evansford — One Parent Families: 25.5% Evansford — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Waubra 10.6% renting
Waubra — Owned Outright: 42.5% Waubra — Mortgage: 46.9% Waubra — Renting: 10.6%
Evansford 5.3% renting
Evansford — Owned Outright: 47.4% Evansford — Mortgage: 47.4% Evansford — Renting: 5.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Waubra Evansford
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 17.0%
Waubra — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Evansford — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 10.2%
Waubra — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Evansford — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 5.4%
Waubra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Evansford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 2.0%
Waubra — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Evansford — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%

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

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.

Waubra Evansford
England 2.6% / 6.8%
Waubra — England: 2.6% Evansford — England: 6.8%
New Zealand 1.0% / 4.1%
Waubra — New Zealand: 1.0% Evansford — New Zealand: 4.1%
Italy — / 4.1%
Waubra — Italy: not among its largest Evansford — Italy: 4.1%
Scotland 1.0% / —
Waubra — Scotland: 1.0% Evansford — Scotland: not among its largest
France 1.0% / —
Waubra — France: 1.0% Evansford — France: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Waubra 100.0% houses
Waubra — Houses: 100.0% Waubra — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Evansford 98.5% houses
Evansford — Houses: 98.5% Evansford — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Waubra Evansford
Median house price $675,000 $535,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $170,000 —

Zoning mix

Waubra Evansford
Rural and farming 98%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
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

Waubra Evansford
New dwellings approved 45
across Pyrenees
same for both
Approvals change year on year +100%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Waubra Evansford
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 9% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 19% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC

Liveability

Waubra Evansford
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Evansford carries more flood risk (40 vs 0).

Waubra Evansford
Bushfire Moderate
47/100
 Low
39/100
Crime Low
15/100
 Low
21/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
40/100
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

Waubra Evansford
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Waubra

  • Waubra Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Evansford

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

Amenities in the suburb

Waubra Evansford
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 1 17

Mobility

Evansford sits further from the CBD (154 km vs 147.5 km).

Waubra Evansford
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 147.5 km 154 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 104 min 109 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3352
 0.4%
postcode 3371
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 3352
 56
postcode 3371

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.

Waubra Evansford
Car (driver) 77.1% / 61.4%
Waubra — Car (driver): 77.1% Evansford — Car (driver): 61.4%
Worked from Home 17.6% / 26.3%
Waubra — Worked from Home: 17.6% Evansford — Worked from Home: 26.3%
Car (passenger) 3.1% / 7.0%
Waubra — Car (passenger): 3.1% Evansford — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Walked Only 2.3% / 5.3%
Waubra — Walked Only: 2.3% Evansford — Walked Only: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.1%).

Setting

Waubra Evansford
Elevation 450 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 356 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Waubra Evansford
Connectivity score 21/100 17/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
87 premises
 0%
46 premises

Climate

Waubra Evansford
Annual rainfall 537 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Waubra Evansford
Average residential rate $1,584/yr
same for both
Council Pyrenees
same for both

Federal electorate

Waubra Evansford
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Waubra Evansford
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Waubra

Rural

Evansford

Retirees Rural

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