Whorouly East vs Whorouly South
Whorouly South is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 52 in Whorouly East. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Whorouly East tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Whorouly South 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
Whorouly South
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 30/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 57%)
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
Whorouly East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $400/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Whorouly East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a shorter drive in (184 min vs 190 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Whorouly East has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 19%)
- Whorouly South carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 30/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Whorouly South
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (25.5% vs 12.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Whorouly East and Whorouly South drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Whorouly South rents higher ($400/wk vs $250/wk); Whorouly East has more residents (92 vs 64).
| Whorouly East | Whorouly South | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 92 +30% vs other | 64 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.2% | +25.5% |
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Median household income | $80,600/yr | $108,316/yr +34% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $400/wk +60% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Whorouly East has more rural and farming land (99% vs 70%).
| Whorouly East | Whorouly South | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 70% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 30% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 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
| Whorouly East | Whorouly South | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 238 across Wangaratta same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +329% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Whorouly East | Whorouly South | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | — same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 46% of VIC | Higher than 11% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of VIC | Higher than 39% of VIC |
Liveability
| Whorouly East | Whorouly South | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Whorouly South carries more bushfire risk (83 vs 0); Whorouly East carries more flood risk (78 vs 0).
| Whorouly East | Whorouly South | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | High 83/100 |
| Crime | Low 30/100 | Low 11/100 |
| Flood | High 78/100 | None 0/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Whorouly East | Whorouly South | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Whorouly East | Whorouly South | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 4 |
Mobility
| Whorouly East | Whorouly South | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 279.9 km | 281.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 184 min | 190 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3735 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 48 postcode 3735 same for both | |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.1%).
Setting
| Whorouly East | Whorouly South | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 234 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 276 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Whorouly East | Whorouly South | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 44 premises | 0% 25 premises |
Climate
| Whorouly East | Whorouly South | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 984 mm | 964 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 30.4°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 3.7°C |
Council rates
| Whorouly East | Whorouly South | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,962/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wangaratta same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Whorouly East | Whorouly South | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Whorouly East | Whorouly South | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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