Winchelsea vs Birregurra

Comparing Winchelsea and Birregurra, VIC: Birregurra carries more bushfire risk (85 vs 22); Winchelsea has more residents (2,456 vs 942); and Birregurra sits further from the CBD (134.1 km vs 118.1 km).

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

Birregurra

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 59/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Winchelsea has more parks and reserves (6 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Winchelsea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($292,500 vs $390,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Winchelsea

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (118.1 km vs 134.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (88 min vs 98 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Birregurra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 59/100)

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

Investors

Winchelsea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.7% vs 13.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Winchelsea Birregurra
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.

Winchelsea Birregurra
Walkability 4 / 0
Winchelsea — Walkability: 4/100 Birregurra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 41 / 76
Winchelsea — Safety: 41/100 Birregurra — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 78 / 15
Winchelsea — Low fire risk: 78/100 Birregurra — Low fire risk: 15/100
Low flood risk 29 / 18
Winchelsea — Low flood risk: 29/100 Birregurra — Low flood risk: 18/100

Demographics

Winchelsea has more residents (2,456 vs 942); Birregurra skews older (43 vs 41).

Winchelsea Birregurra
Population 2,456
+62% vs other
 942
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +25.7% +13.8%
Median age 41 43
Median household income $74,984/yr $79,092/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $295/wk $300/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Winchelsea Birregurra
0-4 7.0% / 6.9%
Winchelsea — 0-4: 7.0% Birregurra — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 10.6% / 12.7%
Winchelsea — 5-14: 10.6% Birregurra — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 5.1% / 4.6%
Winchelsea — 15-19: 5.1% Birregurra — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 4.4% / 3.5%
Winchelsea — 20-24: 4.4% Birregurra — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 14.1% / 11.0%
Winchelsea — 25-34: 14.1% Birregurra — 25-34: 11.0%
35-44 12.7% / 13.3%
Winchelsea — 35-44: 12.7% Birregurra — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 10.9% / 11.7%
Winchelsea — 45-54: 10.9% Birregurra — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 13.6% / 14.9%
Winchelsea — 55-64: 13.6% Birregurra — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 12.5% / 15.6%
Winchelsea — 65-74: 12.5% Birregurra — 65-74: 15.6%
75-84 6.4% / 5.5%
Winchelsea — 75-84: 6.4% Birregurra — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 2.6% / 0.5%
Winchelsea — 85+: 2.6% Birregurra — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Winchelsea 40.5% couple families
Winchelsea — Couple Families: 40.5% Winchelsea — Lone Person: 41.1% Winchelsea — One Parent Families: 14.8% Winchelsea — Group Household: 3.2% Winchelsea — Other Families: 0.5%
Birregurra 44.3% couple families
Birregurra — Couple Families: 44.3% Birregurra — Lone Person: 42.7% Birregurra — One Parent Families: 10.6% Birregurra — Group Household: 2.4% Birregurra — 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.

Winchelsea 20.3% renting
Winchelsea — Owned Outright: 35.5% Winchelsea — Mortgage: 44.2% Winchelsea — Renting: 20.3%
Birregurra 15.6% renting
Birregurra — Owned Outright: 43.8% Birregurra — Mortgage: 40.6% Birregurra — Renting: 15.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Winchelsea Birregurra
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 16.5%
Winchelsea — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Birregurra — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 14.5%
Winchelsea — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Birregurra — Bachelor Degree: 14.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 8.4%
Winchelsea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Birregurra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 3.4%
Winchelsea — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Birregurra — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 2.8%
Winchelsea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Birregurra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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.

Winchelsea Birregurra
England 2.8% / 2.8%
Winchelsea — England: 2.8% Birregurra — England: 2.8%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.9%
Winchelsea — New Zealand: 1.2% Birregurra — New Zealand: 1.9%
Scotland 0.2% / 1.4%
Winchelsea — Scotland: 0.2% Birregurra — Scotland: 1.4%
Netherlands — / 1.0%
Winchelsea — Netherlands: not among its largest Birregurra — Netherlands: 1.0%
Germany 0.5% / 0.4%
Winchelsea — Germany: 0.5% Birregurra — Germany: 0.4%
Philippines 0.7% / —
Winchelsea — Philippines: 0.7% Birregurra — Philippines: not among its largest
India 0.5% / —
Winchelsea — India: 0.5% Birregurra — India: not among its largest
Egypt — / 0.5%
Winchelsea — Egypt: not among its largest Birregurra — Egypt: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Winchelsea 94.9% houses
Winchelsea — Houses: 94.9% Winchelsea — Townhouses: 4.5% Winchelsea — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Birregurra 100.0% houses
Birregurra — Houses: 100.0% Birregurra — Townhouses: 0.0% Birregurra — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Winchelsea Birregurra
Median house price $650,000 $681,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $292,500 $390,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 50 days
from 37 sales
 31 days
from 8 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Winchelsea Birregurra
3 bed $632K / $659K
Winchelsea — 3 bed: $632K (39 sales) Birregurra — 3 bed: $659K (17 sales)

39 vs 17 sales

4 bed $678K / $812K
Winchelsea — 4 bed: $678K (26 sales) Birregurra — 4 bed: $812K (8 sales)

26 vs 8 sales

Zoning mix

Winchelsea Birregurra
Rural and farming 92% 96%
Parks and recreation 4% 1%
Residential 2% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 2%
same for both
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

Winchelsea Birregurra
New dwellings approved 300
across Surf Coast
 226
across Colac Otway
Approvals change year on year +57% +64%

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.

Winchelsea Birregurra
Houses 3.9%
$560/wk on $738K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Winchelsea Birregurra
House price Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Income Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 58% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 64% of VIC —

Liveability

Winchelsea Birregurra
Grade C D
Score 31/100 29/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Birregurra carries more bushfire risk (85 vs 22); Winchelsea carries more crime risk (59 vs 24).

Winchelsea Birregurra
Bushfire Low
22/100
 High
85/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Low
24/100
Flood High
71/100
 High
82/100
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

Winchelsea Birregurra
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Winchelsea

  • Winchelsea Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Birregurra

  • Birregurra Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Winchelsea Birregurra
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 2
same for both
Parks & reserves 6 3
Childcare 3 2
GPs 3 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 4 12

Mobility

Birregurra sits further from the CBD (134.1 km vs 118.1 km).

Winchelsea Birregurra
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 118.1 km 134.1 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 88 min 98 min
Public transport score 27/100
Rail
 26/100
Rail
Peak arrivals per hour 1.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 1.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 68 min
scheduled, not actual
 49 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3241
 0.6%
postcode 3242
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3241
 51
postcode 3242

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.

Winchelsea Birregurra
Car (driver) 73.3% / 65.7%
Winchelsea — Car (driver): 73.3% Birregurra — Car (driver): 65.7%
Worked from Home 17.1% / 24.0%
Winchelsea — Worked from Home: 17.1% Birregurra — Worked from Home: 24.0%
Walked Only 4.6% / 7.2%
Winchelsea — Walked Only: 4.6% Birregurra — Walked Only: 7.2%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 2.5%
Winchelsea — Car (passenger): 3.8% Birregurra — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Bus 1.0% / 0.7%
Winchelsea — Bus: 1.0% Birregurra — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.3%).

Setting

Winchelsea Birregurra
Elevation 90 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 108 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.1 km 24.4 km

NBN connectivity

Winchelsea Birregurra
Connectivity score 66/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
1,464 premises
 0%
547 premises

Climate

Winchelsea Birregurra
Annual rainfall 599 mm 607 mm
Summer max (Jan) 23.2°C —
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C —

Council rates

Winchelsea Birregurra
Average residential rate $2,314/yr $2,023/yr
Council Surf Coast Colac Otway

Federal electorate

Winchelsea Birregurra
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Winchelsea Birregurra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Winchelsea

Rural Trains

Birregurra

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