Woorinen North vs Woorinen

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Woorinen, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Woorinen North tends to suit share households and older residents, while Woorinen 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

Woorinen North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 43/100)

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

First-home buyers

Woorinen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 17%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Woorinen North has cheaper rent ($165/wk vs $300/wk)
  • Woorinen has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 14%)

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

Commuting to the city

Woorinen

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (352.8 km vs 356.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woorinen North

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 43/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 14%)
  • But Woorinen is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Woorinen North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.0% vs 0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Woorinen North Woorinen
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.

Woorinen North Woorinen
Walkability 0 / 10
Woorinen North — Walkability: 0/100 Woorinen — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 83 / 57
Woorinen North — Safety: 83/100 Woorinen — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Woorinen North — Low fire risk: 100/100 Woorinen — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Woorinen North — Low flood risk: 100/100 Woorinen — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Woorinen has more residents (262 vs 94); Woorinen rents higher ($300/wk vs $165/wk).

Woorinen North Woorinen
Population 94 262
+179% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.0% +0.8%
Median age 36 37
Median household income $71,500/yr $100,724/yr
+41% vs other
Median weekly rent $165/wk $300/wk
+82% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woorinen North Woorinen
0-4 3.2% / 7.3%
Woorinen North — 0-4: 3.2% Woorinen — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 10.6% / 13.0%
Woorinen North — 5-14: 10.6% Woorinen — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 — / 3.8%
Woorinen North — 15-19: not among its largest Woorinen — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 7.4% / 6.9%
Woorinen North — 20-24: 7.4% Woorinen — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 20.2% / 15.6%
Woorinen North — 25-34: 20.2% Woorinen — 25-34: 15.6%
35-44 12.8% / 15.3%
Woorinen North — 35-44: 12.8% Woorinen — 35-44: 15.3%
45-54 8.5% / 13.0%
Woorinen North — 45-54: 8.5% Woorinen — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 17.0% / 12.6%
Woorinen North — 55-64: 17.0% Woorinen — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 13.8% / 9.9%
Woorinen North — 65-74: 13.8% Woorinen — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 8.5% / 4.2%
Woorinen North — 75-84: 8.5% Woorinen — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ — / —
Woorinen North — 85+: not among its largest Woorinen — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Woorinen North 28.0% couple families
Woorinen North — Couple Families: 28.0% Woorinen North — Lone Person: 32.0% Woorinen North — One Parent Families: 24.0% Woorinen North — Group Household: 16.0% Woorinen North — Other Families: 0.0%
Woorinen 48.9% couple families
Woorinen — Couple Families: 48.9% Woorinen — Lone Person: 27.7% Woorinen — One Parent Families: 10.6% Woorinen — Group Household: 6.4% Woorinen — Other Families: 6.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Woorinen North 14.3% renting
Woorinen North — Owned Outright: 57.1% Woorinen North — Mortgage: 28.6% Woorinen North — Renting: 14.3%
Woorinen 25.0% renting
Woorinen — Owned Outright: 39.7% Woorinen — Mortgage: 35.3% Woorinen — Renting: 25.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Woorinen North Woorinen
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 12.6%
Woorinen North — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Woorinen — Certificate III & IV: 12.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 3.4%
Woorinen North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Woorinen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4%
Bachelor Degree — / 6.5%
Woorinen North — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Woorinen — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / —
Woorinen North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Woorinen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

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.

Woorinen North Woorinen
Malaysia 10.6% / 11.1%
Woorinen North — Malaysia: 10.6% Woorinen — Malaysia: 11.1%
Indonesia 5.3% / —
Woorinen North — Indonesia: 5.3% Woorinen — Indonesia: not among its largest
Italy 3.2% / 1.1%
Woorinen North — Italy: 3.2% Woorinen — Italy: 1.1%
Myanmar 3.2% / 1.1%
Woorinen North — Myanmar: 3.2% Woorinen — Myanmar: 1.1%
China — / 1.1%
Woorinen North — China: not among its largest Woorinen — China: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woorinen North 100.0% houses
Woorinen North — Houses: 100.0%
Woorinen 100.0% houses
Woorinen — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Woorinen has more rural and farming land (87% vs 76%).

Woorinen North Woorinen
Rural and farming 76% 87%
Infrastructure and transport 24% 0%
Parks and recreation 0% 12%
Residential 0% 1%
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

Woorinen North Woorinen
New dwellings approved 91
across Swan Hill
same for both
Approvals change year on year -86%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Woorinen North Woorinen
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC

Liveability

Woorinen is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Woorinen North Woorinen
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Woorinen carries more crime risk (43 vs 17).

Woorinen North Woorinen
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
17/100
 Moderate
43/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
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

Woorinen North Woorinen
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

Woorinen North Woorinen
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Woorinen North sits further from the CBD (356.8 km vs 352.8 km).

Woorinen North Woorinen
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 356.8 km
+1% vs other
 352.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 249 min 246 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3589
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 3589
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.

Woorinen North Woorinen
Car (driver) 79.2% / 69.2%
Woorinen North — Car (driver): 79.2% Woorinen — Car (driver): 69.2%
Worked from Home 6.2% / 18.0%
Woorinen North — Worked from Home: 6.2% Woorinen — Worked from Home: 18.0%
Walked Only 8.3% / 7.5%
Woorinen North — Walked Only: 8.3% Woorinen — Walked Only: 7.5%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 5.3%
Woorinen North — Car (passenger): 6.2% Woorinen — Car (passenger): 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.2%).

Setting

Woorinen North Woorinen
Elevation 64 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Woorinen North Woorinen
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
35 premises
 0%
98 premises

Council rates

Woorinen North Woorinen
Average residential rate $2,333/yr
same for both
Council Swan Hill
same for both

Federal electorate

Woorinen North Woorinen
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Woorinen North

Rural

Woorinen

Multicultural Rural

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