Cowleys Creek vs Waarre

Cowleys Creek and Waarre are both sparsely populated rural areas in Victoria. Cowleys Creek is the larger of the two, with 34 people, while Waarre has no recorded population. There are stark differences in their demographics and finances; the typical resident in Waarre is far older at 77, compared to 39 in Cowleys Creek. Typical weekly household incomes are also far higher in Cowleys Creek at $1,375, compared to $725 in Waarre.

Both areas are entirely car-dependent, with no residents within a 15-minute walk of a park, school, or grocery store. This lack of local amenities is a shared trait for these neighbours. While Cowleys Creek has slightly more people per home at 2.5 compared to 2.0 in Waarre, both areas sit well below the national figure for typical weekly incomes.