Bandiana vs Bonegilla

Bandiana is the younger of the two, with a median age of 23 against 26 in Bonegilla. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Bandiana, about half of households rent. In Bonegilla, the large majority of households own their home. On these figures, Bandiana tends to suit renters and 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

Bandiana

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)
  • But Bonegilla carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 39/100)

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

Bonegilla

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $380/wk)
  • But Bandiana has a bigger rental market to choose from (50% vs 14%)

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

Commuting to the city

Bandiana

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (326 km vs 332.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bonegilla

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (13% vs 7%)
  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 39/100)

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

Investors

Bandiana

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (39.0% vs -12.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bandiana Bonegilla
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.

Bandiana Bonegilla
Walkability 6 / 0
Bandiana — Walkability: 6/100 Bonegilla — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 61 / 77
Bandiana — Safety: 61/100 Bonegilla — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 17 / 86
Bandiana — Low fire risk: 17/100 Bonegilla — Low fire risk: 86/100
Low flood risk 25 / 5
Bandiana — Low flood risk: 25/100 Bonegilla — Low flood risk: 5/100

Demographics

Bandiana rents higher ($380/wk vs $225/wk); Bandiana has more residents (855 vs 610).

Bandiana Bonegilla
Population 855
+29% vs other
 610
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +39.0% -12.0%
Median age 23 26
Median household income $104,884/yr $109,408/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+41% vs other
 $225/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bandiana Bonegilla
0-4 7.4% / 2.5%
Bandiana — 0-4: 7.4% Bonegilla — 0-4: 2.5%
5-14 15.4% / 6.7%
Bandiana — 5-14: 15.4% Bonegilla — 5-14: 6.7%
15-19 14.6% / 15.4%
Bandiana — 15-19: 14.6% Bonegilla — 15-19: 15.4%
20-24 15.0% / 23.0%
Bandiana — 20-24: 15.0% Bonegilla — 20-24: 23.0%
25-34 18.1% / 13.4%
Bandiana — 25-34: 18.1% Bonegilla — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 12.6% / 9.2%
Bandiana — 35-44: 12.6% Bonegilla — 35-44: 9.2%
45-54 6.4% / 6.7%
Bandiana — 45-54: 6.4% Bonegilla — 45-54: 6.7%
55-64 4.7% / 11.1%
Bandiana — 55-64: 4.7% Bonegilla — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 4.2% / 11.0%
Bandiana — 65-74: 4.2% Bonegilla — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 2.1% / 1.0%
Bandiana — 75-84: 2.1% Bonegilla — 75-84: 1.0%
85+ 0.5% / 0.7%
Bandiana — 85+: 0.5% Bonegilla — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bandiana 62.6% couple families
Bandiana — Couple Families: 62.6% Bandiana — Lone Person: 15.8% Bandiana — One Parent Families: 19.4% Bandiana — Group Household: 2.2%
Bonegilla 71.2% couple families
Bonegilla — Couple Families: 71.2% Bonegilla — Lone Person: 24.2% Bonegilla — One Parent Families: 4.5% Bonegilla — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bandiana 50.3% renting
Bandiana — Owned Outright: 14.8% Bandiana — Mortgage: 34.9% Bandiana — Renting: 50.3%
Bonegilla 14.2% renting
Bonegilla — Owned Outright: 52.2% Bonegilla — Mortgage: 33.6% Bonegilla — Renting: 14.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bandiana Bonegilla
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 16.9%
Bandiana — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Bonegilla — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 12.1%
Bandiana — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Bonegilla — Bachelor Degree: 12.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 9.0%
Bandiana — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Bonegilla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 2.0%
Bandiana — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Bonegilla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 1.5%
Bandiana — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Bonegilla — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

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.

Bandiana Bonegilla
England 1.5% / 2.5%
Bandiana — England: 1.5% Bonegilla — England: 2.5%
Netherlands 0.5% / 1.3%
Bandiana — Netherlands: 0.5% Bonegilla — Netherlands: 1.3%
New Zealand 1.2% / 0.5%
Bandiana — New Zealand: 1.2% Bonegilla — New Zealand: 0.5%
South Africa — / 1.0%
Bandiana — South Africa: not among its largest Bonegilla — South Africa: 1.0%
Germany 0.9% / —
Bandiana — Germany: 0.9% Bonegilla — Germany: not among its largest
Philippines 0.8% / —
Bandiana — Philippines: 0.8% Bonegilla — Philippines: not among its largest
India 0.5% / —
Bandiana — India: 0.5% Bonegilla — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bandiana 100.0% houses
Bandiana — Houses: 100.0% Bandiana — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Bonegilla 89.7% houses
Bonegilla — Houses: 89.7% Bonegilla — Flats / Apartments: 10.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bandiana Bonegilla
Median house price $654,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Bonegilla has more rural and farming land (86% vs 3%); Bandiana has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 1%).

Bandiana Bonegilla
Rural and farming 3% 86%
Parks and recreation 29% 7%
Other and special use 28% 3%
Residential 20% 2%
Environmental 14% 1%
Industrial 4% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 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

Bandiana Bonegilla
New dwellings approved 423
across Wodonga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +3%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bandiana Bonegilla
House price Higher than 28% of VIC —
Income Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 6% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 94% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC

Liveability

Bonegilla scores higher overall (44 vs 24).

Bandiana Bonegilla
Grade D C
Score 24/100 44/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Bandiana carries more bushfire risk (83 vs 14); Bandiana carries more crime risk (39 vs 23).

Bandiana Bonegilla
Bushfire High
83/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Low
39/100
 Low
23/100
Flood High
75/100
 High
95/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Bandiana Bonegilla
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bandiana

  • Bandiana Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Bonegilla

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bandiana Bonegilla
Parks & reserves 3 4
Banks & Bank@Post 3 1
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Bonegilla sits further from the CBD (332.5 km vs 326 km).

Bandiana Bonegilla
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 326 km 332.5 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 210 min 214 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3691
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 3691
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.

Bandiana Bonegilla
Car (driver) 48.7% / 36.5%
Bandiana — Car (driver): 48.7% Bonegilla — Car (driver): 36.5%
Walked Only 38.9% / 42.4%
Bandiana — Walked Only: 38.9% Bonegilla — Walked Only: 42.4%
Worked from Home 9.5% / 15.2%
Bandiana — Worked from Home: 9.5% Bonegilla — Worked from Home: 15.2%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / 5.9%
Bandiana — Car (passenger): 2.3% Bonegilla — Car (passenger): 5.9%
Bicycle 0.6% / —
Bandiana — Bicycle: 0.6% Bonegilla — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (48.7%).

Setting

Bandiana Bonegilla
Elevation 248 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 191 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bandiana Bonegilla
Connectivity score 66/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the building Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 18%
499 premises
 0%
131 premises

Climate

Bandiana Bonegilla
Annual rainfall 700 mm 692 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 31.1°C
Winter min (Jul) — 5.0°C

Council rates

Bandiana Bonegilla
Average residential rate $2,188/yr
same for both
Council Wodonga
same for both

Federal electorate

Bandiana Bonegilla
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bandiana Bonegilla
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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Acreage Family Students

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Rural Students

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