Bandiana vs Killara

Bandiana is the younger of the two, with a median age of 23 against 31 in Killara. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Bandiana, about half of households rent. In Killara, the large majority of households own their home. Houses cost more in Killara: a median of $734,000, against $654,000 in Bandiana. On these figures, Bandiana tends to suit renters, while Killara 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bandiana has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Killara carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 39/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bandiana

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($654,500 vs $733,750)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bandiana

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (50% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Bandiana sits closer to the CBD (326 km vs 328.8 km)
  • Killara is more walkable (14/100 vs 6/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Killara

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 6/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 39/100)

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

Investors

Killara

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (137.6% vs 39.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bandiana and Killara 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 Killara
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 Killara
Walkability 6 / 14
Bandiana — Walkability: 6/100 Killara — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 61 / 74
Bandiana — Safety: 61/100 Killara — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 17 / 100
Bandiana — Low fire risk: 17/100 Killara — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 25 / 20
Bandiana — Low flood risk: 25/100 Killara — Low flood risk: 20/100

Demographics

Killara has more residents (1,485 vs 855); Killara skews older (31 vs 23).

Bandiana Killara
Population 855 1,485
+74% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +39.0% +137.6%
Median age 23 31
Median household income $104,884/yr $118,196/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $380/wk $400/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bandiana Killara
0-4 7.4% / 11.0%
Bandiana — 0-4: 7.4% Killara — 0-4: 11.0%
5-14 15.4% / 19.4%
Bandiana — 5-14: 15.4% Killara — 5-14: 19.4%
15-19 14.6% / 4.0%
Bandiana — 15-19: 14.6% Killara — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 15.0% / 4.1%
Bandiana — 20-24: 15.0% Killara — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 18.1% / 21.3%
Bandiana — 25-34: 18.1% Killara — 25-34: 21.3%
35-44 12.6% / 17.4%
Bandiana — 35-44: 12.6% Killara — 35-44: 17.4%
45-54 6.4% / 8.6%
Bandiana — 45-54: 6.4% Killara — 45-54: 8.6%
55-64 4.7% / 7.0%
Bandiana — 55-64: 4.7% Killara — 55-64: 7.0%
65-74 4.2% / 5.4%
Bandiana — 65-74: 4.2% Killara — 65-74: 5.4%
75-84 2.1% / 2.0%
Bandiana — 75-84: 2.1% Killara — 75-84: 2.0%
85+ 0.5% / —
Bandiana — 85+: 0.5% Killara — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

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% Bandiana — Other Families: 0.0%
Killara 61.7% couple families
Killara — Couple Families: 61.7% Killara — Lone Person: 19.7% Killara — One Parent Families: 12.6% Killara — Group Household: 4.6% Killara — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

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%
Killara 20.7% renting
Killara — Owned Outright: 16.4% Killara — Mortgage: 63.0% Killara — Renting: 20.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bandiana Killara
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 19.1%
Bandiana — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Killara — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 10.5%
Bandiana — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Killara — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 9.0%
Bandiana — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Killara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 2.4%
Bandiana — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Killara — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 2.0%
Bandiana — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Killara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

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 Killara
England 1.5% / 1.8%
Bandiana — England: 1.5% Killara — England: 1.8%
New Zealand 1.2% / 0.8%
Bandiana — New Zealand: 1.2% Killara — New Zealand: 0.8%
Germany 0.9% / 0.5%
Bandiana — Germany: 0.9% Killara — Germany: 0.5%
India 0.5% / 0.6%
Bandiana — India: 0.5% Killara — India: 0.6%
Philippines 0.8% / —
Bandiana — Philippines: 0.8% Killara — Philippines: not among its largest
Zimbabwe — / 0.7%
Bandiana — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Killara — Zimbabwe: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bandiana 100.0% houses
Bandiana — Houses: 100.0% Bandiana — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Killara 98.4% houses
Killara — Houses: 98.4% Killara — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bandiana Killara
Median house price $654,500 $733,750
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $700,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 71 days
from 7 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.

Bandiana Killara
3 bed $659K / $639K
Bandiana — 3 bed: $659K (7 sales) Killara — 3 bed: $639K (7 sales)

7 vs 7 sales

4 bed $640K / $765K
Bandiana — 4 bed: $640K (11 sales) Killara — 4 bed: $765K (24 sales)

11 vs 24 sales

Zoning mix

Killara has more rural and farming land (25% vs 3%); Bandiana has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 0%).

Bandiana Killara
Residential 20% 42%
Parks and recreation 29% 27%
Other and special use 28% 0%
Rural and farming 3% 25%
Environmental 14% 0%
Industrial 4% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 4%
Commercial 0% 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 Killara
New dwellings approved 423
across Wodonga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +3%
same for both

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.

Bandiana Killara
Houses — 4.0%
$630/wk on $829K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bandiana Killara
House price Higher than 28% of VIC —
Income Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 76% 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 97% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 65% of VIC

Liveability

Killara is more walkable (14 vs 6); Killara scores higher overall (51 vs 24).

Bandiana Killara
Grade D B
Score 24/100 51/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Bandiana carries more bushfire risk (83 vs 0); Bandiana carries more crime risk (39 vs 26).

Bandiana Killara
Bushfire High
83/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
39/100
 Low
26/100
Flood High
75/100
 High
80/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Bandiana Killara
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 Killara

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bandiana Killara
Parks & reserves 3 2
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Killara sits further from the CBD (328.8 km vs 326 km).

Bandiana Killara
Walkability score 6/100 14/100
Distance to Melbourne 326 km 328.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 210 min 211 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 Killara
Car (driver) 48.7% / 85.5%
Bandiana — Car (driver): 48.7% Killara — Car (driver): 85.5%
Walked Only 38.9% / —
Bandiana — Walked Only: 38.9% Killara — Walked Only: not among its largest
Worked from Home 9.5% / 10.4%
Bandiana — Worked from Home: 9.5% Killara — Worked from Home: 10.4%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / 3.3%
Bandiana — Car (passenger): 2.3% Killara — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Bicycle 0.6% / 0.9%
Bandiana — Bicycle: 0.6% Killara — Bicycle: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.5%).

Setting

Bandiana Killara
Elevation 248 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 168 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bandiana Killara
Connectivity score 66/100 96/100
Most common technology Fibre to the building Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 18%
499 premises
 94%
578 premises

Climate

Bandiana Killara
Annual rainfall 700 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bandiana

Acreage Family Students

Killara

Family Large Blocks Young Families

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