Baranduda vs Staghorn Flat

Baranduda is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 45 in Staghorn Flat. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Baranduda tends to suit 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

Baranduda

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Staghorn Flat carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 35/100)

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

They split

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

  • Baranduda has a bigger rental market to choose from (15% vs 3%)
  • Staghorn Flat has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $355/wk)

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

  • Baranduda is more walkable (41/100 vs 0/100)
  • Staghorn Flat sits closer to the CBD (318.2 km vs 330.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Baranduda is more walkable (41/100 vs 0/100)
  • Staghorn Flat carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 35/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Baranduda Staghorn Flat
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.

Baranduda Staghorn Flat
Walkability 41 / 0
Baranduda — Walkability: 41/100 Staghorn Flat — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 65 / 87
Baranduda — Safety: 65/100 Staghorn Flat — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 30 / 37
Baranduda — Low fire risk: 30/100 Staghorn Flat — Low fire risk: 37/100
Low flood risk 21 / 32
Baranduda — Low flood risk: 21/100 Staghorn Flat — Low flood risk: 32/100

Demographics

Baranduda has more residents (3,041 vs 368); Staghorn Flat skews older (45 vs 37).

Baranduda Staghorn Flat
Population 3,041
+88% vs other
 368
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +28.3% +25.6%
Median age 37 45
Median household income $108,680/yr $116,272/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $355/wk
+13% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Baranduda Staghorn Flat
0-4 6.9% / 5.7%
Baranduda — 0-4: 6.9% Staghorn Flat — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 16.6% / 12.5%
Baranduda — 5-14: 16.6% Staghorn Flat — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 5.8% / 8.7%
Baranduda — 15-19: 5.8% Staghorn Flat — 15-19: 8.7%
20-24 4.0% / 6.0%
Baranduda — 20-24: 4.0% Staghorn Flat — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 13.1% / 6.5%
Baranduda — 25-34: 13.1% Staghorn Flat — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 12.5% / 9.2%
Baranduda — 35-44: 12.5% Staghorn Flat — 35-44: 9.2%
45-54 12.2% / 16.3%
Baranduda — 45-54: 12.2% Staghorn Flat — 45-54: 16.3%
55-64 9.8% / 14.9%
Baranduda — 55-64: 9.8% Staghorn Flat — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 8.0% / 15.2%
Baranduda — 65-74: 8.0% Staghorn Flat — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 6.1% / 2.7%
Baranduda — 75-84: 6.1% Staghorn Flat — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ 5.2% / —
Baranduda — 85+: 5.2% Staghorn Flat — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Baranduda 61.5% couple families
Baranduda — Couple Families: 61.5% Baranduda — Lone Person: 25.0% Baranduda — One Parent Families: 11.2% Baranduda — Group Household: 1.8% Baranduda — Other Families: 0.4%
Staghorn Flat 68.6% couple families
Staghorn Flat — Couple Families: 68.6% Staghorn Flat — Lone Person: 25.7% Staghorn Flat — One Parent Families: 5.7% Staghorn Flat — Group Household: 0.0% Staghorn Flat — 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.

Baranduda 15.0% renting
Baranduda — Owned Outright: 28.4% Baranduda — Mortgage: 56.7% Baranduda — Renting: 15.0%
Staghorn Flat 2.9% renting
Staghorn Flat — Owned Outright: 53.4% Staghorn Flat — Mortgage: 43.7% Staghorn Flat — Renting: 2.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Baranduda Staghorn Flat
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 19.6%
Baranduda — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Staghorn Flat — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Bachelor Degree 9.9% / 14.7%
Baranduda — Bachelor Degree: 9.9% Staghorn Flat — Bachelor Degree: 14.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 9.5%
Baranduda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Staghorn Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 2.2%
Baranduda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Staghorn Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / —
Baranduda — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Staghorn Flat — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

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.

Baranduda Staghorn Flat
England 2.2% / 1.1%
Baranduda — England: 2.2% Staghorn Flat — England: 1.1%
Scotland 0.3% / 0.8%
Baranduda — Scotland: 0.3% Staghorn Flat — Scotland: 0.8%
New Zealand 1.0% / —
Baranduda — New Zealand: 1.0% Staghorn Flat — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany 0.7% / —
Baranduda — Germany: 0.7% Staghorn Flat — Germany: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.5% / —
Baranduda — Netherlands: 0.5% Staghorn Flat — Netherlands: not among its largest
India 0.5% / —
Baranduda — India: 0.5% Staghorn Flat — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Baranduda 99.3% houses
Baranduda — Houses: 99.3% Baranduda — Flats / Apartments: 0.2% Baranduda — Townhouses: 0.5%
Staghorn Flat 99.1% houses
Staghorn Flat — Houses: 99.1% Staghorn Flat — Flats / Apartments: 0.9% Staghorn Flat — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Baranduda Staghorn Flat
Median house price $649,500 —
Median unit price $235,000 —
Median land price $232,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 42 days
from 46 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Staghorn Flat has more rural and farming land (73% vs 46%).

Baranduda Staghorn Flat
Rural and farming 46% 73%
Residential 24% 2%
Parks and recreation 21% 20%
Industrial 5% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 1%
Environmental 0% 3%
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

Baranduda Staghorn Flat
New dwellings approved 423
across Wodonga
 120
across Indigo
Approvals change year on year +3% +15%

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.

Baranduda Staghorn Flat
Houses 4.2%
$650/wk on $801K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Baranduda Staghorn Flat
House price Higher than 36% of VIC —
Income Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 9% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 91% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 53% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 81% of VIC —

Liveability

Baranduda is more walkable (41 vs 0).

Baranduda Staghorn Flat
Grade C —
Score 35/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Baranduda carries more crime risk (35 vs 13); Baranduda carries more flood risk (79 vs 68).

Baranduda Staghorn Flat
Bushfire High
70/100
 Moderate
63/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Low
13/100
Flood High
79/100
 Moderate
68/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Baranduda Staghorn Flat
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Baranduda

  • Baranduda Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Francis of Assisi Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Staghorn Flat

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

Amenities in the suburb

Baranduda Staghorn Flat
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 5 0
GPs 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Baranduda sits further from the CBD (330.7 km vs 318.2 km).

Baranduda Staghorn Flat
Walkability score 41/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 330.7 km
+4% vs other
 318.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 212 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.

Baranduda Staghorn Flat
Car (driver) 82.4% / 75.3%
Baranduda — Car (driver): 82.4% Staghorn Flat — Car (driver): 75.3%
Worked from Home 12.2% / 19.8%
Baranduda — Worked from Home: 12.2% Staghorn Flat — Worked from Home: 19.8%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 2.5%
Baranduda — Car (passenger): 3.9% Staghorn Flat — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Walked Only 0.8% / 2.5%
Baranduda — Walked Only: 0.8% Staghorn Flat — Walked Only: 2.5%
Bus 0.5% / —
Baranduda — Bus: 0.5% Staghorn Flat — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.4%).

Setting

Baranduda Staghorn Flat
Elevation 190 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 187 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Baranduda Staghorn Flat
Connectivity score 79/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 65%
1,538 premises
 0%
111 premises

Climate

Baranduda Staghorn Flat
Annual rainfall 700 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Baranduda Staghorn Flat
Average residential rate $2,188/yr $1,828/yr
Council Wodonga Indigo

Federal electorate

Baranduda Staghorn Flat
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Baranduda Staghorn Flat
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Baranduda

Acreage Family

Staghorn Flat

Rural

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