Bonegilla vs Ebden

Bonegilla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 26 against 50 in Ebden. 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, Bonegilla tends to suit young adults, while Ebden suits older residents.

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

Ebden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (105% vs 90%)

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

First-home buyers

Bonegilla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Ebden

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 11%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $225/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

  • Bonegilla sits closer to the CBD (332.5 km vs 337.4 km)
  • Ebden is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ebden

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Bonegilla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-12.0% vs -19.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bonegilla Ebden
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.

Bonegilla Ebden
Walkability 0 / 10
Bonegilla — Walkability: 0/100 Ebden — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 77 / 74
Bonegilla — Safety: 77/100 Ebden — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 86 / 86
Bonegilla — Low fire risk: 86/100 Ebden — Low fire risk: 86/100
Low flood risk 5 / 2
Bonegilla — Low flood risk: 5/100 Ebden — Low flood risk: 2/100

Demographics

Bonegilla has more residents (610 vs 110); Bonegilla rents higher ($225/wk vs $100/wk).

Bonegilla Ebden
Population 610
+82% vs other
 110
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.0% -19.1%
Median age 26 50
Median household income $109,408/yr $123,448/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $225/wk
+56% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bonegilla Ebden
0-4 2.5% / —
Bonegilla — 0-4: 2.5% Ebden — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 6.7% / 12.7%
Bonegilla — 5-14: 6.7% Ebden — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 15.4% / 5.5%
Bonegilla — 15-19: 15.4% Ebden — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 23.0% / 9.1%
Bonegilla — 20-24: 23.0% Ebden — 20-24: 9.1%
25-34 13.4% / 9.1%
Bonegilla — 25-34: 13.4% Ebden — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 9.2% / 13.6%
Bonegilla — 35-44: 9.2% Ebden — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 6.7% / 12.7%
Bonegilla — 45-54: 6.7% Ebden — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 11.1% / 17.3%
Bonegilla — 55-64: 11.1% Ebden — 55-64: 17.3%
65-74 11.0% / 19.1%
Bonegilla — 65-74: 11.0% Ebden — 65-74: 19.1%
75-84 1.0% / 6.4%
Bonegilla — 75-84: 1.0% Ebden — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ 0.7% / —
Bonegilla — 85+: 0.7% Ebden — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bonegilla 71.2% couple families
Bonegilla — Couple Families: 71.2% Bonegilla — Lone Person: 24.2% Bonegilla — One Parent Families: 4.5%
Ebden 69.2% couple families
Ebden — Couple Families: 69.2% Ebden — Lone Person: 30.8% Ebden — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bonegilla 14.2% renting
Bonegilla — Owned Outright: 52.2% Bonegilla — Mortgage: 33.6% Bonegilla — Renting: 14.2%
Ebden 13.9% renting
Ebden — Owned Outright: 61.1% Ebden — Mortgage: 25.0% Ebden — Renting: 13.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bonegilla 89.7% houses
Bonegilla — Houses: 89.7% Bonegilla — Flats / Apartments: 10.3%
Ebden 105.3% houses
Ebden — Houses: 105.3% Ebden — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bonegilla Ebden
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 26.4%
Bonegilla — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Ebden — Certificate III & IV: 26.4%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 12.7%
Bonegilla — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Ebden — Bachelor Degree: 12.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 7.3%
Bonegilla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Ebden — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 2.7%
Bonegilla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Ebden — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / —
Bonegilla — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Ebden — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

Zoning mix

Bonegilla has more rural and farming land (86% vs 18%); Ebden has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 1%).

Bonegilla Ebden
Rural and farming 86% 18%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 67%
Environmental 1% 14%
Parks and recreation 7% 0%
Other and special use 3% 0%
Residential 2% 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

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

Ranking within VIC

Bonegilla Ebden
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 6% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 53% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC

Liveability

Ebden is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Bonegilla Ebden
Grade C —
Score 44/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bonegilla Ebden
Bushfire Low
14/100
same for both
Crime Low
23/100
 Low
26/100
Flood High
95/100
 High
98/100
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

Bonegilla Ebden
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

Bonegilla Ebden
Parks & reserves 4 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Ebden sits further from the CBD (337.4 km vs 332.5 km).

Bonegilla Ebden
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 332.5 km 337.4 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 214 min 217 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.

Bonegilla Ebden
Car (driver) 36.5% / 75.0%
Bonegilla — Car (driver): 36.5% Ebden — Car (driver): 75.0%
Walked Only 42.4% / —
Bonegilla — Walked Only: 42.4% Ebden — Walked Only: not among its largest
Worked from Home 15.2% / 25.0%
Bonegilla — Worked from Home: 15.2% Ebden — Worked from Home: 25.0%
Car (passenger) 5.9% / —
Bonegilla — Car (passenger): 5.9% Ebden — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.0%).

Setting

Bonegilla Ebden
Elevation 191 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 180 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bonegilla Ebden
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
131 premises
 0%
54 premises

Climate

Bonegilla Ebden
Annual rainfall 692 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.0°C
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bonegilla

Rural Students

Ebden

Retirees Rural

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