Bonegilla vs Killara

Bonegilla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 26 against 31 in Killara. 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 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $400/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Killara

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (328.8 km vs 332.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Bonegilla has more residents already 65 and over (13% vs 7%)
  • Killara is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Killara

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (137.6% vs -12.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bonegilla 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.

Bonegilla 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.

Bonegilla Killara
Walkability 0 / 14
Bonegilla — Walkability: 0/100 Killara — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 77 / 74
Bonegilla — Safety: 77/100 Killara — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 86 / 100
Bonegilla — Low fire risk: 86/100 Killara — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 5 / 20
Bonegilla — Low flood risk: 5/100 Killara — Low flood risk: 20/100

Demographics

Killara has more residents (1,485 vs 610); Killara rents higher ($400/wk vs $225/wk).

Bonegilla Killara
Population 610 1,485
+143% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.0% +137.6%
Median age 26 31
Median household income $109,408/yr $118,196/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $225/wk $400/wk
+78% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bonegilla Killara
0-4 2.5% / 11.0%
Bonegilla — 0-4: 2.5% Killara — 0-4: 11.0%
5-14 6.7% / 19.4%
Bonegilla — 5-14: 6.7% Killara — 5-14: 19.4%
15-19 15.4% / 4.0%
Bonegilla — 15-19: 15.4% Killara — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 23.0% / 4.1%
Bonegilla — 20-24: 23.0% Killara — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 13.4% / 21.3%
Bonegilla — 25-34: 13.4% Killara — 25-34: 21.3%
35-44 9.2% / 17.4%
Bonegilla — 35-44: 9.2% Killara — 35-44: 17.4%
45-54 6.7% / 8.6%
Bonegilla — 45-54: 6.7% Killara — 45-54: 8.6%
55-64 11.1% / 7.0%
Bonegilla — 55-64: 11.1% Killara — 55-64: 7.0%
65-74 11.0% / 5.4%
Bonegilla — 65-74: 11.0% Killara — 65-74: 5.4%
75-84 1.0% / 2.0%
Bonegilla — 75-84: 1.0% Killara — 75-84: 2.0%
85+ 0.7% / —
Bonegilla — 85+: 0.7% Killara — 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% Bonegilla — Group Household: 0.0% Bonegilla — 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.

Bonegilla 14.2% renting
Bonegilla — Owned Outright: 52.2% Bonegilla — Mortgage: 33.6% Bonegilla — Renting: 14.2%
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.

Bonegilla Killara
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 19.1%
Bonegilla — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Killara — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 10.5%
Bonegilla — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Killara — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 9.0%
Bonegilla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Killara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 2.0%
Bonegilla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Killara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 2.4%
Bonegilla — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Killara — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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.

Bonegilla Killara
England 2.5% / 1.8%
Bonegilla — England: 2.5% Killara — England: 1.8%
Netherlands 1.3% / —
Bonegilla — Netherlands: 1.3% Killara — Netherlands: not among its largest
South Africa 1.0% / 0.3%
Bonegilla — South Africa: 1.0% Killara — South Africa: 0.3%
New Zealand 0.5% / 0.8%
Bonegilla — New Zealand: 0.5% Killara — New Zealand: 0.8%
Zimbabwe — / 0.7%
Bonegilla — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Killara — Zimbabwe: 0.7%
India — / 0.6%
Bonegilla — India: not among its largest Killara — India: 0.6%
Germany — / 0.5%
Bonegilla — Germany: not among its largest Killara — Germany: 0.5%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bonegilla 89.7% houses
Bonegilla — Houses: 89.7% Bonegilla — Flats / Apartments: 10.3%
Killara 98.4% houses
Killara — Houses: 98.4% Killara — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

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

Zoning mix

Bonegilla has more rural and farming land (86% vs 25%).

Bonegilla Killara
Rural and farming 86% 25%
Residential 2% 42%
Parks and recreation 7% 27%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 4%
Other and special use 3% 0%
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

Bonegilla 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.

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

Ranking within VIC

Bonegilla Killara
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 6% of VIC Higher than 76% 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 97% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 65% of VIC

Liveability

Killara is more walkable (14 vs 0); Killara scores higher overall (51 vs 44).

Bonegilla Killara
Grade C B
Score 44/100 51/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Bonegilla carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Bonegilla carries more flood risk (95 vs 80).

Bonegilla Killara
Bushfire Low
14/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Low
26/100
Flood High
95/100
 High
80/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

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

Mobility

Bonegilla sits further from the CBD (332.5 km vs 328.8 km).

Bonegilla Killara
Walkability score 0/100 14/100
Distance to Melbourne 332.5 km
+1% vs other
 328.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 214 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.

Bonegilla Killara
Car (driver) 36.5% / 85.5%
Bonegilla — Car (driver): 36.5% Killara — Car (driver): 85.5%
Walked Only 42.4% / —
Bonegilla — Walked Only: 42.4% Killara — Walked Only: not among its largest
Worked from Home 15.2% / 10.4%
Bonegilla — Worked from Home: 15.2% Killara — Worked from Home: 10.4%
Car (passenger) 5.9% / 3.3%
Bonegilla — Car (passenger): 5.9% Killara — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Bicycle — / 0.9%
Bonegilla — Bicycle: not among its largest Killara — Bicycle: 0.9%

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

Setting

Bonegilla Killara
Elevation 191 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 168 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bonegilla Killara
Connectivity score 30/100 96/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
131 premises
 94%
578 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bonegilla

Rural Students

Killara

Family Large Blocks Young Families

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