Bonegilla vs Staghorn Flat

Bonegilla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 26 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, Bonegilla tends to suit young adults, while Staghorn Flat 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

  • Bonegilla has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • Staghorn Flat carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 23/100)

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 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bonegilla

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (14% vs 3%)
  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $310/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Staghorn Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (318.2 km vs 332.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Staghorn Flat

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 23/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Staghorn Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.6% vs -12.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bonegilla 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.

Bonegilla 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.

Bonegilla Staghorn Flat
Walkability 0 / 0
Bonegilla — Walkability: 0/100 Staghorn Flat — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 87
Bonegilla — Safety: 77/100 Staghorn Flat — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 86 / 37
Bonegilla — Low fire risk: 86/100 Staghorn Flat — Low fire risk: 37/100
Low flood risk 5 / 32
Bonegilla — Low flood risk: 5/100 Staghorn Flat — Low flood risk: 32/100

Demographics

Staghorn Flat skews older (45 vs 26); Bonegilla has more residents (610 vs 368).

Bonegilla Staghorn Flat
Population 610
+40% vs other
 368
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.0% +25.6%
Median age 26 45
Median household income $109,408/yr $116,272/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $225/wk $310/wk
+38% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bonegilla Staghorn Flat
0-4 2.5% / 5.7%
Bonegilla — 0-4: 2.5% Staghorn Flat — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 6.7% / 12.5%
Bonegilla — 5-14: 6.7% Staghorn Flat — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 15.4% / 8.7%
Bonegilla — 15-19: 15.4% Staghorn Flat — 15-19: 8.7%
20-24 23.0% / 6.0%
Bonegilla — 20-24: 23.0% Staghorn Flat — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 13.4% / 6.5%
Bonegilla — 25-34: 13.4% Staghorn Flat — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 9.2% / 9.2%
Bonegilla — 35-44: 9.2% Staghorn Flat — 35-44: 9.2%
45-54 6.7% / 16.3%
Bonegilla — 45-54: 6.7% Staghorn Flat — 45-54: 16.3%
55-64 11.1% / 14.9%
Bonegilla — 55-64: 11.1% Staghorn Flat — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 11.0% / 15.2%
Bonegilla — 65-74: 11.0% Staghorn Flat — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 1.0% / 2.7%
Bonegilla — 75-84: 1.0% Staghorn Flat — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ 0.7% / —
Bonegilla — 85+: 0.7% Staghorn Flat — 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%
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%
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%
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

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 Staghorn Flat
England 2.5% / 1.1%
Bonegilla — England: 2.5% Staghorn Flat — England: 1.1%
Netherlands 1.3% / —
Bonegilla — Netherlands: 1.3% Staghorn Flat — Netherlands: not among its largest
South Africa 1.0% / —
Bonegilla — South Africa: 1.0% Staghorn Flat — South Africa: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.8%
Bonegilla — Scotland: not among its largest Staghorn Flat — Scotland: 0.8%
New Zealand 0.5% / —
Bonegilla — New Zealand: 0.5% Staghorn Flat — New Zealand: not among its largest

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

Qualifications

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

Bonegilla Staghorn Flat
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 19.6%
Bonegilla — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Staghorn Flat — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 14.7%
Bonegilla — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Staghorn Flat — Bachelor Degree: 14.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 9.5%
Bonegilla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Staghorn Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 2.2%
Bonegilla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Staghorn Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / —
Bonegilla — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Staghorn Flat — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bonegilla 89.7% houses
Bonegilla — Houses: 89.7% Bonegilla — Flats / Apartments: 10.3%
Staghorn Flat 99.1% houses
Staghorn Flat — Houses: 99.1% Staghorn Flat — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

Bonegilla has more rural and farming land (86% vs 73%).

Bonegilla Staghorn Flat
Rural and farming 86% 73%
Parks and recreation 7% 20%
Environmental 1% 3%
Other and special use 3% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 1%
Residential 2%
same for both
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 Staghorn Flat
New dwellings approved 423
across Wodonga
 120
across Indigo
Approvals change year on year +3% +15%

Ranking within VIC

Bonegilla Staghorn Flat
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 6% of VIC Higher than 9% 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 51% of VIC

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Staghorn Flat carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 14); Bonegilla carries more crime risk (23 vs 13).

Bonegilla Staghorn Flat
Bushfire Low
14/100
 Moderate
63/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Low
13/100
Flood High
95/100
 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

Bonegilla Staghorn Flat
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 Staghorn Flat
Parks & reserves 4 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Bonegilla sits further from the CBD (332.5 km vs 318.2 km).

Bonegilla Staghorn Flat
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 332.5 km
+4% vs other
 318.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 214 min
same for both
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 Staghorn Flat
Car (driver) 36.5% / 75.3%
Bonegilla — Car (driver): 36.5% Staghorn Flat — Car (driver): 75.3%
Walked Only 42.4% / 2.5%
Bonegilla — Walked Only: 42.4% Staghorn Flat — Walked Only: 2.5%
Worked from Home 15.2% / 19.8%
Bonegilla — Worked from Home: 15.2% Staghorn Flat — Worked from Home: 19.8%
Car (passenger) 5.9% / 2.5%
Bonegilla — Car (passenger): 5.9% Staghorn Flat — Car (passenger): 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.3%).

Setting

Bonegilla Staghorn Flat
Elevation 191 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 187 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bonegilla

Rural Students

Staghorn Flat

Rural

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