Bullengarook vs Woodend

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bullengarook, most households are couple families. In Woodend, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bullengarook: a median of $1.35 million, against $998,000 in Woodend, though rent is higher in Woodend. On these figures, Bullengarook tends to suit couples, while Woodend suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Woodend

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
  • But Bullengarook carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 45/100)

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

First-home buyers

Woodend

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($997,500 vs $1,347,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bullengarook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $400/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

  • Bullengarook sits closer to the CBD (63.8 km vs 69.3 km)
  • Woodend is more walkable (63/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woodend

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (63/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • But Bullengarook carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 45/100)

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

Investors

Woodend

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.9% vs 10.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bullengarook Woodend
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.

Bullengarook Woodend
Walkability 0 / 63
Bullengarook — Walkability: 0/100 Woodend — Walkability: 63/100
Safety 67 / 55
Bullengarook — Safety: 67/100 Woodend — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 18 / 21
Bullengarook — Low fire risk: 18/100 Woodend — Low fire risk: 21/100
Low flood risk 86 / 75
Bullengarook — Low flood risk: 86/100 Woodend — Low flood risk: 75/100

Demographics

Woodend has more residents (6,732 vs 714); Woodend rents higher ($400/wk vs $300/wk).

Bullengarook Woodend
Population 714 6,732
+843% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.7% +15.9%
Median age 44 45
Median household income $119,704/yr
+9% vs other
 $109,408/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk $400/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bullengarook Woodend
0-4 5.0% / 4.9%
Bullengarook — 0-4: 5.0% Woodend — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 15.5% / 14.4%
Bullengarook — 5-14: 15.5% Woodend — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 6.7% / 6.4%
Bullengarook — 15-19: 6.7% Woodend — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 5.2% / 3.3%
Bullengarook — 20-24: 5.2% Woodend — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 5.7% / 6.9%
Bullengarook — 25-34: 5.7% Woodend — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 13.0% / 12.7%
Bullengarook — 35-44: 13.0% Woodend — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 15.1% / 16.2%
Bullengarook — 45-54: 15.1% Woodend — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 16.8% / 13.2%
Bullengarook — 55-64: 16.8% Woodend — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 11.9% / 12.9%
Bullengarook — 65-74: 11.9% Woodend — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 3.9% / 6.8%
Bullengarook — 75-84: 3.9% Woodend — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ 2.1% / 2.2%
Bullengarook — 85+: 2.1% Woodend — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bullengarook 60.5% couple families
Bullengarook — Couple Families: 60.5% Bullengarook — Lone Person: 24.7% Bullengarook — One Parent Families: 11.1% Bullengarook — Group Household: 3.7% Bullengarook — Other Families: 0.0%
Woodend 50.2% couple families
Woodend — Couple Families: 50.2% Woodend — Lone Person: 30.4% Woodend — One Parent Families: 16.3% Woodend — Group Household: 2.3% Woodend — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bullengarook 10.0% renting
Bullengarook — Owned Outright: 38.5% Bullengarook — Mortgage: 51.6% Bullengarook — Renting: 10.0%
Woodend 15.9% renting
Woodend — Owned Outright: 41.9% Woodend — Mortgage: 42.1% Woodend — Renting: 15.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bullengarook Woodend
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 11.1%
Bullengarook — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Woodend — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Bachelor Degree 9.7% / 17.1%
Bullengarook — Bachelor Degree: 9.7% Woodend — Bachelor Degree: 17.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 8.2%
Bullengarook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Woodend — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.6% / 7.4%
Bullengarook — Postgraduate Degree: 4.6% Woodend — Postgraduate Degree: 7.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 4.1%
Bullengarook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Woodend — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

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.

Bullengarook Woodend
England 3.6% / 6.0%
Bullengarook — England: 3.6% Woodend — England: 6.0%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.2%
Bullengarook — New Zealand: 1.3% Woodend — New Zealand: 1.2%
Germany 1.1% / 0.8%
Bullengarook — Germany: 1.1% Woodend — Germany: 0.8%
Italy 1.0% / 0.4%
Bullengarook — Italy: 1.0% Woodend — Italy: 0.4%
South Africa 0.7% / 0.4%
Bullengarook — South Africa: 0.7% Woodend — South Africa: 0.4%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Bullengarook — Scotland: not among its largest Woodend — Scotland: 0.7%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Bullengarook — Netherlands: not among its largest Woodend — Netherlands: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bullengarook 99.1% houses
Bullengarook — Houses: 99.1% Bullengarook — Townhouses: 0.0% Bullengarook — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Woodend 90.7% houses
Woodend — Houses: 90.7% Woodend — Townhouses: 8.9% Woodend — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bullengarook Woodend
Median house price $1,347,500 $997,500
Median unit price — $730,000
Median land price — $737,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 55 days
from 5 sales
 54 days
from 95 sales

Zoning mix

Woodend has more rural and farming land (12% vs 0%); Woodend has more land zoned for conservation (68% vs 57%).

Bullengarook Woodend
Environmental 57% 68%
Parks and recreation 42% 9%
Rural and farming 0% 12%
Residential 0% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 5%
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

Bullengarook Woodend
New dwellings approved 331
across Macedon Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year +80%
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.

Bullengarook Woodend
Houses — 3.2%
$765/wk on $1.25M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bullengarook Woodend
House price — Higher than 64% of VIC
Income Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 11% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 6% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 62% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 21% of VIC

Liveability

Woodend is more walkable (63 vs 0).

Bullengarook Woodend
Grade B C
Score 50/100 46/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Woodend carries more flood risk (25 vs 14); Woodend carries more crime risk (45 vs 33).

Bullengarook Woodend
Bushfire High
82/100
 High
79/100
Crime Low
33/100
 Moderate
45/100
Flood Low
14/100
 Low
25/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Bullengarook Woodend
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bullengarook

  • Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School-Bullengarook Senior Campus Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Woodend

  • Woodend Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Ambrose's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Braemar College - Woodend Campus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Bullengarook Woodend
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 2 5
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 7

Mobility

Woodend sits further from the CBD (69.3 km vs 63.8 km).

Bullengarook Woodend
Walkability score 0/100 63/100
Distance to Melbourne 63.8 km 69.3 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 57 min 56 min
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 3437
 1.6%
postcode 3442
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 3437
 58
postcode 3442

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.

Bullengarook Woodend
Car (driver) 64.2% / 49.8%
Bullengarook — Car (driver): 64.2% Woodend — Car (driver): 49.8%
Worked from Home 30.2% / 40.8%
Bullengarook — Worked from Home: 30.2% Woodend — Worked from Home: 40.8%
Car (passenger) 2.4% / 3.8%
Bullengarook — Car (passenger): 2.4% Woodend — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 3.1% / 2.4%
Bullengarook — Walked Only: 3.1% Woodend — Walked Only: 2.4%
Train — / 2.5%
Bullengarook — Train: not among its largest Woodend — Train: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.2%).

Setting

Bullengarook Woodend
Elevation 523 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 568 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bullengarook Woodend
Connectivity score 28/100 65/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
211 premises
 44%
3,120 premises

Climate

Bullengarook Woodend
Annual rainfall 778 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bullengarook Woodend
Average residential rate $2,065/yr
same for both
Council Macedon Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Bullengarook Woodend
Division Mcewen
same for both
Member Rob Mitchell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bullengarook Woodend
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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