Byaduk vs Wallacedale

Wallacedale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 53 in Byaduk. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Byaduk, most households are people living alone. In Wallacedale, most households are couple families. On these figures, Byaduk tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Wallacedale suits couples.

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

Wallacedale

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 63/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 39%)

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

Byaduk

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($110/wk vs $235/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Byaduk

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (310.6 km vs 343.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (231 min vs 241 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Byaduk

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 (29% vs 10%)
  • But Wallacedale carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 63/100)

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

Investors

Byaduk

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.9% vs -16.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Byaduk Wallacedale
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.

Byaduk Wallacedale
Walkability 10 / 0
Byaduk — Walkability: 10/100 Wallacedale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 37 / 83
Byaduk — Safety: 37/100 Wallacedale — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 32 / 8
Byaduk — Low fire risk: 32/100 Wallacedale — Low fire risk: 8/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Byaduk — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wallacedale — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wallacedale rents higher ($235/wk vs $110/wk); Byaduk has more residents (129 vs 94).

Byaduk Wallacedale
Population 129
+27% vs other
 94
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.9% -16.8%
Median age 53 43
Median household income $97,500/yr
+2% vs other
 $95,316/yr
Median weekly rent $110/wk $235/wk
+114% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Byaduk Wallacedale
0-4 3.1% / 3.2%
Byaduk — 0-4: 3.1% Wallacedale — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 7.0% / 13.8%
Byaduk — 5-14: 7.0% Wallacedale — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 3.9% / 14.9%
Byaduk — 15-19: 3.9% Wallacedale — 15-19: 14.9%
20-24 2.3% / —
Byaduk — 20-24: 2.3% Wallacedale — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 14.7% / 8.5%
Byaduk — 25-34: 14.7% Wallacedale — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 4.7% / 9.6%
Byaduk — 35-44: 4.7% Wallacedale — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 14.7% / 22.3%
Byaduk — 45-54: 14.7% Wallacedale — 45-54: 22.3%
55-64 20.9% / 13.8%
Byaduk — 55-64: 20.9% Wallacedale — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 18.6% / 6.4%
Byaduk — 65-74: 18.6% Wallacedale — 65-74: 6.4%
75-84 10.1% / —
Byaduk — 75-84: 10.1% Wallacedale — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / 3.2%
Byaduk — 85+: not among its largest Wallacedale — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Byaduk 39.4% couple families
Byaduk — Couple Families: 39.4% Byaduk — Lone Person: 60.6% Byaduk — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Wallacedale 68.2% couple families
Wallacedale — Couple Families: 68.2% Wallacedale — Lone Person: 13.6% Wallacedale — One Parent Families: 18.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Byaduk 10.5% renting
Byaduk — Owned Outright: 63.2% Byaduk — Mortgage: 26.3% Byaduk — Renting: 10.5%
Wallacedale 14.3% renting
Wallacedale — Owned Outright: 39.3% Wallacedale — Mortgage: 46.4% Wallacedale — Renting: 14.3%
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.

Byaduk Wallacedale
England 3.1% / 4.3%
Byaduk — England: 3.1% Wallacedale — England: 4.3%
New Zealand — / 7.4%
Byaduk — New Zealand: not among its largest Wallacedale — New Zealand: 7.4%
Philippines — / 3.2%
Byaduk — Philippines: not among its largest Wallacedale — Philippines: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

Qualifications

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

Byaduk Wallacedale
Certificate III & IV 10.1% / 16.0%
Byaduk — Certificate III & IV: 10.1% Wallacedale — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.1% / 9.6%
Byaduk — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1% Wallacedale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Bachelor Degree 14.0% / 3.2%
Byaduk — Bachelor Degree: 14.0% Wallacedale — Bachelor Degree: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Byaduk 98.2% houses
Byaduk — Houses: 98.2% Byaduk — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Wallacedale 100.0% houses
Wallacedale — Houses: 100.0% Wallacedale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

Byaduk Wallacedale
Rural and farming 96% 100%
Parks and recreation 3% 0%
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

Byaduk Wallacedale
New dwellings approved 43
across Southern Grampians
 60
across Glenelg
Approvals change year on year +200% -65%

Ranking within VIC

Byaduk Wallacedale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 16% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC

Liveability

Byaduk is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Byaduk Wallacedale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Byaduk carries more crime risk (63 vs 17); Wallacedale carries more bushfire risk (92 vs 68).

Byaduk Wallacedale
Bushfire Moderate
68/100
 High
92/100
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Low
17/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Byaduk Wallacedale
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

Byaduk Wallacedale
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 4 1

Mobility

Wallacedale sits further from the CBD (343.5 km vs 310.6 km).

Byaduk Wallacedale
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 310.6 km 343.5 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 231 min 241 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3301
 0.0%
postcode 3303
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 32
postcode 3301
 31
postcode 3303

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.

Byaduk Wallacedale
Car (driver) 46.3% / 70.6%
Byaduk — Car (driver): 46.3% Wallacedale — Car (driver): 70.6%
Worked from Home 49.3% / 17.6%
Byaduk — Worked from Home: 49.3% Wallacedale — Worked from Home: 17.6%
Walked Only 4.5% / 11.8%
Byaduk — Walked Only: 4.5% Wallacedale — Walked Only: 11.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.6%).

Setting

Byaduk Wallacedale
Elevation 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 70 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 36.4 km 36.3 km

NBN connectivity

Byaduk Wallacedale
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
71 premises
 0%
51 premises

Climate

Byaduk Wallacedale
Annual rainfall 604 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Byaduk Wallacedale
Average residential rate $1,892/yr $1,852/yr
Council Southern Grampians Glenelg

Federal electorate

Byaduk Wallacedale
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Byaduk Wallacedale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Byaduk

Retirees Rural

Wallacedale

Rural

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