Castle Creek vs Leneva

Leneva is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 43 in Castle Creek. 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, Castle Creek tends to suit people living alone, while Leneva 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

Leneva

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 67%)

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

First-home buyers

Leneva

ahead on the one thing that separates them

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Leneva

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($390/wk vs $430/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Castle Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (224 min vs 233 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (329.8 km vs 332.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Castle Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 9%)

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

Investors

Leneva

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (55.7% vs 10.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Castle Creek Leneva
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.

Castle Creek Leneva
Walkability 0 / 0
Castle Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Leneva — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 82 / 77
Castle Creek — Safety: 82/100 Leneva — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 14 / 25
Castle Creek — Low fire risk: 14/100 Leneva — Low fire risk: 25/100
Low flood risk 100 / 68
Castle Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100 Leneva — Low flood risk: 68/100

Demographics

Leneva has more residents (1,317 vs 85); Castle Creek skews older (43 vs 33).

Castle Creek Leneva
Population 85 1,317
+1449% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.4% +55.7%
Median age 43 33
Median household income $108,316/yr $119,860/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $430/wk
+9% vs other
 $390/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Castle Creek Leneva
0-4 5.9% / 8.7%
Castle Creek — 0-4: 5.9% Leneva — 0-4: 8.7%
5-14 15.3% / 17.2%
Castle Creek — 5-14: 15.3% Leneva — 5-14: 17.2%
15-19 11.8% / 5.8%
Castle Creek — 15-19: 11.8% Leneva — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 — / 4.8%
Castle Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Leneva — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 5.9% / 15.9%
Castle Creek — 25-34: 5.9% Leneva — 25-34: 15.9%
35-44 8.2% / 17.5%
Castle Creek — 35-44: 8.2% Leneva — 35-44: 17.5%
45-54 15.3% / 12.6%
Castle Creek — 45-54: 15.3% Leneva — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 15.3% / 7.4%
Castle Creek — 55-64: 15.3% Leneva — 55-64: 7.4%
65-74 3.5% / 5.9%
Castle Creek — 65-74: 3.5% Leneva — 65-74: 5.9%
75-84 11.8% / 2.5%
Castle Creek — 75-84: 11.8% Leneva — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ — / 0.8%
Castle Creek — 85+: not among its largest Leneva — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Castle Creek 66.7% couple families
Castle Creek — Couple Families: 66.7% Castle Creek — Lone Person: 33.3% Castle Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Castle Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Castle Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Leneva 63.3% couple families
Leneva — Couple Families: 63.3% Leneva — Lone Person: 17.4% Leneva — One Parent Families: 13.5% Leneva — Group Household: 3.7% Leneva — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Castle Creek 15.0% renting
Castle Creek — Owned Outright: 45.0% Castle Creek — Mortgage: 40.0% Castle Creek — Renting: 15.0%
Leneva 16.3% renting
Leneva — Owned Outright: 24.5% Leneva — Mortgage: 59.2% Leneva — Renting: 16.3%
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.

Castle Creek Leneva
England 5.9% / 1.6%
Castle Creek — England: 5.9% Leneva — England: 1.6%
New Zealand — / 1.4%
Castle Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Leneva — New Zealand: 1.4%
Philippines — / 1.1%
Castle Creek — Philippines: not among its largest Leneva — Philippines: 1.1%
South Africa — / 0.9%
Castle Creek — South Africa: not among its largest Leneva — South Africa: 0.9%
Germany — / 0.4%
Castle Creek — Germany: not among its largest Leneva — Germany: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

Qualifications

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

Castle Creek Leneva
Certificate III & IV 15.3% / 18.1%
Castle Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.3% Leneva — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 16.5% / 12.7%
Castle Creek — Bachelor Degree: 16.5% Leneva — Bachelor Degree: 12.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 8.3%
Castle Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Leneva — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.3%
Castle Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Leneva — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Castle Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Leneva — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Castle Creek 100.0% houses
Castle Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Leneva 100.0% houses
Leneva — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Castle Creek Leneva
Median house price — $665,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $237,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 54 days
from 42 sales

Zoning mix

Castle Creek has more rural and farming land (96% vs 60%).

Castle Creek Leneva
Rural and farming 96% 60%
Parks and recreation 1% 21%
Environmental 4% 9%
Residential 0% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 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

Castle Creek Leneva
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.

Castle Creek Leneva
Houses — 4.2%
$640/wk on $789K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Castle Creek Leneva
House price — Higher than 45% of VIC
Income Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 92% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 54% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 81% of VIC

Liveability

Castle Creek Leneva
Grade — C
Score — 43/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Leneva carries more flood risk (32 vs 0); Castle Creek carries more bushfire risk (86 vs 75).

Castle Creek Leneva
Bushfire High
86/100
 High
75/100
Crime Low
18/100
 Low
23/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
32/100
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

Castle Creek Leneva
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Castle Creek

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Leneva

  • Grace Christian College Wodonga Independent · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Castle Creek Leneva
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 3
Waterways 2 5

Mobility

Leneva sits further from the CBD (332.1 km vs 329.8 km).

Castle Creek Leneva
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 329.8 km 332.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 224 min 233 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.

Castle Creek Leneva
Car (driver) 61.4% / 80.4%
Castle Creek — Car (driver): 61.4% Leneva — Car (driver): 80.4%
Worked from Home 29.5% / 12.2%
Castle Creek — Worked from Home: 29.5% Leneva — Worked from Home: 12.2%
Walked Only 9.1% / 1.4%
Castle Creek — Walked Only: 9.1% Leneva — Walked Only: 1.4%
Car (passenger) — / 5.1%
Castle Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Leneva — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Bus — / 0.5%
Castle Creek — Bus: not among its largest Leneva — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.4%).

Setting

Castle Creek Leneva
Elevation 333 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 378 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Castle Creek Leneva
Connectivity score 26/100 87/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
18 premises
 80%
857 premises

Climate

Castle Creek Leneva
Annual rainfall 700 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Castle Creek Leneva
Average residential rate $2,188/yr
same for both
Council Wodonga
same for both

Federal electorate

Castle Creek Leneva
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Castle Creek Leneva
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Castle Creek

Rural

Leneva

Family Rural Young Families

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