Clonbinane vs Wandong

Wandong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 44 in Clonbinane. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Clonbinane, about half of households are couple families. In Wandong, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Clonbinane: a median of $1.7 million, against $950,000 in Wandong, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Clonbinane tends to suit people living alone, while Wandong suits families with children, couples, and 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

Wandong

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 65%)
  • But Clonbinane has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Wandong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($950,000 vs $1,700,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wandong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($305/wk vs $475/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wandong

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (59/100 vs 10/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (59 min vs 84 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (70.1 km vs 89.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wandong

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (59/100 vs 10/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Clonbinane has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Clonbinane Wandong
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.

Clonbinane Wandong
Walkability 10 / 59
Clonbinane — Walkability: 10/100 Wandong — Walkability: 59/100
Safety 29 / 27
Clonbinane — Safety: 29/100 Wandong — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 6 / 15
Clonbinane — Low fire risk: 6/100 Wandong — Low fire risk: 15/100
Low flood risk 76 / 100
Clonbinane — Low flood risk: 76/100 Wandong — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wandong has more residents (1,477 vs 347); Clonbinane rents higher ($475/wk vs $305/wk).

Clonbinane Wandong
Population 347 1,477
+326% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.2% +10.2%
Median age 44 40
Median household income $98,904/yr $108,316/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $475/wk
+36% vs other
 $305/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clonbinane Wandong
0-4 6.1% / 5.3%
Clonbinane — 0-4: 6.1% Wandong — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 9.5% / 15.2%
Clonbinane — 5-14: 9.5% Wandong — 5-14: 15.2%
15-19 6.1% / 6.8%
Clonbinane — 15-19: 6.1% Wandong — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 5.2% / 6.2%
Clonbinane — 20-24: 5.2% Wandong — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 10.4% / 9.5%
Clonbinane — 25-34: 10.4% Wandong — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 12.4% / 12.4%
Clonbinane — 35-44: 12.4% Wandong — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 12.4% / 15.9%
Clonbinane — 45-54: 12.4% Wandong — 45-54: 15.9%
55-64 14.1% / 15.2%
Clonbinane — 55-64: 14.1% Wandong — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 13.3% / 9.0%
Clonbinane — 65-74: 13.3% Wandong — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 7.2% / 3.2%
Clonbinane — 75-84: 7.2% Wandong — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ — / 0.9%
Clonbinane — 85+: not among its largest Wandong — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clonbinane 52.0% couple families
Clonbinane — Couple Families: 52.0% Clonbinane — Lone Person: 34.7% Clonbinane — One Parent Families: 13.3% Clonbinane — Group Household: 0.0% Clonbinane — Other Families: 0.0%
Wandong 62.6% couple families
Wandong — Couple Families: 62.6% Wandong — Lone Person: 19.5% Wandong — One Parent Families: 12.6% Wandong — Group Household: 3.5% Wandong — Other Families: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clonbinane 5.2% renting
Clonbinane — Owned Outright: 54.3% Clonbinane — Mortgage: 40.5% Clonbinane — Renting: 5.2%
Wandong 8.0% renting
Wandong — Owned Outright: 34.4% Wandong — Mortgage: 57.5% Wandong — Renting: 8.0%
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.

Clonbinane Wandong
New Zealand 4.0% / 1.2%
Clonbinane — New Zealand: 4.0% Wandong — New Zealand: 1.2%
England 2.3% / 2.2%
Clonbinane — England: 2.3% Wandong — England: 2.2%
Italy 1.2% / 0.9%
Clonbinane — Italy: 1.2% Wandong — Italy: 0.9%
Thailand — / 0.3%
Clonbinane — Thailand: not among its largest Wandong — Thailand: 0.3%
Germany — / 0.3%
Clonbinane — Germany: not among its largest Wandong — Germany: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

Qualifications

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

Clonbinane Wandong
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 22.0%
Clonbinane — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Wandong — Certificate III & IV: 22.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 7.7%
Clonbinane — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Wandong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 4.8%
Clonbinane — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Wandong — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 2.2%
Clonbinane — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Wandong — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 1.8%
Clonbinane — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Wandong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clonbinane 100.0% houses
Clonbinane — Houses: 100.0% Clonbinane — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wandong 97.8% houses
Wandong — Houses: 97.8% Wandong — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Clonbinane Wandong
Median house price $1,700,000 $950,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $755,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 58 days
from 8 sales

Zoning mix

Wandong has more rural and farming land (89% vs 18%).

Clonbinane Wandong
Rural and farming 18% 89%
Parks and recreation 76% 0%
Residential 0% 6%
Environmental 6% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 4%
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

Clonbinane Wandong
New dwellings approved 1,074
across Mitchell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +70%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Clonbinane Wandong
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC

Liveability

Wandong is more walkable (59 vs 10).

Clonbinane Wandong
Grade — C
Score — 45/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Clonbinane carries more flood risk (24 vs 0).

Clonbinane Wandong
Bushfire High
94/100
 High
85/100
Crime High
71/100
 High
73/100
Flood Low
24/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Clonbinane Wandong
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 Clonbinane

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

Schools in Wandong

  • Wandong Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Clonbinane Wandong
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 5 2
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 70 0

Mobility

Clonbinane sits further from the CBD (89.9 km vs 70.1 km).

Clonbinane Wandong
Walkability score 10/100 59/100
Distance to Melbourne 89.9 km
+22% vs other
 70.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 84 min 59 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3658
 0.5%
postcode 3758
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 3658
 62
postcode 3758

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.

Clonbinane Wandong
Car (driver) 64.6% / 72.5%
Clonbinane — Car (driver): 64.6% Wandong — Car (driver): 72.5%
Worked from Home 26.4% / 18.6%
Clonbinane — Worked from Home: 26.4% Wandong — Worked from Home: 18.6%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 4.8%
Clonbinane — Car (passenger): 3.5% Wandong — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Walked Only 5.6% / 1.2%
Clonbinane — Walked Only: 5.6% Wandong — Walked Only: 1.2%
Train — / 3.0%
Clonbinane — Train: not among its largest Wandong — Train: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.5%).

Setting

Clonbinane Wandong
Elevation 594 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 347 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Clonbinane Wandong
Connectivity score 29/100 76/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
158 premises
 58%
581 premises

Climate

Clonbinane Wandong
Annual rainfall 540 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Clonbinane Wandong
Average residential rate $1,947/yr
same for both
Council Mitchell
same for both

Federal electorate

Clonbinane Wandong
Division Mcewen
same for both
Member Rob Mitchell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Clonbinane Wandong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Clonbinane

Rural

Wandong

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