Dingwall vs Wandella
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Dingwall tends to suit families with children and older residents.
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
- Dingwall is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 77%)
- Wandella carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 56/100)
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
Wandella
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 21%)
- has cheaper rent ($163/wk vs $215/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Wandella
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (286.7 km vs 291 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Dingwall has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 21%)
- Wandella carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 56/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Dingwall
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (22.2% vs -2.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Dingwall and Wandella drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Dingwall has more residents (99 vs 67); Dingwall rents higher ($215/wk vs $163/wk).
| Dingwall | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 99 +32% vs other | 67 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +22.2% | -2.9% |
| Median age | 43 same for both | |
| Median household income | $54,184/yr | $58,500/yr +8% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $215/wk +24% vs other | $163/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).
Zoning mix
Dingwall has more rural and farming land (96% vs 84%).
| Dingwall | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 84% |
| Parks and recreation | 4% | 14% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 2% |
| 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
| Dingwall | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 19 across Gannawarra same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Dingwall | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 12% of VIC | Higher than 19% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 28% of VIC | Higher than 57% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 1% of VIC | Higher than 2% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 34% of VIC | Higher than 69% of VIC |
Liveability
| Dingwall | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Dingwall carries more crime risk (56 vs 14).
| Dingwall | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 18/100 | Low 14/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 56/100 | Low 14/100 |
| Flood | High 96/100 | High 94/100 |
| 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
| Dingwall | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Dingwall | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 3 |
| Waterways | 5 | 4 |
Mobility
Dingwall sits further from the CBD (291 km vs 286.7 km).
| Dingwall | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 291 km +1% vs other | 286.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 200 min | 197 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 3579 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 49 postcode 3579 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.6%).
Setting
| Dingwall | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 80 m above sea level, at the suburb centre same for both | |
NBN connectivity
| Dingwall | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 40 premises | 0% 38 premises |
Climate
| Dingwall | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 364 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Dingwall | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,855/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gannawarra same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Dingwall | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Dingwall | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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