Donnybrook vs Woodstock

Donnybrook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 53 in Woodstock. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Donnybrook, most households are couple families. In Woodstock, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Donnybrook tends to suit young adults, families with children, and couples, while Woodstock suits share households 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

Donnybrook

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (15 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Woodstock carries lower crime risk (85/100 vs 97/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Donnybrook leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 59%)
  • Woodstock has cheaper land ($362,500 vs $632,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Donnybrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 28%)

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

  • Donnybrook is more walkable (50/100 vs 0/100)
  • Woodstock sits closer to the CBD (46.6 km vs 49.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woodstock

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 3%)
  • carries lower crime risk (85/100 vs 97/100)
  • But Donnybrook is more walkable (50/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Donnybrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1142.6% vs 0.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Donnybrook Woodstock
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.

Donnybrook Woodstock
Walkability 50 / 0
Donnybrook — Walkability: 50/100 Woodstock — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 3 / 15
Donnybrook — Safety: 3/100 Woodstock — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 45 / 100
Donnybrook — Low fire risk: 45/100 Woodstock — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 74 / 100
Donnybrook — Low flood risk: 74/100 Woodstock — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Donnybrook has more residents (2,100 vs 150); Woodstock skews older (53 vs 30).

Donnybrook Woodstock
Population 2,100
+93% vs other
 150
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1142.6% +0.0%
Median age 30 53
Median household income $114,764/yr
+38% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $401/wk
+3% vs other
 $390/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Donnybrook Woodstock
0-4 11.7% / 6.0%
Donnybrook — 0-4: 11.7% Woodstock — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 13.5% / 8.7%
Donnybrook — 5-14: 13.5% Woodstock — 5-14: 8.7%
15-19 2.9% / 6.0%
Donnybrook — 15-19: 2.9% Woodstock — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 6.6% / 5.3%
Donnybrook — 20-24: 6.6% Woodstock — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 31.5% / 6.7%
Donnybrook — 25-34: 31.5% Woodstock — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 20.0% / 6.0%
Donnybrook — 35-44: 20.0% Woodstock — 35-44: 6.0%
45-54 6.6% / 13.3%
Donnybrook — 45-54: 6.6% Woodstock — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 4.5% / 14.7%
Donnybrook — 55-64: 4.5% Woodstock — 55-64: 14.7%
65-74 2.2% / 22.0%
Donnybrook — 65-74: 2.2% Woodstock — 65-74: 22.0%
75-84 0.4% / 6.7%
Donnybrook — 75-84: 0.4% Woodstock — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 0.3% / 2.0%
Donnybrook — 85+: 0.3% Woodstock — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Donnybrook 70.2% couple families
Donnybrook — Couple Families: 70.2% Donnybrook — Lone Person: 14.8% Donnybrook — One Parent Families: 10.7% Donnybrook — Group Household: 2.5% Donnybrook — Other Families: 1.8%
Woodstock 48.5% couple families
Woodstock — Couple Families: 48.5% Woodstock — Lone Person: 27.3% Woodstock — One Parent Families: 9.1% Woodstock — Group Household: 15.2% Woodstock — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Donnybrook 21.1% renting
Donnybrook — Owned Outright: 4.8% Donnybrook — Mortgage: 74.2% Donnybrook — Renting: 21.1%
Woodstock 21.3% renting
Woodstock — Owned Outright: 55.3% Woodstock — Mortgage: 23.4% Woodstock — Renting: 21.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Donnybrook Woodstock
Bachelor Degree 15.0% / 8.7%
Donnybrook — Bachelor Degree: 15.0% Woodstock — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Certificate III & IV 11.4% / 12.0%
Donnybrook — Certificate III & IV: 11.4% Woodstock — Certificate III & IV: 12.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 8.7%
Donnybrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Woodstock — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 7.4% / —
Donnybrook — Postgraduate Degree: 7.4% Woodstock — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 4.0%
Donnybrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Woodstock — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).

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.

Donnybrook Woodstock
India 23.6% / —
Donnybrook — India: 23.6% Woodstock — India: not among its largest
Philippines 3.2% / —
Donnybrook — Philippines: 3.2% Woodstock — Philippines: not among its largest
Greece — / 2.7%
Donnybrook — Greece: not among its largest Woodstock — Greece: 2.7%
New Zealand 1.9% / —
Donnybrook — New Zealand: 1.9% Woodstock — New Zealand: not among its largest
Sri Lanka 1.7% / —
Donnybrook — Sri Lanka: 1.7% Woodstock — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
Zimbabwe 1.2% / —
Donnybrook — Zimbabwe: 1.2% Woodstock — Zimbabwe: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Donnybrook 98.4% houses
Donnybrook — Houses: 98.4% Donnybrook — Townhouses: 1.6%
Woodstock 100.0% houses
Woodstock — Houses: 100.0% Woodstock — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Donnybrook Woodstock
Median house price $655,000 $645,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $632,500 $362,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 59 days
from 402 sales
 50 days
from 28 sales

Zoning mix

Woodstock has more rural and farming land (65% vs 17%); Woodstock has more land zoned for conservation (34% vs 12%).

Donnybrook Woodstock
Residential 67% 0%
Rural and farming 17% 65%
Environmental 12% 34%
Other and special use 3% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

Donnybrook Woodstock
New dwellings approved 2,632
across Whittlesea
same for both
Approvals change year on year -28%
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.

Donnybrook Woodstock
Houses 4.1%
$530/wk on $675K
 4.0%
$490/wk on $645K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Donnybrook Woodstock
House price Higher than 35% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Income Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 95% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 71% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC

Liveability

Donnybrook is more walkable (50 vs 0).

Donnybrook Woodstock
Grade C —
Score 46/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Donnybrook carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 0); Donnybrook carries more flood risk (26 vs 0).

Donnybrook Woodstock
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
97/100
 High
85/100
Flood Low
26/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Donnybrook Woodstock
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Donnybrook

  • Donnybrook Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Hume Anglican Grammar - Donnybrook Campus Independent · Combined

Schools in Woodstock

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

Amenities in the suburb

Donnybrook Woodstock
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 15 0
Childcare 6 0
Waterways 4 1

Mobility

Donnybrook sits further from the CBD (49.1 km vs 46.6 km).

Donnybrook Woodstock
Walkability score 50/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 49.1 km
+5% vs other
 46.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 47 min 48 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3064
 0.0%
postcode 3751
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 3064
 —

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.

Donnybrook Woodstock
Car (driver) 67.8% / 65.9%
Donnybrook — Car (driver): 67.8% Woodstock — Car (driver): 65.9%
Worked from Home 25.1% / 34.1%
Donnybrook — Worked from Home: 25.1% Woodstock — Worked from Home: 34.1%
Train 3.7% / —
Donnybrook — Train: 3.7% Woodstock — Train: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 2.7% / —
Donnybrook — Car (passenger): 2.7% Woodstock — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 0.5% / —
Donnybrook — Walked Only: 0.5% Woodstock — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.8%).

Setting

Donnybrook Woodstock
Elevation 243 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 210 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.9 km 34.6 km

NBN connectivity

Donnybrook Woodstock
Connectivity score 97/100 31/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 96%
1,919 premises
 0%
79 premises

Climate

Donnybrook Woodstock
Annual rainfall 518 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Donnybrook Woodstock
PM2.5 3.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Donnybrook Woodstock
Average residential rate $1,899/yr
same for both
Council Whittlesea
same for both

Federal electorate

Donnybrook Woodstock
Division Mcewen
same for both
Member Rob Mitchell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Donnybrook Woodstock
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Donnybrook

Acreage Family Multicultural Outer Parks Quiet Transport Hub Young Families

Woodstock

Outer Retirees

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