Donvale vs Warrandyte

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Donvale: a median of $1.67 million, against $1.4 million in Warrandyte, though rent is higher in Warrandyte. Donvale is closer to the city centre: 24.3 km, against 30 km. On these figures, Warrandyte tends to suit 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

Donvale

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 3)
  • has more childcare (9 vs 4)
  • has more parks and reserves (33 vs 18)
  • But Warrandyte has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 87%)

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

First-home buyers

Warrandyte

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($785,000 vs $1,361,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,400,000 vs $1,665,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Donvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $492/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Donvale

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (24.3 km vs 30 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (30 min vs 35 min)
  • But Warrandyte is more walkable (72/100 vs 37/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Donvale

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (13% vs 2%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 18%)
  • But Warrandyte is more walkable (72/100 vs 37/100)

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

Investors

Warrandyte

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.4% vs 3.2%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Donvale Warrandyte
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.

Donvale Warrandyte
Walkability 37 / 72
Donvale — Walkability: 37/100 Warrandyte — Walkability: 72/100
Safety 67 / 68
Donvale — Safety: 67/100 Warrandyte — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 13 / 11
Donvale — Low fire risk: 13/100 Warrandyte — Low fire risk: 11/100
Low flood risk 54 / 37
Donvale — Low flood risk: 54/100 Warrandyte — Low flood risk: 37/100

Demographics

Donvale has more residents (12,644 vs 5,541); Warrandyte has higher household incomes ($142,584 vs $109,200).

Donvale Warrandyte
Population 12,644
+56% vs other
 5,541
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.4% +0.7%
Median age 45
same for both
Median household income $109,200/yr $142,584/yr
+31% vs other
Median weekly rent $450/wk $492/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Donvale Warrandyte
0-4 4.2% / 4.2%
Donvale — 0-4: 4.2% Warrandyte — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 12.3% / 13.0%
Donvale — 5-14: 12.3% Warrandyte — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 6.4% / 9.3%
Donvale — 15-19: 6.4% Warrandyte — 15-19: 9.3%
20-24 5.8% / 6.7%
Donvale — 20-24: 5.8% Warrandyte — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 8.4% / 6.1%
Donvale — 25-34: 8.4% Warrandyte — 25-34: 6.1%
35-44 12.1% / 9.8%
Donvale — 35-44: 12.1% Warrandyte — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 14.4% / 18.0%
Donvale — 45-54: 14.4% Warrandyte — 45-54: 18.0%
55-64 13.0% / 15.2%
Donvale — 55-64: 13.0% Warrandyte — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 10.7% / 11.5%
Donvale — 65-74: 10.7% Warrandyte — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 8.2% / 5.1%
Donvale — 75-84: 8.2% Warrandyte — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 4.6% / 1.0%
Donvale — 85+: 4.6% Warrandyte — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Donvale 57.2% couple families
Donvale — Couple Families: 57.2% Donvale — Lone Person: 27.2% Donvale — One Parent Families: 13.0% Donvale — Group Household: 1.9% Donvale — Other Families: 0.7%
Warrandyte 66.5% couple families
Warrandyte — Couple Families: 66.5% Warrandyte — Lone Person: 18.8% Warrandyte — One Parent Families: 12.9% Warrandyte — Group Household: 1.3% Warrandyte — Other Families: 0.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Donvale 16.1% renting
Donvale — Owned Outright: 45.6% Donvale — Mortgage: 38.3% Donvale — Renting: 16.1%
Warrandyte 7.6% renting
Warrandyte — Owned Outright: 46.3% Warrandyte — Mortgage: 46.1% Warrandyte — Renting: 7.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Donvale Warrandyte
Bachelor Degree 20.8% / 19.4%
Donvale — Bachelor Degree: 20.8% Warrandyte — Bachelor Degree: 19.4%
Certificate III & IV 8.2% / 11.0%
Donvale — Certificate III & IV: 8.2% Warrandyte — Certificate III & IV: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 9.7%
Donvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Warrandyte — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree 7.4% / 6.9%
Donvale — Postgraduate Degree: 7.4% Warrandyte — Postgraduate Degree: 6.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 3.5%
Donvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Warrandyte — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

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.

Donvale Warrandyte
China 7.5% / 2.4%
Donvale — China: 7.5% Warrandyte — China: 2.4%
England 2.2% / 4.3%
Donvale — England: 2.2% Warrandyte — England: 4.3%
Malaysia 3.1% / 0.5%
Donvale — Malaysia: 3.1% Warrandyte — Malaysia: 0.5%
Italy 1.5% / 1.1%
Donvale — Italy: 1.5% Warrandyte — Italy: 1.1%
India 1.8% / 0.7%
Donvale — India: 1.8% Warrandyte — India: 0.7%
South Africa 1.1% / 1.1%
Donvale — South Africa: 1.1% Warrandyte — South Africa: 1.1%
Iran 1.9% / —
Donvale — Iran: 1.9% Warrandyte — Iran: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.1%
Donvale — New Zealand: not among its largest Warrandyte — New Zealand: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Donvale 86.8% houses
Donvale — Houses: 86.8% Donvale — Townhouses: 10.3% Donvale — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Warrandyte 98.4% houses
Warrandyte — Houses: 98.4% Warrandyte — Townhouses: 0.9% Warrandyte — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Donvale Warrandyte
Median house price $1,665,500 $1,400,000
Median unit price $792,500 —
Median land price $1,361,000 $785,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 112 sales
 28 days
from 76 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Donvale Warrandyte
3 bed $1.23M / $1.12M
Donvale — 3 bed: $1.23M (32 sales) Warrandyte — 3 bed: $1.12M (31 sales)

32 vs 31 sales

4 bed $1.66M / $1.33M
Donvale — 4 bed: $1.66M (73 sales) Warrandyte — 4 bed: $1.33M (62 sales)

73 vs 62 sales

5 bed $1.91M / $1.91M
Donvale — 5 bed: $1.91M (43 sales) Warrandyte — 5 bed: $1.91M (36 sales)

43 vs 36 sales

6 bed $2.28M / $2.4M
Donvale — 6 bed: $2.28M (12 sales) Warrandyte — 6 bed: $2.4M (5 sales)

12 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Warrandyte has more land zoned for conservation (40% vs 4%).

Donvale Warrandyte
Residential 78% 29%
Environmental 4% 40%
Parks and recreation 10% 27%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 3%
Other and special use 1% 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

Donvale Warrandyte
New dwellings approved 486
across Manningham
same for both
Approvals change year on year -2%
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.

Donvale Warrandyte
Houses 3.2%
$955/wk on $1.55M
 4.4%
$1,500/wk on $1.77M
Units 4.6%
$650/wk on $730K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Donvale Warrandyte
House price Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Income Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
Schools Higher than 3% of VIC Higher than 18% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 96% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 97% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 22% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 41% of VIC —

Liveability

Warrandyte is more walkable (72 vs 37).

Donvale Warrandyte
Grade C
same for both
Score 46/100 48/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Warrandyte carries more flood risk (63 vs 46).

Donvale Warrandyte
Bushfire High
87/100
 High
89/100
Crime Low
33/100
 Low
32/100
Flood Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
63/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Donvale Warrandyte
Inside the suburb 7 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 3 1
Rated below peers 1 2
Universities within 10 km 1
Deakin University, Melbourne Burwood Campus, 9.7 km
 None

Schools in Donvale

  • Donvale Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Donvale Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Our Lady of the Pines School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Whitefriars College Catholic · Secondary below peers
  • Carey Baptist Grammar School - Donvale Campus Independent · Combined
  • Heatherwood School Government · Secondary · Special school

Schools in Warrandyte

  • Warrandyte High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Andersons Creek Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Warrandyte Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Donvale Warrandyte
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 2 11
Parks & reserves 33 18
Childcare 9 4
GPs 3 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 4 15

Mobility

Warrandyte sits further from the CBD (30 km vs 24.3 km).

Donvale Warrandyte
Walkability score 37/100 72/100
Distance to Melbourne 24.3 km 30 km
+23% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 30 min 35 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 235.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 312.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.4%
postcode 3111
 2.1%
postcode 3113
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 3111
 45
postcode 3113

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.

Donvale Warrandyte
Car (driver) 52.3% / 53.2%
Donvale — Car (driver): 52.3% Warrandyte — Car (driver): 53.2%
Worked from Home 40.4% / 40.1%
Donvale — Worked from Home: 40.4% Warrandyte — Worked from Home: 40.1%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 3.4%
Donvale — Car (passenger): 3.9% Warrandyte — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Bus 1.4% / 1.1%
Donvale — Bus: 1.4% Warrandyte — Bus: 1.1%
Train 1.5% / 0.6%
Donvale — Train: 1.5% Warrandyte — Train: 0.6%
Walked Only 0.4% / 1.4%
Donvale — Walked Only: 0.4% Warrandyte — Walked Only: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.2%).

Setting

Donvale Warrandyte
Elevation 106 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.0 km 24.5 km

NBN connectivity

Donvale Warrandyte
Connectivity score 76/100 92/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 6%
5,073 premises
 61%
2,140 premises

Climate

Donvale Warrandyte
Annual rainfall 777 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.3°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Donvale Warrandyte
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³ —
PM10 — 15.5 µg/m³
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Donvale Warrandyte
Average residential rate $2,000/yr
same for both
Council Manningham
same for both

Federal electorate

Donvale Warrandyte
Division Deakin Menzies
Member Matt Gregg Gabriel Ng
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Donvale Warrandyte
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Donvale

Large Blocks Outer Parks Premium Professionals

Warrandyte

Acreage Outer Parks Premium Quiet River

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