Ebden vs Huon

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, Ebden tends to suit couples.

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

Ebden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 38/100)

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

Ebden

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $253/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Ebden

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (217 min vs 223 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (337.4 km vs 346.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ebden

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 38/100)

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

Investors

Huon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-5.9% vs -19.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ebden Huon
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.

Ebden Huon
Walkability 10 / 0
Ebden — Walkability: 10/100 Huon — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 74 / 62
Ebden — Safety: 74/100 Huon — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 86 / 100
Ebden — Low fire risk: 86/100 Huon — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 2 / 9
Ebden — Low flood risk: 2/100 Huon — Low flood risk: 9/100

Demographics

Huon rents higher ($253/wk vs $100/wk); Huon has more residents (206 vs 110).

Ebden Huon
Population 110 206
+87% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -19.1% -5.9%
Median age 50 49
Median household income $123,448/yr
+21% vs other
 $97,500/yr
Median weekly rent $100/wk $253/wk
+153% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ebden Huon
0-4 — / 2.4%
Ebden — 0-4: not among its largest Huon — 0-4: 2.4%
5-14 12.7% / 12.6%
Ebden — 5-14: 12.7% Huon — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 5.5% / 6.3%
Ebden — 15-19: 5.5% Huon — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 9.1% / 1.5%
Ebden — 20-24: 9.1% Huon — 20-24: 1.5%
25-34 9.1% / 7.8%
Ebden — 25-34: 9.1% Huon — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 13.6% / 10.7%
Ebden — 35-44: 13.6% Huon — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 12.7% / 17.0%
Ebden — 45-54: 12.7% Huon — 45-54: 17.0%
55-64 17.3% / 16.0%
Ebden — 55-64: 17.3% Huon — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 19.1% / 19.4%
Ebden — 65-74: 19.1% Huon — 65-74: 19.4%
75-84 6.4% / 2.4%
Ebden — 75-84: 6.4% Huon — 75-84: 2.4%
85+ — / 1.5%
Ebden — 85+: not among its largest Huon — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ebden 69.2% couple families
Ebden — Couple Families: 69.2% Ebden — Lone Person: 30.8% Ebden — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Huon 56.8% couple families
Huon — Couple Families: 56.8% Huon — Lone Person: 27.3% Huon — One Parent Families: 15.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ebden 13.9% renting
Ebden — Owned Outright: 61.1% Ebden — Mortgage: 25.0% Ebden — Renting: 13.9%
Huon 14.1% renting
Huon — Owned Outright: 53.5% Huon — Mortgage: 32.4% Huon — Renting: 14.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ebden 105.3% houses
Ebden — Houses: 105.3%
Huon 100.0% houses
Huon — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Ebden Huon
Certificate III & IV 26.4% / 17.5%
Ebden — Certificate III & IV: 26.4% Huon — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 12.7% / 13.6%
Ebden — Bachelor Degree: 12.7% Huon — Bachelor Degree: 13.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 12.6%
Ebden — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Huon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 1.9%
Ebden — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Huon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.5%
Ebden — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Huon — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

Zoning mix

Huon has more rural and farming land (59% vs 18%); Ebden has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 0%).

Ebden Huon
Infrastructure and transport 67% 41%
Rural and farming 18% 59%
Environmental 14% 0%
Residential 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

Ebden Huon
New dwellings approved 423
across Wodonga
 120
across Indigo
Approvals change year on year +3% +15%

Ranking within VIC

Ebden Huon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 34% of VIC

Liveability

Ebden is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Ebden Huon
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Ebden carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Huon carries more crime risk (38 vs 26).

Ebden Huon
Bushfire Low
14/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
26/100
 Low
38/100
Flood High
98/100
 High
91/100
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

Ebden Huon
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

Ebden Huon
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Huon sits further from the CBD (346.2 km vs 337.4 km).

Ebden Huon
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 337.4 km 346.2 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 217 min 223 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3691
 0.5%
postcode 3695
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 3691
 76
postcode 3695

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.

Ebden Huon
Car (driver) 75.0% / 65.7%
Ebden — Car (driver): 75.0% Huon — Car (driver): 65.7%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 30.4%
Ebden — Worked from Home: 25.0% Huon — Worked from Home: 30.4%
Walked Only — / 3.9%
Ebden — Walked Only: not among its largest Huon — Walked Only: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.0%).

Setting

Ebden Huon
Elevation 180 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both

NBN connectivity

Ebden Huon
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
54 premises
 0%
75 premises

Climate

Ebden Huon
Annual rainfall 692 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Ebden Huon
Average residential rate $2,188/yr $1,828/yr
Council Wodonga Indigo

Federal electorate

Ebden Huon
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ebden Huon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ebden

Retirees Rural

Huon

Rural

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