Huntly vs Wellsford

Huntly is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 47 in Wellsford. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Huntly tends to suit families with children, while Wellsford suits people living alone 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

Huntly

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Wellsford carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 71/100)

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

First-home buyers

Huntly

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wellsford

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $360/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 19%)

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

Commuting to the city

Huntly

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (26/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (128 min vs 133 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wellsford

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 10%)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 71/100)
  • But Huntly is more walkable (26/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Huntly

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (50.7% vs 14.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Huntly Wellsford
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.

Huntly Wellsford
Walkability 26 / 0
Huntly — Walkability: 26/100 Wellsford — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 29 / 66
Huntly — Safety: 29/100 Wellsford — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 63 / 78
Huntly — Low fire risk: 63/100 Wellsford — Low fire risk: 78/100
Low flood risk 17 / 83
Huntly — Low flood risk: 17/100 Wellsford — Low flood risk: 83/100

Demographics

Huntly has more residents (3,585 vs 144); Huntly rents higher ($360/wk vs $200/wk).

Huntly Wellsford
Population 3,585
+96% vs other
 144
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +50.7% +14.3%
Median age 32 47
Median household income $97,864/yr
+24% vs other
 $73,892/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+44% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Huntly Wellsford
0-4 9.6% / 3.5%
Huntly — 0-4: 9.6% Wellsford — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 16.9% / 9.0%
Huntly — 5-14: 16.9% Wellsford — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 5.6% / 4.2%
Huntly — 15-19: 5.6% Wellsford — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 5.6% / 4.2%
Huntly — 20-24: 5.6% Wellsford — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 16.8% / 9.0%
Huntly — 25-34: 16.8% Wellsford — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 14.7% / 18.1%
Huntly — 35-44: 14.7% Wellsford — 35-44: 18.1%
45-54 10.5% / 6.9%
Huntly — 45-54: 10.5% Wellsford — 45-54: 6.9%
55-64 10.7% / 19.4%
Huntly — 55-64: 10.7% Wellsford — 55-64: 19.4%
65-74 7.3% / 13.2%
Huntly — 65-74: 7.3% Wellsford — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 2.1% / 10.4%
Huntly — 75-84: 2.1% Wellsford — 75-84: 10.4%
85+ 0.9% / —
Huntly — 85+: 0.9% Wellsford — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Huntly 54.3% couple families
Huntly — Couple Families: 54.3% Huntly — Lone Person: 22.3% Huntly — One Parent Families: 19.4% Huntly — Group Household: 2.9% Huntly — Other Families: 1.1%
Wellsford 54.5% couple families
Wellsford — Couple Families: 54.5% Wellsford — Lone Person: 30.3% Wellsford — One Parent Families: 15.2% Wellsford — Group Household: 0.0% Wellsford — 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.

Huntly 21.4% renting
Huntly — Owned Outright: 24.3% Huntly — Mortgage: 54.3% Huntly — Renting: 21.4%
Wellsford 18.0% renting
Wellsford — Owned Outright: 50.0% Wellsford — Mortgage: 32.0% Wellsford — Renting: 18.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Huntly Wellsford
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 26.4%
Huntly — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Wellsford — Certificate III & IV: 26.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 13.2%
Huntly — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Wellsford — Bachelor Degree: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 9.0%
Huntly — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Wellsford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / —
Huntly — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Wellsford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / —
Huntly — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Wellsford — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

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.

Huntly Wellsford
England 1.1% / 3.5%
Huntly — England: 1.1% Wellsford — England: 3.5%
New Zealand 0.5% / 2.8%
Huntly — New Zealand: 0.5% Wellsford — New Zealand: 2.8%
Germany — / 2.1%
Huntly — Germany: not among its largest Wellsford — Germany: 2.1%
India 0.8% / —
Huntly — India: 0.8% Wellsford — India: not among its largest
Myanmar 0.6% / —
Huntly — Myanmar: 0.6% Wellsford — Myanmar: not among its largest
Sri Lanka 0.6% / —
Huntly — Sri Lanka: 0.6% Wellsford — Sri Lanka: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Huntly 100.0% houses
Huntly — Houses: 100.0%
Wellsford 100.0% houses
Wellsford — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Huntly Wellsford
Median house price $655,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $270,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 76 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Huntly has more rural and farming land (45% vs 16%).

Huntly Wellsford
Parks and recreation 28% 72%
Rural and farming 45% 16%
Residential 24% 0%
Other and special use 0% 11%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 1%
Industrial 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

Huntly Wellsford
New dwellings approved 885
across Greater Bendigo
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.

Huntly Wellsford
Houses 4.1%
$550/wk on $701K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Huntly Wellsford
House price Higher than 26% of VIC —
Income Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 91% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 56% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 24% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 73% of VIC —

Liveability

Huntly is more walkable (26 vs 0).

Huntly Wellsford
Grade D —
Score 25/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Huntly carries more flood risk (83 vs 17); Huntly carries more crime risk (71 vs 34).

Huntly Wellsford
Bushfire Low
37/100
 Low
22/100
Crime High
71/100
 Low
34/100
Flood High
83/100
 Low
17/100
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

Huntly Wellsford
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Huntly

  • Huntly Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Wellsford

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

Amenities in the suburb

Huntly Wellsford
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 7 0
Childcare 3 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 16 0

Mobility

Huntly Wellsford
Walkability score 26/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 164 km 163 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 128 min 133 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3551
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 3551
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.

Huntly Wellsford
Car (driver) 80.8% / 87.5%
Huntly — Car (driver): 80.8% Wellsford — Car (driver): 87.5%
Worked from Home 13.5% / 12.5%
Huntly — Worked from Home: 13.5% Wellsford — Worked from Home: 12.5%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / —
Huntly — Car (passenger): 3.4% Wellsford — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 1.4% / —
Huntly — Bus: 1.4% Wellsford — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.0% / —
Huntly — Walked Only: 1.0% Wellsford — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.5%).

Setting

Huntly Wellsford
Elevation 176 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 188 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Huntly Wellsford
Connectivity score 85/100 24/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 73%
1,881 premises
 0%
46 premises

Climate

Huntly Wellsford
Annual rainfall 553 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Huntly Wellsford
Average residential rate $1,949/yr
same for both
Council Greater Bendigo
same for both

Federal electorate

Huntly Wellsford
Division Bendigo
same for both
Member Lisa Chesters
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Huntly Wellsford
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Huntly

Acreage Family River Young Families

Wellsford

Rural

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