Indigo Valley vs Leneva

Leneva is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 47 in Indigo Valley. 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, Indigo Valley tends to suit people living alone, while Leneva suits families with children.

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

  • Indigo Valley has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
  • Leneva has more childcare (3 vs 0)

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

Indigo Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($235/wk vs $390/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Indigo Valley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (198 min vs 233 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (309.1 km vs 332.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Indigo Valley

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 9%)
  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 23/100)

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

Investors

Leneva

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (55.7% vs 5.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Indigo Valley Leneva
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.

Indigo Valley Leneva
Walkability 0 / 0
Indigo Valley — Walkability: 0/100 Leneva — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 77
Indigo Valley — Safety: 87/100 Leneva — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 29 / 25
Indigo Valley — Low fire risk: 29/100 Leneva — Low fire risk: 25/100
Low flood risk 100 / 68
Indigo Valley — Low flood risk: 100/100 Leneva — Low flood risk: 68/100

Demographics

Leneva has more residents (1,317 vs 346); Leneva rents higher ($390/wk vs $235/wk).

Indigo Valley Leneva
Population 346 1,317
+281% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.2% +55.7%
Median age 47 33
Median household income $97,500/yr $119,860/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $235/wk $390/wk
+66% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Indigo Valley Leneva
0-4 4.6% / 8.7%
Indigo Valley — 0-4: 4.6% Leneva — 0-4: 8.7%
5-14 12.1% / 17.2%
Indigo Valley — 5-14: 12.1% Leneva — 5-14: 17.2%
15-19 8.1% / 5.8%
Indigo Valley — 15-19: 8.1% Leneva — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 2.9% / 4.8%
Indigo Valley — 20-24: 2.9% Leneva — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 7.5% / 15.9%
Indigo Valley — 25-34: 7.5% Leneva — 25-34: 15.9%
35-44 9.8% / 17.5%
Indigo Valley — 35-44: 9.8% Leneva — 35-44: 17.5%
45-54 14.7% / 12.6%
Indigo Valley — 45-54: 14.7% Leneva — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 20.2% / 7.4%
Indigo Valley — 55-64: 20.2% Leneva — 55-64: 7.4%
65-74 11.8% / 5.9%
Indigo Valley — 65-74: 11.8% Leneva — 65-74: 5.9%
75-84 5.8% / 2.5%
Indigo Valley — 75-84: 5.8% Leneva — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ 2.3% / 0.8%
Indigo Valley — 85+: 2.3% Leneva — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Indigo Valley 55.1% couple families
Indigo Valley — Couple Families: 55.1% Indigo Valley — Lone Person: 33.3% Indigo Valley — One Parent Families: 4.3% Indigo Valley — Group Household: 7.2% Indigo Valley — Other Families: 0.0%
Leneva 63.3% couple families
Leneva — Couple Families: 63.3% Leneva — Lone Person: 17.4% Leneva — One Parent Families: 13.5% Leneva — Group Household: 3.7% Leneva — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Indigo Valley 8.0% renting
Indigo Valley — Owned Outright: 51.8% Indigo Valley — Mortgage: 40.2% Indigo Valley — Renting: 8.0%
Leneva 16.3% renting
Leneva — Owned Outright: 24.5% Leneva — Mortgage: 59.2% Leneva — Renting: 16.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Indigo Valley Leneva
England 2.0% / 1.6%
Indigo Valley — England: 2.0% Leneva — England: 1.6%
New Zealand — / 1.4%
Indigo Valley — New Zealand: not among its largest Leneva — New Zealand: 1.4%
Germany 0.9% / 0.4%
Indigo Valley — Germany: 0.9% Leneva — Germany: 0.4%
Philippines — / 1.1%
Indigo Valley — Philippines: not among its largest Leneva — Philippines: 1.1%
South Africa — / 0.9%
Indigo Valley — South Africa: not among its largest Leneva — South Africa: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.0%).

Qualifications

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

Indigo Valley Leneva
Certificate III & IV 16.8% / 18.1%
Indigo Valley — Certificate III & IV: 16.8% Leneva — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 11.8% / 12.7%
Indigo Valley — Bachelor Degree: 11.8% Leneva — Bachelor Degree: 12.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 8.3%
Indigo Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Leneva — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 3.3%
Indigo Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Leneva — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 1.7%
Indigo Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Leneva — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Indigo Valley 96.8% houses
Indigo Valley — Houses: 96.8% Indigo Valley — Townhouses: 3.2%
Leneva 100.0% houses
Leneva — Houses: 100.0% Leneva — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Indigo Valley Leneva
Median house price — $665,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $237,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 54 days
from 42 sales

Zoning mix

Indigo Valley has more rural and farming land (81% vs 60%).

Indigo Valley Leneva
Rural and farming 81% 60%
Parks and recreation 19% 21%
Environmental 0% 9%
Residential 0% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
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

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

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.

Indigo Valley Leneva
Houses — 4.2%
$640/wk on $789K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Indigo Valley Leneva
House price — Higher than 45% of VIC
Income Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 92% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 81% of VIC

Liveability

Indigo Valley Leneva
Grade — C
Score — 43/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Leneva carries more flood risk (32 vs 0); Leneva carries more crime risk (23 vs 13).

Indigo Valley Leneva
Bushfire High
71/100
 High
75/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Low
23/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
32/100
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

Indigo Valley Leneva
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Indigo Valley

  • Middle Indigo Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Leneva

  • Grace Christian College Wodonga Independent · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Indigo Valley Leneva
Parks & reserves 6 2
Childcare 0 3
Waterways 12 5

Mobility

Leneva sits further from the CBD (332.1 km vs 309.1 km).

Indigo Valley Leneva
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 309.1 km 332.1 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 198 min 233 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3688
 0.5%
postcode 3691
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 82
postcode 3688
 79
postcode 3691

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.

Indigo Valley Leneva
Car (driver) 72.9% / 80.4%
Indigo Valley — Car (driver): 72.9% Leneva — Car (driver): 80.4%
Worked from Home 19.9% / 12.2%
Indigo Valley — Worked from Home: 19.9% Leneva — Worked from Home: 12.2%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 5.1%
Indigo Valley — Car (passenger): 4.2% Leneva — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Walked Only 3.0% / 1.4%
Indigo Valley — Walked Only: 3.0% Leneva — Walked Only: 1.4%
Bus — / 0.5%
Indigo Valley — Bus: not among its largest Leneva — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.4%).

Setting

Indigo Valley Leneva
Elevation 264 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 378 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Indigo Valley Leneva
Connectivity score 27/100 87/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
112 premises
 80%
857 premises

Climate

Indigo Valley Leneva
Annual rainfall 700 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Indigo Valley Leneva
Average residential rate $1,828/yr $2,188/yr
Council Indigo Wodonga

Federal electorate

Indigo Valley Leneva
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Indigo Valley Leneva
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Indigo Valley

Rural

Leneva

Family Rural Young Families

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