Kerang vs Wandella
Wandella is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 51 in Kerang. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kerang, about half of households are people living alone. In Wandella, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Kerang tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Wandella suits 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Kerang has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
- Wandella carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 71/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Wandella
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 23%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Wandella
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)
- has cheaper rent ($163/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Kerang
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (282 km vs 286.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kerang
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)
- has more GPs (4 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 21%)
- But Wandella carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 71/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kerang and Wandella drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Kerang has more residents (3,960 vs 67); Kerang rents higher ($200/wk vs $163/wk).
| Kerang | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,960 +98% vs other | 67 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.7% | -2.9% |
| Median age | 51 | 43 |
| Median household income | $52,312/yr | $58,500/yr +12% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +18% vs other | $163/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).
Property market
| Kerang | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $325,000 | — |
| Median unit price | $298,000 | — |
| Median land price | $247,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 90 days from 34 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Kerang | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 80% | 84% |
| Parks and recreation | 10% | 14% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 7% | 2% |
| Residential | 3% | 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
| Kerang | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 19 across Gannawarra same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Kerang | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 5.4% $390/wk on $376K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Kerang | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 2% of VIC | — |
| Income | — | Higher than 19% of VIC |
| Schools | Higher than 88% of VIC | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 77% of VIC | Higher than 57% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 1% of VIC | Higher than 2% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 76% of VIC | Higher than 69% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 99% of VIC | — |
Liveability
Kerang is more walkable (15 vs 0).
| Kerang | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 33/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Kerang carries more crime risk (71 vs 14).
| Kerang | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 13/100 | Low 14/100 |
| Crime | High 71/100 | Low 14/100 |
| Flood | High 98/100 | High 94/100 |
| 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
| Kerang | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 5 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 3 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 2 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Kerang
- Kerang Christian College Independent · Combined above peers
- Kerang Primary School Government · Primary above peers
- St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Kerang South Primary School Government · Primary at peers
- Kerang Technical High School Government · Secondary at peers
Schools in Wandella
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Kerang | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 2 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 3 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 7 | 3 |
| Childcare | 4 | 0 |
| GPs | 4 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 5 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 5 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 17 | 4 |
Mobility
Wandella sits further from the CBD (286.7 km vs 282 km).
| Kerang | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 15/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 282 km | 286.7 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 198 min | 197 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 3579 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 49 postcode 3579 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.0%).
Setting
| Kerang | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 77 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 80 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Kerang | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 63/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 38% 2,280 premises | 0% 38 premises |
Climate
| Kerang | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 364 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Kerang | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,855/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gannawarra same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kerang | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kerang | Wandella | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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