Killawarra vs Waldara

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, Waldara 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Killawarra has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • Waldara is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 74%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Killawarra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Waldara

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (169 min vs 182 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (254.6 km vs 267.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Waldara

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.5% vs -6.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Killawarra Waldara
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.

Killawarra Waldara
Walkability 0 / 6
Killawarra — Walkability: 0/100 Waldara — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 87 / 86
Killawarra — Safety: 87/100 Waldara — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 44 / 100
Killawarra — Low fire risk: 44/100 Waldara — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 31 / 14
Killawarra — Low flood risk: 31/100 Waldara — Low flood risk: 14/100

Demographics

Waldara has more residents (677 vs 391); Waldara rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk).

Killawarra Waldara
Population 391 677
+73% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.5% +9.5%
Median age 48 47
Median household income $108,524/yr $127,712/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $300/wk
+50% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Killawarra Waldara
0-4 4.3% / 4.7%
Killawarra — 0-4: 4.3% Waldara — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 14.1% / 14.2%
Killawarra — 5-14: 14.1% Waldara — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 5.4% / 10.5%
Killawarra — 15-19: 5.4% Waldara — 15-19: 10.5%
20-24 2.6% / 2.4%
Killawarra — 20-24: 2.6% Waldara — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 7.7% / 6.5%
Killawarra — 25-34: 7.7% Waldara — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 11.0% / 10.8%
Killawarra — 35-44: 11.0% Waldara — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 15.9% / 15.1%
Killawarra — 45-54: 15.9% Waldara — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 17.4% / 15.4%
Killawarra — 55-64: 17.4% Waldara — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 13.0% / 13.9%
Killawarra — 65-74: 13.0% Waldara — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 5.9% / 5.5%
Killawarra — 75-84: 5.9% Waldara — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 0.8% / 1.2%
Killawarra — 85+: 0.8% Waldara — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Killawarra 57.5% couple families
Killawarra — Couple Families: 57.5% Killawarra — Lone Person: 23.0% Killawarra — One Parent Families: 16.1% Killawarra — Group Household: 3.4%
Waldara 80.3% couple families
Waldara — Couple Families: 80.3% Waldara — Lone Person: 16.4% Waldara — One Parent Families: 3.3% Waldara — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Killawarra 2.3% renting
Killawarra — Owned Outright: 64.6% Killawarra — Mortgage: 33.1% Killawarra — Renting: 2.3%
Waldara 3.0% renting
Waldara — Owned Outright: 56.7% Waldara — Mortgage: 40.3% Waldara — Renting: 3.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Killawarra Waldara
Certificate III & IV 14.6% / 16.0%
Killawarra — Certificate III & IV: 14.6% Waldara — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Bachelor Degree 14.3% / 14.3%
Killawarra — Bachelor Degree: 14.3% Waldara — Bachelor Degree: 14.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 9.0%
Killawarra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Waldara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.3% / 4.1%
Killawarra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3% Waldara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / 2.7%
Killawarra — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Waldara — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

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.

Killawarra Waldara
Italy 1.5% / 2.4%
Killawarra — Italy: 1.5% Waldara — Italy: 2.4%
England 1.0% / 1.8%
Killawarra — England: 1.0% Waldara — England: 1.8%
Scotland — / 1.8%
Killawarra — Scotland: not among its largest Waldara — Scotland: 1.8%
New Zealand 0.8% / 0.6%
Killawarra — New Zealand: 0.8% Waldara — New Zealand: 0.6%
Netherlands 0.8% / —
Killawarra — Netherlands: 0.8% Waldara — Netherlands: not among its largest
Zimbabwe — / 0.6%
Killawarra — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Waldara — Zimbabwe: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Killawarra 100.0% houses
Killawarra — Houses: 100.0%
Waldara 100.0% houses
Waldara — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Killawarra Waldara
Median house price $975,000 $1,025,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $482,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 46 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Waldara has more rural and farming land (57% vs 45%).

Killawarra Waldara
Rural and farming 45% 57%
Parks and recreation 54% 1%
Residential 0% 33%
Other and special use 0% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 3%
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

Killawarra Waldara
New dwellings approved 238
across Wangaratta
same for both
Approvals change year on year +329%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Killawarra Waldara
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC

Liveability

Killawarra Waldara
Grade — B
Score — 60/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Killawarra carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 0); Waldara carries more flood risk (86 vs 69).

Killawarra Waldara
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Low
14/100
Flood Moderate
69/100
 High
86/100
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

Killawarra Waldara
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

Killawarra Waldara
Parks & reserves 6 0
Waterways 4 1

Mobility

Killawarra sits further from the CBD (267.5 km vs 254.6 km).

Killawarra Waldara
Walkability score 0/100 6/100
Distance to Melbourne 267.5 km
+5% vs other
 254.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 182 min 169 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3678
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 3678
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.

Killawarra Waldara
Car (driver) 76.4% / 79.8%
Killawarra — Car (driver): 76.4% Waldara — Car (driver): 79.8%
Worked from Home 19.0% / 10.4%
Killawarra — Worked from Home: 19.0% Waldara — Worked from Home: 10.4%
Car (passenger) 1.7% / 7.2%
Killawarra — Car (passenger): 1.7% Waldara — Car (passenger): 7.2%
Walked Only 2.9% / 1.0%
Killawarra — Walked Only: 2.9% Waldara — Walked Only: 1.0%
Bicycle — / 1.6%
Killawarra — Bicycle: not among its largest Waldara — Bicycle: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.8%).

Setting

Killawarra Waldara
Elevation 213 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 143 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Killawarra Waldara
Connectivity score 29/100 77/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
135 premises
 62%
404 premises

Climate

Killawarra Waldara
Annual rainfall 565 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Killawarra Waldara
Average residential rate $1,962/yr
same for both
Council Wangaratta
same for both

Federal electorate

Killawarra Waldara
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Killawarra Waldara
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Killawarra

Rural

Waldara

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