Maintongoon vs Woodfield
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Maintongoon, the large majority of households are couple families. In Woodfield, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Maintongoon tends to suit families with children, couples, 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Maintongoon is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 27%)
- Woodfield carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 88/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Woodfield
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 33%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Maintongoon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $276/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Maintongoon
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (149.2 km vs 166.2 km)
- has a shorter drive in (136 min vs 149 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Maintongoon has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 23%)
- Woodfield carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 88/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Woodfield
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (72.2% vs 25.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Maintongoon and Woodfield 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
Woodfield rents higher ($276/wk vs $0/wk); Woodfield has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $61,724).
| Maintongoon | Woodfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 75 +17% vs other | 62 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +25.0% | +72.2% |
| Median age | 48 | 47 |
| Median household income | $61,724/yr | $71,500/yr +16% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | — | $276/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (29.0%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Maintongoon | Woodfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 90% | 95% |
| Parks and recreation | 10% | 4% |
| 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
| Maintongoon | Woodfield | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 82 across Murrindindi | 76 across Mansfield |
| Approvals change year on year | +83% | -50% |
Ranking within VIC
| Maintongoon | Woodfield | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 22% of VIC | Higher than 35% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 7% of VIC | Higher than 25% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 18% of VIC | Higher than 58% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 20% of VIC | Higher than 17% of VIC |
Liveability
| Maintongoon | Woodfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Maintongoon carries more crime risk (88 vs 11); Maintongoon carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 14).
| Maintongoon | Woodfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 30/100 | Low 14/100 |
| Crime | High 88/100 | Low 11/100 |
| Flood | Low 14/100 | Low 30/100 |
| 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
| Maintongoon | Woodfield | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Maintongoon | Woodfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 5 |
Mobility
Woodfield sits further from the CBD (166.2 km vs 149.2 km).
| Maintongoon | Woodfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 149.2 km | 166.2 km +11% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 136 min | 149 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 3714 | 0.6% postcode 3715 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 48 postcode 3714 | 35 postcode 3715 |
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 (100.0%).
Setting
| Maintongoon | Woodfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 356 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 473 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Maintongoon | Woodfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 22/100 | 20/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 32 premises | 0% 33 premises |
Climate
| Maintongoon | Woodfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 648 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Maintongoon | Woodfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,973/yr | $1,697/yr |
| Council | Murrindindi | Mansfield |
Federal electorate
| Maintongoon | Woodfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Maintongoon | Woodfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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