Mckenzie Creek vs Wonwondah
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In McKenzie Creek, most households are couple families. In Wonwondah, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, McKenzie Creek tends to suit families with children and couples, while Wonwondah 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
McKenzie Creek
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 37/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 64%)
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
McKenzie Creek
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 25%)
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $345/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Wonwondah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (295.6 km vs 307.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Mckenzie Creek carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 37/100)
- Wonwondah has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 12%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wonwondah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.7% vs 2.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mckenzie Creek and Wonwondah 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
Wonwondah rents higher ($345/wk vs $250/wk); McKenzie Creek has higher household incomes ($85,384 vs $71,500).
| Mckenzie Creek | Wonwondah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 140 +19% vs other | 114 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.9% | +10.7% |
| Median age | 46 | 48 |
| Median household income | $85,384/yr +16% vs other | $71,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $345/wk +38% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).
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 (19.3%).
Zoning mix
| Mckenzie Creek | Wonwondah | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 93% | 96% |
| Parks and recreation | 5% | 4% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 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
| Mckenzie Creek | Wonwondah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 94 across Horsham same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +57% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Mckenzie Creek | Wonwondah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 55% of VIC | Higher than 35% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 64% of VIC | Higher than 27% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 11% of VIC | Higher than 10% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 47% of VIC | Higher than 17% of VIC |
Liveability
| Mckenzie Creek | Wonwondah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Wonwondah carries more crime risk (37 vs 15).
| Mckenzie Creek | Wonwondah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 15/100 | Low 37/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 68/100 | High 71/100 |
| 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
| Mckenzie Creek | Wonwondah | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Mckenzie Creek
- Horsham College-Mc Kenzie Creek Campus Government · Secondary
Schools in Wonwondah
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Mckenzie Creek | Wonwondah | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 | 27 |
Mobility
McKenzie Creek sits further from the CBD (307.4 km vs 295.6 km).
| Mckenzie Creek | Wonwondah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 307.4 km +4% vs other | 295.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 212 min | 208 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3401 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 52 postcode 3401 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 (73.9%).
Setting
| Mckenzie Creek | Wonwondah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 146 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 153 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mckenzie Creek | Wonwondah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 20/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 58 premises | 0% 33 premises |
Climate
| Mckenzie Creek | Wonwondah | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 383 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Mckenzie Creek | Wonwondah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,228/yr same for both | |
| Council | Horsham same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mckenzie Creek | Wonwondah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mckenzie Creek | Wonwondah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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