Nambrok vs Winnindoo

Winnindoo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 39 in Nambrok. 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, Nambrok tends to suit people living alone, while Winnindoo suits families with children 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

  • Nambrok carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 81/100)
  • Winnindoo is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 64%)

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

First-home buyers

Nambrok

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Winnindoo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Winnindoo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (188.9 km vs 200 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Nambrok carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 81/100)
  • Winnindoo has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Winnindoo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (69.3% vs -6.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Nambrok Winnindoo
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.

Nambrok Winnindoo
Walkability 0 / 0
Nambrok — Walkability: 0/100 Winnindoo — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 64 / 19
Nambrok — Safety: 64/100 Winnindoo — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Nambrok — Low fire risk: 100/100 Winnindoo — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 72
Nambrok — Low flood risk: 100/100 Winnindoo — Low flood risk: 72/100

Demographics

Nambrok has more residents (280 vs 127); Nambrok rents higher ($250/wk vs $180/wk).

Nambrok Winnindoo
Population 280
+55% vs other
 127
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.4% +69.3%
Median age 39 35
Median household income $84,500/yr $100,048/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+28% vs other
 $180/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Nambrok Winnindoo
0-4 6.1% / 6.3%
Nambrok — 0-4: 6.1% Winnindoo — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 11.8% / 16.5%
Nambrok — 5-14: 11.8% Winnindoo — 5-14: 16.5%
15-19 6.8% / 5.5%
Nambrok — 15-19: 6.8% Winnindoo — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 3.2% / 3.1%
Nambrok — 20-24: 3.2% Winnindoo — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 14.6% / 15.7%
Nambrok — 25-34: 14.6% Winnindoo — 25-34: 15.7%
35-44 15.0% / 9.4%
Nambrok — 35-44: 15.0% Winnindoo — 35-44: 9.4%
45-54 13.6% / 11.8%
Nambrok — 45-54: 13.6% Winnindoo — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 13.6% / 3.1%
Nambrok — 55-64: 13.6% Winnindoo — 55-64: 3.1%
65-74 9.3% / 15.7%
Nambrok — 65-74: 9.3% Winnindoo — 65-74: 15.7%
75-84 3.6% / 3.1%
Nambrok — 75-84: 3.6% Winnindoo — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ — / 2.4%
Nambrok — 85+: not among its largest Winnindoo — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Nambrok 55.3% couple families
Nambrok — Couple Families: 55.3% Nambrok — Lone Person: 36.2% Nambrok — One Parent Families: 8.5%
Winnindoo 63.6% couple families
Winnindoo — Couple Families: 63.6% Winnindoo — Lone Person: 22.7% Winnindoo — One Parent Families: 13.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Nambrok 10.5% renting
Nambrok — Owned Outright: 51.3% Nambrok — Mortgage: 38.2% Nambrok — Renting: 10.5%
Winnindoo 11.1% renting
Winnindoo — Owned Outright: 37.0% Winnindoo — Mortgage: 51.9% Winnindoo — Renting: 11.1%
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.

Nambrok Winnindoo
Philippines 6.8% / 6.3%
Nambrok — Philippines: 6.8% Winnindoo — Philippines: 6.3%
New Zealand 1.4% / 3.1%
Nambrok — New Zealand: 1.4% Winnindoo — New Zealand: 3.1%
England 2.5% / —
Nambrok — England: 2.5% Winnindoo — England: not among its largest
India 1.1% / —
Nambrok — India: 1.1% Winnindoo — India: not among its largest
South Africa 1.1% / —
Nambrok — South Africa: 1.1% Winnindoo — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

Qualifications

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

Nambrok Winnindoo
Certificate III & IV 13.2% / 13.4%
Nambrok — Certificate III & IV: 13.2% Winnindoo — Certificate III & IV: 13.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.3% / 7.1%
Nambrok — Bachelor Degree: 9.3% Winnindoo — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 4.7%
Nambrok — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Winnindoo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 4.7%
Nambrok — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Winnindoo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / —
Nambrok — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Winnindoo — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Nambrok 100.0% houses
Nambrok — Houses: 100.0%
Winnindoo 100.0% houses
Winnindoo — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Nambrok Winnindoo
Rural and farming 98% 97%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Nambrok Winnindoo
New dwellings approved 209
across Wellington
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Nambrok Winnindoo
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 6% of VIC Higher than 3% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 19% of VIC Higher than 11% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC

Liveability

Nambrok Winnindoo
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Winnindoo carries more flood risk (28 vs 0); Winnindoo carries more crime risk (81 vs 36).

Nambrok Winnindoo
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
36/100
 High
81/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
28/100
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

Nambrok Winnindoo
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Nambrok

  • Nambrok Denison Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Winnindoo

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Nambrok Winnindoo
Waterways 8 0

Mobility

Nambrok sits further from the CBD (200 km vs 188.9 km).

Nambrok Winnindoo
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 200 km
+6% vs other
 188.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 146 min 148 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3847
 0.2%
postcode 3858
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 3847
 55
postcode 3858

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.

Nambrok Winnindoo
Car (driver) 58.9% / 69.8%
Nambrok — Car (driver): 58.9% Winnindoo — Car (driver): 69.8%
Worked from Home 28.6% / 22.6%
Nambrok — Worked from Home: 28.6% Winnindoo — Worked from Home: 22.6%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 7.5%
Nambrok — Car (passenger): 4.5% Winnindoo — Car (passenger): 7.5%
Walked Only 8.0% / —
Nambrok — Walked Only: 8.0% Winnindoo — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.8%).

Setting

Nambrok Winnindoo
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Nambrok Winnindoo
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
121 premises
 0%
53 premises

Climate

Nambrok Winnindoo
Annual rainfall 546 mm 700 mm
Summer max (Jan) 25.5°C 26.7°C
Winter min (Jul) 4.0°C 4.1°C

Council rates

Nambrok Winnindoo
Average residential rate $1,960/yr
same for both
Council Wellington
same for both

Federal electorate

Nambrok Winnindoo
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Nambrok Winnindoo
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Nambrok

Rural

Winnindoo

Family Rural

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