Newham vs Woodend North

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Newham, about half of households are couple families. In Woodend North, most households are couple families. On these figures, Newham tends to suit people living alone, while Woodend North 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

  • Newham carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 46/100)
  • Woodend North is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 59%)

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

First-home buyers

Woodend North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Newham

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $630/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

Woodend North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (74.9 km vs 79 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Newham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 46/100)

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

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

Newham Woodend North
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.

Newham Woodend North
Walkability 0 / 0
Newham — Walkability: 0/100 Woodend North — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 54
Newham — Safety: 77/100 Woodend North — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 46 / 100
Newham — Low fire risk: 46/100 Woodend North — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 90 / 78
Newham — Low flood risk: 90/100 Woodend North — Low flood risk: 78/100

Demographics

Woodend North rents higher ($630/wk vs $200/wk); Newham has more residents (533 vs 315).

Newham Woodend North
Population 533
+41% vs other
 315
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.3% +3.6%
Median age 47 46
Median household income $101,816/yr $117,000/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $630/wk
+215% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Newham Woodend North
0-4 4.7% / 3.2%
Newham — 0-4: 4.7% Woodend North — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 14.6% / 17.5%
Newham — 5-14: 14.6% Woodend North — 5-14: 17.5%
15-19 7.1% / 7.9%
Newham — 15-19: 7.1% Woodend North — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 3.0% / 4.4%
Newham — 20-24: 3.0% Woodend North — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 5.4% / 3.5%
Newham — 25-34: 5.4% Woodend North — 25-34: 3.5%
35-44 11.4% / 12.4%
Newham — 35-44: 11.4% Woodend North — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 17.1% / 17.5%
Newham — 45-54: 17.1% Woodend North — 45-54: 17.5%
55-64 15.4% / 15.2%
Newham — 55-64: 15.4% Woodend North — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 14.6% / 13.0%
Newham — 65-74: 14.6% Woodend North — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 8.1% / 6.3%
Newham — 75-84: 8.1% Woodend North — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 1.1% / —
Newham — 85+: 1.1% Woodend North — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Newham 48.9% couple families
Newham — Couple Families: 48.9% Newham — Lone Person: 35.3% Newham — One Parent Families: 10.5% Newham — Group Household: 5.3%
Woodend North 61.4% couple families
Woodend North — Couple Families: 61.4% Woodend North — Lone Person: 14.3% Woodend North — One Parent Families: 24.3% Woodend North — 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.

Newham 7.8% renting
Newham — Owned Outright: 48.4% Newham — Mortgage: 43.8% Newham — Renting: 7.8%
Woodend North 8.0% renting
Woodend North — Owned Outright: 49.0% Woodend North — Mortgage: 43.0% Woodend North — Renting: 8.0%
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.

Newham Woodend North
England 8.4% / 6.3%
Newham — England: 8.4% Woodend North — England: 6.3%
New Zealand 0.6% / 3.2%
Newham — New Zealand: 0.6% Woodend North — New Zealand: 3.2%
Netherlands 0.6% / 1.6%
Newham — Netherlands: 0.6% Woodend North — Netherlands: 1.6%
Germany 0.6% / 1.0%
Newham — Germany: 0.6% Woodend North — Germany: 1.0%
Scotland 0.9% / —
Newham — Scotland: 0.9% Woodend North — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.4%).

Qualifications

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

Newham Woodend North
Bachelor Degree 16.7% / 15.6%
Newham — Bachelor Degree: 16.7% Woodend North — Bachelor Degree: 15.6%
Certificate III & IV 10.7% / 14.0%
Newham — Certificate III & IV: 10.7% Woodend North — Certificate III & IV: 14.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 7.0%
Newham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Woodend North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 6.9% / 5.4%
Newham — Postgraduate Degree: 6.9% Woodend North — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.1% / 3.2%
Newham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1% Woodend North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Newham 100.0% houses
Newham — Houses: 100.0%
Woodend North 100.0% houses
Woodend North — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Newham Woodend North
Median house price $1,332,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Newham has more land zoned for conservation (97% vs 41%); Woodend North has more rural and farming land (52% vs 0%).

Newham Woodend North
Environmental 97% 41%
Rural and farming 0% 52%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 6%
Residential 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

Newham Woodend North
New dwellings approved 331
across Macedon Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year +80%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Newham Woodend North
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of VIC Higher than 21% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 90% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC

Liveability

Newham Woodend North
Grade B —
Score 63/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Newham carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 0); Woodend North carries more flood risk (22 vs 10).

Newham Woodend North
Bushfire Moderate
54/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Moderate
46/100
Flood Low
10/100
 Low
22/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Newham Woodend North
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Newham

  • Newham Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Woodend North

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

Amenities in the suburb

Newham Woodend North
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 8 2

Mobility

Newham sits further from the CBD (79 km vs 74.9 km).

Newham Woodend North
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 79 km
+5% vs other
 74.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 62 min 58 min
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 3442
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 3442
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.

Newham Woodend North
Car (driver) 54.2% / 56.6%
Newham — Car (driver): 54.2% Woodend North — Car (driver): 56.6%
Worked from Home 36.9% / 38.2%
Newham — Worked from Home: 36.9% Woodend North — Worked from Home: 38.2%
Walked Only 5.3% / 2.2%
Newham — Walked Only: 5.3% Woodend North — Walked Only: 2.2%
Car (passenger) 2.2% / 2.9%
Newham — Car (passenger): 2.2% Woodend North — Car (passenger): 2.9%
Train 1.3% / —
Newham — Train: 1.3% Woodend North — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.6%).

Setting

Newham Woodend North
Elevation 567 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 555 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Newham Woodend North
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
236 premises
 0%
134 premises

Climate

Newham Woodend North
Annual rainfall 778 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Newham Woodend North
Average residential rate $2,065/yr
same for both
Council Macedon Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Newham Woodend North
Division Mcewen
same for both
Member Rob Mitchell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Newham Woodend North
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Newham

Premium Rural

Woodend North

Rural

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