Newham vs Woodend

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Newham: a median of $1.33 million, against $998,000 in Woodend, though rent is higher in Woodend. On these figures, Woodend tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Woodend

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • But Newham carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 45/100)

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

First-home buyers

Woodend

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($997,500 vs $1,332,500)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Newham

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $400/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 19%)

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

Commuting to the city

Woodend

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (63/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (69.3 km vs 79 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (56 min vs 62 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woodend

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (63/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • But Newham carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 45/100)

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

Investors

Woodend

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.9% vs 5.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Newham and Woodend 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
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
Walkability 0 / 63
Newham — Walkability: 0/100 Woodend — Walkability: 63/100
Safety 77 / 55
Newham — Safety: 77/100 Woodend — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 46 / 21
Newham — Low fire risk: 46/100 Woodend — Low fire risk: 21/100
Low flood risk 90 / 75
Newham — Low flood risk: 90/100 Woodend — Low flood risk: 75/100

Demographics

Woodend has more residents (6,732 vs 533); Woodend rents higher ($400/wk vs $200/wk).

Newham Woodend
Population 533 6,732
+1163% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.3% +15.9%
Median age 47 45
Median household income $101,816/yr $109,408/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $400/wk
+100% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Newham Woodend
0-4 4.7% / 4.9%
Newham — 0-4: 4.7% Woodend — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 14.6% / 14.4%
Newham — 5-14: 14.6% Woodend — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 7.1% / 6.4%
Newham — 15-19: 7.1% Woodend — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 3.0% / 3.3%
Newham — 20-24: 3.0% Woodend — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 5.4% / 6.9%
Newham — 25-34: 5.4% Woodend — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 11.4% / 12.7%
Newham — 35-44: 11.4% Woodend — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 17.1% / 16.2%
Newham — 45-54: 17.1% Woodend — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 15.4% / 13.2%
Newham — 55-64: 15.4% Woodend — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 14.6% / 12.9%
Newham — 65-74: 14.6% Woodend — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 8.1% / 6.8%
Newham — 75-84: 8.1% Woodend — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ 1.1% / 2.2%
Newham — 85+: 1.1% Woodend — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

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% Newham — Other Families: 0.0%
Woodend 50.2% couple families
Woodend — Couple Families: 50.2% Woodend — Lone Person: 30.4% Woodend — One Parent Families: 16.3% Woodend — Group Household: 2.3% Woodend — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

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 15.9% renting
Woodend — Owned Outright: 41.9% Woodend — Mortgage: 42.1% Woodend — Renting: 15.9%
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
England 8.4% / 6.0%
Newham — England: 8.4% Woodend — England: 6.0%
New Zealand 0.6% / 1.2%
Newham — New Zealand: 0.6% Woodend — New Zealand: 1.2%
Scotland 0.9% / 0.7%
Newham — Scotland: 0.9% Woodend — Scotland: 0.7%
Germany 0.6% / 0.8%
Newham — Germany: 0.6% Woodend — Germany: 0.8%
Netherlands 0.6% / 0.7%
Newham — Netherlands: 0.6% Woodend — Netherlands: 0.7%

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

Qualifications

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

Newham Woodend
Bachelor Degree 16.7% / 17.1%
Newham — Bachelor Degree: 16.7% Woodend — Bachelor Degree: 17.1%
Certificate III & IV 10.7% / 11.1%
Newham — Certificate III & IV: 10.7% Woodend — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 8.2%
Newham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Woodend — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 6.9% / 7.4%
Newham — Postgraduate Degree: 6.9% Woodend — Postgraduate Degree: 7.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.1% / 4.1%
Newham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1% Woodend — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Newham 100.0% houses
Newham — Houses: 100.0% Newham — Townhouses: 0.0% Newham — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Woodend 90.7% houses
Woodend — Houses: 90.7% Woodend — Townhouses: 8.9% Woodend — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Newham Woodend
Median house price $1,332,500 $997,500
Median unit price — $730,000
Median land price — $737,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 54 days
from 95 sales

Zoning mix

Newham has more land zoned for conservation (97% vs 68%); Woodend has more rural and farming land (12% vs 0%).

Newham Woodend
Environmental 97% 68%
Rural and farming 0% 12%
Parks and recreation 1% 9%
Residential 1% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 5%
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
New dwellings approved 331
across Macedon Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year +80%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Newham Woodend
Houses — 3.2%
$765/wk on $1.25M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Newham Woodend
House price — Higher than 64% of VIC
Income Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 11% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 11% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 62% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 90% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 21% of VIC

Liveability

Woodend is more walkable (63 vs 0); Newham scores higher overall (63 vs 46).

Newham Woodend
Grade B C
Score 63/100 46/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Woodend carries more flood risk (25 vs 10); Woodend carries more crime risk (45 vs 23).

Newham Woodend
Bushfire Moderate
54/100
 High
79/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Moderate
45/100
Flood Low
10/100
 Low
25/100
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
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Newham

  • Newham Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Woodend

  • Woodend Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Ambrose's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Braemar College - Woodend Campus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Newham Woodend
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 1 4
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 8 7

Mobility

Newham sits further from the CBD (79 km vs 69.3 km).

Newham Woodend
Walkability score 0/100 63/100
Distance to Melbourne 79 km
+12% vs other
 69.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 62 min 56 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
Car (driver) 54.2% / 49.8%
Newham — Car (driver): 54.2% Woodend — Car (driver): 49.8%
Worked from Home 36.9% / 40.8%
Newham — Worked from Home: 36.9% Woodend — Worked from Home: 40.8%
Walked Only 5.3% / 2.4%
Newham — Walked Only: 5.3% Woodend — Walked Only: 2.4%
Car (passenger) 2.2% / 3.8%
Newham — Car (passenger): 2.2% Woodend — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Train 1.3% / 2.5%
Newham — Train: 1.3% Woodend — Train: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.2%).

Setting

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

NBN connectivity

Newham Woodend
Connectivity score 30/100 65/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
236 premises
 44%
3,120 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Newham

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Woodend

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