North Wangaratta vs Waldara

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Waldara, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, North Wangaratta tends to suit people living alone, while Waldara suits families with children and 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

Waldara

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 42/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 52%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 86%)

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

North Wangaratta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Waldara

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (254.6 km vs 259.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Waldara

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 42/100)

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

Investors

Waldara

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.5% vs -2.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

North Wangaratta Waldara
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.

North Wangaratta Waldara
Walkability 6 / 6
North Wangaratta — Walkability: 6/100 Waldara — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 58 / 86
North Wangaratta — Safety: 58/100 Waldara — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 50 / 100
North Wangaratta — Low fire risk: 50/100 Waldara — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 4 / 14
North Wangaratta — Low flood risk: 4/100 Waldara — Low flood risk: 14/100

Demographics

Waldara has more residents (677 vs 282); Waldara rents higher ($300/wk vs $175/wk).

North Wangaratta Waldara
Population 282 677
+140% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.1% +9.5%
Median age 48 47
Median household income $79,612/yr $127,712/yr
+60% vs other
Median weekly rent $175/wk $300/wk
+71% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

North Wangaratta Waldara
0-4 5.3% / 4.7%
North Wangaratta — 0-4: 5.3% Waldara — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 9.2% / 14.2%
North Wangaratta — 5-14: 9.2% Waldara — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 7.1% / 10.5%
North Wangaratta — 15-19: 7.1% Waldara — 15-19: 10.5%
20-24 5.7% / 2.4%
North Wangaratta — 20-24: 5.7% Waldara — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 14.5% / 6.5%
North Wangaratta — 25-34: 14.5% Waldara — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 6.0% / 10.8%
North Wangaratta — 35-44: 6.0% Waldara — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 11.7% / 15.1%
North Wangaratta — 45-54: 11.7% Waldara — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 17.0% / 15.4%
North Wangaratta — 55-64: 17.0% Waldara — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 16.3% / 13.9%
North Wangaratta — 65-74: 16.3% Waldara — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 5.7% / 5.5%
North Wangaratta — 75-84: 5.7% Waldara — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 2.5% / 1.2%
North Wangaratta — 85+: 2.5% Waldara — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

North Wangaratta 37.3% couple families
North Wangaratta — Couple Families: 37.3% North Wangaratta — Lone Person: 41.3% North Wangaratta — One Parent Families: 14.7% North Wangaratta — Group Household: 6.7%
Waldara 80.3% couple families
Waldara — Couple Families: 80.3% Waldara — Lone Person: 16.4% Waldara — One Parent Families: 3.3% Waldara — 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.

North Wangaratta 10.9% renting
North Wangaratta — Owned Outright: 54.5% North Wangaratta — Mortgage: 34.7% North Wangaratta — Renting: 10.9%
Waldara 3.0% renting
Waldara — Owned Outright: 56.7% Waldara — Mortgage: 40.3% Waldara — Renting: 3.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

North Wangaratta Waldara
Certificate III & IV 17.7% / 16.0%
North Wangaratta — Certificate III & IV: 17.7% Waldara — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 14.3%
North Wangaratta — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Waldara — Bachelor Degree: 14.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.8% / 9.0%
North Wangaratta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.8% Waldara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Postgraduate Degree 5.3% / 2.7%
North Wangaratta — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3% Waldara — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 4.1%
North Wangaratta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Waldara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

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.

North Wangaratta Waldara
England 2.8% / 1.8%
North Wangaratta — England: 2.8% Waldara — England: 1.8%
Italy — / 2.4%
North Wangaratta — Italy: not among its largest Waldara — Italy: 2.4%
Scotland — / 1.8%
North Wangaratta — Scotland: not among its largest Waldara — Scotland: 1.8%
Ireland 1.4% / —
North Wangaratta — Ireland: 1.4% Waldara — Ireland: not among its largest
Thailand 1.1% / —
North Wangaratta — Thailand: 1.1% Waldara — Thailand: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.6%
North Wangaratta — New Zealand: not among its largest Waldara — New Zealand: 0.6%
Zimbabwe — / 0.6%
North Wangaratta — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Waldara — Zimbabwe: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

North Wangaratta 85.7% houses
North Wangaratta — Houses: 85.7% North Wangaratta — Flats / Apartments: 9.8% North Wangaratta — Townhouses: 4.5%
Waldara 100.0% houses
Waldara — Houses: 100.0% Waldara — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Waldara — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

North Wangaratta Waldara
Median house price — $1,025,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $482,500

Zoning mix

North Wangaratta has more rural and farming land (75% vs 57%).

North Wangaratta Waldara
Rural and farming 75% 57%
Residential 0% 33%
Infrastructure and transport 15% 3%
Industrial 9% 0%
Other and special use 0% 5%
Parks and recreation 1%
same for both
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

North Wangaratta Waldara
New dwellings approved 238
across Wangaratta
same for both
Approvals change year on year +329%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

North Wangaratta Waldara
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of VIC
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC

Liveability

North Wangaratta Waldara
Grade — B
Score — 60/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

North Wangaratta carries more bushfire risk (50 vs 0); North Wangaratta carries more crime risk (42 vs 14).

North Wangaratta Waldara
Bushfire Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
42/100
 Low
14/100
Flood High
96/100
 High
86/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

North Wangaratta Waldara
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

North Wangaratta Waldara
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

North Wangaratta sits further from the CBD (259.6 km vs 254.6 km).

North Wangaratta Waldara
Walkability score 6/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 259.6 km
+2% vs other
 254.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 169 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3678
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 3678
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.

North Wangaratta Waldara
Car (driver) 72.7% / 79.8%
North Wangaratta — Car (driver): 72.7% Waldara — Car (driver): 79.8%
Worked from Home 13.6% / 10.4%
North Wangaratta — Worked from Home: 13.6% Waldara — Worked from Home: 10.4%
Car (passenger) 7.6% / 7.2%
North Wangaratta — Car (passenger): 7.6% Waldara — Car (passenger): 7.2%
Walked Only 3.8% / 1.0%
North Wangaratta — Walked Only: 3.8% Waldara — Walked Only: 1.0%
Bicycle 2.3% / 1.6%
North Wangaratta — Bicycle: 2.3% Waldara — Bicycle: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.8%).

Setting

North Wangaratta Waldara
Elevation 144 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 143 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

North Wangaratta Waldara
Connectivity score 30/100 77/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
122 premises
 62%
404 premises

Climate

North Wangaratta Waldara
Annual rainfall 565 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.7°C
same for both

Council rates

North Wangaratta Waldara
Average residential rate $1,962/yr
same for both
Council Wangaratta
same for both

Federal electorate

North Wangaratta Waldara
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

North Wangaratta

Quiet Rural

Waldara

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