Northwood vs Mangalore

Northwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 51 in Mangalore. 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.

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

Northwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 47/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mangalore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mangalore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 5%)

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

Commuting to the city

Northwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (116.9 km vs 122.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Northwood carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 47/100)
  • Mangalore has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 18%)

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

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

Northwood Mangalore
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.

Northwood Mangalore
Walkability 0 / 0
Northwood — Walkability: 0/100 Mangalore — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 81 / 53
Northwood — Safety: 81/100 Mangalore — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 72 / 100
Northwood — Low fire risk: 72/100 Mangalore — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 16 / 32
Northwood — Low flood risk: 16/100 Mangalore — Low flood risk: 32/100

Demographics

Mangalore skews older (51 vs 43).

Northwood Mangalore
Population 203
+10% vs other
 183
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.1% +0.5%
Median age 43 51
Median household income $98,540/yr $106,184/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+2% vs other
 $274/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Northwood Mangalore
0-4 3.0% / 1.6%
Northwood — 0-4: 3.0% Mangalore — 0-4: 1.6%
5-14 11.8% / 8.7%
Northwood — 5-14: 11.8% Mangalore — 5-14: 8.7%
15-19 6.9% / 4.4%
Northwood — 15-19: 6.9% Mangalore — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 6.9% / 3.8%
Northwood — 20-24: 6.9% Mangalore — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 13.8% / 8.2%
Northwood — 25-34: 13.8% Mangalore — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 12.3% / 8.7%
Northwood — 35-44: 12.3% Mangalore — 35-44: 8.7%
45-54 12.3% / 10.4%
Northwood — 45-54: 12.3% Mangalore — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 16.7% / 21.3%
Northwood — 55-64: 16.7% Mangalore — 55-64: 21.3%
65-74 11.8% / 18.0%
Northwood — 65-74: 11.8% Mangalore — 65-74: 18.0%
75-84 4.4% / 8.2%
Northwood — 75-84: 4.4% Mangalore — 75-84: 8.2%
85+ 2.0% / —
Northwood — 85+: 2.0% Mangalore — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Northwood 48.9% couple families
Northwood — Couple Families: 48.9% Northwood — One Parent Families: 26.7% Northwood — Lone Person: 24.4%
Mangalore 53.3% couple families
Mangalore — Couple Families: 53.3% Mangalore — One Parent Families: 26.7% Mangalore — Lone Person: 20.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Northwood 5.0% renting
Northwood — Owned Outright: 45.0% Northwood — Mortgage: 50.0% Northwood — Renting: 5.0%
Mangalore 19.7% renting
Mangalore — Owned Outright: 49.2% Mangalore — Mortgage: 31.1% Mangalore — Renting: 19.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Northwood Mangalore
Certificate III & IV 19.2% / 16.4%
Northwood — Certificate III & IV: 19.2% Mangalore — Certificate III & IV: 16.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 10.9%
Northwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Mangalore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 3.8%
Northwood — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Mangalore — Bachelor Degree: 3.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.9%
Northwood — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Mangalore — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

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.

Northwood Mangalore
New Zealand 4.4% / 1.6%
Northwood — New Zealand: 4.4% Mangalore — New Zealand: 1.6%
England 3.4% / —
Northwood — England: 3.4% Mangalore — England: not among its largest
China — / 2.2%
Northwood — China: not among its largest Mangalore — China: 2.2%
Italy — / 2.2%
Northwood — Italy: not among its largest Mangalore — Italy: 2.2%
South Africa 2.0% / —
Northwood — South Africa: 2.0% Mangalore — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Northwood 98.5% houses
Northwood — Houses: 98.5% Northwood — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Mangalore 100.0% houses
Mangalore — Houses: 100.0% Mangalore — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

Northwood Mangalore
Rural and farming 96% 91%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 5%
Parks and recreation 4% 1%
Other and special use 0% 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

Northwood Mangalore
New dwellings approved 1,074
across Mitchell
 75
across Strathbogie
Approvals change year on year +70% +167%

Ranking within VIC

Northwood Mangalore
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 17% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 40% of VIC

Liveability

Northwood Mangalore
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Northwood carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 0); Mangalore carries more crime risk (47 vs 19).

Northwood Mangalore
Bushfire Low
28/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Moderate
47/100
Flood High
84/100
 Moderate
68/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Northwood Mangalore
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

Northwood Mangalore
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 0 10

Mobility

Mangalore sits further from the CBD (122.1 km vs 116.9 km).

Northwood Mangalore
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 116.9 km 122.1 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 92 min 88 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3660
 0.0%
postcode 3663
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 3660
 —

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.

Northwood Mangalore
Car (driver) 74.2% / 64.4%
Northwood — Car (driver): 74.2% Mangalore — Car (driver): 64.4%
Worked from Home 15.7% / 26.4%
Northwood — Worked from Home: 15.7% Mangalore — Worked from Home: 26.4%
Walked Only 5.6% / 4.6%
Northwood — Walked Only: 5.6% Mangalore — Walked Only: 4.6%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 4.6%
Northwood — Car (passenger): 4.5% Mangalore — Car (passenger): 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.2%).

Setting

Northwood Mangalore
Elevation 133 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 143 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Northwood Mangalore
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
78 premises
 0%
94 premises

Climate

Northwood Mangalore
Annual rainfall 540 mm 528 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 29.9°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.6°C

Council rates

Northwood Mangalore
Average residential rate $1,947/yr $2,476/yr
Council Mitchell Strathbogie

Federal electorate

Northwood Mangalore
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Northwood Mangalore
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Northwood

Rural

Mangalore

Retirees Rural

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