Oaklands Junction vs Wildwood
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Oaklands Junction, most households are couple families. In Wildwood, about half of households are couple families. Oaklands Junction is closer to the city centre: 31.3 km, against 38.6 km. On these figures, Oaklands Junction tends to suit couples, while Wildwood suits people living alone and families with children.
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
Oaklands Junction
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 63%)
- carries lower crime risk (86/100 vs 97/100)
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
Oaklands Junction
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 31%)
- has cheaper rent ($462/wk vs $550/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Oaklands Junction
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (31.3 km vs 38.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (33 min vs 40 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Oaklands Junction carries lower crime risk (86/100 vs 97/100)
- Wildwood has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 11%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wildwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (13.0% vs 1.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Oaklands Junction and Wildwood drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Oaklands Junction has more residents (439 vs 244); Oaklands Junction has higher household incomes ($132,600 vs $91,780).
| Oaklands Junction | Wildwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 439 +44% vs other | 244 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.4% | +13.0% |
| Median age | 42 | 44 |
| Median household income | $132,600/yr +31% vs other | $91,780/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $462/wk | $550/wk +19% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Oaklands Junction | Wildwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,545,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Oaklands Junction | Wildwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 91% | 99% |
| Other and special use | 9% | 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
| Oaklands Junction | Wildwood | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3,063 across Hume same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Oaklands Junction | Wildwood | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 95% of VIC | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 12% of VIC | Higher than 47% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 49% of VIC | Higher than 71% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 52% of VIC | Higher than 65% of VIC |
Liveability
| Oaklands Junction | Wildwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Wildwood carries more crime risk (97 vs 86).
| Oaklands Junction | Wildwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 86/100 | High 97/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | High 70/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Oaklands Junction | Wildwood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Oaklands Junction | Wildwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 2 |
Mobility
Wildwood sits further from the CBD (38.6 km vs 31.3 km).
| Oaklands Junction | Wildwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 31.3 km | 38.6 km +23% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 33 min | 40 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 3063 | 0.8% postcode 3429 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 48 postcode 3063 | 47 postcode 3429 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.6%).
Setting
| Oaklands Junction | Wildwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 233 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 244 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 28.7 km | 32.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Oaklands Junction | Wildwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 161 premises | 0% 92 premises |
Climate
| Oaklands Junction | Wildwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 518 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.0°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Oaklands Junction | Wildwood | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — | 4.4 µg/m³ |
| PM10 | 18.9 µg/m³ | — |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Oaklands Junction | Wildwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,715/yr same for both | |
| Council | Hume same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Oaklands Junction | Wildwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calwell | Hawke |
| Member | Basem Abdo | Sam Rae |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Oaklands Junction | Wildwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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