Sailors Gully vs Woodvale

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Woodvale, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Woodvale: a median of $790,000, against $538,000 in Sailors Gully, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Sailors Gully tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Woodvale 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

Woodvale

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 57%)
  • But Sailors Gully carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 55/100)

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

First-home buyers

Sailors Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($537,500 vs $790,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Sailors Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Sailors Gully

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (118 min vs 124 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (159.1 km vs 166.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sailors Gully

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 55/100)

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

Investors

Woodvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.8% vs 4.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Sailors Gully Woodvale
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.

Sailors Gully Woodvale
Walkability 20 / 0
Sailors Gully — Walkability: 20/100 Woodvale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 66 / 45
Sailors Gully — Safety: 66/100 Woodvale — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 100 / 88
Sailors Gully — Low fire risk: 100/100 Woodvale — Low fire risk: 88/100
Low flood risk 61 / 55
Sailors Gully — Low flood risk: 61/100 Woodvale — Low flood risk: 55/100

Demographics

Sailors Gully has more residents (743 vs 556); Woodvale rents higher ($350/wk vs $290/wk).

Sailors Gully Woodvale
Population 743
+25% vs other
 556
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.5% +23.8%
Median age 45 44
Median household income $68,588/yr $74,256/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk $350/wk
+21% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sailors Gully Woodvale
0-4 6.1% / 6.3%
Sailors Gully — 0-4: 6.1% Woodvale — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 11.3% / 11.7%
Sailors Gully — 5-14: 11.3% Woodvale — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 5.8% / 6.3%
Sailors Gully — 15-19: 5.8% Woodvale — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 6.2% / 5.2%
Sailors Gully — 20-24: 6.2% Woodvale — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 10.2% / 9.9%
Sailors Gully — 25-34: 10.2% Woodvale — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 10.0% / 12.6%
Sailors Gully — 35-44: 10.0% Woodvale — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 11.0% / 13.1%
Sailors Gully — 45-54: 11.0% Woodvale — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 16.4% / 17.8%
Sailors Gully — 55-64: 16.4% Woodvale — 55-64: 17.8%
65-74 15.7% / 14.4%
Sailors Gully — 65-74: 15.7% Woodvale — 65-74: 14.4%
75-84 5.2% / 3.6%
Sailors Gully — 75-84: 5.2% Woodvale — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 2.0% / 1.4%
Sailors Gully — 85+: 2.0% Woodvale — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sailors Gully 33.2% couple families
Sailors Gully — Couple Families: 33.2% Sailors Gully — Lone Person: 38.5% Sailors Gully — One Parent Families: 24.0% Sailors Gully — Other Families: 2.4% Sailors Gully — Group Household: 1.9%
Woodvale 54.7% couple families
Woodvale — Couple Families: 54.7% Woodvale — Lone Person: 25.0% Woodvale — One Parent Families: 14.1% Woodvale — Other Families: 3.1% Woodvale — Group Household: 3.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sailors Gully 14.5% renting
Sailors Gully — Owned Outright: 38.4% Sailors Gully — Mortgage: 47.1% Sailors Gully — Renting: 14.5%
Woodvale 6.9% renting
Woodvale — Owned Outright: 49.7% Woodvale — Mortgage: 43.4% Woodvale — Renting: 6.9%
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.

Sailors Gully Woodvale
England 1.6% / 1.3%
Sailors Gully — England: 1.6% Woodvale — England: 1.3%
Thailand 1.2% / —
Sailors Gully — Thailand: 1.2% Woodvale — Thailand: not among its largest
Myanmar 1.1% / —
Sailors Gully — Myanmar: 1.1% Woodvale — Myanmar: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.7% / —
Sailors Gully — New Zealand: 0.7% Woodvale — New Zealand: not among its largest
Scotland 0.7% / —
Sailors Gully — Scotland: 0.7% Woodvale — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.6%).

Qualifications

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

Sailors Gully Woodvale
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 19.1%
Sailors Gully — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Woodvale — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Bachelor Degree 6.3% / 5.6%
Sailors Gully — Bachelor Degree: 6.3% Woodvale — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 6.3%
Sailors Gully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Woodvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 1.6%
Sailors Gully — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Woodvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 1.8%
Sailors Gully — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Woodvale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sailors Gully 99.3% houses
Sailors Gully — Houses: 99.3% Sailors Gully — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Woodvale 100.0% houses
Woodvale — Houses: 100.0% Woodvale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Sailors Gully Woodvale
Median house price $537,500 $790,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Woodvale has more rural and farming land (76% vs 0%).

Sailors Gully Woodvale
Rural and farming 0% 76%
Parks and recreation 52% 15%
Residential 38% 0%
Environmental 3% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 1%
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

Sailors Gully Woodvale
New dwellings approved 885
across Greater Bendigo
same for both
Approvals change year on year +28%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Sailors Gully Woodvale
House price Higher than 39% of VIC —
Income Higher than 31% of VIC Higher than 40% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 42% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 17% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC

Liveability

Sailors Gully is more walkable (20 vs 0); Sailors Gully scores higher overall (44 vs 34).

Sailors Gully Woodvale
Grade C
same for both
Score 44/100 34/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Woodvale carries more bushfire risk (12 vs 0); Woodvale carries more crime risk (55 vs 34).

Sailors Gully Woodvale
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
12/100
Crime Low
34/100
 Moderate
55/100
Flood Low
39/100
 Moderate
45/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Sailors Gully Woodvale
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 Sailors Gully

  • Eaglehawk North Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Woodvale

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

Amenities in the suburb

Sailors Gully Woodvale
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Woodvale sits further from the CBD (166.8 km vs 159.1 km).

Sailors Gully Woodvale
Walkability score 20/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 159.1 km 166.8 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 118 min 124 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3556
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 3556
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.

Sailors Gully Woodvale
Car (driver) 80.3% / 79.4%
Sailors Gully — Car (driver): 80.3% Woodvale — Car (driver): 79.4%
Worked from Home 13.1% / 11.6%
Sailors Gully — Worked from Home: 13.1% Woodvale — Worked from Home: 11.6%
Car (passenger) 6.6% / 6.5%
Sailors Gully — Car (passenger): 6.6% Woodvale — Car (passenger): 6.5%
Walked Only — / 2.5%
Sailors Gully — Walked Only: not among its largest Woodvale — Walked Only: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.3%).

Setting

Sailors Gully Woodvale
Elevation 211 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 155 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Sailors Gully Woodvale
Connectivity score 76/100 36/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 51%
366 premises
 10%
223 premises

Climate

Sailors Gully Woodvale
Annual rainfall 598 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Sailors Gully Woodvale
Average residential rate $1,949/yr
same for both
Council Greater Bendigo
same for both

Federal electorate

Sailors Gully Woodvale
Division Bendigo
same for both
Member Lisa Chesters
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sailors Gully Woodvale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sailors Gully

Acreage Affordable

Woodvale

Rural

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