Sunbury vs Wildwood

Sunbury is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 44 in Wildwood. 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. Wildwood is closer to the city centre: 38.6 km, against 44.2 km. On these figures, Wildwood tends to suit 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

Sunbury

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (76 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (33 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (15 vs 0)
  • But Wildwood has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)

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

Sunbury

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 31%)
  • has cheaper rent ($361/wk vs $550/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wildwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (40 min vs 46 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (38.6 km vs 44.2 km)
  • But Sunbury is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sunbury

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (9 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 97/100)

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 7.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Sunbury 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.

Sunbury Wildwood
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.

Sunbury Wildwood
Walkability 10 / 0
Sunbury — Walkability: 10/100 Wildwood — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 33 / 3
Sunbury — Safety: 33/100 Wildwood — Safety: 3/100
Low fire risk 55 / 100
Sunbury — Low fire risk: 55/100 Wildwood — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 70 / 100
Sunbury — Low flood risk: 70/100 Wildwood — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Sunbury has more residents (38,851 vs 244); Wildwood rents higher ($550/wk vs $361/wk).

Sunbury Wildwood
Population 38,851
+99% vs other
 244
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.7% +13.0%
Median age 38 44
Median household income $100,100/yr
+8% vs other
 $91,780/yr
Median weekly rent $361/wk $550/wk
+52% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sunbury Wildwood
0-4 6.0% / 7.4%
Sunbury — 0-4: 6.0% Wildwood — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 13.0% / 15.6%
Sunbury — 5-14: 13.0% Wildwood — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 6.1% / 6.6%
Sunbury — 15-19: 6.1% Wildwood — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 6.0% / 3.7%
Sunbury — 20-24: 6.0% Wildwood — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 14.1% / 8.6%
Sunbury — 25-34: 14.1% Wildwood — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 13.5% / 10.2%
Sunbury — 35-44: 13.5% Wildwood — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 13.6% / 14.8%
Sunbury — 45-54: 13.6% Wildwood — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 12.5% / 17.2%
Sunbury — 55-64: 12.5% Wildwood — 55-64: 17.2%
65-74 9.1% / 11.1%
Sunbury — 65-74: 9.1% Wildwood — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 4.3% / 2.9%
Sunbury — 75-84: 4.3% Wildwood — 75-84: 2.9%
85+ 1.7% / 2.5%
Sunbury — 85+: 1.7% Wildwood — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sunbury 48.9% couple families
Sunbury — Couple Families: 48.9% Sunbury — Lone Person: 29.2% Sunbury — One Parent Families: 17.6% Sunbury — Other Families: 1.3% Sunbury — Group Household: 3.0%
Wildwood 45.7% couple families
Wildwood — Couple Families: 45.7% Wildwood — Lone Person: 30.4% Wildwood — One Parent Families: 17.4% Wildwood — Other Families: 6.5% Wildwood — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sunbury 20.8% renting
Sunbury — Owned Outright: 31.4% Sunbury — Mortgage: 47.8% Sunbury — Renting: 20.8%
Wildwood 14.0% renting
Wildwood — Owned Outright: 56.1% Wildwood — Mortgage: 29.8% Wildwood — Renting: 14.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Sunbury Wildwood
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 13.1%
Sunbury — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Wildwood — Certificate III & IV: 13.1%
Bachelor Degree 10.4% / 5.3%
Sunbury — Bachelor Degree: 10.4% Wildwood — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 6.1%
Sunbury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Wildwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 2.9%
Sunbury — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Wildwood — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / —
Sunbury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Wildwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

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.

Sunbury Wildwood
England 3.4% / —
Sunbury — England: 3.4% Wildwood — England: not among its largest
Italy 0.6% / 2.5%
Sunbury — Italy: 0.6% Wildwood — Italy: 2.5%
India 1.7% / —
Sunbury — India: 1.7% Wildwood — India: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.7% / —
Sunbury — New Zealand: 1.7% Wildwood — New Zealand: not among its largest
Lebanon — / 1.2%
Sunbury — Lebanon: not among its largest Wildwood — Lebanon: 1.2%
Philippines 0.9% / —
Sunbury — Philippines: 0.9% Wildwood — Philippines: not among its largest
Scotland 0.6% / —
Sunbury — Scotland: 0.6% Wildwood — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sunbury 88.5% houses
Sunbury — Houses: 88.5% Sunbury — Flats / Apartments: 7.4% Sunbury — Townhouses: 4.1%
Wildwood 100.0% houses
Wildwood — Houses: 100.0% Wildwood — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Wildwood — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Sunbury Wildwood
Median house price $711,000 —
Median unit price $517,058 —
Median land price $645,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 793 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Wildwood has more rural and farming land (99% vs 50%).

Sunbury Wildwood
Rural and farming 50% 99%
Residential 32% 0%
Environmental 8% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 0%
Other and special use 2% 0%
Parks and recreation 2% 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

Sunbury Wildwood
New dwellings approved 3,063
across Hume
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
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.

Sunbury Wildwood
Houses 3.8%
$550/wk on $745K
 —
Units 4.1%
$430/wk on $540K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Sunbury Wildwood
House price Higher than 40% of VIC —
Income Higher than 72% of VIC —
Schools Higher than 10% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 83% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 71% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 57% of VIC —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 14% of VIC —

Liveability

Sunbury is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Sunbury Wildwood
Grade C —
Score 37/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Sunbury carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 0); Sunbury carries more flood risk (30 vs 0).

Sunbury Wildwood
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 High
97/100
Flood Low
30/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
70/100
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Sunbury Wildwood
Inside the suburb 15 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 7 0
Rated below peers 6 0

Schools in Sunbury

  • Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Killara Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Kismet Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Red Rock Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Salesian College Sunbury Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • St Anne's School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Wildwood

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

Amenities in the suburb

Sunbury Wildwood
Supermarkets 8 0
Cafes & restaurants 10 0
Parks & reserves 76 0
Childcare 33 0
GPs 9 0
Pharmacies 10 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 6 0
Fuel stations 5 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 56 2

Mobility

Sunbury sits further from the CBD (44.2 km vs 38.6 km).

Sunbury Wildwood
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 44.2 km
+13% vs other
 38.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 40 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3429
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3429
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.

Sunbury Wildwood
Car (driver) 65.8% / 76.6%
Sunbury — Car (driver): 65.8% Wildwood — Car (driver): 76.6%
Worked from Home 25.6% / 17.2%
Sunbury — Worked from Home: 25.6% Wildwood — Worked from Home: 17.2%
Walked Only 1.0% / 6.2%
Sunbury — Walked Only: 1.0% Wildwood — Walked Only: 6.2%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / —
Sunbury — Car (passenger): 4.2% Wildwood — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Train 2.8% / —
Sunbury — Train: 2.8% Wildwood — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.6%).

Setting

Sunbury Wildwood
Elevation 276 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 244 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 36.9 km 32.9 km

NBN connectivity

Sunbury Wildwood
Connectivity score 76/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 57%
18,150 premises
 0%
92 premises

Climate

Sunbury 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)

Sunbury Wildwood
PM2.5 4.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Sunbury Wildwood
Average residential rate $1,715/yr
same for both
Council Hume
same for both

Federal electorate

Sunbury Wildwood
Division Hawke
same for both
Member Sam Rae
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sunbury Wildwood
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sunbury

Acreage Outer Transport Hub

Wildwood

Family Outer

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