Waldara vs Wangandary

Waldara is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 52 in Wangandary. 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. In Wangandary, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Waldara: a median of $1.02 million, against $845,000 in Wangandary, though rent is higher in Wangandary. On these figures, Waldara tends to suit families with children and couples, while Wangandary suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 30/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 62%)

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

First-home buyers

Wangandary

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($269,000 vs $482,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($845,000 vs $1,025,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Waldara

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $375/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Waldara

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (169 min vs 175 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (254.6 km vs 257.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Waldara carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 30/100)
  • Wangandary has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 21%)

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 -4.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Waldara Wangandary
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.

Waldara Wangandary
Walkability 6 / 10
Waldara — Walkability: 6/100 Wangandary — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 86 / 70
Waldara — Safety: 86/100 Wangandary — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 100 / 52
Waldara — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wangandary — Low fire risk: 52/100
Low flood risk 14 / 100
Waldara — Low flood risk: 14/100 Wangandary — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Waldara has more residents (677 vs 217); Waldara has higher household incomes ($127,712 vs $93,184).

Waldara Wangandary
Population 677
+68% vs other
 217
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.5% -4.4%
Median age 47 52
Median household income $127,712/yr
+27% vs other
 $93,184/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk $375/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Waldara Wangandary
0-4 4.7% / 3.7%
Waldara — 0-4: 4.7% Wangandary — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 14.2% / 6.9%
Waldara — 5-14: 14.2% Wangandary — 5-14: 6.9%
15-19 10.5% / 10.1%
Waldara — 15-19: 10.5% Wangandary — 15-19: 10.1%
20-24 2.4% / 1.4%
Waldara — 20-24: 2.4% Wangandary — 20-24: 1.4%
25-34 6.5% / 6.5%
Waldara — 25-34: 6.5% Wangandary — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 10.8% / 6.0%
Waldara — 35-44: 10.8% Wangandary — 35-44: 6.0%
45-54 15.1% / 18.9%
Waldara — 45-54: 15.1% Wangandary — 45-54: 18.9%
55-64 15.4% / 15.7%
Waldara — 55-64: 15.4% Wangandary — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 13.9% / 16.6%
Waldara — 65-74: 13.9% Wangandary — 65-74: 16.6%
75-84 5.5% / 6.5%
Waldara — 75-84: 5.5% Wangandary — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 1.2% / 3.2%
Waldara — 85+: 1.2% Wangandary — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Wangandary 54.1% couple families
Wangandary — Couple Families: 54.1% Wangandary — Lone Person: 29.7% Wangandary — One Parent Families: 8.1% Wangandary — Group Household: 8.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Waldara 3.0% renting
Waldara — Owned Outright: 56.7% Waldara — Mortgage: 40.3% Waldara — Renting: 3.0%
Wangandary 5.6% renting
Wangandary — Owned Outright: 58.3% Wangandary — Mortgage: 36.1% Wangandary — Renting: 5.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Waldara Wangandary
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 16.6%
Waldara — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Wangandary — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Bachelor Degree 14.3% / 13.8%
Waldara — Bachelor Degree: 14.3% Wangandary — Bachelor Degree: 13.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 7.4%
Waldara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Wangandary — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.1% / 2.8%
Waldara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1% Wangandary — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 4.1%
Waldara — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Wangandary — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

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.

Waldara Wangandary
Italy 2.4% / —
Waldara — Italy: 2.4% Wangandary — Italy: not among its largest
England 1.8% / —
Waldara — England: 1.8% Wangandary — England: not among its largest
Scotland 1.8% / —
Waldara — Scotland: 1.8% Wangandary — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany — / 1.8%
Waldara — Germany: not among its largest Wangandary — Germany: 1.8%
Netherlands — / 1.8%
Waldara — Netherlands: not among its largest Wangandary — Netherlands: 1.8%
New Zealand 0.6% / —
Waldara — New Zealand: 0.6% Wangandary — New Zealand: not among its largest
Zimbabwe 0.6% / —
Waldara — Zimbabwe: 0.6% Wangandary — Zimbabwe: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Waldara 100.0% houses
Waldara — Houses: 100.0%
Wangandary 100.0% houses
Wangandary — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Waldara Wangandary
Median house price $1,025,000 $845,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $482,500 $269,000

Zoning mix

Waldara Wangandary
Rural and farming 57% 58%
Residential 33% 2%
Parks and recreation 1% 32%
Environmental 0% 6%
Other and special use 5% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 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

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

Ranking within VIC

Waldara Wangandary
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC

Liveability

Waldara Wangandary
Grade B —
Score 60/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Waldara carries more flood risk (86 vs 0); Wangandary carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 0).

Waldara Wangandary
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
48/100
Crime Low
14/100
 Low
30/100
Flood High
86/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Waldara Wangandary
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

Waldara Wangandary
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Wangandary sits further from the CBD (257.9 km vs 254.6 km).

Waldara Wangandary
Walkability score 6/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 254.6 km 257.9 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 169 min 175 min
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.

Waldara Wangandary
Car (driver) 79.8% / 72.8%
Waldara — Car (driver): 79.8% Wangandary — Car (driver): 72.8%
Worked from Home 10.4% / 23.9%
Waldara — Worked from Home: 10.4% Wangandary — Worked from Home: 23.9%
Car (passenger) 7.2% / 3.3%
Waldara — Car (passenger): 7.2% Wangandary — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Bicycle 1.6% / —
Waldara — Bicycle: 1.6% Wangandary — Bicycle: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.0% / —
Waldara — Walked Only: 1.0% Wangandary — Walked Only: not among its largest

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

Setting

Waldara Wangandary
Elevation 143 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 175 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Waldara Wangandary
Connectivity score 77/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 62%
404 premises
 0%
91 premises

Climate

Waldara Wangandary
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

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

Federal electorate

Waldara Wangandary
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Waldara

Acreage

Wangandary

Quiet Retirees Rural

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