Wallan vs Wandong

Wallan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 40 in Wandong. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Wandong: a median of $950,000, against $610,000 in Wallan, though rent is higher in Wallan. On these figures, Wallan tends to suit families with children and 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

Wallan

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (17 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • But Wandong has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Wallan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($610,000 vs $950,000)
  • has cheaper land ($582,555 vs $755,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Wallan has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 8%)
  • Wandong has cheaper rent ($305/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Wallan sits closer to the CBD (62.1 km vs 70.1 km)
  • Wandong is more walkable (59/100 vs 35/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Wallan has more GPs (4 vs 2)
  • Wandong is more walkable (59/100 vs 35/100)

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

Investors

Wallan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (35.5% vs 10.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wallan Wandong
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.

Wallan Wandong
Walkability 35 / 59
Wallan — Walkability: 35/100 Wandong — Walkability: 59/100
Safety 21 / 27
Wallan — Safety: 21/100 Wandong — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 29 / 15
Wallan — Low fire risk: 29/100 Wandong — Low fire risk: 15/100
Low flood risk 44 / 100
Wallan — Low flood risk: 44/100 Wandong — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wallan has more residents (15,004 vs 1,477); Wandong skews older (40 vs 33).

Wallan Wandong
Population 15,004
+90% vs other
 1,477
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +35.5% +10.2%
Median age 33 40
Median household income $99,528/yr $108,316/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+15% vs other
 $305/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wallan Wandong
0-4 9.2% / 5.3%
Wallan — 0-4: 9.2% Wandong — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 15.3% / 15.2%
Wallan — 5-14: 15.3% Wandong — 5-14: 15.2%
15-19 6.1% / 6.8%
Wallan — 15-19: 6.1% Wandong — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 5.8% / 6.2%
Wallan — 20-24: 5.8% Wandong — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 16.9% / 9.5%
Wallan — 25-34: 16.9% Wandong — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 15.4% / 12.4%
Wallan — 35-44: 15.4% Wandong — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 12.1% / 15.9%
Wallan — 45-54: 12.1% Wandong — 45-54: 15.9%
55-64 10.2% / 15.2%
Wallan — 55-64: 10.2% Wandong — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 6.3% / 9.0%
Wallan — 65-74: 6.3% Wandong — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 2.4% / 3.2%
Wallan — 75-84: 2.4% Wandong — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ 0.5% / 0.9%
Wallan — 85+: 0.5% Wandong — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wallan 56.7% couple families
Wallan — Couple Families: 56.7% Wallan — Lone Person: 20.8% Wallan — One Parent Families: 19.1% Wallan — Group Household: 2.3% Wallan — Other Families: 1.1%
Wandong 62.6% couple families
Wandong — Couple Families: 62.6% Wandong — Lone Person: 19.5% Wandong — One Parent Families: 12.6% Wandong — Group Household: 3.5% Wandong — Other Families: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wallan 21.8% renting
Wallan — Owned Outright: 19.3% Wallan — Mortgage: 59.0% Wallan — Renting: 21.8%
Wandong 8.0% renting
Wandong — Owned Outright: 34.4% Wandong — Mortgage: 57.5% Wandong — Renting: 8.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wallan Wandong
Certificate III & IV 16.8% / 22.0%
Wallan — Certificate III & IV: 16.8% Wandong — Certificate III & IV: 22.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 7.7%
Wallan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Wandong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 4.8%
Wallan — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Wandong — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 2.2%
Wallan — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Wandong — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.8%
Wallan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Wandong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

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.

Wallan Wandong
India 4.8% / —
Wallan — India: 4.8% Wandong — India: not among its largest
England 2.3% / 2.2%
Wallan — England: 2.3% Wandong — England: 2.2%
New Zealand 1.8% / 1.2%
Wallan — New Zealand: 1.8% Wandong — New Zealand: 1.2%
Italy 0.6% / 0.9%
Wallan — Italy: 0.6% Wandong — Italy: 0.9%
Philippines 0.7% / —
Wallan — Philippines: 0.7% Wandong — Philippines: not among its largest
Sri Lanka 0.6% / —
Wallan — Sri Lanka: 0.6% Wandong — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
Thailand — / 0.3%
Wallan — Thailand: not among its largest Wandong — Thailand: 0.3%
Germany — / 0.3%
Wallan — Germany: not among its largest Wandong — Germany: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wallan 92.7% houses
Wallan — Houses: 92.7% Wallan — Townhouses: 7.2% Wallan — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Wandong 97.8% houses
Wandong — Houses: 97.8% Wandong — Townhouses: 0.0% Wandong — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wallan Wandong
Median house price $610,000 $950,000
Median unit price $465,000 —
Median land price $582,555 $755,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 46 days
from 286 sales
 58 days
from 8 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Wallan Wandong
3 bed $585K / $900K
Wallan — 3 bed: $585K (141 sales) Wandong — 3 bed: $900K (11 sales)

141 vs 11 sales

4 bed $615K / $1.15M
Wallan — 4 bed: $615K (307 sales) Wandong — 4 bed: $1.15M (5 sales)

307 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Wandong has more rural and farming land (89% vs 64%).

Wallan Wandong
Rural and farming 64% 89%
Residential 16% 6%
Other and special use 14% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 4%
same for both
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

Wallan Wandong
New dwellings approved 1,074
across Mitchell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +70%
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.

Wallan Wandong
Houses 4.1%
$500/wk on $640K
 —
Units 4.5%
$405/wk on $470K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Wallan Wandong
House price Higher than 25% of VIC —
Income Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Schools Higher than 1% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 93% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 71% of VIC —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 31% of VIC —

Liveability

Wandong scores higher overall (45 vs 26); Wandong is more walkable (59 vs 35).

Wallan Wandong
Grade D C
Score 26/100 45/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Wallan carries more flood risk (56 vs 0); Wandong carries more bushfire risk (85 vs 71).

Wallan Wandong
Bushfire High
71/100
 High
85/100
Crime High
79/100
 High
73/100
Flood Moderate
56/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Wallan Wandong
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 3 0

Schools in Wallan

  • Our Lady of the Way Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Wallan Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Wallan Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers

Schools in Wandong

  • Wandong Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wallan Wandong
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 12 0
Parks & reserves 13 2
Childcare 17 2
GPs 4 2
Pharmacies 2 1
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 1
Fuel stations 7 1
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Wandong sits further from the CBD (70.1 km vs 62.1 km).

Wallan Wandong
Walkability score 35/100 59/100
Distance to Melbourne 62.1 km 70.1 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 55 min 59 min
Public transport score 82/100
Rail
 47/100
Rail
Peak arrivals per hour 32.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 5.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 4.5 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3756
 0.5%
postcode 3758
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 3756
 62
postcode 3758

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.

Wallan Wandong
Car (driver) 73.6% / 72.5%
Wallan — Car (driver): 73.6% Wandong — Car (driver): 72.5%
Worked from Home 17.9% / 18.6%
Wallan — Worked from Home: 17.9% Wandong — Worked from Home: 18.6%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 4.8%
Wallan — Car (passenger): 5.1% Wandong — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Train 2.2% / 3.0%
Wallan — Train: 2.2% Wandong — Train: 3.0%
Walked Only 0.9% / 1.2%
Wallan — Walked Only: 0.9% Wandong — Walked Only: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.6%).

Setting

Wallan Wandong
Elevation 347 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both

NBN connectivity

Wallan Wandong
Connectivity score 87/100 76/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 76%
7,489 premises
 58%
581 premises

Climate

Wallan Wandong
Annual rainfall 518 mm 540 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C —
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C —

Council rates

Wallan Wandong
Average residential rate $1,947/yr
same for both
Council Mitchell
same for both

Federal electorate

Wallan Wandong
Division Mcewen
same for both
Member Rob Mitchell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wallan Wandong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wallan

Acreage Family Outer Transport Hub Young Families

Wandong

Acreage Quiet Trains

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