Wando Vale vs Nareen

Nareen is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 49 in Wando Vale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wando Vale, most households are couple families. In Nareen, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Nareen 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Wando Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Nareen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($85/wk vs $100/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Nareen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (374.2 km vs 377.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wando Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (12% vs 5%)

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

Investors

Wando Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-7.7% vs -15.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wando Vale Nareen
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.

Wando Vale Nareen
Walkability 0 / 0
Wando Vale — Walkability: 0/100 Nareen — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 74 / 81
Wando Vale — Safety: 74/100 Nareen — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 100 / 76
Wando Vale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Nareen — Low fire risk: 76/100
Low flood risk 51 / 100
Wando Vale — Low flood risk: 51/100 Nareen — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wando Vale skews older (49 vs 41); Wando Vale rents higher ($100/wk vs $85/wk).

Wando Vale Nareen
Population 96
+18% vs other
 79
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.7% -15.1%
Median age 49 41
Median household income $82,316/yr $84,500/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $100/wk
+15% vs other
 $85/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wando Vale Nareen
0-4 — / 7.6%
Wando Vale — 0-4: not among its largest Nareen — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 11.5% / 21.5%
Wando Vale — 5-14: 11.5% Nareen — 5-14: 21.5%
15-19 5.2% / —
Wando Vale — 15-19: 5.2% Nareen — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.1% / 5.1%
Wando Vale — 20-24: 3.1% Nareen — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 12.5% / —
Wando Vale — 25-34: 12.5% Nareen — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 3.1% / 15.2%
Wando Vale — 35-44: 3.1% Nareen — 35-44: 15.2%
45-54 14.6% / 10.1%
Wando Vale — 45-54: 14.6% Nareen — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 26.0% / 16.5%
Wando Vale — 55-64: 26.0% Nareen — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 11.5% / 5.1%
Wando Vale — 65-74: 11.5% Nareen — 65-74: 5.1%
75-84 — / —
Wando Vale — 75-84: not among its largest Nareen — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Wando Vale — 85+: not among its largest Nareen — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wando Vale 59.1% couple families
Wando Vale — Couple Families: 59.1% Wando Vale — Lone Person: 40.9%
Nareen 54.5% couple families
Nareen — Couple Families: 54.5% Nareen — Lone Person: 45.5%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wando Vale 12.9% renting
Wando Vale — Owned Outright: 41.9% Wando Vale — Mortgage: 45.2% Wando Vale — Renting: 12.9%
Nareen 13.6% renting
Nareen — Owned Outright: 72.7% Nareen — Mortgage: 13.6% Nareen — Renting: 13.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wando Vale 100.0% houses
Wando Vale — Houses: 100.0%
Nareen 100.0% houses
Nareen — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Wando Vale Nareen
Certificate III & IV 29.2% / 17.7%
Wando Vale — Certificate III & IV: 29.2% Nareen — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Bachelor Degree 10.4% / 20.3%
Wando Vale — Bachelor Degree: 10.4% Nareen — Bachelor Degree: 20.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 14.6% / 5.1%
Wando Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.6% Nareen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / —
Wando Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Nareen — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / —
Wando Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Nareen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.2%).

Zoning mix

Wando Vale Nareen
Rural and farming 100%
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

Wando Vale Nareen
New dwellings approved 60
across Glenelg
 43
across Southern Grampians
Approvals change year on year -65% +200%

Ranking within VIC

Wando Vale Nareen
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 16% of VIC Higher than 60% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC

Liveability

Wando Vale Nareen
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Wando Vale carries more flood risk (49 vs 0); Nareen carries more bushfire risk (24 vs 0).

Wando Vale Nareen
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
24/100
Crime Low
26/100
 Low
19/100
Flood Moderate
49/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Wando Vale Nareen
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

Wando Vale Nareen
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 3 2

Mobility

Wando Vale sits further from the CBD (377.3 km vs 374.2 km).

Wando Vale Nareen
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 377.3 km 374.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 267 min 265 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3312
 0.0%
postcode 3315
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 28
postcode 3312
 32
postcode 3315

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.

Wando Vale Nareen
Car (driver) 56.9% / 44.2%
Wando Vale — Car (driver): 56.9% Nareen — Car (driver): 44.2%
Worked from Home 37.3% / 37.2%
Wando Vale — Worked from Home: 37.3% Nareen — Worked from Home: 37.2%
Walked Only — / 18.6%
Wando Vale — Walked Only: not among its largest Nareen — Walked Only: 18.6%
Car (passenger) 5.9% / —
Wando Vale — Car (passenger): 5.9% Nareen — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.9%).

Setting

Wando Vale Nareen
Elevation 217 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 267 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wando Vale Nareen
Connectivity score 29/100 17/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 0%
20 premises

Council rates

Wando Vale Nareen
Average residential rate $1,852/yr $1,892/yr
Council Glenelg Southern Grampians

Federal electorate

Wando Vale Nareen
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wando Vale Nareen
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wando Vale

Rural

Nareen

Family Rural

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