Wangaratta vs Waldara

Wangaratta is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Waldara. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wangaratta, about half of households are people living alone. In Waldara, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Waldara: a median of $1.02 million, against $560,000 in Wangaratta, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wangaratta tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Waldara 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Wangaratta has more parks and reserves (28 vs 0)
  • Waldara carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 80/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Wangaratta has cheaper houses ($560,000 vs $1,025,000)
  • Waldara has cheaper land ($482,500 vs $622,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wangaratta

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 3%)
  • has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $300/wk)
  • But Waldara leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wangaratta

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (64/100 vs 6/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (163 min vs 169 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (249.3 km vs 254.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wangaratta

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (12 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (64/100 vs 6/100)
  • But Waldara carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wangaratta Waldara
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.

Wangaratta Waldara
Walkability 64 / 6
Wangaratta — Walkability: 64/100 Waldara — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 20 / 86
Wangaratta — Safety: 20/100 Waldara — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 89 / 100
Wangaratta — Low fire risk: 89/100 Waldara — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 8 / 14
Wangaratta — Low flood risk: 8/100 Waldara — Low flood risk: 14/100

Demographics

Wangaratta has more residents (19,214 vs 677); Waldara has higher household incomes ($127,712 vs $63,336).

Wangaratta Waldara
Population 19,214
+96% vs other
 677
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.1% +9.5%
Median age 44 47
Median household income $63,336/yr $127,712/yr
+102% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk $300/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wangaratta Waldara
0-4 5.3% / 4.7%
Wangaratta — 0-4: 5.3% Waldara — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 12.0% / 14.2%
Wangaratta — 5-14: 12.0% Waldara — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 5.8% / 10.5%
Wangaratta — 15-19: 5.8% Waldara — 15-19: 10.5%
20-24 5.0% / 2.4%
Wangaratta — 20-24: 5.0% Waldara — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 11.6% / 6.5%
Wangaratta — 25-34: 11.6% Waldara — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 11.2% / 10.8%
Wangaratta — 35-44: 11.2% Waldara — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 11.9% / 15.1%
Wangaratta — 45-54: 11.9% Waldara — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 12.4% / 15.4%
Wangaratta — 55-64: 12.4% Waldara — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 12.0% / 13.9%
Wangaratta — 65-74: 12.0% Waldara — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 8.7% / 5.5%
Wangaratta — 75-84: 8.7% Waldara — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 4.1% / 1.2%
Wangaratta — 85+: 4.1% Waldara — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wangaratta 30.3% couple families
Wangaratta — Couple Families: 30.3% Wangaratta — Lone Person: 47.7% Wangaratta — One Parent Families: 17.5% Wangaratta — Group Household: 3.5% Wangaratta — Other Families: 1.0%
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% Waldara — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wangaratta 29.9% renting
Wangaratta — Owned Outright: 38.6% Wangaratta — Mortgage: 31.4% Wangaratta — Renting: 29.9%
Waldara 3.0% renting
Waldara — Owned Outright: 56.7% Waldara — Mortgage: 40.3% Waldara — Renting: 3.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wangaratta Waldara
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 16.0%
Wangaratta — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Waldara — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 14.3%
Wangaratta — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Waldara — Bachelor Degree: 14.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 9.0%
Wangaratta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Waldara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 4.1%
Wangaratta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Waldara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 2.7%
Wangaratta — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Waldara — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

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.

Wangaratta Waldara
England 1.8% / 1.8%
Wangaratta — England: 1.8% Waldara — England: 1.8%
Italy 1.0% / 2.4%
Wangaratta — Italy: 1.0% Waldara — Italy: 2.4%
Scotland — / 1.8%
Wangaratta — Scotland: not among its largest Waldara — Scotland: 1.8%
New Zealand 0.6% / 0.6%
Wangaratta — New Zealand: 0.6% Waldara — New Zealand: 0.6%
Philippines 0.8% / —
Wangaratta — Philippines: 0.8% Waldara — Philippines: not among its largest
India 0.8% / —
Wangaratta — India: 0.8% Waldara — India: not among its largest
Zimbabwe — / 0.6%
Wangaratta — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Waldara — Zimbabwe: 0.6%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wangaratta 85.3% houses
Wangaratta — Houses: 85.3% Wangaratta — Townhouses: 14.2% Wangaratta — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Waldara 100.0% houses
Waldara — Houses: 100.0% Waldara — Townhouses: 0.0% Waldara — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wangaratta Waldara
Median house price $560,000 $1,025,000
Median unit price $322,500 —
Median land price $622,500 $482,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 153 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Wangaratta Waldara
Rural and farming 48% 57%
Residential 27% 33%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 3%
Parks and recreation 8% 1%
Other and special use 3% 5%
Industrial 5% 0%
Commercial 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

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

Wangaratta Waldara
Houses 4.4%
$530/wk on $629K
 —
Units 5.3%
$385/wk on $380K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Wangaratta Waldara
House price Higher than 16% of VIC —
Income Higher than 24% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Schools Higher than 44% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 66% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 22% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 88% of VIC —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 74% of VIC —

Liveability

Wangaratta is more walkable (64 vs 6); Waldara scores higher overall (60 vs 29).

Wangaratta Waldara
Grade D B
Score 29/100 60/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Wangaratta carries more bushfire risk (11 vs 0); Wangaratta carries more crime risk (80 vs 14).

Wangaratta Waldara
Bushfire Low
11/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
80/100
 Low
14/100
Flood High
92/100
 High
86/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Wangaratta Waldara
Inside the suburb 13 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 6 0
Rated below peers 3 0

Schools in Wangaratta

  • Wangaratta High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Wangaratta Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Appin Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Cathedral College Wangaratta Independent · Combined at peers
  • St Bernard's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • St Patrick's School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Waldara

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

Amenities in the suburb

Wangaratta Waldara
Supermarkets 4 0
Cafes & restaurants 10 0
Parks & reserves 28 0
Childcare 20 0
GPs 12 0
Pharmacies 5 0
Hospitals 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 11 0
Fuel stations 3 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 14 1

Mobility

Waldara sits further from the CBD (254.6 km vs 249.3 km).

Wangaratta Waldara
Walkability score 64/100 6/100
Distance to Melbourne 249.3 km 254.6 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 163 min 169 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3677
 0.5%
postcode 3678
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 3677
 78
postcode 3678

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.

Wangaratta Waldara
Car (driver) 76.7% / 79.8%
Wangaratta — Car (driver): 76.7% Waldara — Car (driver): 79.8%
Worked from Home 9.4% / 10.4%
Wangaratta — Worked from Home: 9.4% Waldara — Worked from Home: 10.4%
Car (passenger) 7.1% / 7.2%
Wangaratta — Car (passenger): 7.1% Waldara — Car (passenger): 7.2%
Walked Only 4.4% / 1.0%
Wangaratta — Walked Only: 4.4% Waldara — Walked Only: 1.0%
Bicycle 2.0% / 1.6%
Wangaratta — Bicycle: 2.0% Waldara — Bicycle: 1.6%

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

Setting

Wangaratta Waldara
Elevation 149 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 143 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wangaratta Waldara
Connectivity score 68/100 77/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 43%
10,912 premises
 62%
404 premises

Climate

Wangaratta Waldara
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Wangaratta

Affordable Regional Centre

Waldara

Acreage

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