Wangaratta vs Wangandary

Wangaratta is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 52 in Wangandary. 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 Wangandary, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Wangandary: a median of $845,000, 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 Wangandary 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 childcare (20 vs 0)
  • Wangandary carries lower crime risk (30/100 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 $845,000)
  • Wangandary has cheaper land ($269,000 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 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $375/wk)

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 10/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (163 min vs 175 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (249.3 km vs 257.9 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 10/100)
  • But Wangandary carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Wangaratta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.1% vs -4.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Wangaratta 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.

Wangaratta 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.

Wangaratta Wangandary
Walkability 64 / 10
Wangaratta — Walkability: 64/100 Wangandary — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 20 / 70
Wangaratta — Safety: 20/100 Wangandary — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 89 / 52
Wangaratta — Low fire risk: 89/100 Wangandary — Low fire risk: 52/100
Low flood risk 8 / 100
Wangaratta — Low flood risk: 8/100 Wangandary — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wangaratta has more residents (19,214 vs 217); Wangandary has higher household incomes ($93,184 vs $63,336).

Wangaratta Wangandary
Population 19,214
+99% vs other
 217
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.1% -4.4%
Median age 44 52
Median household income $63,336/yr $93,184/yr
+47% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk $375/wk
+44% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wangaratta Wangandary
0-4 5.3% / 3.7%
Wangaratta — 0-4: 5.3% Wangandary — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 12.0% / 6.9%
Wangaratta — 5-14: 12.0% Wangandary — 5-14: 6.9%
15-19 5.8% / 10.1%
Wangaratta — 15-19: 5.8% Wangandary — 15-19: 10.1%
20-24 5.0% / 1.4%
Wangaratta — 20-24: 5.0% Wangandary — 20-24: 1.4%
25-34 11.6% / 6.5%
Wangaratta — 25-34: 11.6% Wangandary — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 11.2% / 6.0%
Wangaratta — 35-44: 11.2% Wangandary — 35-44: 6.0%
45-54 11.9% / 18.9%
Wangaratta — 45-54: 11.9% Wangandary — 45-54: 18.9%
55-64 12.4% / 15.7%
Wangaratta — 55-64: 12.4% Wangandary — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 12.0% / 16.6%
Wangaratta — 65-74: 12.0% Wangandary — 65-74: 16.6%
75-84 8.7% / 6.5%
Wangaratta — 75-84: 8.7% Wangandary — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 4.1% / 3.2%
Wangaratta — 85+: 4.1% Wangandary — 85+: 3.2%

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

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%
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% Wangandary — 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%
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.

Wangaratta Wangandary
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 16.6%
Wangaratta — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Wangandary — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 13.8%
Wangaratta — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Wangandary — Bachelor Degree: 13.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 7.4%
Wangaratta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Wangandary — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 4.1%
Wangaratta — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Wangandary — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 2.8%
Wangaratta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Wangandary — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%

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.

Wangaratta Wangandary
Netherlands 0.4% / 1.8%
Wangaratta — Netherlands: 0.4% Wangandary — Netherlands: 1.8%
Germany 0.3% / 1.8%
Wangaratta — Germany: 0.3% Wangandary — Germany: 1.8%
England 1.8% / —
Wangaratta — England: 1.8% Wangandary — England: not among its largest
Italy 1.0% / —
Wangaratta — Italy: 1.0% Wangandary — Italy: not among its largest
Philippines 0.8% / —
Wangaratta — Philippines: 0.8% Wangandary — Philippines: not among its largest
India 0.8% / —
Wangaratta — India: 0.8% Wangandary — India: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.6% / —
Wangaratta — New Zealand: 0.6% Wangandary — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.8%).

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%
Wangandary 100.0% houses
Wangandary — Houses: 100.0% Wangandary — Townhouses: 0.0% Wangandary — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wangaratta Wangandary
Median house price $560,000 $845,000
Median unit price $322,500 —
Median land price $622,500 $269,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 153 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Wangandary has more rural and farming land (58% vs 48%).

Wangaratta Wangandary
Rural and farming 48% 58%
Parks and recreation 8% 32%
Residential 27% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 1%
Environmental 0% 6%
Industrial 5% 0%
Other and special use 3% 1%
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 Wangandary
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 Wangandary
Houses 4.4%
$530/wk on $629K
 —
Units 5.3%
$385/wk on $380K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Wangaratta Wangandary
House price Higher than 16% of VIC —
Income Higher than 24% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC
Schools Higher than 44% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 66% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 22% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 47% 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 10).

Wangaratta Wangandary
Grade D —
Score 29/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Wangaratta carries more flood risk (92 vs 0); Wangandary carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 11).

Wangaratta Wangandary
Bushfire Low
11/100
 Moderate
48/100
Crime High
80/100
 Low
30/100
Flood High
92/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Wangaratta Wangandary
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 Wangandary

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

Amenities in the suburb

Wangaratta Wangandary
Supermarkets 4 0
Cafes & restaurants 10 0
Parks & reserves 28 2
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

Wangandary sits further from the CBD (257.9 km vs 249.3 km).

Wangaratta Wangandary
Walkability score 64/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 249.3 km 257.9 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 163 min 175 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 Wangandary
Car (driver) 76.7% / 72.8%
Wangaratta — Car (driver): 76.7% Wangandary — Car (driver): 72.8%
Worked from Home 9.4% / 23.9%
Wangaratta — Worked from Home: 9.4% Wangandary — Worked from Home: 23.9%
Car (passenger) 7.1% / 3.3%
Wangaratta — Car (passenger): 7.1% Wangandary — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Walked Only 4.4% / —
Wangaratta — Walked Only: 4.4% Wangandary — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 2.0% / —
Wangaratta — Bicycle: 2.0% Wangandary — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.7%).

Setting

Wangaratta Wangandary
Elevation 149 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 175 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wangaratta Wangandary
Connectivity score 68/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 43%
10,912 premises
 0%
91 premises

Climate

Wangaratta 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Wangaratta Wangandary
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

Wangandary

Quiet Retirees Rural

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