Wedderburn vs Buckrabanyule
Buckrabanyule is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 58 in Wedderburn. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wedderburn, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Wedderburn tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Buckrabanyule suits 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
Buckrabanyule
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 77/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 36%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 87%)
- But Wedderburn has more parks and reserves (13 vs 6)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Wedderburn
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 36%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Buckrabanyule
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 20%)
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $174/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Wedderburn
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (155 min vs 171 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (216.3 km vs 238.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Wedderburn
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 21%)
- But Buckrabanyule carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 77/100)
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
Wedderburn and Buckrabanyule drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Wedderburn has more residents (951 vs 52); Wedderburn rents higher ($174/wk vs $100/wk).
| Wedderburn | Buckrabanyule | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 951 +95% vs other | 52 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.1% | +2.0% |
| Median age | 58 | 48 |
| Median household income | $45,136/yr | $62,816/yr +39% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $174/wk +43% vs other | $100/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).
Property market
| Wedderburn | Buckrabanyule | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $345,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $235,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 72 days from 12 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Buckrabanyule has more rural and farming land (94% vs 75%).
| Wedderburn | Buckrabanyule | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 75% | 94% |
| Parks and recreation | 22% | 6% |
| Residential | 1% | 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
| Wedderburn | Buckrabanyule | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 27 across Loddon same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +150% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Wedderburn | Buckrabanyule | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 4% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 5% of VIC | Higher than 24% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 35% of VIC | Higher than 14% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 73% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 80% of VIC | Higher than 18% of VIC |
Liveability
| Wedderburn | Buckrabanyule | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 29/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Buckrabanyule carries more flood risk (27 vs 0); Wedderburn carries more crime risk (77 vs 40).
| Wedderburn | Buckrabanyule | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 27/100 | Low 23/100 |
| Crime | High 77/100 | Moderate 40/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 | Low 27/100 |
| 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
| Wedderburn | Buckrabanyule | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Wedderburn
- Wedderburn College Government · Combined above peers
Schools in Buckrabanyule
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Wedderburn | Buckrabanyule | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 13 | 6 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 20 | 0 |
Mobility
Buckrabanyule sits further from the CBD (238.2 km vs 216.3 km).
| Wedderburn | Buckrabanyule | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 216.3 km | 238.2 km +10% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 155 min | 171 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3518 | 0.0% postcode 3525 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 3518 | 47 postcode 3525 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.6%).
Setting
| Wedderburn | Buckrabanyule | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 210 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 172 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Wedderburn | Buckrabanyule | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 71/100 | 21/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 42% 658 premises | 0% 10 premises |
Climate
| Wedderburn | Buckrabanyule | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 411 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Wedderburn | Buckrabanyule | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,353/yr same for both | |
| Council | Loddon same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Wedderburn | Buckrabanyule | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Wedderburn | Buckrabanyule | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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