Wedderburn vs Korong Vale
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Wedderburn: a median of $345,000, against $190,000 in Korong Vale, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Korong Vale tends to suit 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
Wedderburn
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (13 vs 1)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 97/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Korong Vale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($190,000 vs $345,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Korong Vale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $174/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Wedderburn sits closer to the CBD (216.3 km vs 221.1 km)
- Korong Vale is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Wedderburn
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 97/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 28%)
- But Korong Vale is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wedderburn
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (1.1% vs -14.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Wedderburn and Korong Vale 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 143); Wedderburn has higher household incomes ($45,136 vs $29,900).
| Wedderburn | Korong Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 951 +85% vs other | 143 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.1% | -14.9% |
| Median age | 58 | 57 |
| Median household income | $45,136/yr +34% vs other | $29,900/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $174/wk +25% vs other | $130/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).
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 (16.8%).
Property market
| Wedderburn | Korong Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $345,000 | $190,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $235,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 72 days from 12 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Korong Vale has more rural and farming land (88% vs 75%).
| Wedderburn | Korong Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 75% | 88% |
| Parks and recreation | 22% | 7% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 3% |
| Residential | 1% | 2% |
| 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 | Korong Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 27 across Loddon same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +150% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Wedderburn | Korong Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 4% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 5% of VIC | Higher than 1% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 35% of VIC | Higher than 75% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 73% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 88% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 80% of VIC | Higher than 60% of VIC |
Liveability
Korong Vale is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Wedderburn | Korong Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 29/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Korong Vale carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 27); Korong Vale carries more crime risk (97 vs 77).
| Wedderburn | Korong Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 27/100 | High 70/100 |
| Crime | High 77/100 | High 97/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| 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 | Korong Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Korong Vale
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Wedderburn | Korong Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 13 | 1 |
| 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 | 3 |
Mobility
Korong Vale sits further from the CBD (221.1 km vs 216.3 km).
| Wedderburn | Korong Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 216.3 km | 221.1 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 155 min | 158 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3518 | 1.5% postcode 3520 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 3518 | 43 postcode 3520 |
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 (82.4%).
Setting
| Wedderburn | Korong Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 210 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 144 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Wedderburn | Korong Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 71/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 42% 658 premises | 0% 114 premises |
Climate
| Wedderburn | Korong Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 411 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Wedderburn | Korong Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,353/yr same for both | |
| Council | Loddon same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Wedderburn | Korong Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Wedderburn | Korong Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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