Willung South vs Stradbroke

Willung South is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 51 in Stradbroke. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Willung South, most households are couple families. In Stradbroke, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Willung South tends to suit families with children and couples, while Stradbroke suits people living alone.

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

Willung South

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 57/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 51%)
  • But Stradbroke has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 76%)

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

First-home buyers

Willung South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Stradbroke

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Willung South sits closer to the CBD (204.8 km vs 229.1 km)
  • Stradbroke has a shorter drive in (164 min vs 172 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Willung South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 57/100)

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

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

Willung South Stradbroke
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.

Willung South Stradbroke
Walkability 0 / 0
Willung South — Walkability: 0/100 Stradbroke — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 43
Willung South — Safety: 80/100 Stradbroke — Safety: 43/100
Low fire risk 37 / 40
Willung South — Low fire risk: 37/100 Stradbroke — Low fire risk: 40/100
Low flood risk 100 / 47
Willung South — Low flood risk: 100/100 Stradbroke — Low flood risk: 47/100

Demographics

Stradbroke has more residents (187 vs 146); Willung South has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $73,632).

Willung South Stradbroke
Population 146 187
+28% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.8% +8.7%
Median age 40 51
Median household income $94,224/yr
+22% vs other
 $73,632/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+9% vs other
 $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Willung South Stradbroke
0-4 5.5% / 5.3%
Willung South — 0-4: 5.5% Stradbroke — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 18.5% / 11.8%
Willung South — 5-14: 18.5% Stradbroke — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 5.5% / 3.2%
Willung South — 15-19: 5.5% Stradbroke — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 2.1% / 3.2%
Willung South — 20-24: 2.1% Stradbroke — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 10.3% / 3.2%
Willung South — 25-34: 10.3% Stradbroke — 25-34: 3.2%
35-44 17.8% / 12.8%
Willung South — 35-44: 17.8% Stradbroke — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 7.5% / 16.6%
Willung South — 45-54: 7.5% Stradbroke — 45-54: 16.6%
55-64 17.1% / 15.0%
Willung South — 55-64: 17.1% Stradbroke — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 14.4% / 18.2%
Willung South — 65-74: 14.4% Stradbroke — 65-74: 18.2%
75-84 5.5% / 7.5%
Willung South — 75-84: 5.5% Stradbroke — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ 2.1% / —
Willung South — 85+: 2.1% Stradbroke — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

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.

Willung South Stradbroke
England 4.1% / 3.7%
Willung South — England: 4.1% Stradbroke — England: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Willung South 64.3% couple families
Willung South — Couple Families: 64.3% Willung South — Lone Person: 35.7% Willung South — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Stradbroke 44.7% couple families
Stradbroke — Couple Families: 44.7% Stradbroke — Lone Person: 48.9% Stradbroke — One Parent Families: 6.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Willung South 76.0% houses
Willung South — Houses: 76.0% Willung South — Townhouses: 30.0%
Stradbroke 100.0% houses
Stradbroke — Houses: 100.0% Stradbroke — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Willung South Stradbroke
Certificate III & IV 18.5% / 20.9%
Willung South — Certificate III & IV: 18.5% Stradbroke — Certificate III & IV: 20.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 10.2%
Willung South — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Stradbroke — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 10.7%
Willung South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Stradbroke — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.1% / 2.7%
Willung South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1% Stradbroke — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Willung South 0.0% renting
Willung South — Owned Outright: 54.7% Willung South — Mortgage: 45.3% Willung South — Renting: 0.0%
Stradbroke 4.0% renting
Stradbroke — Owned Outright: 64.0% Stradbroke — Mortgage: 32.0% Stradbroke — Renting: 4.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Stradbroke has more rural and farming land (89% vs 26%).

Willung South Stradbroke
Rural and farming 26% 89%
Parks and recreation 73% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
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

Willung South Stradbroke
New dwellings approved 209
across Wellington
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Willung South Stradbroke
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 64% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 26% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 19% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 14% of VIC
same for both

Liveability

Willung South Stradbroke
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Stradbroke carries more flood risk (53 vs 0); Stradbroke carries more crime risk (57 vs 20).

Willung South Stradbroke
Bushfire Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Moderate
57/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
53/100
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

Willung South Stradbroke
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

Willung South Stradbroke
Parks & reserves 5 1
Waterways 2 6

Mobility

Stradbroke sits further from the CBD (229.1 km vs 204.8 km).

Willung South Stradbroke
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 204.8 km 229.1 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 172 min 164 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3847
 0.4%
postcode 3851
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 3847
 40
postcode 3851

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.

Willung South Stradbroke
Car (driver) 71.7% / 62.5%
Willung South — Car (driver): 71.7% Stradbroke — Car (driver): 62.5%
Worked from Home 28.3% / 37.5%
Willung South — Worked from Home: 28.3% Stradbroke — Worked from Home: 37.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.7%).

Setting

Willung South Stradbroke
Elevation 222 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 65 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.7 km 17.3 km

NBN connectivity

Willung South Stradbroke
Connectivity score 17/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
36 premises

Climate

Willung South Stradbroke
Annual rainfall 700 mm 546 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C 25.5°C
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C 4.0°C

Council rates

Willung South Stradbroke
Average residential rate $1,960/yr
same for both
Council Wellington
same for both

Federal electorate

Willung South Stradbroke
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Willung South Stradbroke
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Willung South

Family Rural Townhouses

Stradbroke

Retirees Rural

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