Willung vs Stradbroke

Willung is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 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, most households are couple families. In Stradbroke, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Willung tends to suit couples, while Stradbroke suits older residents.

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

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 57/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Willung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (17% vs 4%)

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

Commuting to the city

Willung

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (195.9 km vs 229.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (143 min vs 164 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Willung carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 57/100)
  • Stradbroke has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 12%)

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 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 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 Stradbroke
Walkability 0 / 0
Willung — Walkability: 0/100 Stradbroke — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 64 / 43
Willung — Safety: 64/100 Stradbroke — Safety: 43/100
Low fire risk 28 / 40
Willung — Low fire risk: 28/100 Stradbroke — Low fire risk: 40/100
Low flood risk 39 / 47
Willung — Low flood risk: 39/100 Stradbroke — Low flood risk: 47/100

Demographics

Stradbroke has more residents (187 vs 77); Stradbroke skews older (51 vs 44).

Willung Stradbroke
Population 77 187
+143% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.6% +8.7%
Median age 44 51
Median household income $75,816/yr
+3% vs other
 $73,632/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk $320/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Willung Stradbroke
0-4 — / 5.3%
Willung — 0-4: not among its largest Stradbroke — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 18.2% / 11.8%
Willung — 5-14: 18.2% Stradbroke — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 11.7% / 3.2%
Willung — 15-19: 11.7% Stradbroke — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 3.9% / 3.2%
Willung — 20-24: 3.9% Stradbroke — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 11.7% / 3.2%
Willung — 25-34: 11.7% Stradbroke — 25-34: 3.2%
35-44 13.0% / 12.8%
Willung — 35-44: 13.0% Stradbroke — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 24.7% / 16.6%
Willung — 45-54: 24.7% Stradbroke — 45-54: 16.6%
55-64 11.7% / 15.0%
Willung — 55-64: 11.7% Stradbroke — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 11.7% / 18.2%
Willung — 65-74: 11.7% Stradbroke — 65-74: 18.2%
75-84 — / 7.5%
Willung — 75-84: not among its largest Stradbroke — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ — / —
Willung — 85+: not among its largest Stradbroke — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).

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 Stradbroke
England 5.2% / 3.7%
Willung — England: 5.2% Stradbroke — England: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Willung 57.9% couple families
Willung — Couple Families: 57.9% Willung — Lone Person: 42.1% Willung — 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 100.0% houses
Willung — Houses: 100.0%
Stradbroke 100.0% houses
Stradbroke — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Willung Stradbroke
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 20.9%
Willung — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Stradbroke — Certificate III & IV: 20.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 10.7%
Willung — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Stradbroke — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7%
Bachelor Degree 3.9% / 10.2%
Willung — Bachelor Degree: 3.9% Stradbroke — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.9% / 2.7%
Willung — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9% Stradbroke — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / —
Willung — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Stradbroke — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Willung 16.7% renting
Willung — Owned Outright: 12.5% Willung — Mortgage: 70.8% Willung — Renting: 16.7%
Stradbroke 4.0% renting
Stradbroke — Owned Outright: 64.0% Stradbroke — Mortgage: 32.0% Stradbroke — Renting: 4.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Willung Stradbroke
Rural and farming 87% 89%
Parks and recreation 12% 10%
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 Stradbroke
New dwellings approved 209
across Wellington
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Willung Stradbroke
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% 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 7% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC

Liveability

Willung 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 crime risk (57 vs 36); Willung carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 60).

Willung Stradbroke
Bushfire High
72/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime Low
36/100
 Moderate
57/100
Flood Moderate
61/100
 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 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 Stradbroke
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 2 6

Mobility

Stradbroke sits further from the CBD (229.1 km vs 195.9 km).

Willung Stradbroke
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 195.9 km 229.1 km
+17% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 143 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 Stradbroke
Car (driver) 84.6% / 62.5%
Willung — Car (driver): 84.6% Stradbroke — Car (driver): 62.5%
Worked from Home 15.4% / 37.5%
Willung — Worked from Home: 15.4% Stradbroke — Worked from Home: 37.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.6%).

Setting

Willung Stradbroke
Elevation 124 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 65 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 30.3 km 17.3 km

NBN connectivity

Willung Stradbroke
Connectivity score 15/100 17/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
36 premises

Climate

Willung Stradbroke
Annual rainfall 546 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.0°C
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Willung

Rural

Stradbroke

Retirees Rural

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