Wilsons Hill vs Leichardt

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Wilsons Hill tends to suit people living alone and 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

Leichardt

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 53/100)

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

Wilsons Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $215/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wilsons Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (159.2 km vs 162.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Wilsons Hill has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 9%)
  • Leichardt carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 53/100)

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

Investors

Leichardt

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (33.6% vs 14.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wilsons Hill Leichardt
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.

Wilsons Hill Leichardt
Walkability 0 / 0
Wilsons Hill — Walkability: 0/100 Leichardt — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 47 / 78
Wilsons Hill — Safety: 47/100 Leichardt — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 88 / 62
Wilsons Hill — Low fire risk: 88/100 Leichardt — Low fire risk: 62/100
Low flood risk 100 / 58
Wilsons Hill — Low flood risk: 100/100 Leichardt — Low flood risk: 58/100

Demographics

Leichardt has more residents (167 vs 88); Leichardt has higher household incomes ($120,224 vs $84,448).

Wilsons Hill Leichardt
Population 88 167
+90% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.3% +33.6%
Median age 39 38
Median household income $84,448/yr $120,224/yr
+42% vs other
Median weekly rent $175/wk $215/wk
+23% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wilsons Hill Leichardt
0-4 3.4% / 3.0%
Wilsons Hill — 0-4: 3.4% Leichardt — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 13.6% / 13.8%
Wilsons Hill — 5-14: 13.6% Leichardt — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 11.4% / 11.4%
Wilsons Hill — 15-19: 11.4% Leichardt — 15-19: 11.4%
20-24 11.4% / 9.0%
Wilsons Hill — 20-24: 11.4% Leichardt — 20-24: 9.0%
25-34 14.8% / 9.6%
Wilsons Hill — 25-34: 14.8% Leichardt — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 5.7% / 13.8%
Wilsons Hill — 35-44: 5.7% Leichardt — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 12.5% / 16.2%
Wilsons Hill — 45-54: 12.5% Leichardt — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 12.5% / 16.8%
Wilsons Hill — 55-64: 12.5% Leichardt — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 18.2% / 7.2%
Wilsons Hill — 65-74: 18.2% Leichardt — 65-74: 7.2%
75-84 4.5% / 1.8%
Wilsons Hill — 75-84: 4.5% Leichardt — 75-84: 1.8%
85+ 4.5% / —
Wilsons Hill — 85+: 4.5% Leichardt — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wilsons Hill 66.7% couple families
Wilsons Hill — Couple Families: 66.7% Wilsons Hill — Lone Person: 33.3% Wilsons Hill — Group Household: 0.0%
Leichardt 68.4% couple families
Leichardt — Couple Families: 68.4% Leichardt — Lone Person: 21.1% Leichardt — Group Household: 10.5%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wilsons Hill 14.3% renting
Wilsons Hill — Owned Outright: 61.9% Wilsons Hill — Mortgage: 23.8% Wilsons Hill — Renting: 14.3%
Leichardt 8.9% renting
Leichardt — Owned Outright: 42.2% Leichardt — Mortgage: 48.9% Leichardt — Renting: 8.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wilsons Hill 100.0% houses
Wilsons Hill — Houses: 100.0%
Leichardt 100.0% houses
Leichardt — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Wilsons Hill Leichardt
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 19.2%
Wilsons Hill — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Leichardt — Certificate III & IV: 19.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 7.2%
Wilsons Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Leichardt — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Bachelor Degree — / 4.8%
Wilsons Hill — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Leichardt — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.4%
Wilsons Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Leichardt — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Zoning mix

Leichardt has more rural and farming land (98% vs 84%).

Wilsons Hill Leichardt
Rural and farming 84% 98%
Other and special use 12% 1%
Parks and recreation 2% 1%
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

Wilsons Hill Leichardt
New dwellings approved 885
across Greater Bendigo
same for both
Approvals change year on year +28%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Wilsons Hill Leichardt
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 36% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC

Liveability

Wilsons Hill Leichardt
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Leichardt carries more flood risk (42 vs 0); Leichardt carries more bushfire risk (38 vs 12).

Wilsons Hill Leichardt
Bushfire Low
12/100
 Low
38/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 Low
22/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
42/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Wilsons Hill Leichardt
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

Wilsons Hill Leichardt
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 1 5

Mobility

Leichardt sits further from the CBD (162.5 km vs 159.2 km).

Wilsons Hill Leichardt
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 159.2 km 162.5 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 118 min 114 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3515
 0.0%
postcode 3516
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 3515
 45
postcode 3516

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.

Wilsons Hill Leichardt
Car (driver) 79.3% / 81.2%
Wilsons Hill — Car (driver): 79.3% Leichardt — Car (driver): 81.2%
Worked from Home 20.7% / 8.2%
Wilsons Hill — Worked from Home: 20.7% Leichardt — Worked from Home: 8.2%
Walked Only — / 7.1%
Wilsons Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest Leichardt — Walked Only: 7.1%
Car (passenger) — / 3.5%
Wilsons Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest Leichardt — Car (passenger): 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.2%).

Setting

Wilsons Hill Leichardt
Elevation 180 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 170 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wilsons Hill Leichardt
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
26 premises
 0%
53 premises

Climate

Wilsons Hill Leichardt
Annual rainfall 598 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Wilsons Hill Leichardt
Average residential rate $1,949/yr
same for both
Council Greater Bendigo
same for both

Federal electorate

Wilsons Hill Leichardt
Division Bendigo
same for both
Member Lisa Chesters
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wilsons Hill Leichardt
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wilsons Hill

Retirees Rural Students

Leichardt

River Rural Students

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