Winchelsea vs Wurdiboluc

Winchelsea is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 49 in Wurdiboluc. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wurdiboluc, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Winchelsea tends to suit people living alone, while Wurdiboluc suits couples.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Winchelsea has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • Wurdiboluc carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 59/100)

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

First-home buyers

Wurdiboluc

ahead on the one thing that separates them

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wurdiboluc

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($115/wk vs $295/wk)
  • But Winchelsea has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 6%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wurdiboluc

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (114.4 km vs 118.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Winchelsea has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • Wurdiboluc carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 59/100)

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

Investors

Winchelsea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.7% vs 6.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Winchelsea Wurdiboluc
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.

Winchelsea Wurdiboluc
Walkability 4 / 0
Winchelsea — Walkability: 4/100 Wurdiboluc — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 41 / 59
Winchelsea — Safety: 41/100 Wurdiboluc — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 78 / 79
Winchelsea — Low fire risk: 78/100 Wurdiboluc — Low fire risk: 79/100
Low flood risk 29 / 45
Winchelsea — Low flood risk: 29/100 Wurdiboluc — Low flood risk: 45/100

Demographics

Winchelsea has more residents (2,456 vs 147); Winchelsea rents higher ($295/wk vs $115/wk).

Winchelsea Wurdiboluc
Population 2,456
+94% vs other
 147
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +25.7% +6.5%
Median age 41 49
Median household income $74,984/yr $105,456/yr
+41% vs other
Median weekly rent $295/wk
+61% vs other
 $115/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Winchelsea Wurdiboluc
0-4 7.0% / —
Winchelsea — 0-4: 7.0% Wurdiboluc — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 10.6% / 4.8%
Winchelsea — 5-14: 10.6% Wurdiboluc — 5-14: 4.8%
15-19 5.1% / 13.6%
Winchelsea — 15-19: 5.1% Wurdiboluc — 15-19: 13.6%
20-24 4.4% / 4.1%
Winchelsea — 20-24: 4.4% Wurdiboluc — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 14.1% / 4.8%
Winchelsea — 25-34: 14.1% Wurdiboluc — 25-34: 4.8%
35-44 12.7% / 10.9%
Winchelsea — 35-44: 12.7% Wurdiboluc — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 10.9% / 17.0%
Winchelsea — 45-54: 10.9% Wurdiboluc — 45-54: 17.0%
55-64 13.6% / 14.3%
Winchelsea — 55-64: 13.6% Wurdiboluc — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 12.5% / 15.0%
Winchelsea — 65-74: 12.5% Wurdiboluc — 65-74: 15.0%
75-84 6.4% / 5.4%
Winchelsea — 75-84: 6.4% Wurdiboluc — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 2.6% / 2.7%
Winchelsea — 85+: 2.6% Wurdiboluc — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Winchelsea 40.5% couple families
Winchelsea — Couple Families: 40.5% Winchelsea — Lone Person: 41.1% Winchelsea — One Parent Families: 14.8% Winchelsea — Group Household: 3.2% Winchelsea — Other Families: 0.5%
Wurdiboluc 53.6% couple families
Wurdiboluc — Couple Families: 53.6% Wurdiboluc — Lone Person: 21.4% Wurdiboluc — One Parent Families: 25.0% Wurdiboluc — Group Household: 0.0% Wurdiboluc — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Winchelsea 20.3% renting
Winchelsea — Owned Outright: 35.5% Winchelsea — Mortgage: 44.2% Winchelsea — Renting: 20.3%
Wurdiboluc 5.6% renting
Wurdiboluc — Owned Outright: 53.7% Wurdiboluc — Mortgage: 40.7% Wurdiboluc — Renting: 5.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Winchelsea Wurdiboluc
Germany 0.5% / 3.4%
Winchelsea — Germany: 0.5% Wurdiboluc — Germany: 3.4%
England 2.8% / —
Winchelsea — England: 2.8% Wurdiboluc — England: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.2% / —
Winchelsea — New Zealand: 1.2% Wurdiboluc — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines 0.7% / —
Winchelsea — Philippines: 0.7% Wurdiboluc — Philippines: not among its largest
India 0.5% / —
Winchelsea — India: 0.5% Wurdiboluc — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

Qualifications

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

Winchelsea Wurdiboluc
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 18.4%
Winchelsea — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Wurdiboluc — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 16.3%
Winchelsea — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Wurdiboluc — Bachelor Degree: 16.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 8.8%
Winchelsea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Wurdiboluc — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 4.8%
Winchelsea — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Wurdiboluc — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 3.4%
Winchelsea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Wurdiboluc — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Winchelsea 94.9% houses
Winchelsea — Houses: 94.9% Winchelsea — Townhouses: 4.5% Winchelsea — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Wurdiboluc 100.0% houses
Wurdiboluc — Houses: 100.0% Wurdiboluc — Townhouses: 0.0% Wurdiboluc — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Winchelsea Wurdiboluc
Median house price $650,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $292,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 50 days
from 37 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Winchelsea has more rural and farming land (92% vs 75%).

Winchelsea Wurdiboluc
Rural and farming 92% 75%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 25%
Parks and recreation 4% 0%
Residential 2% 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

Winchelsea Wurdiboluc
New dwellings approved 300
across Surf Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +57%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Winchelsea Wurdiboluc
Houses 3.9%
$560/wk on $738K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Winchelsea Wurdiboluc
House price Higher than 37% of VIC —
Income Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 54% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 47% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 64% of VIC —

Liveability

Winchelsea Wurdiboluc
Grade C —
Score 31/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Winchelsea carries more crime risk (59 vs 41); Winchelsea carries more flood risk (71 vs 55).

Winchelsea Wurdiboluc
Bushfire Low
22/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Moderate
41/100
Flood High
71/100
 Moderate
55/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Winchelsea Wurdiboluc
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Winchelsea

  • Winchelsea Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Wurdiboluc

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Winchelsea Wurdiboluc
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 6 0
Childcare 3 0
GPs 3 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 4 1

Mobility

Winchelsea sits further from the CBD (118.1 km vs 114.4 km).

Winchelsea Wurdiboluc
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 118.1 km
+3% vs other
 114.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 88 min 84 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3241
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3241
same for both

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.

Winchelsea Wurdiboluc
Car (driver) 73.3% / 64.1%
Winchelsea — Car (driver): 73.3% Wurdiboluc — Car (driver): 64.1%
Worked from Home 17.1% / 23.4%
Winchelsea — Worked from Home: 17.1% Wurdiboluc — Worked from Home: 23.4%
Walked Only 4.6% / 6.2%
Winchelsea — Walked Only: 4.6% Wurdiboluc — Walked Only: 6.2%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 6.2%
Winchelsea — Car (passenger): 3.8% Wurdiboluc — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Bus 1.0% / —
Winchelsea — Bus: 1.0% Wurdiboluc — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.3%).

Setting

Winchelsea Wurdiboluc
Elevation 90 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 136 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.1 km 17.6 km

NBN connectivity

Winchelsea Wurdiboluc
Connectivity score 66/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
1,464 premises
 0%
58 premises

Climate

Winchelsea Wurdiboluc
Annual rainfall 599 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Winchelsea Wurdiboluc
Average residential rate $2,314/yr
same for both
Council Surf Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Winchelsea Wurdiboluc
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Winchelsea Wurdiboluc
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Winchelsea

Rural Trains

Wurdiboluc

Professionals Rural

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