Wodonga vs Castle Creek

Wodonga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Castle Creek. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Castle Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Wodonga tends to suit people living alone, while Castle Creek 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

  • Wodonga has more parks and reserves (60 vs 0)
  • Castle Creek carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 84/100)

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

Wodonga

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $430/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wodonga

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (89/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (203 min vs 224 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (319.3 km vs 329.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wodonga

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (89/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (15 vs 0)
  • But Castle Creek carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 84/100)

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

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

Wodonga Castle Creek
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.

Wodonga Castle Creek
Walkability 89 / 0
Wodonga — Walkability: 89/100 Castle Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 16 / 82
Wodonga — Safety: 16/100 Castle Creek — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 20 / 14
Wodonga — Low fire risk: 20/100 Castle Creek — Low fire risk: 14/100
Low flood risk 9 / 100
Wodonga — Low flood risk: 9/100 Castle Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wodonga has more residents (20,259 vs 85); Castle Creek rents higher ($430/wk vs $280/wk).

Wodonga Castle Creek
Population 20,259
+100% vs other
 85
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.9% +10.4%
Median age 39 43
Median household income $70,928/yr $108,316/yr
+53% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk $430/wk
+54% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wodonga Castle Creek
0-4 6.2% / 5.9%
Wodonga — 0-4: 6.2% Castle Creek — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 12.9% / 15.3%
Wodonga — 5-14: 12.9% Castle Creek — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 6.0% / 11.8%
Wodonga — 15-19: 6.0% Castle Creek — 15-19: 11.8%
20-24 5.7% / —
Wodonga — 20-24: 5.7% Castle Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 13.8% / 5.9%
Wodonga — 25-34: 13.8% Castle Creek — 25-34: 5.9%
35-44 12.5% / 8.2%
Wodonga — 35-44: 12.5% Castle Creek — 35-44: 8.2%
45-54 12.0% / 15.3%
Wodonga — 45-54: 12.0% Castle Creek — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 11.9% / 15.3%
Wodonga — 55-64: 11.9% Castle Creek — 55-64: 15.3%
65-74 11.0% / 3.5%
Wodonga — 65-74: 11.0% Castle Creek — 65-74: 3.5%
75-84 6.1% / 11.8%
Wodonga — 75-84: 6.1% Castle Creek — 75-84: 11.8%
85+ 1.8% / —
Wodonga — 85+: 1.8% Castle Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wodonga 32.7% couple families
Wodonga — Couple Families: 32.7% Wodonga — Lone Person: 42.2% Wodonga — One Parent Families: 19.4% Wodonga — Group Household: 4.1% Wodonga — Other Families: 1.7%
Castle Creek 66.7% couple families
Castle Creek — Couple Families: 66.7% Castle Creek — Lone Person: 33.3% Castle Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Castle Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Castle Creek — 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.

Wodonga 38.4% renting
Wodonga — Owned Outright: 30.9% Wodonga — Mortgage: 30.6% Wodonga — Renting: 38.4%
Castle Creek 15.0% renting
Castle Creek — Owned Outright: 45.0% Castle Creek — Mortgage: 40.0% Castle Creek — Renting: 15.0%
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.

Wodonga Castle Creek
England 1.8% / 5.9%
Wodonga — England: 1.8% Castle Creek — England: 5.9%
India 1.5% / —
Wodonga — India: 1.5% Castle Creek — India: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.9% / —
Wodonga — New Zealand: 0.9% Castle Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany 0.8% / —
Wodonga — Germany: 0.8% Castle Creek — Germany: not among its largest
Philippines 0.8% / —
Wodonga — Philippines: 0.8% Castle Creek — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

Qualifications

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

Wodonga Castle Creek
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 15.3%
Wodonga — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Castle Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 16.5%
Wodonga — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Castle Creek — Bachelor Degree: 16.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 4.7%
Wodonga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Castle Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / —
Wodonga — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Castle Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / —
Wodonga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Castle Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wodonga 86.3% houses
Wodonga — Houses: 86.3% Wodonga — Townhouses: 12.0% Wodonga — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Castle Creek 100.0% houses
Castle Creek — Houses: 100.0% Castle Creek — Townhouses: 0.0% Castle Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wodonga Castle Creek
Median house price $638,500 —
Median unit price $409,500 —
Median land price $679,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 203 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Castle Creek has more rural and farming land (96% vs 24%).

Wodonga Castle Creek
Rural and farming 24% 96%
Residential 30% 0%
Parks and recreation 19% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 12% 0%
Industrial 9% 0%
Environmental 2% 4%
Commercial 3% 0%
Other and special use 1% 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

Wodonga Castle Creek
New dwellings approved 423
across Wodonga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +3%
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.

Wodonga Castle Creek
Houses 4.1%
$550/wk on $695K
 —
Units 4.8%
$430/wk on $465K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Wodonga Castle Creek
House price Higher than 27% of VIC —
Income Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Schools Higher than 38% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 96% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 59% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 75% of VIC —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 52% of VIC —

Liveability

Wodonga is more walkable (89 vs 0).

Wodonga Castle Creek
Grade D —
Score 27/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Wodonga carries more flood risk (91 vs 0); Wodonga carries more crime risk (84 vs 18).

Wodonga Castle Creek
Bushfire High
80/100
 High
86/100
Crime High
84/100
 Low
18/100
Flood High
91/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 10
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Wodonga Castle Creek
Inside the suburb 9 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 3 0

Schools in Wodonga

  • Wodonga Middle Years College Government · Combined above peers
  • St Augustine's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • St Monica's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Wodonga Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Wodonga Senior Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers
  • Wodonga South Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Castle Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Wodonga Castle Creek
Supermarkets 7 0
Cafes & restaurants 25 0
Parks & reserves 60 0
Childcare 16 0
GPs 15 0
Pharmacies 5 0
Hospitals 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 9 0
Fuel stations 12 0
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 7 2

Mobility

Castle Creek sits further from the CBD (329.8 km vs 319.3 km).

Wodonga Castle Creek
Walkability score 89/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 319.3 km 329.8 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 203 min 224 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3690
 0.5%
postcode 3691
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 3690
 79
postcode 3691

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.

Wodonga Castle Creek
Car (driver) 81.2% / 61.4%
Wodonga — Car (driver): 81.2% Castle Creek — Car (driver): 61.4%
Worked from Home 9.4% / 29.5%
Wodonga — Worked from Home: 9.4% Castle Creek — Worked from Home: 29.5%
Walked Only 2.3% / 9.1%
Wodonga — Walked Only: 2.3% Castle Creek — Walked Only: 9.1%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / —
Wodonga — Car (passenger): 5.8% Castle Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 0.9% / —
Wodonga — Bicycle: 0.9% Castle Creek — Bicycle: not among its largest

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

Setting

Wodonga Castle Creek
Elevation 167 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 333 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wodonga Castle Creek
Connectivity score 73/100 26/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 50%
11,127 premises
 0%
18 premises

Climate

Wodonga Castle Creek
Annual rainfall 700 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Wodonga Castle Creek
Average residential rate $2,188/yr
same for both
Council Wodonga
same for both

Federal electorate

Wodonga Castle Creek
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wodonga Castle Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wodonga

Large Blocks Parks Regional Centre

Castle Creek

Rural

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