Wollert vs Woodstock

Wollert is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 53 in Woodstock. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wollert, most households are couple families. In Woodstock, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Wollert: a median of $715,000, against $645,000 in Woodstock. On these figures, Wollert tends to suit young adults, families with children, and couples, while Woodstock suits share households 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

Wollert

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (24 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (8 vs 0)
  • But Woodstock has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)

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

First-home buyers

Woodstock

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($362,500 vs $675,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($645,000 vs $715,000)
  • But Wollert leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 59%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wollert

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wollert

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (24/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (42.4 km vs 46.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wollert

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (24/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 85/100)
  • But Woodstock has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 5%)

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

Investors

Wollert

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (169.4% vs 0.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wollert Woodstock
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.

Wollert Woodstock
Walkability 24 / 0
Wollert — Walkability: 24/100 Woodstock — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 40 / 15
Wollert — Safety: 40/100 Woodstock — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 51 / 100
Wollert — Low fire risk: 51/100 Woodstock — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 67 / 100
Wollert — Low flood risk: 67/100 Woodstock — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wollert has more residents (24,407 vs 150); Woodstock skews older (53 vs 30).

Wollert Woodstock
Population 24,407
+99% vs other
 150
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +169.4% +0.0%
Median age 30 53
Median household income $102,908/yr
+31% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $391/wk $390/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wollert Woodstock
0-4 11.7% / 6.0%
Wollert — 0-4: 11.7% Woodstock — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 17.4% / 8.7%
Wollert — 5-14: 17.4% Woodstock — 5-14: 8.7%
15-19 4.7% / 6.0%
Wollert — 15-19: 4.7% Woodstock — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 5.3% / 5.3%
Wollert — 20-24: 5.3% Woodstock — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 21.3% / 6.7%
Wollert — 25-34: 21.3% Woodstock — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 21.5% / 6.0%
Wollert — 35-44: 21.5% Woodstock — 35-44: 6.0%
45-54 8.3% / 13.3%
Wollert — 45-54: 8.3% Woodstock — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 5.1% / 14.7%
Wollert — 55-64: 5.1% Woodstock — 55-64: 14.7%
65-74 3.5% / 22.0%
Wollert — 65-74: 3.5% Woodstock — 65-74: 22.0%
75-84 1.0% / 6.7%
Wollert — 75-84: 1.0% Woodstock — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 0.2% / 2.0%
Wollert — 85+: 0.2% Woodstock — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wollert 68.4% couple families
Wollert — Couple Families: 68.4% Wollert — Lone Person: 14.6% Wollert — One Parent Families: 12.7% Wollert — Group Household: 2.8% Wollert — Other Families: 1.6%
Woodstock 48.5% couple families
Woodstock — Couple Families: 48.5% Woodstock — Lone Person: 27.3% Woodstock — One Parent Families: 9.1% Woodstock — Group Household: 15.2% Woodstock — 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.

Wollert 24.2% renting
Wollert — Owned Outright: 11.5% Wollert — Mortgage: 64.4% Wollert — Renting: 24.2%
Woodstock 21.3% renting
Woodstock — Owned Outright: 55.3% Woodstock — Mortgage: 23.4% Woodstock — Renting: 21.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wollert Woodstock
Bachelor Degree 13.8% / 8.7%
Wollert — Bachelor Degree: 13.8% Woodstock — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Certificate III & IV 8.8% / 12.0%
Wollert — Certificate III & IV: 8.8% Woodstock — Certificate III & IV: 12.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 8.7%
Wollert — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Woodstock — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 7.3% / —
Wollert — Postgraduate Degree: 7.3% Woodstock — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 4.0%
Wollert — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Woodstock — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.8%).

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.

Wollert Woodstock
India 18.7% / —
Wollert — India: 18.7% Woodstock — India: not among its largest
Iraq 3.3% / —
Wollert — Iraq: 3.3% Woodstock — Iraq: not among its largest
Greece — / 2.7%
Wollert — Greece: not among its largest Woodstock — Greece: 2.7%
Sri Lanka 2.4% / —
Wollert — Sri Lanka: 2.4% Woodstock — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
Pakistan 1.9% / —
Wollert — Pakistan: 1.9% Woodstock — Pakistan: not among its largest
Philippines 1.8% / —
Wollert — Philippines: 1.8% Woodstock — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wollert 87.9% houses
Wollert — Houses: 87.9% Wollert — Townhouses: 9.9% Wollert — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Woodstock 100.0% houses
Woodstock — Houses: 100.0% Woodstock — Townhouses: 0.0% Woodstock — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wollert Woodstock
Median house price $715,000 $645,000
Median unit price $470,000 —
Median land price $675,000 $362,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 31 days
from 743 sales
 50 days
from 28 sales

Zoning mix

Woodstock has more rural and farming land (65% vs 29%); Woodstock has more land zoned for conservation (34% vs 13%).

Wollert Woodstock
Rural and farming 29% 65%
Environmental 13% 34%
Residential 32% 0%
Other and special use 21% 0%
Parks and recreation 3% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 1%
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

Wollert Woodstock
New dwellings approved 2,632
across Whittlesea
same for both
Approvals change year on year -28%
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.

Wollert Woodstock
Houses 4.3%
$575/wk on $704K
 4.0%
$490/wk on $645K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Wollert Woodstock
House price Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Income Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
Schools Higher than 40% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 82% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC

Liveability

Wollert is more walkable (24 vs 0).

Wollert Woodstock
Grade C —
Score 45/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wollert carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 0); Wollert carries more flood risk (33 vs 0).

Wollert Woodstock
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 High
85/100
Flood Low
33/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Wollert Woodstock
Inside the suburb 8 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 4 0

Schools in Wollert

  • Glowrey Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Barrawang Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Edgars Creek Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Wirrigirri Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Carlo Acutis Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Edgars Creek Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Woodstock

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

Amenities in the suburb

Wollert Woodstock
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 17 0
Childcare 24 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 31 1

Mobility

Woodstock sits further from the CBD (46.6 km vs 42.4 km).

Wollert Woodstock
Walkability score 24/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 42.4 km 46.6 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 44 min 48 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 3750
 0.0%
postcode 3751
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 3750
 —

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.

Wollert Woodstock
Car (driver) 70.7% / 65.9%
Wollert — Car (driver): 70.7% Woodstock — Car (driver): 65.9%
Worked from Home 19.6% / 34.1%
Wollert — Worked from Home: 19.6% Woodstock — Worked from Home: 34.1%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / —
Wollert — Car (passenger): 4.4% Woodstock — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Train 3.7% / —
Wollert — Train: 3.7% Woodstock — Train: not among its largest
Bus 1.0% / —
Wollert — Bus: 1.0% Woodstock — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.7%).

Setting

Wollert Woodstock
Elevation 206 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 210 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.4 km 34.6 km

NBN connectivity

Wollert Woodstock
Connectivity score 98/100 31/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 94%
7,737 premises
 0%
79 premises

Climate

Wollert Woodstock
Annual rainfall 518 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Wollert Woodstock
PM2.5 3.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Wollert Woodstock
Average residential rate $1,899/yr
same for both
Council Whittlesea
same for both

Federal electorate

Wollert Woodstock
Division Scullin Mcewen
Member Andrew Giles Rob Mitchell
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wollert Woodstock
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wollert

Acreage Family Multicultural Outer Young Families

Woodstock

Outer Retirees

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