Wonga Park vs Chirnside Park

Chirnside Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 45 in Wonga Park. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Wonga Park: a median of $1.53 million, against $950,000 in Chirnside Park, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wonga Park tends to suit couples, while Chirnside Park suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Wonga Park

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 70/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (21 vs 11)
  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 72%)
  • But Chirnside Park has more childcare (7 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Chirnside Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($950,000 vs $1,527,500)
  • has cheaper land ($1,132,500 vs $1,380,000)
  • But Wonga Park leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 24%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Chirnside Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($443/wk vs $491/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wonga Park

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (53/100 vs 22/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (36.5 km vs 40.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wonga Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 70/100)
  • is more walkable (53/100 vs 22/100)
  • But Chirnside Park has more GPs (3 vs 0)

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

Investors

Chirnside Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.3% vs 1.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wonga Park Chirnside Park
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.

Wonga Park Chirnside Park
Walkability 53 / 22
Wonga Park — Walkability: 53/100 Chirnside Park — Walkability: 22/100
Safety 84 / 30
Wonga Park — Safety: 84/100 Chirnside Park — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 13 / 14
Wonga Park — Low fire risk: 13/100 Chirnside Park — Low fire risk: 14/100
Low flood risk 43 / 44
Wonga Park — Low flood risk: 43/100 Chirnside Park — Low flood risk: 44/100

Demographics

Chirnside Park has more residents (11,779 vs 3,843); Wonga Park has higher household incomes ($145,080 vs $108,368).

Wonga Park Chirnside Park
Population 3,843 11,779
+207% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.2% +19.3%
Median age 45 38
Median household income $145,080/yr
+25% vs other
 $108,368/yr
Median weekly rent $491/wk
+10% vs other
 $443/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wonga Park Chirnside Park
0-4 3.2% / 6.8%
Wonga Park — 0-4: 3.2% Chirnside Park — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 13.2% / 12.8%
Wonga Park — 5-14: 13.2% Chirnside Park — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 8.1% / 6.2%
Wonga Park — 15-19: 8.1% Chirnside Park — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 7.7% / 5.9%
Wonga Park — 20-24: 7.7% Chirnside Park — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 7.2% / 13.0%
Wonga Park — 25-34: 7.2% Chirnside Park — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 9.4% / 13.8%
Wonga Park — 35-44: 9.4% Chirnside Park — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 16.5% / 12.8%
Wonga Park — 45-54: 16.5% Chirnside Park — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 17.5% / 11.6%
Wonga Park — 55-64: 17.5% Chirnside Park — 55-64: 11.6%
65-74 11.4% / 10.0%
Wonga Park — 65-74: 11.4% Chirnside Park — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 4.6% / 5.9%
Wonga Park — 75-84: 4.6% Chirnside Park — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 1.1% / 1.4%
Wonga Park — 85+: 1.1% Chirnside Park — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wonga Park 70.8% couple families
Wonga Park — Couple Families: 70.8% Wonga Park — Lone Person: 16.1% Wonga Park — One Parent Families: 10.8% Wonga Park — Group Household: 1.4% Wonga Park — Other Families: 0.8%
Chirnside Park 56.6% couple families
Chirnside Park — Couple Families: 56.6% Chirnside Park — Lone Person: 24.1% Chirnside Park — One Parent Families: 15.9% Chirnside Park — Group Household: 2.4% Chirnside Park — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wonga Park 5.5% renting
Wonga Park — Owned Outright: 44.8% Wonga Park — Mortgage: 49.8% Wonga Park — Renting: 5.5%
Chirnside Park 15.1% renting
Chirnside Park — Owned Outright: 37.1% Chirnside Park — Mortgage: 47.8% Chirnside Park — Renting: 15.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wonga Park Chirnside Park
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 16.0%
Wonga Park — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Chirnside Park — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Bachelor Degree 16.5% / 12.5%
Wonga Park — Bachelor Degree: 16.5% Chirnside Park — Bachelor Degree: 12.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 9.1%
Wonga Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Chirnside Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 3.5%
Wonga Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Chirnside Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 2.3%
Wonga Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Chirnside Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

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.

Wonga Park Chirnside Park
England 4.6% / 4.1%
Wonga Park — England: 4.6% Chirnside Park — England: 4.1%
China 0.9% / 2.0%
Wonga Park — China: 0.9% Chirnside Park — China: 2.0%
India 0.6% / 1.7%
Wonga Park — India: 0.6% Chirnside Park — India: 1.7%
Italy 0.6% / 1.4%
Wonga Park — Italy: 0.6% Chirnside Park — Italy: 1.4%
New Zealand 0.6% / 1.1%
Wonga Park — New Zealand: 0.6% Chirnside Park — New Zealand: 1.1%
South Africa 0.7% / 0.7%
Wonga Park — South Africa: 0.7% Chirnside Park — South Africa: 0.7%
Germany 0.6% / —
Wonga Park — Germany: 0.6% Chirnside Park — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wonga Park 99.7% houses
Wonga Park — Houses: 99.7% Wonga Park — Townhouses: 0.0% Wonga Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Chirnside Park 97.9% houses
Chirnside Park — Houses: 97.9% Chirnside Park — Townhouses: 1.6% Chirnside Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wonga Park Chirnside Park
Median house price $1,527,500 $950,000
Median unit price — $690,000
Median land price $1,380,000 $1,132,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 46 days
from 34 sales
 19 days
from 136 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Wonga Park Chirnside Park
3 bed $1.2M / $828K
Wonga Park — 3 bed: $1.2M (13 sales) Chirnside Park — 3 bed: $828K (116 sales)

13 vs 116 sales

4 bed $1.58M / $1.05M
Wonga Park — 4 bed: $1.58M (48 sales) Chirnside Park — 4 bed: $1.05M (108 sales)

48 vs 108 sales

5 bed $1.7M / $1.2M
Wonga Park — 5 bed: $1.7M (15 sales) Chirnside Park — 5 bed: $1.2M (28 sales)

15 vs 28 sales

Zoning mix

Wonga Park has more land zoned for conservation (65% vs 0%); Chirnside Park has more rural and farming land (66% vs 7%).

Wonga Park Chirnside Park
Rural and farming 7% 66%
Environmental 65% 0%
Residential 11% 19%
Parks and recreation 16% 1%
Other and special use 0% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 4%
Commercial 0% 2%
Industrial 0% 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

Wonga Park Chirnside Park
New dwellings approved 486
across Manningham
 416
across Yarra Ranges
Approvals change year on year -2% -57%

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.

Wonga Park Chirnside Park
Houses — 4.5%
$750/wk on $858K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Wonga Park Chirnside Park
House price Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
Income Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 60% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 92% of VIC

Liveability

Wonga Park is more walkable (53 vs 22); Wonga Park scores higher overall (60 vs 39).

Wonga Park Chirnside Park
Grade B C
Score 60/100 39/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Chirnside Park carries more crime risk (70 vs 16).

Wonga Park Chirnside Park
Bushfire High
87/100
 High
86/100
Crime Low
16/100
 High
70/100
Flood Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
56/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Wonga Park Chirnside Park
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Wonga Park

  • Wonga Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Chirnside Park

  • Chirnside Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Oxley Christian College Independent · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wonga Park Chirnside Park
Supermarkets 1 3
Cafes & restaurants 2 4
Parks & reserves 21 11
Childcare 2 7
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1 4
Fuel stations 0 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 3 4

Mobility

Chirnside Park sits further from the CBD (40.5 km vs 36.5 km).

Wonga Park Chirnside Park
Walkability score 53/100 22/100
Distance to Melbourne 36.5 km 40.5 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 43 min 44 min
Public transport score 76/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 59.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 160.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 3115
 0.8%
postcode 3116
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 3115
 37
postcode 3116

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.

Wonga Park Chirnside Park
Car (driver) 60.0% / 66.4%
Wonga Park — Car (driver): 60.0% Chirnside Park — Car (driver): 66.4%
Worked from Home 34.5% / 26.5%
Wonga Park — Worked from Home: 34.5% Chirnside Park — Worked from Home: 26.5%
Car (passenger) 3.1% / 4.0%
Wonga Park — Car (passenger): 3.1% Chirnside Park — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Train 1.1% / 1.6%
Wonga Park — Train: 1.1% Chirnside Park — Train: 1.6%
Walked Only 1.0% / 0.9%
Wonga Park — Walked Only: 1.0% Chirnside Park — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.4%).

Setting

Wonga Park Chirnside Park
Elevation 132 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 100 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.8 km 33.2 km

NBN connectivity

Wonga Park Chirnside Park
Connectivity score 86/100 90/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 51%
1,376 premises
 57%
4,929 premises

Climate

Wonga Park Chirnside Park
Annual rainfall 777 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.3°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Wonga Park Chirnside Park
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Wonga Park Chirnside Park
Average residential rate $2,000/yr $2,161/yr
Council Manningham Yarra Ranges

Federal electorate

Wonga Park Chirnside Park
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wonga Park Chirnside Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wonga Park

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Chirnside Park

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