Wonga Park vs Christmas Hills

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 $1.11 million in Christmas Hills, and rent is higher there too. Wonga Park is closer to the city centre: 36.5 km, against 44.2 km. On these figures, Christmas Hills tends to suit 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

  • has more parks and reserves (21 vs 3)
  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 38/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 67%)

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

First-home buyers

Christmas Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,115,000 vs $1,527,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Christmas Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($353/wk vs $491/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wonga Park

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (53/100 vs 13/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (43 min vs 56 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (36.5 km vs 44.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wonga Park

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (53/100 vs 13/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 38/100)

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

Wonga Park and Christmas Hills 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 Christmas Hills
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 Christmas Hills
Walkability 53 / 13
Wonga Park — Walkability: 53/100 Christmas Hills — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 84 / 62
Wonga Park — Safety: 84/100 Christmas Hills — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 13 / 12
Wonga Park — Low fire risk: 13/100 Christmas Hills — Low fire risk: 12/100
Low flood risk 43 / 58
Wonga Park — Low flood risk: 43/100 Christmas Hills — Low flood risk: 58/100

Demographics

Wonga Park has more residents (3,843 vs 365); Wonga Park rents higher ($491/wk vs $353/wk).

Wonga Park Christmas Hills
Population 3,843
+91% vs other
 365
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.2% +2.8%
Median age 45 46
Median household income $145,080/yr
+18% vs other
 $118,820/yr
Median weekly rent $491/wk
+28% vs other
 $353/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wonga Park Christmas Hills
0-4 3.2% / 4.4%
Wonga Park — 0-4: 3.2% Christmas Hills — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 13.2% / 10.4%
Wonga Park — 5-14: 13.2% Christmas Hills — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 8.1% / 6.6%
Wonga Park — 15-19: 8.1% Christmas Hills — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 7.7% / 6.6%
Wonga Park — 20-24: 7.7% Christmas Hills — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 7.2% / 8.2%
Wonga Park — 25-34: 7.2% Christmas Hills — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 9.4% / 13.4%
Wonga Park — 35-44: 9.4% Christmas Hills — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 16.5% / 15.9%
Wonga Park — 45-54: 16.5% Christmas Hills — 45-54: 15.9%
55-64 17.5% / 23.0%
Wonga Park — 55-64: 17.5% Christmas Hills — 55-64: 23.0%
65-74 11.4% / 9.9%
Wonga Park — 65-74: 11.4% Christmas Hills — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 4.6% / 4.7%
Wonga Park — 75-84: 4.6% Christmas Hills — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 1.1% / 1.1%
Wonga Park — 85+: 1.1% Christmas Hills — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

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%
Christmas Hills 61.0% couple families
Christmas Hills — Couple Families: 61.0% Christmas Hills — Lone Person: 25.6% Christmas Hills — One Parent Families: 6.1% Christmas Hills — Group Household: 3.7% Christmas Hills — Other Families: 3.7%
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%
Christmas Hills 8.9% renting
Christmas Hills — Owned Outright: 40.3% Christmas Hills — Mortgage: 50.8% Christmas Hills — Renting: 8.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wonga Park Christmas Hills
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 15.9%
Wonga Park — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Christmas Hills — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Bachelor Degree 16.5% / 14.0%
Wonga Park — Bachelor Degree: 16.5% Christmas Hills — Bachelor Degree: 14.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 8.8%
Wonga Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Christmas Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 6.6%
Wonga Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Christmas Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 3.3%
Wonga Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Christmas Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%

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 Christmas Hills
England 4.6% / 4.9%
Wonga Park — England: 4.6% Christmas Hills — England: 4.9%
China 0.9% / 1.9%
Wonga Park — China: 0.9% Christmas Hills — China: 1.9%
New Zealand 0.6% / 0.8%
Wonga Park — New Zealand: 0.6% Christmas Hills — New Zealand: 0.8%
Scotland — / 0.8%
Wonga Park — Scotland: not among its largest Christmas Hills — Scotland: 0.8%
South Africa 0.7% / —
Wonga Park — South Africa: 0.7% Christmas Hills — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany 0.6% / —
Wonga Park — Germany: 0.6% Christmas Hills — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wonga Park 99.7% houses
Wonga Park — Houses: 99.7% Wonga Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Christmas Hills 100.0% houses
Christmas Hills — Houses: 100.0% Christmas Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wonga Park Christmas Hills
Median house price $1,527,500 $1,115,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,380,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 46 days
from 34 sales
 84 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Wonga Park has more land zoned for conservation (65% vs 46%).

Wonga Park Christmas Hills
Environmental 65% 46%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 36%
Parks and recreation 16%
same for both
Residential 11% 0%
Rural and farming 7% 0%
Other and special use 0% 2%
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 Christmas Hills
New dwellings approved 486
across Manningham
 98
across Nillumbik
Approvals change year on year -2% +8%

Ranking within VIC

Wonga Park Christmas Hills
House price Higher than 79% of VIC —
Income Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 59% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC

Liveability

Wonga Park is more walkable (53 vs 13).

Wonga Park Christmas Hills
Grade B —
Score 60/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Christmas Hills carries more crime risk (38 vs 16); Wonga Park carries more flood risk (57 vs 42).

Wonga Park Christmas Hills
Bushfire High
87/100
 High
88/100
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
38/100
Flood Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
42/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Wonga Park Christmas Hills
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
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 Christmas Hills

  • Christmas Hills Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Wonga Park Christmas Hills
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 21 3
Childcare 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 3 10

Mobility

Christmas Hills sits further from the CBD (44.2 km vs 36.5 km).

Wonga Park Christmas Hills
Walkability score 53/100 13/100
Distance to Melbourne 36.5 km 44.2 km
+21% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 43 min 56 min
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 3115
 0.8%
postcode 3775
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 3115
 48
postcode 3775

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 Christmas Hills
Car (driver) 60.0% / 70.2%
Wonga Park — Car (driver): 60.0% Christmas Hills — Car (driver): 70.2%
Worked from Home 34.5% / 24.2%
Wonga Park — Worked from Home: 34.5% Christmas Hills — Worked from Home: 24.2%
Car (passenger) 3.1% / 5.6%
Wonga Park — Car (passenger): 3.1% Christmas Hills — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Train 1.1% / —
Wonga Park — Train: 1.1% Christmas Hills — Train: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.0% / —
Wonga Park — Walked Only: 1.0% Christmas Hills — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.2%).

Setting

Wonga Park Christmas Hills
Elevation 132 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 167 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.8 km 37.8 km

NBN connectivity

Wonga Park Christmas Hills
Connectivity score 86/100 27/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 51%
1,376 premises
 0%
120 premises

Climate

Wonga Park Christmas Hills
Annual rainfall 777 mm 1,215 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.9°C 22.9°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.3°C 3.8°C

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Council rates

Wonga Park Christmas Hills
Average residential rate $2,000/yr $2,696/yr
Council Manningham Nillumbik

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Wonga Park

Acreage Outer Parks Premium Quiet

Christmas Hills

Outer Quiet

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