Wonga Park vs Croydon North

Croydon North is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 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 $1.09 million in Croydon North, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wonga Park tends to suit couples, while Croydon North 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 34/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (21 vs 16)
  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 71%)
  • But Croydon North has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Croydon North

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($972,500 vs $1,380,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,093,500 vs $1,527,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Croydon North

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($410/wk vs $491/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Croydon North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 53/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Wonga Park carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 34/100)
  • Croydon North is more walkable (76/100 vs 53/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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 Croydon North 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 Croydon North
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 Croydon North
Walkability 53 / 76
Wonga Park — Walkability: 53/100 Croydon North — Walkability: 76/100
Safety 84 / 66
Wonga Park — Safety: 84/100 Croydon North — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 13 / 8
Wonga Park — Low fire risk: 13/100 Croydon North — Low fire risk: 8/100
Low flood risk 43 / 77
Wonga Park — Low flood risk: 43/100 Croydon North — Low flood risk: 77/100

Demographics

Croydon North has more residents (8,092 vs 3,843); Wonga Park has higher household incomes ($145,080 vs $112,112).

Wonga Park Croydon North
Population 3,843 8,092
+111% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.2% +3.0%
Median age 45 40
Median household income $145,080/yr
+23% vs other
 $112,112/yr
Median weekly rent $491/wk
+16% vs other
 $410/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wonga Park Croydon North
0-4 3.2% / 5.7%
Wonga Park — 0-4: 3.2% Croydon North — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 13.2% / 12.7%
Wonga Park — 5-14: 13.2% Croydon North — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 8.1% / 5.8%
Wonga Park — 15-19: 8.1% Croydon North — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 7.7% / 6.1%
Wonga Park — 20-24: 7.7% Croydon North — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 7.2% / 11.7%
Wonga Park — 25-34: 7.2% Croydon North — 25-34: 11.7%
35-44 9.4% / 14.2%
Wonga Park — 35-44: 9.4% Croydon North — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 16.5% / 13.3%
Wonga Park — 45-54: 16.5% Croydon North — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 17.5% / 13.8%
Wonga Park — 55-64: 17.5% Croydon North — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 11.4% / 9.8%
Wonga Park — 65-74: 11.4% Croydon North — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 4.6% / 4.8%
Wonga Park — 75-84: 4.6% Croydon North — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 1.1% / 2.1%
Wonga Park — 85+: 1.1% Croydon North — 85+: 2.1%

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%
Croydon North 55.0% couple families
Croydon North — Couple Families: 55.0% Croydon North — Lone Person: 25.7% Croydon North — One Parent Families: 16.0% Croydon North — Group Household: 2.1% Croydon North — Other Families: 1.2%
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%
Croydon North 17.8% renting
Croydon North — Owned Outright: 34.8% Croydon North — Mortgage: 47.4% Croydon North — Renting: 17.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wonga Park Croydon North
Bachelor Degree 16.5% / 15.1%
Wonga Park — Bachelor Degree: 16.5% Croydon North — Bachelor Degree: 15.1%
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 13.2%
Wonga Park — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Croydon North — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 9.6%
Wonga Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Croydon North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 5.0%
Wonga Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Croydon North — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 3.1%
Wonga Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Croydon North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

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 Croydon North
England 4.6% / 4.4%
Wonga Park — England: 4.6% Croydon North — England: 4.4%
China 0.9% / 3.1%
Wonga Park — China: 0.9% Croydon North — China: 3.1%
India 0.6% / 1.3%
Wonga Park — India: 0.6% Croydon North — India: 1.3%
South Africa 0.7% / 1.1%
Wonga Park — South Africa: 0.7% Croydon North — South Africa: 1.1%
New Zealand 0.6% / 0.9%
Wonga Park — New Zealand: 0.6% Croydon North — New Zealand: 0.9%
Germany 0.6% / 0.6%
Wonga Park — Germany: 0.6% Croydon North — Germany: 0.6%

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%
Croydon North 94.6% houses
Croydon North — Houses: 94.6% Croydon North — Townhouses: 5.1% Croydon North — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wonga Park Croydon North
Median house price $1,527,500 $1,093,500
Median unit price — $705,000
Median land price $1,380,000 $972,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 46 days
from 34 sales
 24 days
from 66 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 Croydon North
3 bed $1.2M / $905K
Wonga Park — 3 bed: $1.2M (13 sales) Croydon North — 3 bed: $905K (51 sales)

13 vs 51 sales

4 bed $1.58M / $1.15M
Wonga Park — 4 bed: $1.58M (48 sales) Croydon North — 4 bed: $1.15M (57 sales)

48 vs 57 sales

5 bed $1.7M / $1.36M
Wonga Park — 5 bed: $1.7M (15 sales) Croydon North — 5 bed: $1.36M (20 sales)

15 vs 20 sales

Zoning mix

Wonga Park has more land zoned for conservation (65% vs 0%).

Wonga Park Croydon North
Residential 11% 80%
Environmental 65% 0%
Parks and recreation 16% 12%
Rural and farming 7% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 7%
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 Croydon North
New dwellings approved 486
across Manningham
 328
across Maroondah
Approvals change year on year -2% -74%

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 Croydon North
Houses — 3.8%
$760/wk on $1.05M
Units — 4.3%
$598/wk on $724K

Ranking within VIC

Wonga Park Croydon North
House price Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Income Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 28% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of VIC
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 52% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 21% of VIC

Liveability

Croydon North is more walkable (76 vs 53); Wonga Park scores higher overall (60 vs 49).

Wonga Park Croydon North
Grade B C
Score 60/100 49/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Wonga Park carries more flood risk (57 vs 23); Croydon North carries more crime risk (34 vs 16).

Wonga Park Croydon North
Bushfire High
87/100
 High
92/100
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
34/100
Flood Moderate
57/100
 Low
23/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Wonga Park Croydon North
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Wonga Park

  • Wonga Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Croydon North

  • Yarra Road Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Village School Independent · Primary below peers
  • Blackburn English Language School-Maroondah Campus Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Wonga Park Croydon North
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 2 1
Parks & reserves 21 16
Childcare 2 5
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Wonga Park Croydon North
Walkability score 53/100 76/100
Distance to Melbourne 36.5 km 36.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 43 min 40 min
Public transport score 76/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 59.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 56.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 3115
 1.3%
postcode 3136
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 3115
 29
postcode 3136

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 Croydon North
Car (driver) 60.0% / 60.4%
Wonga Park — Car (driver): 60.0% Croydon North — Car (driver): 60.4%
Worked from Home 34.5% / 32.9%
Wonga Park — Worked from Home: 34.5% Croydon North — Worked from Home: 32.9%
Car (passenger) 3.1% / 3.3%
Wonga Park — Car (passenger): 3.1% Croydon North — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Train 1.1% / 1.8%
Wonga Park — Train: 1.1% Croydon North — Train: 1.8%
Walked Only 1.0% / 0.7%
Wonga Park — Walked Only: 1.0% Croydon North — Walked Only: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.4%).

Setting

Wonga Park Croydon North
Elevation 132 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 153 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.8 km 29.2 km

NBN connectivity

Wonga Park Croydon North
Connectivity score 86/100 85/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 51%
1,376 premises
 35%
3,255 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Wonga Park Croydon North
Average residential rate $2,000/yr $1,715/yr
Council Manningham Maroondah

Federal electorate

Wonga Park Croydon North
Division Casey Deakin
Member Aaron Violi Matt Gregg
Party Liberal Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

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

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