Woodend North vs Woodend

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Woodend North, most households are couple families. In Woodend, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Woodend North tends to suit couples, while Woodend suits people living alone.

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

Woodend

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Woodend North is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 66%)

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

Woodend

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $630/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

Woodend

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (63/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (69.3 km vs 74.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woodend

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (63/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)

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

Investors

Woodend

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.9% vs 3.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Woodend North Woodend
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.

Woodend North Woodend
Walkability 0 / 63
Woodend North — Walkability: 0/100 Woodend — Walkability: 63/100
Safety 54 / 55
Woodend North — Safety: 54/100 Woodend — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 100 / 21
Woodend North — Low fire risk: 100/100 Woodend — Low fire risk: 21/100
Low flood risk 78 / 75
Woodend North — Low flood risk: 78/100 Woodend — Low flood risk: 75/100

Demographics

Woodend has more residents (6,732 vs 315); Woodend North rents higher ($630/wk vs $400/wk).

Woodend North Woodend
Population 315 6,732
+2037% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.6% +15.9%
Median age 46 45
Median household income $117,000/yr
+6% vs other
 $109,408/yr
Median weekly rent $630/wk
+37% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woodend North Woodend
0-4 3.2% / 4.9%
Woodend North — 0-4: 3.2% Woodend — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 17.5% / 14.4%
Woodend North — 5-14: 17.5% Woodend — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 7.9% / 6.4%
Woodend North — 15-19: 7.9% Woodend — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 4.4% / 3.3%
Woodend North — 20-24: 4.4% Woodend — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 3.5% / 6.9%
Woodend North — 25-34: 3.5% Woodend — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 12.4% / 12.7%
Woodend North — 35-44: 12.4% Woodend — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 17.5% / 16.2%
Woodend North — 45-54: 17.5% Woodend — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 15.2% / 13.2%
Woodend North — 55-64: 15.2% Woodend — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 13.0% / 12.9%
Woodend North — 65-74: 13.0% Woodend — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 6.3% / 6.8%
Woodend North — 75-84: 6.3% Woodend — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ — / 2.2%
Woodend North — 85+: not among its largest Woodend — 85+: 2.2%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Woodend North 61.4% couple families
Woodend North — Couple Families: 61.4% Woodend North — Lone Person: 14.3% Woodend North — One Parent Families: 24.3% Woodend North — Group Household: 0.0% Woodend North — Other Families: 0.0%
Woodend 50.2% couple families
Woodend — Couple Families: 50.2% Woodend — Lone Person: 30.4% Woodend — One Parent Families: 16.3% Woodend — Group Household: 2.3% Woodend — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Woodend North 8.0% renting
Woodend North — Owned Outright: 49.0% Woodend North — Mortgage: 43.0% Woodend North — Renting: 8.0%
Woodend 15.9% renting
Woodend — Owned Outright: 41.9% Woodend — Mortgage: 42.1% Woodend — Renting: 15.9%
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.

Woodend North Woodend
England 6.3% / 6.0%
Woodend North — England: 6.3% Woodend — England: 6.0%
New Zealand 3.2% / 1.2%
Woodend North — New Zealand: 3.2% Woodend — New Zealand: 1.2%
Netherlands 1.6% / 0.7%
Woodend North — Netherlands: 1.6% Woodend — Netherlands: 0.7%
Germany 1.0% / 0.8%
Woodend North — Germany: 1.0% Woodend — Germany: 0.8%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Woodend North — Scotland: not among its largest Woodend — Scotland: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

Qualifications

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

Woodend North Woodend
Bachelor Degree 15.6% / 17.1%
Woodend North — Bachelor Degree: 15.6% Woodend — Bachelor Degree: 17.1%
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 11.1%
Woodend North — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Woodend — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 8.2%
Woodend North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Woodend — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 5.4% / 7.4%
Woodend North — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4% Woodend — Postgraduate Degree: 7.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 4.1%
Woodend North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Woodend — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woodend North 100.0% houses
Woodend North — Houses: 100.0% Woodend North — Townhouses: 0.0% Woodend North — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Woodend 90.7% houses
Woodend — Houses: 90.7% Woodend — Townhouses: 8.9% Woodend — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Woodend North Woodend
Median house price — $997,500
Median unit price — $730,000
Median land price — $737,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 54 days
from 95 sales

Zoning mix

Woodend North has more rural and farming land (52% vs 12%); Woodend has more land zoned for conservation (68% vs 41%).

Woodend North Woodend
Environmental 41% 68%
Rural and farming 52% 12%
Parks and recreation 0% 9%
Residential 0% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 5%
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

Woodend North Woodend
New dwellings approved 331
across Macedon Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year +80%
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.

Woodend North Woodend
Houses — 3.2%
$765/wk on $1.25M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Woodend North Woodend
House price — Higher than 64% of VIC
Income Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 11% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 62% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 90% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 21% of VIC

Liveability

Woodend is more walkable (63 vs 0).

Woodend North Woodend
Grade — C
Score — 46/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Woodend carries more bushfire risk (79 vs 0).

Woodend North Woodend
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
79/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
45/100
Flood Low
22/100
 Low
25/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Woodend North Woodend
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Woodend North

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

Schools in Woodend

  • Woodend Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Ambrose's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Braemar College - Woodend Campus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Woodend North Woodend
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 2 7

Mobility

Woodend North sits further from the CBD (74.9 km vs 69.3 km).

Woodend North Woodend
Walkability score 0/100 63/100
Distance to Melbourne 74.9 km
+7% vs other
 69.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 58 min 56 min
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 3442
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 3442
same for both

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.

Woodend North Woodend
Car (driver) 56.6% / 49.8%
Woodend North — Car (driver): 56.6% Woodend — Car (driver): 49.8%
Worked from Home 38.2% / 40.8%
Woodend North — Worked from Home: 38.2% Woodend — Worked from Home: 40.8%
Car (passenger) 2.9% / 3.8%
Woodend North — Car (passenger): 2.9% Woodend — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 2.2% / 2.4%
Woodend North — Walked Only: 2.2% Woodend — Walked Only: 2.4%
Train — / 2.5%
Woodend North — Train: not among its largest Woodend — Train: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.6%).

Setting

Woodend North Woodend
Elevation 555 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 568 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Woodend North Woodend
Connectivity score 30/100 65/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
134 premises
 44%
3,120 premises

Climate

Woodend North Woodend
Annual rainfall 778 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Woodend North Woodend
Average residential rate $2,065/yr
same for both
Council Macedon Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Woodend North Woodend
Division Mcewen
same for both
Member Rob Mitchell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Woodend North

Rural

Woodend

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