Woodend vs Tylden

Tylden is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 45 in Woodend. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Woodend: a median of $998,000, against $810,000 in Tylden, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Tylden 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

Woodend

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • But Tylden has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Tylden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($810,000 vs $997,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tylden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Woodend

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (63/100 vs 28/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (69.3 km vs 84 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (56 min vs 66 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woodend

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (63/100 vs 28/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 14%)
  • But Tylden carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 45/100)

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

Woodend and Tylden 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 Tylden
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 Tylden
Walkability 63 / 28
Woodend — Walkability: 63/100 Tylden — Walkability: 28/100
Safety 55 / 69
Woodend — Safety: 55/100 Tylden — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 21 / 50
Woodend — Low fire risk: 21/100 Tylden — Low fire risk: 50/100
Low flood risk 75 / 41
Woodend — Low flood risk: 75/100 Tylden — Low flood risk: 41/100

Demographics

Woodend has more residents (6,732 vs 645); Woodend rents higher ($400/wk vs $350/wk).

Woodend Tylden
Population 6,732
+90% vs other
 645
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.9% +20.6%
Median age 45 41
Median household income $109,408/yr $109,096/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+12% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woodend Tylden
0-4 4.9% / 5.3%
Woodend — 0-4: 4.9% Tylden — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 14.4% / 14.9%
Woodend — 5-14: 14.4% Tylden — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 6.4% / 4.7%
Woodend — 15-19: 6.4% Tylden — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 3.3% / 5.3%
Woodend — 20-24: 3.3% Tylden — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 6.9% / 11.6%
Woodend — 25-34: 6.9% Tylden — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 12.7% / 13.6%
Woodend — 35-44: 12.7% Tylden — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 16.2% / 15.3%
Woodend — 45-54: 16.2% Tylden — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 13.2% / 13.6%
Woodend — 55-64: 13.2% Tylden — 55-64: 13.6%
65-74 12.9% / 10.9%
Woodend — 65-74: 12.9% Tylden — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 6.8% / 2.6%
Woodend — 75-84: 6.8% Tylden — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ 2.2% / 0.5%
Woodend — 85+: 2.2% Tylden — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Tylden 48.4% couple families
Tylden — Couple Families: 48.4% Tylden — Lone Person: 34.6% Tylden — One Parent Families: 9.4% Tylden — Group Household: 5.0% Tylden — Other Families: 2.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Woodend 15.9% renting
Woodend — Owned Outright: 41.9% Woodend — Mortgage: 42.1% Woodend — Renting: 15.9%
Tylden 11.9% renting
Tylden — Owned Outright: 36.7% Tylden — Mortgage: 51.4% Tylden — Renting: 11.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Woodend Tylden
Bachelor Degree 17.1% / 13.3%
Woodend — Bachelor Degree: 17.1% Tylden — Bachelor Degree: 13.3%
Certificate III & IV 11.1% / 15.7%
Woodend — Certificate III & IV: 11.1% Tylden — Certificate III & IV: 15.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 8.8%
Woodend — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Tylden — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 7.4% / 4.0%
Woodend — Postgraduate Degree: 7.4% Tylden — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.1% / 1.9%
Woodend — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1% Tylden — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

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

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 Tylden
England 6.0% / 8.5%
Woodend — England: 6.0% Tylden — England: 8.5%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.7%
Woodend — New Zealand: 1.2% Tylden — New Zealand: 1.7%
Scotland 0.7% / 0.5%
Woodend — Scotland: 0.7% Tylden — Scotland: 0.5%
Netherlands 0.7% / 0.5%
Woodend — Netherlands: 0.7% Tylden — Netherlands: 0.5%
South Africa 0.4% / 0.5%
Woodend — South Africa: 0.4% Tylden — South Africa: 0.5%
Germany 0.8% / —
Woodend — Germany: 0.8% Tylden — Germany: not among its largest
Ireland — / 0.5%
Woodend — Ireland: not among its largest Tylden — Ireland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woodend 90.7% houses
Woodend — Houses: 90.7% Woodend — Townhouses: 8.9% Woodend — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Tylden 95.0% houses
Tylden — Houses: 95.0% Tylden — Townhouses: 0.0% Tylden — Flats / Apartments: 5.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Woodend Tylden
Median house price $997,500 $810,000
Median unit price $730,000 —
Median land price $737,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 54 days
from 95 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Tylden has more rural and farming land (64% vs 12%); Woodend has more land zoned for conservation (68% vs 27%).

Woodend Tylden
Environmental 68% 27%
Rural and farming 12% 64%
Parks and recreation 9% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 7%
Residential 6% 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

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

Ranking within VIC

Woodend Tylden
House price Higher than 64% of VIC —
Income Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Schools Higher than 11% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 62% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 52% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 21% of VIC —

Liveability

Woodend is more walkable (63 vs 28).

Woodend Tylden
Grade C
same for both
Score 46/100 49/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Tylden carries more flood risk (59 vs 25); Woodend carries more bushfire risk (79 vs 50).

Woodend Tylden
Bushfire High
79/100
 Moderate
50/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Low
31/100
Flood Low
25/100
 Moderate
59/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Woodend Tylden
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Woodend

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

Schools in Tylden

  • Tylden Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Tylden sits further from the CBD (84 km vs 69.3 km).

Woodend Tylden
Walkability score 63/100 28/100
Distance to Melbourne 69.3 km 84 km
+21% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 56 min 66 min
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 3442
 1.0%
postcode 3444
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 3442
 49
postcode 3444

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 Tylden
Car (driver) 49.8% / 56.4%
Woodend — Car (driver): 49.8% Tylden — Car (driver): 56.4%
Worked from Home 40.8% / 32.9%
Woodend — Worked from Home: 40.8% Tylden — Worked from Home: 32.9%
Walked Only 2.4% / 7.1%
Woodend — Walked Only: 2.4% Tylden — Walked Only: 7.1%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 2.5%
Woodend — Car (passenger): 3.8% Tylden — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Train 2.5% / —
Woodend — Train: 2.5% Tylden — Train: not among its largest
Bus 0.1% / 1.1%
Woodend — Bus: 0.1% Tylden — Bus: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.4%).

Setting

Woodend Tylden
Elevation 568 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 579 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Woodend Tylden
Division Mcewen Bendigo
Member Rob Mitchell Lisa Chesters
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Woodend

Acreage Professionals Trains

Tylden

River Rural

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