Woodfield vs Bonnie Doon

Woodfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 54 in Bonnie Doon. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Woodfield, most households are people living alone. In Bonnie Doon, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Woodfield tends to suit 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

Bonnie Doon

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (47% vs 27%)
  • But Woodfield carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 45/100)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Woodfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (166.2 km vs 173.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Woodfield carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 45/100)
  • Bonnie Doon has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 23%)

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

Investors

Woodfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (72.2% vs 16.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Woodfield Bonnie Doon
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.

Woodfield Bonnie Doon
Walkability 0 / 0
Woodfield — Walkability: 0/100 Bonnie Doon — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 89 / 55
Woodfield — Safety: 89/100 Bonnie Doon — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 86 / 67
Woodfield — Low fire risk: 86/100 Bonnie Doon — Low fire risk: 67/100
Low flood risk 70 / 24
Woodfield — Low flood risk: 70/100 Bonnie Doon — Low flood risk: 24/100

Demographics

Bonnie Doon has more residents (666 vs 62); Bonnie Doon skews older (54 vs 47).

Woodfield Bonnie Doon
Population 62 666
+974% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +72.2% +16.8%
Median age 47 54
Median household income $71,500/yr
+4% vs other
 $68,380/yr
Median weekly rent $276/wk $296/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woodfield Bonnie Doon
0-4 — / 3.2%
Woodfield — 0-4: not among its largest Bonnie Doon — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 14.5% / 5.6%
Woodfield — 5-14: 14.5% Bonnie Doon — 5-14: 5.6%
15-19 9.7% / 5.6%
Woodfield — 15-19: 9.7% Bonnie Doon — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 4.8% / 2.6%
Woodfield — 20-24: 4.8% Bonnie Doon — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 14.5% / 11.3%
Woodfield — 25-34: 14.5% Bonnie Doon — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 9.7% / 6.8%
Woodfield — 35-44: 9.7% Bonnie Doon — 35-44: 6.8%
45-54 12.9% / 16.5%
Woodfield — 45-54: 12.9% Bonnie Doon — 45-54: 16.5%
55-64 21.0% / 20.4%
Woodfield — 55-64: 21.0% Bonnie Doon — 55-64: 20.4%
65-74 12.9% / 21.5%
Woodfield — 65-74: 12.9% Bonnie Doon — 65-74: 21.5%
75-84 9.7% / 6.8%
Woodfield — 75-84: 9.7% Bonnie Doon — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ — / 0.8%
Woodfield — 85+: not among its largest Bonnie Doon — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Woodfield 72.7% lone person
Woodfield — Lone Person: 72.7% Woodfield — Couple Families: 27.3% Woodfield — One Parent Families: 0.0% Woodfield — Group Household: 0.0%
Bonnie Doon 50.6% lone person
Bonnie Doon — Lone Person: 50.6% Bonnie Doon — Couple Families: 35.1% Bonnie Doon — One Parent Families: 11.7% Bonnie Doon — Group Household: 2.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Woodfield 0.0% renting
Woodfield — Owned Outright: 28.6% Woodfield — Mortgage: 71.4% Woodfield — Renting: 0.0%
Bonnie Doon 9.7% renting
Bonnie Doon — Owned Outright: 59.3% Bonnie Doon — Mortgage: 31.0% Bonnie Doon — Renting: 9.7%
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.

Woodfield Bonnie Doon
New Zealand 4.8% / 1.4%
Woodfield — New Zealand: 4.8% Bonnie Doon — New Zealand: 1.4%
England — / 2.9%
Woodfield — England: not among its largest Bonnie Doon — England: 2.9%
India — / 0.9%
Woodfield — India: not among its largest Bonnie Doon — India: 0.9%
Germany — / 0.9%
Woodfield — Germany: not among its largest Bonnie Doon — Germany: 0.9%
Netherlands — / 0.9%
Woodfield — Netherlands: not among its largest Bonnie Doon — Netherlands: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

Qualifications

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

Woodfield Bonnie Doon
Certificate III & IV 29.0% / 20.3%
Woodfield — Certificate III & IV: 29.0% Bonnie Doon — Certificate III & IV: 20.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 9.6%
Woodfield — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Bonnie Doon — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 9.5%
Woodfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Bonnie Doon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.5%
Woodfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Bonnie Doon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Woodfield — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Bonnie Doon — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woodfield 100.0% houses
Woodfield — Houses: 100.0% Woodfield — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Bonnie Doon 97.8% houses
Bonnie Doon — Houses: 97.8% Bonnie Doon — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Woodfield Bonnie Doon
Median house price — $757,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $653,400
Typical days to sell (houses) — 72 days
from 9 sales

Zoning mix

Woodfield has more rural and farming land (95% vs 64%).

Woodfield Bonnie Doon
Rural and farming 95% 64%
Parks and recreation 4% 20%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 15%
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

Woodfield Bonnie Doon
New dwellings approved 76
across Mansfield
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Woodfield Bonnie Doon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 35% of VIC Higher than 30% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 58% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 34% of VIC

Liveability

Woodfield Bonnie Doon
Grade — D
Score — 25/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Bonnie Doon carries more crime risk (45 vs 11); Bonnie Doon carries more flood risk (76 vs 30).

Woodfield Bonnie Doon
Bushfire Low
14/100
 Low
33/100
Crime Low
11/100
 Moderate
45/100
Flood Low
30/100
 High
76/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Woodfield Bonnie Doon
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Woodfield Bonnie Doon
Parks & reserves 1 4
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 5 13

Mobility

Bonnie Doon sits further from the CBD (173.4 km vs 166.2 km).

Woodfield Bonnie Doon
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 166.2 km 173.4 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 149 min 150 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3715
 0.0%
postcode 3720
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 3715
 40
postcode 3720

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.

Woodfield Bonnie Doon
Car (driver) 100.0% / 70.5%
Woodfield — Car (driver): 100.0% Bonnie Doon — Car (driver): 70.5%
Worked from Home — / 20.8%
Woodfield — Worked from Home: not among its largest Bonnie Doon — Worked from Home: 20.8%
Walked Only — / 4.5%
Woodfield — Walked Only: not among its largest Bonnie Doon — Walked Only: 4.5%
Car (passenger) — / 4.2%
Woodfield — Car (passenger): not among its largest Bonnie Doon — Car (passenger): 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Woodfield Bonnie Doon
Elevation 473 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 280 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Woodfield Bonnie Doon
Connectivity score 20/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
33 premises
 0%
521 premises

Climate

Woodfield Bonnie Doon
Annual rainfall 648 mm 865 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 27.2°C
Winter min (Jul) — 2.0°C

Council rates

Woodfield Bonnie Doon
Average residential rate $1,697/yr
same for both
Council Mansfield
same for both

Federal electorate

Woodfield Bonnie Doon
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Woodfield Bonnie Doon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Woodfield

Rural

Bonnie Doon

Retirees Rural

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