Woodfield vs Kanumbra

Woodfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 56 in Kanumbra. 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 Kanumbra, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Woodfield tends to suit people living alone, while Kanumbra suits older residents.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Woodfield carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 72/100)
  • Kanumbra is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 27%)

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

Kanumbra

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $276/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 20%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Kanumbra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (125 min vs 149 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (143.3 km vs 166.2 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 72/100)
  • Kanumbra has more residents already 65 and over (36% 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 -10.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Woodfield and Kanumbra 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 Kanumbra
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 Kanumbra
Walkability 0 / 0
Woodfield — Walkability: 0/100 Kanumbra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 89 / 28
Woodfield — Safety: 89/100 Kanumbra — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 86 / 74
Woodfield — Low fire risk: 86/100 Kanumbra — Low fire risk: 74/100
Low flood risk 70 / 100
Woodfield — Low flood risk: 70/100 Kanumbra — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Woodfield rents higher ($276/wk vs $120/wk); Woodfield has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $58,500).

Woodfield Kanumbra
Population 62
+15% vs other
 53
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +72.2% -10.2%
Median age 47 56
Median household income $71,500/yr
+18% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent $276/wk
+57% vs other
 $120/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woodfield Kanumbra
0-4 — / —
Woodfield — 0-4: not among its largest Kanumbra — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 14.5% / 13.2%
Woodfield — 5-14: 14.5% Kanumbra — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 9.7% / —
Woodfield — 15-19: 9.7% Kanumbra — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.8% / —
Woodfield — 20-24: 4.8% Kanumbra — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 14.5% / —
Woodfield — 25-34: 14.5% Kanumbra — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 9.7% / 15.1%
Woodfield — 35-44: 9.7% Kanumbra — 35-44: 15.1%
45-54 12.9% / 13.2%
Woodfield — 45-54: 12.9% Kanumbra — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 21.0% / 17.0%
Woodfield — 55-64: 21.0% Kanumbra — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 12.9% / 22.6%
Woodfield — 65-74: 12.9% Kanumbra — 65-74: 22.6%
75-84 9.7% / 13.2%
Woodfield — 75-84: 9.7% Kanumbra — 75-84: 13.2%
85+ — / —
Woodfield — 85+: not among its largest Kanumbra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

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 Kanumbra
Scotland — / 7.5%
Woodfield — Scotland: not among its largest Kanumbra — Scotland: 7.5%
New Zealand 4.8% / —
Woodfield — New Zealand: 4.8% Kanumbra — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).

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%
Kanumbra 50.0% lone person
Kanumbra — Lone Person: 50.0% Kanumbra — Couple Families: 18.8% Kanumbra — One Parent Families: 31.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woodfield 100.0% houses
Woodfield — Houses: 100.0%
Kanumbra 100.0% houses
Kanumbra — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Woodfield Kanumbra
Certificate III & IV 29.0% / 20.8%
Woodfield — Certificate III & IV: 29.0% Kanumbra — Certificate III & IV: 20.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 13.2%
Woodfield — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Kanumbra — Bachelor Degree: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 13.2%
Woodfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Kanumbra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.2%

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

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%
Kanumbra 18.2% renting
Kanumbra — Owned Outright: 54.5% Kanumbra — Mortgage: 27.3% Kanumbra — Renting: 18.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Woodfield Kanumbra
Rural and farming 95% 97%
Parks and recreation 4% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

Woodfield Kanumbra
New dwellings approved 76
across Mansfield
 82
across Murrindindi
Approvals change year on year -50% +83%

Ranking within VIC

Woodfield Kanumbra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 35% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of VIC Higher than 19% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 58% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 4% of VIC

Liveability

Woodfield Kanumbra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Woodfield carries more flood risk (30 vs 0); Kanumbra carries more crime risk (72 vs 11).

Woodfield Kanumbra
Bushfire Low
14/100
 Low
26/100
Crime Low
11/100
 High
72/100
Flood Low
30/100
 None
0/100
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 Kanumbra
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 Kanumbra
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 5 0

Mobility

Woodfield sits further from the CBD (166.2 km vs 143.3 km).

Woodfield Kanumbra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 166.2 km
+14% vs other
 143.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 149 min 125 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3715
 0.6%
postcode 3719
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 3715
 62
postcode 3719

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 Kanumbra
Car (driver) 100.0% / 50.0%
Woodfield — Car (driver): 100.0% Kanumbra — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home — / 50.0%
Woodfield — Worked from Home: not among its largest Kanumbra — Worked from Home: 50.0%

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

Setting

Woodfield Kanumbra
Elevation 473 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 293 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Woodfield Kanumbra
Connectivity score 20/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
33 premises
 0%
13 premises

Climate

Woodfield Kanumbra
Annual rainfall 648 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Woodfield Kanumbra
Average residential rate $1,697/yr $1,973/yr
Council Mansfield Murrindindi

Federal electorate

Woodfield Kanumbra
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Woodfield

Rural

Kanumbra

Retirees Rural

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