Woodford vs Yangery
Woodford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 45 in Yangery. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Woodford, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Woodford tends to suit families with children and couples, while Yangery 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
Woodford
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 31/100)
- 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
Yangery
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($170/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Woodford
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (37/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (261.4 km vs 265.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Woodford
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (37/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 31/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Woodford
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (20.8% vs 1.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Woodford and Yangery drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Woodford has more residents (436 vs 113); Woodford rents higher ($300/wk vs $170/wk).
| Woodford | Yangery | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 436 +74% vs other | 113 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +20.8% | +1.8% |
| Median age | 39 | 45 |
| Median household income | $135,200/yr +35% vs other | $87,724/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +43% vs other | $170/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Woodford | Yangery | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $660,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Woodford | Yangery | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 92% | 100% |
| Residential | 4% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 3% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 0% |
| 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
| Woodford | Yangery | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 388 across Warrnambool same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -22% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Woodford | Yangery | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 95% of VIC | Higher than 58% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 84% of VIC | Higher than 56% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 29% of VIC | Higher than 15% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 53% of VIC | Higher than 68% of VIC |
Liveability
Woodford is more walkable (37 vs 0).
| Woodford | Yangery | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Yangery carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 0); Yangery carries more flood risk (21 vs 0).
| Woodford | Yangery | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 28/100 |
| Crime | Low 11/100 | Low 31/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 | Low 21/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Woodford | Yangery | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Woodford
- Woodford Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Yangery
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Woodford | Yangery | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
Yangery sits further from the CBD (265.6 km vs 261.4 km).
| Woodford | Yangery | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 37/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 261.4 km | 265.6 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 193 min | 197 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 3281 | 0.2% postcode 3283 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 53 postcode 3281 | 41 postcode 3283 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.5%).
Setting
| Woodford | Yangery | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 11 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 38 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 8.0 km | 5.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Woodford | Yangery | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 162 premises | 0% 49 premises |
Climate
| Woodford | Yangery | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 699 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 22.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.2°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Woodford | Yangery | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,162/yr same for both | |
| Council | Warrnambool same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Woodford | Yangery | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Woodford | Yangery | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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