Woodstock vs Eden Park

Eden Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 53 in Woodstock. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Woodstock, about half of households are couple families. In Eden Park, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Eden Park: a median of $1.2 million, against $645,000 in Woodstock. Woodstock is closer to the city centre: 46.6 km, against 55.6 km. On these figures, Woodstock tends to suit share households, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Eden Park suits couples.

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

Eden Park

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 85/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

Eden Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 59%)
  • has cheaper land ($290,000 vs $362,500)
  • But Woodstock has cheaper houses ($645,000 vs $1,200,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Woodstock has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 3%)
  • Eden Park leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

Woodstock

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (48 min vs 58 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (46.6 km vs 55.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Woodstock has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 16%)
  • Eden Park carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 85/100)

Weighs 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

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

Woodstock Eden Park
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.

Woodstock Eden Park
Walkability 0 / 0
Woodstock — Walkability: 0/100 Eden Park — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 15 / 78
Woodstock — Safety: 15/100 Eden Park — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Woodstock — Low fire risk: 100/100 Eden Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Woodstock — Low flood risk: 100/100 Eden Park — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Eden Park has more residents (1,194 vs 150); Eden Park has higher household incomes ($112,736 vs $71,500).

Woodstock Eden Park
Population 150 1,194
+696% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -0.8%
Median age 53 45
Median household income $71,500/yr $112,736/yr
+58% vs other
Median weekly rent $390/wk
+2% vs other
 $381/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woodstock Eden Park
0-4 6.0% / 3.4%
Woodstock — 0-4: 6.0% Eden Park — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 8.7% / 15.0%
Woodstock — 5-14: 8.7% Eden Park — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 6.0% / 7.0%
Woodstock — 15-19: 6.0% Eden Park — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 5.3% / 5.3%
Woodstock — 20-24: 5.3% Eden Park — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 6.7% / 6.6%
Woodstock — 25-34: 6.7% Eden Park — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 6.0% / 11.2%
Woodstock — 35-44: 6.0% Eden Park — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 13.3% / 18.6%
Woodstock — 45-54: 13.3% Eden Park — 45-54: 18.6%
55-64 14.7% / 16.4%
Woodstock — 55-64: 14.7% Eden Park — 55-64: 16.4%
65-74 22.0% / 11.1%
Woodstock — 65-74: 22.0% Eden Park — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 6.7% / 4.1%
Woodstock — 75-84: 6.7% Eden Park — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 2.0% / 0.7%
Woodstock — 85+: 2.0% Eden Park — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Woodstock 48.5% couple families
Woodstock — Couple Families: 48.5% Woodstock — Lone Person: 27.3% Woodstock — One Parent Families: 9.1% Woodstock — Group Household: 15.2% Woodstock — Other Families: 0.0%
Eden Park 65.7% couple families
Eden Park — Couple Families: 65.7% Eden Park — Lone Person: 18.7% Eden Park — One Parent Families: 13.1% Eden Park — Group Household: 1.1% Eden Park — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Woodstock 21.3% renting
Woodstock — Owned Outright: 55.3% Woodstock — Mortgage: 23.4% Woodstock — Renting: 21.3%
Eden Park 3.1% renting
Eden Park — Owned Outright: 46.6% Eden Park — Mortgage: 50.3% Eden Park — Renting: 3.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Woodstock Eden Park
Certificate III & IV 12.0% / 18.0%
Woodstock — Certificate III & IV: 12.0% Eden Park — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree 8.7% / 10.4%
Woodstock — Bachelor Degree: 8.7% Eden Park — Bachelor Degree: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 8.7%
Woodstock — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Eden Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.0% / 1.9%
Woodstock — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0% Eden Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
Woodstock — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Eden Park — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

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.

Woodstock Eden Park
England — / 4.3%
Woodstock — England: not among its largest Eden Park — England: 4.3%
Greece 2.7% / —
Woodstock — Greece: 2.7% Eden Park — Greece: not among its largest
Italy — / 1.8%
Woodstock — Italy: not among its largest Eden Park — Italy: 1.8%
New Zealand — / 1.1%
Woodstock — New Zealand: not among its largest Eden Park — New Zealand: 1.1%
South Africa — / 0.9%
Woodstock — South Africa: not among its largest Eden Park — South Africa: 0.9%
Germany — / 0.4%
Woodstock — Germany: not among its largest Eden Park — Germany: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woodstock 100.0% houses
Woodstock — Houses: 100.0%
Eden Park 100.0% houses
Eden Park — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Woodstock Eden Park
Median house price $645,000 $1,200,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $362,500 $290,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 50 days
from 28 sales
 36 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Woodstock Eden Park
Rural and farming 65%
same for both
Environmental 34% 35%
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

Woodstock Eden Park
New dwellings approved 2,632
across Whittlesea
same for both
Approvals change year on year -28%
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.

Woodstock Eden Park
Houses 4.0%
$490/wk on $645K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Woodstock Eden Park
House price Higher than 32% of VIC —
Income Higher than 36% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 53% of VIC —
EV adoption — Higher than 70% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 65% of VIC —

Liveability

Woodstock Eden Park
Grade — B
Score — 63/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Woodstock carries more crime risk (85 vs 22).

Woodstock Eden Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
85/100
 Low
22/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Woodstock Eden Park
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

Woodstock Eden Park
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Eden Park sits further from the CBD (55.6 km vs 46.6 km).

Woodstock Eden Park
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 46.6 km 55.6 km
+19% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 48 min 58 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3751
 0.8%
postcode 3757
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 46
postcode 3757

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.

Woodstock Eden Park
Car (driver) 65.9% / 67.8%
Woodstock — Car (driver): 65.9% Eden Park — Car (driver): 67.8%
Worked from Home 34.1% / 26.2%
Woodstock — Worked from Home: 34.1% Eden Park — Worked from Home: 26.2%
Car (passenger) — / 3.7%
Woodstock — Car (passenger): not among its largest Eden Park — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Train — / 2.3%
Woodstock — Train: not among its largest Eden Park — Train: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.8%).

Setting

Woodstock Eden Park
Elevation 210 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 248 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.6 km 40.2 km

NBN connectivity

Woodstock Eden Park
Connectivity score 31/100 43/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
79 premises
 2%
436 premises

Climate

Woodstock Eden Park
Annual rainfall 518 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Woodstock Eden Park
PM2.5 3.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Woodstock Eden Park
Average residential rate $1,899/yr
same for both
Council Whittlesea
same for both

Federal electorate

Woodstock Eden Park
Division Mcewen
same for both
Member Rob Mitchell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Woodstock Eden Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Woodstock

Outer Retirees

Eden Park

Acreage Outer

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