Woodstock vs Whittlesea

Whittlesea is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 53 in Woodstock. 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 Whittlesea: a median of $794,000, against $645,000 in Woodstock, though rent is higher in Woodstock. On these figures, Woodstock tends to suit share households, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Whittlesea suits families with children.

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

Whittlesea

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (15 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • But Woodstock has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 87%)

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

First-home buyers

Woodstock

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($362,500 vs $735,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($645,000 vs $794,000)
  • But Whittlesea leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 59%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Whittlesea

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($347/wk vs $390/wk)

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 71 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (46.6 km vs 61.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Whittlesea

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 85/100)
  • But Woodstock has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 20%)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Woodstock returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.0% vs 3.5%)
  • Whittlesea is growing faster (9.0% vs 0.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Woodstock and Whittlesea 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 Whittlesea
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 Whittlesea
Walkability 0 / 0
Woodstock — Walkability: 0/100 Whittlesea — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 15 / 44
Woodstock — Safety: 15/100 Whittlesea — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 100 / 4
Woodstock — Low fire risk: 100/100 Whittlesea — Low fire risk: 4/100
Low flood risk 100 / 62
Woodstock — Low flood risk: 100/100 Whittlesea — Low flood risk: 62/100

Demographics

Whittlesea has more residents (6,117 vs 150); Woodstock skews older (53 vs 41).

Woodstock Whittlesea
Population 150 6,117
+3978% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +9.0%
Median age 53 41
Median household income $71,500/yr $84,656/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $390/wk
+11% vs other
 $347/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woodstock Whittlesea
0-4 6.0% / 5.6%
Woodstock — 0-4: 6.0% Whittlesea — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 8.7% / 13.3%
Woodstock — 5-14: 8.7% Whittlesea — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 6.0% / 7.1%
Woodstock — 15-19: 6.0% Whittlesea — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 5.3% / 6.3%
Woodstock — 20-24: 5.3% Whittlesea — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 6.7% / 11.1%
Woodstock — 25-34: 6.7% Whittlesea — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 6.0% / 11.5%
Woodstock — 35-44: 6.0% Whittlesea — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 13.3% / 14.1%
Woodstock — 45-54: 13.3% Whittlesea — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 14.7% / 10.8%
Woodstock — 55-64: 14.7% Whittlesea — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 22.0% / 10.8%
Woodstock — 65-74: 22.0% Whittlesea — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 6.7% / 6.2%
Woodstock — 75-84: 6.7% Whittlesea — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 2.0% / 3.5%
Woodstock — 85+: 2.0% Whittlesea — 85+: 3.5%

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%
Whittlesea 45.8% couple families
Whittlesea — Couple Families: 45.8% Whittlesea — Lone Person: 31.3% Whittlesea — One Parent Families: 19.2% Whittlesea — Group Household: 2.3% Whittlesea — Other Families: 1.4%
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%
Whittlesea 18.7% renting
Whittlesea — Owned Outright: 36.1% Whittlesea — Mortgage: 45.2% Whittlesea — Renting: 18.7%
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.

Woodstock Whittlesea
Greece 2.7% / 0.4%
Woodstock — Greece: 2.7% Whittlesea — Greece: 0.4%
England — / 2.9%
Woodstock — England: not among its largest Whittlesea — England: 2.9%
Italy — / 1.2%
Woodstock — Italy: not among its largest Whittlesea — Italy: 1.2%
New Zealand — / 0.8%
Woodstock — New Zealand: not among its largest Whittlesea — New Zealand: 0.8%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Woodstock — South Africa: not among its largest Whittlesea — South Africa: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

Qualifications

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

Woodstock Whittlesea
Certificate III & IV 12.0% / 19.1%
Woodstock — Certificate III & IV: 12.0% Whittlesea — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 7.8%
Woodstock — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Whittlesea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.7% / 6.9%
Woodstock — Bachelor Degree: 8.7% Whittlesea — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.0% / 1.6%
Woodstock — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0% Whittlesea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.8%
Woodstock — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Whittlesea — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woodstock 100.0% houses
Woodstock — Houses: 100.0% Woodstock — Townhouses: 0.0% Woodstock — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Whittlesea 87.0% houses
Whittlesea — Houses: 87.0% Whittlesea — Townhouses: 11.4% Whittlesea — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Woodstock Whittlesea
Median house price $645,000 $794,000
Median unit price — $450,000
Median land price $362,500 $735,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 50 days
from 28 sales
 24 days
from 64 sales

Zoning mix

Woodstock has more land zoned for conservation (34% vs 5%); Woodstock has more rural and farming land (65% vs 40%).

Woodstock Whittlesea
Rural and farming 65% 40%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 35%
Environmental 34% 5%
Parks and recreation 0% 16%
Residential 0% 4%
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 Whittlesea
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 Whittlesea
Houses 4.0%
$490/wk on $645K
 3.5%
$580/wk on $855K
Units — 5.8%
$520/wk on $470K

Ranking within VIC

Woodstock Whittlesea
House price Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC
Income Higher than 36% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 13% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
EV adoption — Higher than 70% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 87% of VIC

Liveability

Woodstock Whittlesea
Grade — D
Score — 22/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Whittlesea carries more bushfire risk (96 vs 0); Whittlesea carries more flood risk (38 vs 0).

Woodstock Whittlesea
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
96/100
Crime High
85/100
 Moderate
56/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
38/100
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 Whittlesea
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Woodstock

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Whittlesea

  • Whittlesea Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Mary's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Whittlesea Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers
  • Diamond Valley Special Developmental School - Whittlesea Campus Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Woodstock Whittlesea
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 15
Childcare 0 6
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 37

Mobility

Whittlesea sits further from the CBD (61.7 km vs 46.6 km).

Woodstock Whittlesea
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 46.6 km 61.7 km
+32% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 48 min 71 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 Whittlesea
Car (driver) 65.9% / 72.2%
Woodstock — Car (driver): 65.9% Whittlesea — Car (driver): 72.2%
Worked from Home 34.1% / 18.8%
Woodstock — Worked from Home: 34.1% Whittlesea — Worked from Home: 18.8%
Car (passenger) — / 4.4%
Woodstock — Car (passenger): not among its largest Whittlesea — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only — / 2.2%
Woodstock — Walked Only: not among its largest Whittlesea — Walked Only: 2.2%
Train — / 2.2%
Woodstock — Train: not among its largest Whittlesea — Train: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.2%).

Setting

Woodstock Whittlesea
Elevation 210 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 297 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.6 km 45.3 km

NBN connectivity

Woodstock Whittlesea
Connectivity score 31/100 71/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
79 premises
 49%
2,710 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Woodstock

Outer Retirees

Whittlesea

Acreage Outer

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