Woorndoo vs Hexham

Woorndoo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 53 in Hexham. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Woorndoo, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Woorndoo tends to suit 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

Woorndoo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 70/100)

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

Woorndoo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $175/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Woorndoo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (221.4 km vs 233.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (165 min vs 173 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woorndoo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 70/100)

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

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

Woorndoo Hexham
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.

Woorndoo Hexham
Walkability 0 / 0
Woorndoo — Walkability: 0/100 Hexham — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 54 / 30
Woorndoo — Safety: 54/100 Hexham — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 100 / 80
Woorndoo — Low fire risk: 100/100 Hexham — Low fire risk: 80/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Woorndoo — Low flood risk: 100/100 Hexham — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Hexham rents higher ($175/wk vs $125/wk); Hexham skews older (53 vs 38).

Woorndoo Hexham
Population 160
+19% vs other
 130
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.3% -9.1%
Median age 38 53
Median household income $71,500/yr $87,724/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $125/wk $175/wk
+40% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woorndoo Hexham
0-4 8.1% / 2.3%
Woorndoo — 0-4: 8.1% Hexham — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 18.8% / 10.8%
Woorndoo — 5-14: 18.8% Hexham — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 3.1% / 9.2%
Woorndoo — 15-19: 3.1% Hexham — 15-19: 9.2%
20-24 6.2% / 2.3%
Woorndoo — 20-24: 6.2% Hexham — 20-24: 2.3%
25-34 11.2% / 6.2%
Woorndoo — 25-34: 11.2% Hexham — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 14.4% / 3.1%
Woorndoo — 35-44: 14.4% Hexham — 35-44: 3.1%
45-54 11.9% / 16.9%
Woorndoo — 45-54: 11.9% Hexham — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 15.6% / 24.6%
Woorndoo — 55-64: 15.6% Hexham — 55-64: 24.6%
65-74 7.5% / 11.5%
Woorndoo — 65-74: 7.5% Hexham — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 8.8% / 7.7%
Woorndoo — 75-84: 8.8% Hexham — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ — / —
Woorndoo — 85+: not among its largest Hexham — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

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.

Woorndoo Hexham
England 1.9% / 3.1%
Woorndoo — England: 1.9% Hexham — England: 3.1%
Scotland 3.8% / —
Woorndoo — Scotland: 3.8% Hexham — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Woorndoo 46.2% couple families
Woorndoo — Couple Families: 46.2% Woorndoo — Lone Person: 33.3% Woorndoo — One Parent Families: 20.5% Woorndoo — Group Household: 0.0%
Hexham 42.9% couple families
Hexham — Couple Families: 42.9% Hexham — Lone Person: 28.6% Hexham — One Parent Families: 17.1% Hexham — Group Household: 11.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woorndoo 100.0% houses
Woorndoo — Houses: 100.0%
Hexham 100.0% houses
Hexham — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Woorndoo Hexham
Certificate III & IV 9.4% / 23.8%
Woorndoo — Certificate III & IV: 9.4% Hexham — Certificate III & IV: 23.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.9% / 9.2%
Woorndoo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.9% Hexham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 8.5%
Woorndoo — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Hexham — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 3.1%
Woorndoo — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Hexham — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / —
Woorndoo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Hexham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Woorndoo 17.0% renting
Woorndoo — Owned Outright: 47.2% Woorndoo — Mortgage: 35.8% Woorndoo — Renting: 17.0%
Hexham 14.6% renting
Hexham — Owned Outright: 48.8% Hexham — Mortgage: 36.6% Hexham — Renting: 14.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Woorndoo Hexham
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
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

Woorndoo Hexham
New dwellings approved 64
across Moyne
same for both
Approvals change year on year -15%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Woorndoo Hexham
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 4% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 8% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC

Liveability

Woorndoo Hexham
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Hexham carries more bushfire risk (20 vs 0); Hexham carries more crime risk (70 vs 46).

Woorndoo Hexham
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
20/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 High
70/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Woorndoo Hexham
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

Woorndoo Hexham
Parks & reserves 4 3
Waterways 3 8

Mobility

Hexham sits further from the CBD (233.7 km vs 221.4 km).

Woorndoo Hexham
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 221.4 km 233.7 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 165 min 173 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3272
 1.8%
postcode 3273
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 3272
 —

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.

Woorndoo Hexham
Car (driver) 51.3% / 43.8%
Woorndoo — Car (driver): 51.3% Hexham — Car (driver): 43.8%
Worked from Home 43.6% / 42.2%
Woorndoo — Worked from Home: 43.6% Hexham — Worked from Home: 42.2%
Walked Only — / 14.1%
Woorndoo — Walked Only: not among its largest Hexham — Walked Only: 14.1%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / —
Woorndoo — Car (passenger): 5.1% Hexham — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (51.3%).

Setting

Woorndoo Hexham
Elevation 203 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 132 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Woorndoo Hexham
Connectivity score 24/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
93 premises
 0%
64 premises

Climate

Woorndoo Hexham
Annual rainfall 594 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Woorndoo Hexham
Average residential rate $1,613/yr
same for both
Council Moyne
same for both

Federal electorate

Woorndoo Hexham
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Woorndoo Hexham
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Woorndoo

Family Rural

Hexham

Rural

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