Woorndoo vs Lake Bolac

Woorndoo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 48 in Lake Bolac. 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. In Lake Bolac, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Woorndoo tends to suit families with children, while Lake Bolac 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

They split

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

  • Woorndoo is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 48%)
  • Lake Bolac carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 46/100)

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 $150/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Woorndoo sits closer to the CBD (221.4 km vs 232 km)
  • Lake Bolac is more walkable (37/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lake Bolac

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (37/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 46/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Lake Bolac

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.5% vs -5.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Woorndoo and Lake Bolac 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 Lake Bolac
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 Lake Bolac
Walkability 0 / 37
Woorndoo — Walkability: 0/100 Lake Bolac — Walkability: 37/100
Safety 54 / 75
Woorndoo — Safety: 54/100 Lake Bolac — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Woorndoo — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lake Bolac — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Woorndoo — Low flood risk: 100/100 Lake Bolac — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Lake Bolac has more residents (368 vs 160); Lake Bolac skews older (48 vs 38).

Woorndoo Lake Bolac
Population 160 368
+130% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.3% +11.5%
Median age 38 48
Median household income $71,500/yr
+11% vs other
 $63,960/yr
Median weekly rent $125/wk $150/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woorndoo Lake Bolac
0-4 8.1% / 4.9%
Woorndoo — 0-4: 8.1% Lake Bolac — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 18.8% / 13.6%
Woorndoo — 5-14: 18.8% Lake Bolac — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 3.1% / 4.3%
Woorndoo — 15-19: 3.1% Lake Bolac — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 6.2% / 0.8%
Woorndoo — 20-24: 6.2% Lake Bolac — 20-24: 0.8%
25-34 11.2% / 7.3%
Woorndoo — 25-34: 11.2% Lake Bolac — 25-34: 7.3%
35-44 14.4% / 14.9%
Woorndoo — 35-44: 14.4% Lake Bolac — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 11.9% / 12.5%
Woorndoo — 45-54: 11.9% Lake Bolac — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 15.6% / 17.4%
Woorndoo — 55-64: 15.6% Lake Bolac — 55-64: 17.4%
65-74 7.5% / 12.8%
Woorndoo — 65-74: 7.5% Lake Bolac — 65-74: 12.8%
75-84 8.8% / 8.4%
Woorndoo — 75-84: 8.8% Lake Bolac — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ — / 2.7%
Woorndoo — 85+: not among its largest Lake Bolac — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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 — Other Families: 0.0%
Lake Bolac 44.6% couple families
Lake Bolac — Couple Families: 44.6% Lake Bolac — Lone Person: 46.7% Lake Bolac — One Parent Families: 3.3% Lake Bolac — Other Families: 5.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

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%
Lake Bolac 15.5% renting
Lake Bolac — Owned Outright: 58.1% Lake Bolac — Mortgage: 26.4% Lake Bolac — Renting: 15.5%
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.

Woorndoo Lake Bolac
Scotland 3.8% / 1.4%
Woorndoo — Scotland: 3.8% Lake Bolac — Scotland: 1.4%
England 1.9% / 1.1%
Woorndoo — England: 1.9% Lake Bolac — England: 1.1%
New Zealand — / 3.0%
Woorndoo — New Zealand: not among its largest Lake Bolac — New Zealand: 3.0%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Woorndoo — Philippines: not among its largest Lake Bolac — Philippines: 0.8%

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

Qualifications

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

Woorndoo Lake Bolac
Certificate III & IV 9.4% / 13.6%
Woorndoo — Certificate III & IV: 9.4% Lake Bolac — Certificate III & IV: 13.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.9% / 8.2%
Woorndoo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.9% Lake Bolac — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 10.3%
Woorndoo — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Lake Bolac — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 1.9%
Woorndoo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Lake Bolac — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / —
Woorndoo — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Lake Bolac — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woorndoo 100.0% houses
Woorndoo — Houses: 100.0% Woorndoo — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Lake Bolac 97.2% houses
Lake Bolac — Houses: 97.2% Lake Bolac — Flats / Apartments: 2.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Woorndoo Lake Bolac
Median house price — $563,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Woorndoo Lake Bolac
Rural and farming 99% 92%
Parks and recreation 0% 7%
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 Lake Bolac
New dwellings approved 64
across Moyne
 56
across Ararat
Approvals change year on year -15% +80%

Ranking within VIC

Woorndoo Lake Bolac
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 8% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of VIC Higher than 58% of VIC

Liveability

Lake Bolac is more walkable (37 vs 0).

Woorndoo Lake Bolac
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Woorndoo carries more crime risk (46 vs 25).

Woorndoo Lake Bolac
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Low
25/100
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 Lake Bolac
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Woorndoo

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

Schools in Lake Bolac

  • Lake Bolac College Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Woorndoo Lake Bolac
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 4 5
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 3 11

Mobility

Lake Bolac sits further from the CBD (232 km vs 221.4 km).

Woorndoo Lake Bolac
Walkability score 0/100 37/100
Distance to Melbourne 221.4 km 232 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 165 min 162 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3272
 0.4%
postcode 3351
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 3272
 52
postcode 3351

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 Lake Bolac
Car (driver) 51.3% / 59.6%
Woorndoo — Car (driver): 51.3% Lake Bolac — Car (driver): 59.6%
Worked from Home 43.6% / 27.0%
Woorndoo — Worked from Home: 43.6% Lake Bolac — Worked from Home: 27.0%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 5.7%
Woorndoo — Car (passenger): 5.1% Lake Bolac — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Walked Only — / 7.8%
Woorndoo — Walked Only: not among its largest Lake Bolac — Walked Only: 7.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.6%).

Setting

Woorndoo Lake Bolac
Elevation 203 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 217 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Woorndoo Lake Bolac
Connectivity score 24/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
93 premises
 0%
188 premises

Climate

Woorndoo Lake Bolac
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 Lake Bolac
Average residential rate $1,613/yr $2,002/yr
Council Moyne Ararat

Federal electorate

Woorndoo Lake Bolac
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Woorndoo

Family Rural

Lake Bolac

Quiet Rural

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