Side by sideSuburb comparison

Woodbrook vs Castlemaine.

Suburb-to-suburb comparison across price, growth, lifestyle, schools and risk. Castlemaine edges out on more headline metrics in this comparison.

Castlemaine scores higher on walkability (0/100 vs 100/100 ), useful if you're optimising for a car-light household.

The takeWhich suburb suits which buyer

For buyers

We don't yet have verified suburb-level medians for one or both of these suburbs. Check the individual profiles for the data we do publish, and the methodology page for how we source it.

For investors

Rental or growth data is incomplete for one or both suburbs. Look at the full investor view on each suburb profile for a complete picture.

For families

School and household data is too similar between the two to call a winner on family fit. Check the individual profiles for street-level school catchments.

Common questionsWoodbrook vs Castlemaine

Common questions

Which is more walkable, Woodbrook or Castlemaine?

Castlemaine scores 100/100 on walkability vs 0/100. Above 70 is considered very walkable (most errands on foot), 50-69 is walkable for some errands, below 50 typically requires a car for daily life.

The numbers behind the take

Woodbrook
Metric
Castlemaine

Price & Market

Median house
$720,000
Median unit
$536,500
+0.0%
Annual growth (house)
+0.0%
Days on market

Rental

$305/wk
Rent (house / wk)
$475/wk
$259/wk
Rent (unit / wk)
$300/wk
Owner occupied
73.0%
Renter occupied
23.0%

Lifestyle & Demographics

0
Walk score
100
0
Transit score
0
0
Bike score
85
5,819
Population
7,506
47
Median age
52

Risk & Hazard

Flood class
Bushfire risk

Schools

9
Schools nearby
9
1064
Avg ICSEA
1064

Climate

422 mm
Annual rainfall
422 mm
29.8°C
Mean max (Jan)
29.8°C

Green dot = better on that metric (lower price, higher growth, higher walkability, lower risk).