Woodvale VIC 3556
243 addresses · 43 streets
Bendigo Electorate › Greater Bendigo LGA › Woodvale · 144 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Woodvale is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 556 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,428 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Bendigo Region - North statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Woodvale itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 Catholic church
1 golf club
Getting around. Train station: Eaglehawk, 6.5 km south-east · Airport: Bendigo Airport, 12.8 km south-east.
Sport & Recreation
1 facility recorded in Woodvale.
- Woodvale Recreation Reserve Australian Rules Football, Cricket, Tennis (Outdoor)
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 18.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 18.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 35.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.8% · Labour-force participation 59.3%
Population by age in Woodvale
| 0-4 | 35 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 65 |
| 15-19 | 35 |
| 20-24 | 29 |
| 25-34 | 55 |
| 35-44 | 70 |
| 45-54 | 73 |
| 55-64 | 99 |
| 65-74 | 80 |
| 75-84 | 20 |
| 85+ | 8 |
Dwelling types in Woodvale
| House | 187 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Woodvale
| <$650 | 25 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 66 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 56 |
| $3,000+ | 18 |
Top ancestries in Woodvale
| Australian | 281 |
|---|---|
| English | 210 |
| Irish | 69 |
| Scottish | 53 |
| Ancestry NS | 46 |
| Italian | 19 |
Housing tenure in Woodvale
| Owned | 87 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 76 |
| Rented | 12 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Woodvale
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 28 |
| 2 | 58 |
| 3 | 49 |
| 4+ | 48 |
Commute to work in Woodvale
| Car | 171 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 23 |
Top countries of birth in Woodvale
| England | 7 |
|---|
Languages used at home in Woodvale
| Cantonese | 5 |
|---|---|
| Arabic | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
2,909 bird observations recorded near Woodvale — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (185)
- Red Wattlebird (166)
- Eastern Red Wattlebird (160)
- Galah (140)
- South-eastern White-eared Honeyeater (123)
- Eastern Weebill (116)
- Noisy Miner (113)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (108)
- White-eared Honeyeater (107)
- Common Bronzewing (104)
- White-winged Chough (102)
- Australian Raven (98)
- Eastern Galah (96)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Woodvale
- Eastern Australian Raven (93)
- Weebill (92)
- Eastern Rosella (91)
- Yellow-tufted Honeyeater (86)
- Grey Teal (84)
- Brown-headed Honeyeater (83)
- Superb Fairy-wren (78)
- Pacific Black Duck (76)
- Northern Brown-headed Honeyeater (75)
- South-eastern Grey Currawong (74)
- Coastal Spotted Pardalote (70)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (70)
- Grey Currawong (67)
- Spotted Pardalote (66)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (64)
- Welcome Swallow (63)
- Eastern White-winged Chough (59)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Woodvale:
- Myers Flat (4.7 km)
- Eaglehawk North (5 km)
- Sailors Gully (5.2 km)
- Whipstick (5.8 km)
- Eaglehawk (6.6 km)
- California Gully (8.1 km)
- Jackass Flat (8.1 km)
- Sebastian (8.1 km)
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Streets
- Ackerman Road (5)
- Airstrip Road (3)
- Allen Road (1)
- Bayliss Road (3)
- Bendigo-pyramid Road (25)
- Booth Road (11)
- Caldow Road (12)
- Camp Road (17)
- Dalton Street (2)
- Dalys Road (4)
- Dempsey Street (7)
- Derby Road (15)
- Doleman Road (2)
- Downie Road (2)
- Eaglehawk-neilborough Road (3)
- Evans Road (4)
- Farnells Road (1)
- Feeleya Lane (1)
- Flett Road (2)
- Gees Road (5)
- Genardinis Lane (8)
- Hoffmans Road (2)
- Hughes Road (1)
- Janaway Road (9)
- Jobes Lane (11)
- Keatings Road (2)
- Kirby Lane (3)
- Kolle Lane (1)
- Loddon Valley Highway (24)
- Mulvahil Road (1)
- Myers Flat Road (2)
- Noy Court (5)
- Quinns Road (4)
- Red Jacket Lane (4)
- Rileys Road (3)
- Rothackers Road (2)
- Thompsons Road (10)
- Three Chain Road (1)
- Tonta Road (3)
- Veale Street (3)
- Vosti Road (8)
- Wattlegum Road (8)
- Woodvale East Track (3)
