Wodonga vs Box Hill — which is best for infrastructure?

Same eight metrics, scored against the same benchmark, ranked against a $1.50Mbudget. Look for where one suburb is materially ahead — that's the dimension that should sway your call.

Wodonga
VIC · 3689
65Strong
Median
$485k
5y growth
7.9%/yr
BalancedStable entry · room to scale
Box Hill
VIC · 3128
61Strong
Median
$1.50M
5y growth
5.8%/yr
GrowthStable but fully priced

Metric breakdown

Each row scores 0–100 against a fixed benchmark. The leader on each row is highlighted.

Metric · weight

Wodonga

Box Hill

Capital growth (5y)

weight 22%

797.9%/yr

585.8%/yr

Rental yield

weight 13%

603.0%

271.3%

Rental demand

weight 10%

701.2%

651.4%

Population growth

weight 12%

787.8%

Income growth

weight 12%

8822.0%

6416.0%

Construction pipeline

weight 15%

0–

100$5.0bn

Affordability

weight 8%

6868% under cap

00% under cap

Supply tightening

weight 8%

90-8.0% YoY

75-5.0% YoY

Winner per dimension

Where each suburb leads the field, with the count of dimensions won.

Wodonga
6/8
- Capital growth (5y)
- Rental yield
- Rental demand
- Income growth
- Affordability
- Supply tightening
Box Hill
1/8
- Construction pipeline

Why Wodonga

Stable entry · room to scale

listings tightening 8.0% YoY, incomes +22.0% (5y).

Drivers

Supply tightening-8.0% YoY
Income growth+22.0% (5y)
Capital growth7.9%/yr
Population growth+7.8% (5y)

Risks

No major construction project in this state

Construction ·North East Link — Bulleen243.4 kmConstruction · 2028

Why Box Hill

Stable but fully priced

$5.0bn pipeline incl. Suburban Rail Loop East — Box Hill, population +7.8% (5y).

Drivers

Infrastructure pipeline$5.0bn nearby
Population growth+7.8% (5y)
Supply tightening-5.0% YoY
Tight rentals1.4%

Risks

At top of budget (100% of cap)
Thin gross yield (1.3%)

Construction ·Suburban Rail Loop East — Box Hill0.0 kmConstruction · 2035