Northwood
VIC 3660 · Mitchell
203 (2021) → 197 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Northwood is a high growth suburb in Mitchell, VIC 3660, about 97km from Melbourne CBD. Recent property sales in Northwood are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 100km inland. Northwood has an overall score of 13/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (4.43%), England (3.45%), South Africa (1.97%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 983 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Puckapunyal Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.5kmICSEA 1004
- Wodonga Senior Secondary College-Seymour Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Government · 8.5km
- St Mary's CollegeCombined · Catholic · 8.7kmICSEA 1006
- Seymour CollegeCombined · Government · 9.7kmICSEA 938
- Seymour College-Special CampusCombined · Government · 9.9km
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Northwood
How far is Northwood from Melbourne CBD?
Northwood is about 96.9 km from Melbourne CBD.
What schools are in Northwood?
Northwood has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Northwood?
Northwood has a transport score of 0/100.