Arcadia vs Kialla

Kialla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 45 in Arcadia. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kialla: a median of $710,000, against $242,000 in Arcadia, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Arcadia tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Kialla suits families with children.

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

Kialla

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Arcadia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($242,500 vs $710,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Arcadia

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $380/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 19%)

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

Commuting to the city

Arcadia

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (116 min vs 125 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (172.1 km vs 185 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Kialla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.1% vs -2.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Arcadia and Kialla drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Arcadia Kialla
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.

Arcadia Kialla
Walkability 0 / 0
Arcadia — Walkability: 0/100 Kialla — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 39 / 44
Arcadia — Safety: 39/100 Kialla — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 88 / 84
Arcadia — Low fire risk: 88/100 Kialla — Low fire risk: 84/100
Low flood risk 5 / 4
Arcadia — Low flood risk: 5/100 Kialla — Low flood risk: 4/100

Demographics

Kialla has more residents (8,667 vs 212); Kialla rents higher ($380/wk vs $200/wk).

Arcadia Kialla
Population 212 8,667
+3988% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.3% +27.1%
Median age 45 38
Median household income $88,816/yr $103,896/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $380/wk
+90% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Arcadia Kialla
0-4 3.8% / 6.8%
Arcadia — 0-4: 3.8% Kialla — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 10.8% / 15.8%
Arcadia — 5-14: 10.8% Kialla — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 11.8% / 6.6%
Arcadia — 15-19: 11.8% Kialla — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 6.1% / 4.8%
Arcadia — 20-24: 6.1% Kialla — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 7.5% / 11.5%
Arcadia — 25-34: 7.5% Kialla — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 9.0% / 13.6%
Arcadia — 35-44: 9.0% Kialla — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 21.2% / 12.8%
Arcadia — 45-54: 21.2% Kialla — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 12.3% / 11.4%
Arcadia — 55-64: 12.3% Kialla — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 12.3% / 9.2%
Arcadia — 65-74: 12.3% Kialla — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 5.7% / 5.4%
Arcadia — 75-84: 5.7% Kialla — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ — / 2.1%
Arcadia — 85+: not among its largest Kialla — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Arcadia 60.5% couple families
Arcadia — Couple Families: 60.5% Arcadia — Lone Person: 27.9% Arcadia — One Parent Families: 11.6% Arcadia — Group Household: 0.0% Arcadia — Other Families: 0.0%
Kialla 60.1% couple families
Kialla — Couple Families: 60.1% Kialla — Lone Person: 24.0% Kialla — One Parent Families: 12.8% Kialla — Group Household: 2.2% Kialla — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Arcadia 6.5% renting
Arcadia — Owned Outright: 53.2% Arcadia — Mortgage: 40.3% Arcadia — Renting: 6.5%
Kialla 12.4% renting
Kialla — Owned Outright: 38.1% Kialla — Mortgage: 49.5% Kialla — Renting: 12.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Arcadia Kialla
Certificate III & IV 15.1% / 14.5%
Arcadia — Certificate III & IV: 15.1% Kialla — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.9% / 10.4%
Arcadia — Bachelor Degree: 9.9% Kialla — Bachelor Degree: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.4% / 8.2%
Arcadia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.4% Kialla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 2.4%
Arcadia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Kialla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 2.3%
Arcadia — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Kialla — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

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.

Arcadia Kialla
India — / 4.0%
Arcadia — India: not among its largest Kialla — India: 4.0%
England 2.4% / 1.4%
Arcadia — England: 2.4% Kialla — England: 1.4%
Philippines 2.8% / 0.5%
Arcadia — Philippines: 2.8% Kialla — Philippines: 0.5%
Iraq — / 1.4%
Arcadia — Iraq: not among its largest Kialla — Iraq: 1.4%
Italy — / 1.1%
Arcadia — Italy: not among its largest Kialla — Italy: 1.1%
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Arcadia — New Zealand: not among its largest Kialla — New Zealand: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Arcadia 96.3% houses
Arcadia — Houses: 96.3% Arcadia — Flats / Apartments: 3.7% Arcadia — Townhouses: 0.0%
Kialla 95.5% houses
Kialla — Houses: 95.5% Kialla — Flats / Apartments: 3.9% Kialla — Townhouses: 0.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Arcadia Kialla
Median house price $242,500 $710,000
Median unit price — $597,500
Median land price — $302,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 62 days
from 78 sales

Zoning mix

Arcadia has more rural and farming land (93% vs 59%).

Arcadia Kialla
Rural and farming 93% 59%
Residential 0% 19%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 19%
Parks and recreation 4% 0%
Other and special use 0% 1%
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

Arcadia Kialla
New dwellings approved 649
across Greater Shepparton
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Arcadia Kialla
Houses — 4.1%
$620/wk on $793K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Arcadia Kialla
House price — Higher than 37% of VIC
Income Higher than 59% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 14% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 71% of VIC

Liveability

Arcadia Kialla
Grade — D
Score — 30/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Arcadia Kialla
Bushfire Low
12/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
56/100
Flood High
95/100
 High
96/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Arcadia Kialla
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Arcadia

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

Schools in Kialla

  • Kialla Central Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Anne's College Catholic · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Arcadia Kialla
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 2 6
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 4
Waterways 17 6

Mobility

Kialla sits further from the CBD (185 km vs 172.1 km).

Arcadia Kialla
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 172.1 km 185 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 116 min 125 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3631
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 3631
same for both

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.

Arcadia Kialla
Car (driver) 72.9% / 81.4%
Arcadia — Car (driver): 72.9% Kialla — Car (driver): 81.4%
Worked from Home 24.0% / 11.0%
Arcadia — Worked from Home: 24.0% Kialla — Worked from Home: 11.0%
Car (passenger) — / 5.9%
Arcadia — Car (passenger): not among its largest Kialla — Car (passenger): 5.9%
Walked Only 3.1% / 1.1%
Arcadia — Walked Only: 3.1% Kialla — Walked Only: 1.1%
Bicycle — / 0.4%
Arcadia — Bicycle: not among its largest Kialla — Bicycle: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.4%).

Setting

Arcadia Kialla
Elevation 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 116 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Arcadia Kialla
Connectivity score 28/100 78/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
94 premises
 60%
4,226 premises

Climate

Arcadia Kialla
Annual rainfall 453 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Arcadia Kialla
Average residential rate $2,449/yr
same for both
Council Greater Shepparton
same for both

Federal electorate

Arcadia Kialla
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Arcadia Kialla
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Arcadia

Rural

Kialla

Acreage Family

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