Blampied vs Kingston

Blampied is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 56 in Kingston. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Blampied, about half of households are couple families.

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

Kingston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 70/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kingston

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $325/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Blampied

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (122.8 km vs 127.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kingston

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 70/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 24%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Blampied Kingston
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.

Blampied Kingston
Walkability 0 / 0
Blampied — Walkability: 0/100 Kingston — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 30 / 80
Blampied — Safety: 30/100 Kingston — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 41 / 100
Blampied — Low fire risk: 41/100 Kingston — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Blampied — Low flood risk: 100/100 Kingston — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Blampied rents higher ($325/wk vs $230/wk); Kingston skews older (56 vs 49).

Blampied Kingston
Population 237
+20% vs other
 190
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.8% +7.3%
Median age 49 56
Median household income $75,192/yr $78,884/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $325/wk
+29% vs other
 $230/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blampied Kingston
0-4 1.3% / 4.2%
Blampied — 0-4: 1.3% Kingston — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 10.5% / 7.9%
Blampied — 5-14: 10.5% Kingston — 5-14: 7.9%
15-19 3.8% / 1.6%
Blampied — 15-19: 3.8% Kingston — 15-19: 1.6%
20-24 3.8% / 3.2%
Blampied — 20-24: 3.8% Kingston — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 10.5% / 9.5%
Blampied — 25-34: 10.5% Kingston — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 11.4% / 6.3%
Blampied — 35-44: 11.4% Kingston — 35-44: 6.3%
45-54 17.7% / 12.6%
Blampied — 45-54: 17.7% Kingston — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 16.0% / 22.1%
Blampied — 55-64: 16.0% Kingston — 55-64: 22.1%
65-74 21.9% / 25.3%
Blampied — 65-74: 21.9% Kingston — 65-74: 25.3%
75-84 1.3% / 4.2%
Blampied — 75-84: 1.3% Kingston — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 1.3% / 1.6%
Blampied — 85+: 1.3% Kingston — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blampied 46.2% couple families
Blampied — Couple Families: 46.2% Blampied — Lone Person: 38.5% Blampied — One Parent Families: 9.6% Blampied — Group Household: 5.8%
Kingston 40.7% couple families
Kingston — Couple Families: 40.7% Kingston — Lone Person: 44.4% Kingston — One Parent Families: 7.4% Kingston — Group Household: 7.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blampied 7.8% renting
Blampied — Owned Outright: 58.4% Blampied — Mortgage: 33.8% Blampied — Renting: 7.8%
Kingston 5.3% renting
Kingston — Owned Outright: 57.3% Kingston — Mortgage: 37.3% Kingston — Renting: 5.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Blampied Kingston
England 1.3% / 3.2%
Blampied — England: 1.3% Kingston — England: 3.2%
Philippines 2.5% / —
Blampied — Philippines: 2.5% Kingston — Philippines: not among its largest
Scotland 1.7% / —
Blampied — Scotland: 1.7% Kingston — Scotland: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.3% / —
Blampied — New Zealand: 1.3% Kingston — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany 1.3% / —
Blampied — Germany: 1.3% Kingston — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

Qualifications

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

Blampied Kingston
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 11.6%
Blampied — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Kingston — Certificate III & IV: 11.6%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 16.3%
Blampied — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Kingston — Bachelor Degree: 16.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.1% / 6.8%
Blampied — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.1% Kingston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 7.4%
Blampied — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Kingston — Postgraduate Degree: 7.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 3.7%
Blampied — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Kingston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blampied 100.0% houses
Blampied — Houses: 100.0%
Kingston 100.0% houses
Kingston — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Blampied Kingston
Median house price $685,000
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Blampied has more rural and farming land (99% vs 48%); Kingston has more land zoned for conservation (47% vs 0%).

Blampied Kingston
Rural and farming 99% 48%
Environmental 0% 47%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 3%
Residential 0% 2%
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

Blampied Kingston
New dwellings approved 104
across Hepburn
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Blampied Kingston
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 52% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC

Liveability

Blampied Kingston
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Blampied carries more bushfire risk (59 vs 0); Blampied carries more crime risk (70 vs 20).

Blampied Kingston
Bushfire Moderate
59/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
70/100
 Low
20/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Blampied Kingston
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Blampied Kingston
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 15 0

Mobility

Kingston sits further from the CBD (127.7 km vs 122.8 km).

Blampied Kingston
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 122.8 km 127.7 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 98 min 94 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3364
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 3364
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.

Blampied Kingston
Car (driver) 56.0% / 61.3%
Blampied — Car (driver): 56.0% Kingston — Car (driver): 61.3%
Worked from Home 29.0% / 38.7%
Blampied — Worked from Home: 29.0% Kingston — Worked from Home: 38.7%
Walked Only 9.0% / —
Blampied — Walked Only: 9.0% Kingston — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 6.0% / —
Blampied — Car (passenger): 6.0% Kingston — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.3%).

Setting

Blampied Kingston
Elevation 530 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 531 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Blampied Kingston
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
123 premises
 0%
101 premises

Climate

Blampied Kingston
Annual rainfall 714 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Blampied Kingston
Average residential rate $1,748/yr
same for both
Council Hepburn
same for both

Federal electorate

Blampied Kingston
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blampied Kingston
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blampied

Rural

Kingston

Retirees Rural

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