Broadford vs Kilmore East

Broadford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 47 in Kilmore East. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kilmore East, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kilmore East: a median of $905,000, against $620,000 in Broadford, though rent is higher in Broadford. On these figures, Broadford tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Kilmore East suits couples.

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

Broadford

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 3)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Kilmore East is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

Broadford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($620,000 vs $905,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kilmore East

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($248/wk vs $314/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kilmore East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (83.3 km vs 87.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Broadford has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • Kilmore East carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 65/100)

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

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

Broadford Kilmore East
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.

Broadford Kilmore East
Walkability 0 / 0
Broadford — Walkability: 0/100 Kilmore East — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 35 / 46
Broadford — Safety: 35/100 Kilmore East — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 24 / 19
Broadford — Low fire risk: 24/100 Kilmore East — Low fire risk: 19/100
Low flood risk 62 / 87
Broadford — Low flood risk: 62/100 Kilmore East — Low flood risk: 87/100

Demographics

Broadford has more residents (4,592 vs 450); Broadford rents higher ($314/wk vs $248/wk).

Broadford Kilmore East
Population 4,592
+90% vs other
 450
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.3% +7.9%
Median age 40 47
Median household income $78,988/yr $94,224/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $314/wk
+21% vs other
 $248/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Broadford Kilmore East
0-4 6.1% / 3.3%
Broadford — 0-4: 6.1% Kilmore East — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 13.1% / 15.1%
Broadford — 5-14: 13.1% Kilmore East — 5-14: 15.1%
15-19 5.7% / 6.7%
Broadford — 15-19: 5.7% Kilmore East — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 5.0% / 3.8%
Broadford — 20-24: 5.0% Kilmore East — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 14.0% / 7.6%
Broadford — 25-34: 14.0% Kilmore East — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 12.4% / 12.2%
Broadford — 35-44: 12.4% Kilmore East — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 13.3% / 17.8%
Broadford — 45-54: 13.3% Kilmore East — 45-54: 17.8%
55-64 13.4% / 17.1%
Broadford — 55-64: 13.4% Kilmore East — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 10.3% / 11.6%
Broadford — 65-74: 10.3% Kilmore East — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 5.1% / 4.4%
Broadford — 75-84: 5.1% Kilmore East — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 1.7% / 1.3%
Broadford — 85+: 1.7% Kilmore East — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Broadford 38.5% couple families
Broadford — Couple Families: 38.5% Broadford — Lone Person: 38.0% Broadford — One Parent Families: 19.3% Broadford — Group Household: 2.6% Broadford — Other Families: 1.6%
Kilmore East 64.4% couple families
Kilmore East — Couple Families: 64.4% Kilmore East — Lone Person: 24.1% Kilmore East — One Parent Families: 11.5% Kilmore East — Group Household: 0.0% Kilmore East — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Broadford 19.2% renting
Broadford — Owned Outright: 33.0% Broadford — Mortgage: 47.8% Broadford — Renting: 19.2%
Kilmore East 9.5% renting
Kilmore East — Owned Outright: 39.2% Kilmore East — Mortgage: 51.4% Kilmore East — Renting: 9.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Broadford Kilmore East
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 13.3%
Broadford — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Kilmore East — Certificate III & IV: 13.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 11.1%
Broadford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Kilmore East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.1%
Bachelor Degree 6.1% / 10.2%
Broadford — Bachelor Degree: 6.1% Kilmore East — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 3.1%
Broadford — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Kilmore East — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 0.7%
Broadford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Kilmore East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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.

Broadford Kilmore East
England 2.4% / 2.7%
Broadford — England: 2.4% Kilmore East — England: 2.7%
New Zealand 0.9% / 0.7%
Broadford — New Zealand: 0.9% Kilmore East — New Zealand: 0.7%
India — / 1.6%
Broadford — India: not among its largest Kilmore East — India: 1.6%
Germany 0.5% / —
Broadford — Germany: 0.5% Kilmore East — Germany: not among its largest
Philippines 0.4% / —
Broadford — Philippines: 0.4% Kilmore East — Philippines: not among its largest
South Africa 0.4% / —
Broadford — South Africa: 0.4% Kilmore East — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Broadford 95.1% houses
Broadford — Houses: 95.1% Broadford — Townhouses: 4.0% Broadford — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Kilmore East 102.8% houses
Kilmore East — Houses: 102.8% Kilmore East — Townhouses: 0.0% Kilmore East — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Broadford Kilmore East
Median house price $620,000 $905,000
Median unit price $458,750 —
Median land price $310,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 54 days
from 77 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Broadford Kilmore East
Rural and farming 87% 78%
Other and special use 1% 19%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 3%
Residential 4% 1%
Parks and recreation 2% 0%
Industrial 1% 0%
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

Broadford Kilmore East
New dwellings approved 1,074
across Mitchell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +70%
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.

Broadford Kilmore East
Houses 4.1%
$550/wk on $698K
 —
Units 3.8%
$345/wk on $472K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Broadford Kilmore East
House price Higher than 24% of VIC —
Income Higher than 46% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 58% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 76% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 34% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 74% of VIC —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 4% of VIC —

Liveability

Broadford Kilmore East
Grade D —
Score 20/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Broadford carries more flood risk (38 vs 13); Broadford carries more crime risk (65 vs 54).

Broadford Kilmore East
Bushfire High
76/100
 High
81/100
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood Low
38/100
 Low
13/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Broadford Kilmore East
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Broadford

  • Broadford Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Broadford Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers

Schools in Kilmore East

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

Amenities in the suburb

Broadford Kilmore East
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 14 3
Childcare 3 0
GPs 5 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 4 2

Mobility

Broadford sits further from the CBD (87.4 km vs 83.3 km).

Broadford Kilmore East
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 87.4 km
+5% vs other
 83.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min 67 min
Public transport score 38/100
Rail
 41/100
Rail
Peak arrivals per hour 2.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 6.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 21 min
scheduled, not actual
 6 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3658
 0.4%
postcode 3764
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 3658
 46
postcode 3764

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.

Broadford Kilmore East
Car (driver) 78.2% / 63.2%
Broadford — Car (driver): 78.2% Kilmore East — Car (driver): 63.2%
Worked from Home 14.8% / 30.6%
Broadford — Worked from Home: 14.8% Kilmore East — Worked from Home: 30.6%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 6.2%
Broadford — Car (passenger): 3.9% Kilmore East — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Train 1.5% / —
Broadford — Train: 1.5% Kilmore East — Train: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.4% / —
Broadford — Walked Only: 1.4% Kilmore East — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.2%).

Setting

Broadford Kilmore East
Elevation 226 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 364 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Broadford Kilmore East
Connectivity score 69/100 51/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 47%
2,271 premises
 27%
146 premises

Climate

Broadford Kilmore East
Annual rainfall 540 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Broadford Kilmore East
Average residential rate $1,947/yr
same for both
Council Mitchell
same for both

Federal electorate

Broadford Kilmore East
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Broadford Kilmore East
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Broadford

Acreage Trains

Kilmore East

Rural Trains

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