Broughton vs Kaniva

Broughton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 51 in Kaniva. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Broughton, the large majority of households are couple families. In Kaniva, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Broughton tends to suit families with children and couples, while Kaniva suits older residents.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Broughton is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 43%)
  • Kaniva has more parks and reserves (25 vs 4)

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

Renters

Broughton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $125/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Kaniva

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (281 min vs 288 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (410.8 km vs 414.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kaniva

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Kaniva

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.0% vs -55.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Broughton Kaniva
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.

Broughton Kaniva
Walkability 0 / 4
Broughton — Walkability: 0/100 Kaniva — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 57 / 48
Broughton — Safety: 57/100 Kaniva — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 100 / 49
Broughton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kaniva — Low fire risk: 49/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Broughton — Low flood risk: 100/100 Kaniva — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kaniva rents higher ($125/wk vs $0/wk); Kaniva has more residents (891 vs 65).

Broughton Kaniva
Population 65 891
+1271% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -55.2% +11.0%
Median age 42 51
Median household income $87,724/yr
+34% vs other
 $58,292/yr
Median weekly rent — $125/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Broughton Kaniva
0-4 9.2% / 5.7%
Broughton — 0-4: 9.2% Kaniva — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 21.5% / 10.4%
Broughton — 5-14: 21.5% Kaniva — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 13.8% / 4.2%
Broughton — 15-19: 13.8% Kaniva — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 4.6% / 4.8%
Broughton — 20-24: 4.6% Kaniva — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 10.8% / 8.4%
Broughton — 25-34: 10.8% Kaniva — 25-34: 8.4%
35-44 4.6% / 10.2%
Broughton — 35-44: 4.6% Kaniva — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 13.8% / 12.0%
Broughton — 45-54: 13.8% Kaniva — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 13.8% / 15.3%
Broughton — 55-64: 13.8% Kaniva — 55-64: 15.3%
65-74 7.7% / 16.6%
Broughton — 65-74: 7.7% Kaniva — 65-74: 16.6%
75-84 6.2% / 8.0%
Broughton — 75-84: 6.2% Kaniva — 75-84: 8.0%
85+ 4.6% / 4.3%
Broughton — 85+: 4.6% Kaniva — 85+: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Broughton 100.0% couple families
Broughton — Couple Families: 100.0% Broughton — Lone Person: 0.0% Broughton — One Parent Families: 0.0% Broughton — Group Household: 0.0% Broughton — Other Families: 0.0%
Kaniva 31.1% couple families
Kaniva — Couple Families: 31.1% Kaniva — Lone Person: 51.3% Kaniva — One Parent Families: 12.1% Kaniva — Group Household: 3.3% Kaniva — Other Families: 2.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Broughton 0.0% renting
Broughton — Owned Outright: 100.0% Broughton — Mortgage: 0.0% Broughton — Renting: 0.0%
Kaniva 15.6% renting
Kaniva — Owned Outright: 65.0% Kaniva — Mortgage: 19.4% Kaniva — Renting: 15.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Broughton 100.0% houses
Broughton — Houses: 100.0% Broughton — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Broughton — Townhouses: 0.0%
Kaniva 94.4% houses
Kaniva — Houses: 94.4% Kaniva — Flats / Apartments: 3.3% Kaniva — Townhouses: 2.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Broughton Kaniva
Certificate III & IV 7.7% / 16.8%
Broughton — Certificate III & IV: 7.7% Kaniva — Certificate III & IV: 16.8%
Bachelor Degree 4.6% / 8.1%
Broughton — Bachelor Degree: 4.6% Kaniva — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 6.3%
Broughton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Kaniva — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Broughton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Kaniva — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Broughton — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Kaniva — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Property market

Broughton Kaniva
Median house price — $205,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 59 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Broughton Kaniva
Rural and farming 99% 94%
Parks and recreation 1% 6%
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

Broughton Kaniva
New dwellings approved 9
across Hindmarsh
 6
across West Wimmera
Approvals change year on year +100% —

Ranking within VIC

Broughton Kaniva
House price — Higher than 1% of VIC
Income Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 16% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 100% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 3% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 98% of VIC

Liveability

Broughton Kaniva
Grade — C
Score — 39/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Kaniva carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 0).

Broughton Kaniva
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
51/100
Crime Moderate
43/100
 Moderate
52/100
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

Broughton Kaniva
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Broughton

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

Schools in Kaniva

  • Kaniva College Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Broughton Kaniva
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 4 25
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Broughton sits further from the CBD (414.5 km vs 410.8 km).

Broughton Kaniva
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Melbourne 414.5 km 410.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 288 min 281 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3418
 0.0%
postcode 3419
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 3418
 42
postcode 3419

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.

Broughton Kaniva
Car (driver) 43.5% / 67.1%
Broughton — Car (driver): 43.5% Kaniva — Car (driver): 67.1%
Worked from Home 26.1% / 14.7%
Broughton — Worked from Home: 26.1% Kaniva — Worked from Home: 14.7%
Walked Only 13.0% / 13.6%
Broughton — Walked Only: 13.0% Kaniva — Walked Only: 13.6%
Car (passenger) 17.4% / 2.3%
Broughton — Car (passenger): 17.4% Kaniva — Car (passenger): 2.3%
Bicycle — / 2.3%
Broughton — Bicycle: not among its largest Kaniva — Bicycle: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.1%).

Setting

Broughton Kaniva
Elevation 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 127 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Broughton Kaniva
Connectivity score 15/100 96/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
10 premises
 95%
517 premises

Council rates

Broughton Kaniva
Average residential rate $1,660/yr $1,709/yr
Council Hindmarsh West Wimmera

Federal electorate

Broughton Kaniva
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Broughton Kaniva
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Broughton

Family Rural Young Families

Kaniva

Affordable Retirees Rural

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