Clonbinane vs Kilmore East
Clonbinane is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 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 Clonbinane, about half of households are couple families. In Kilmore East, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Clonbinane: a median of $1.7 million, against $905,000 in Kilmore East, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Clonbinane tends to suit people living alone, while Kilmore East suits couples and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Kilmore East
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 71/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 65%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Kilmore East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($905,000 vs $1,700,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Kilmore East
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($248/wk vs $475/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 25%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Kilmore East
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (67 min vs 84 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (83.3 km vs 89.9 km)
- But Clonbinane is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Clonbinane is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- Kilmore East carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 71/100)
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
Clonbinane 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.
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.
Demographics
Clonbinane rents higher ($475/wk vs $248/wk); Kilmore East has more residents (450 vs 347).
| Clonbinane | Kilmore East | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 347 | 450 +30% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.2% | +7.9% |
| Median age | 44 | 47 |
| Median household income | $98,904/yr +5% vs other | $94,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $475/wk +48% vs other | $248/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Clonbinane | Kilmore East | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,700,000 | $905,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Kilmore East has more rural and farming land (78% vs 18%).
| Clonbinane | Kilmore East | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 18% | 78% |
| Parks and recreation | 76% | 0% |
| Other and special use | 0% | 19% |
| Environmental | 6% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 3% |
| 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
| Clonbinane | Kilmore East | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,074 across Mitchell same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +70% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Clonbinane | Kilmore East | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 71% of VIC | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 72% of VIC | Higher than 58% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 29% of VIC | Higher than 34% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of VIC | Higher than 74% of VIC |
Liveability
Clonbinane is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Clonbinane | Kilmore East | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Clonbinane carries more flood risk (24 vs 13); Clonbinane carries more crime risk (71 vs 54).
| Clonbinane | Kilmore East | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 94/100 | High 81/100 |
| Crime | High 71/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| Flood | Low 24/100 | Low 13/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Clonbinane | Kilmore East | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Clonbinane | Kilmore East | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 3 |
| Waterways | 70 | 2 |
Mobility
Clonbinane sits further from the CBD (89.9 km vs 83.3 km).
| Clonbinane | Kilmore East | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 89.9 km +7% vs other | 83.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 84 min | 67 min |
| 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.6%).
Setting
| Clonbinane | Kilmore East | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 594 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 364 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Clonbinane | Kilmore East | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 51/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 158 premises | 27% 146 premises |
Climate
| Clonbinane | Kilmore East | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 540 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Clonbinane | Kilmore East | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,947/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mitchell same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Clonbinane | Kilmore East | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mcewen | Nicholls |
| Member | Rob Mitchell | Sam Birrell |
| Party | Australian Labor Party | The Nationals |
First Home Owner Grant
| Clonbinane | Kilmore East | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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