Dederang vs Kancoona

Dederang is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 61 in Kancoona. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Kancoona tends to suit people living alone and 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

Dederang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 59%)

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

First-home buyers

Kancoona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 20%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Dederang

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($162/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Dederang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (222 min vs 233 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kancoona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Dederang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.6% vs -11.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dederang Kancoona
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.

Dederang Kancoona
Walkability 0 / 0
Dederang — Walkability: 0/100 Kancoona — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 84 / 80
Dederang — Safety: 84/100 Kancoona — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 26 / 5
Dederang — Low fire risk: 26/100 Kancoona — Low fire risk: 5/100
Low flood risk 100 / 89
Dederang — Low flood risk: 100/100 Kancoona — Low flood risk: 89/100

Demographics

Dederang has more residents (198 vs 74); Dederang has higher household incomes ($105,820 vs $68,224).

Dederang Kancoona
Population 198
+63% vs other
 74
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.6% -11.9%
Median age 44 61
Median household income $105,820/yr
+36% vs other
 $68,224/yr
Median weekly rent $162/wk $200/wk
+23% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dederang Kancoona
0-4 4.5% / —
Dederang — 0-4: 4.5% Kancoona — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 11.6% / 8.1%
Dederang — 5-14: 11.6% Kancoona — 5-14: 8.1%
15-19 4.0% / 4.1%
Dederang — 15-19: 4.0% Kancoona — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 6.1% / —
Dederang — 20-24: 6.1% Kancoona — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 14.1% / —
Dederang — 25-34: 14.1% Kancoona — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 11.1% / 5.4%
Dederang — 35-44: 11.1% Kancoona — 35-44: 5.4%
45-54 9.6% / 13.5%
Dederang — 45-54: 9.6% Kancoona — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 18.2% / 21.6%
Dederang — 55-64: 18.2% Kancoona — 55-64: 21.6%
65-74 13.1% / 37.8%
Dederang — 65-74: 13.1% Kancoona — 65-74: 37.8%
75-84 5.1% / —
Dederang — 75-84: 5.1% Kancoona — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Dederang — 85+: not among its largest Kancoona — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (37.8%).

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.

Dederang Kancoona
Canada — / 4.1%
Dederang — Canada: not among its largest Kancoona — Canada: 4.1%
Philippines 1.5% / —
Dederang — Philippines: 1.5% Kancoona — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dederang 61.5% couple families
Dederang — Couple Families: 61.5% Dederang — Lone Person: 15.4% Dederang — One Parent Families: 23.1%
Kancoona 58.8% couple families
Kancoona — Couple Families: 58.8% Kancoona — Lone Person: 41.2% Kancoona — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dederang 109.8% houses
Dederang — Houses: 109.8%
Kancoona 100.0% houses
Kancoona — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Dederang Kancoona
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 21.6%
Dederang — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Kancoona — Certificate III & IV: 21.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 9.5%
Dederang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Kancoona — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 5.4%
Dederang — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Kancoona — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.0% / 4.1%
Dederang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0% Kancoona — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.1%
Dederang — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Kancoona — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dederang 7.7% renting
Dederang — Owned Outright: 50.0% Dederang — Mortgage: 42.3% Dederang — Renting: 7.7%
Kancoona 0.0% renting
Kancoona — Owned Outright: 82.1% Kancoona — Mortgage: 17.9% Kancoona — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Dederang has more rural and farming land (56% vs 25%).

Dederang Kancoona
Parks and recreation 43% 75%
Rural and farming 56% 25%
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

Dederang Kancoona
New dwellings approved 32
across Alpine
same for both
Approvals change year on year -42%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Dederang Kancoona
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC

Liveability

Dederang Kancoona
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Kancoona carries more flood risk (11 vs 0); Kancoona carries more bushfire risk (95 vs 74).

Dederang Kancoona
Bushfire High
74/100
 High
95/100
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
20/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
11/100
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

Dederang Kancoona
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Dederang

  • Dederang Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Kancoona

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

Amenities in the suburb

Dederang Kancoona
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Waterways 3
same for both

Mobility

Dederang Kancoona
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 330.5 km 331.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 222 min 233 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3691
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 3691
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.

Dederang Kancoona
Car (driver) 58.4% / 45.2%
Dederang — Car (driver): 58.4% Kancoona — Car (driver): 45.2%
Worked from Home 36.0% / 54.8%
Dederang — Worked from Home: 36.0% Kancoona — Worked from Home: 54.8%
Walked Only 5.6% / —
Dederang — Walked Only: 5.6% Kancoona — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.4%).

Setting

Dederang Kancoona
Elevation 538 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 474 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dederang Kancoona
Connectivity score 30/100 16/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
84 premises
 0%
34 premises

Climate

Dederang Kancoona
Annual rainfall 895 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Dederang Kancoona
Average residential rate $1,945/yr
same for both
Council Alpine
same for both

Federal electorate

Dederang Kancoona
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dederang Kancoona
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dederang

Rural

Kancoona

Retirees Rural

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