Dederang vs Kergunyah South

Dederang is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 48 in Kergunyah South. 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, Kergunyah South tends to suit 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Dederang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 55%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Dederang

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($162/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dederang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Kergunyah South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (31.0% vs 18.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Dederang and Kergunyah South 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 Kergunyah South
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 Kergunyah South
Walkability 0 / 6
Dederang — Walkability: 0/100 Kergunyah South — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 84 / 80
Dederang — Safety: 84/100 Kergunyah South — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 26 / 56
Dederang — Low fire risk: 26/100 Kergunyah South — Low fire risk: 56/100
Low flood risk 100 / 89
Dederang — Low flood risk: 100/100 Kergunyah South — Low flood risk: 89/100

Demographics

Dederang has more residents (198 vs 76); Kergunyah South rents higher ($400/wk vs $162/wk).

Dederang Kergunyah South
Population 198
+62% vs other
 76
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.6% +31.0%
Median age 44 48
Median household income $105,820/yr
+11% vs other
 $94,224/yr
Median weekly rent $162/wk $400/wk
+147% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dederang Kergunyah South
0-4 4.5% / —
Dederang — 0-4: 4.5% Kergunyah South — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 11.6% / 15.8%
Dederang — 5-14: 11.6% Kergunyah South — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 4.0% / 3.9%
Dederang — 15-19: 4.0% Kergunyah South — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 6.1% / 9.2%
Dederang — 20-24: 6.1% Kergunyah South — 20-24: 9.2%
25-34 14.1% / —
Dederang — 25-34: 14.1% Kergunyah South — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 11.1% / 15.8%
Dederang — 35-44: 11.1% Kergunyah South — 35-44: 15.8%
45-54 9.6% / 13.2%
Dederang — 45-54: 9.6% Kergunyah South — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 18.2% / 23.7%
Dederang — 55-64: 18.2% Kergunyah South — 55-64: 23.7%
65-74 13.1% / 13.2%
Dederang — 65-74: 13.1% Kergunyah South — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 5.1% / —
Dederang — 75-84: 5.1% Kergunyah South — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Dederang — 85+: not among its largest Kergunyah South — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

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%
Kergunyah South 80.0% couple families
Kergunyah South — Couple Families: 80.0% Kergunyah South — Lone Person: 20.0% Kergunyah South — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

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%
Kergunyah South 14.3% renting
Kergunyah South — Owned Outright: 38.1% Kergunyah South — Mortgage: 47.6% Kergunyah South — Renting: 14.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dederang 109.8% houses
Dederang — Houses: 109.8%
Kergunyah South 100.0% houses
Kergunyah South — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Dederang Kergunyah South
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 13.2%
Dederang — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Kergunyah South — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 11.8%
Dederang — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Kergunyah South — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 3.9%
Dederang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Kergunyah South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.0% / 3.9%
Dederang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0% Kergunyah South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 7.9%
Dederang — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Kergunyah South — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Zoning mix

Kergunyah South has more rural and farming land (73% vs 56%).

Dederang Kergunyah South
Rural and farming 56% 73%
Parks and recreation 43% 26%
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 Kergunyah South
New dwellings approved 32
across Alpine
same for both
Approvals change year on year -42%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Dederang Kergunyah South
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 54% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Kergunyah South carries more flood risk (11 vs 0); Dederang carries more bushfire risk (74 vs 44).

Dederang Kergunyah South
Bushfire High
74/100
 Moderate
44/100
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 Kergunyah South
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 Kergunyah South

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

Amenities in the suburb

Dederang Kergunyah South
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Dederang Kergunyah South
Walkability score 0/100 6/100
Distance to Melbourne 330.5 km 331.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 222 min
same for both
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 Kergunyah South
Car (driver) 58.4% / 70.6%
Dederang — Car (driver): 58.4% Kergunyah South — Car (driver): 70.6%
Worked from Home 36.0% / 20.6%
Dederang — Worked from Home: 36.0% Kergunyah South — Worked from Home: 20.6%
Car (passenger) — / 8.8%
Dederang — Car (passenger): not among its largest Kergunyah South — Car (passenger): 8.8%
Walked Only 5.6% / —
Dederang — Walked Only: 5.6% Kergunyah South — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.6%).

Setting

Dederang Kergunyah South
Elevation 538 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 249 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dederang Kergunyah South
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
84 premises
 0%
27 premises

Climate

Dederang Kergunyah South
Annual rainfall 895 mm 984 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Dederang Kergunyah South
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Dederang

Rural

Kergunyah South

Rural

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