Dingwall vs Kerang

Dingwall is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 51 in Kerang. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dingwall, the large majority of households are couple families. In Kerang, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Dingwall tends to suit families with children and 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

They split

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

  • Dingwall is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 41%)
  • Kerang has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Kerang

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (282 km vs 291 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kerang

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • But Dingwall carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 71/100)

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

Investors

Dingwall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.2% vs 1.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dingwall Kerang
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.

Dingwall Kerang
Walkability 0 / 15
Dingwall — Walkability: 0/100 Kerang — Walkability: 15/100
Safety 44 / 29
Dingwall — Safety: 44/100 Kerang — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 82 / 87
Dingwall — Low fire risk: 82/100 Kerang — Low fire risk: 87/100
Low flood risk 4 / 2
Dingwall — Low flood risk: 4/100 Kerang — Low flood risk: 2/100

Demographics

Kerang has more residents (3,960 vs 99); Kerang skews older (51 vs 43).

Dingwall Kerang
Population 99 3,960
+3900% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.2% +1.7%
Median age 43 51
Median household income $54,184/yr
+3% vs other
 $52,312/yr
Median weekly rent $215/wk
+7% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dingwall Kerang
0-4 9.1% / 5.1%
Dingwall — 0-4: 9.1% Kerang — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 15.2% / 11.5%
Dingwall — 5-14: 15.2% Kerang — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 9.1% / 4.5%
Dingwall — 15-19: 9.1% Kerang — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 — / 4.4%
Dingwall — 20-24: not among its largest Kerang — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 11.1% / 8.7%
Dingwall — 25-34: 11.1% Kerang — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 16.2% / 9.6%
Dingwall — 35-44: 16.2% Kerang — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 9.1% / 11.0%
Dingwall — 45-54: 9.1% Kerang — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 9.1% / 14.6%
Dingwall — 55-64: 9.1% Kerang — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 21.2% / 15.5%
Dingwall — 65-74: 21.2% Kerang — 65-74: 15.5%
75-84 8.1% / 10.1%
Dingwall — 75-84: 8.1% Kerang — 75-84: 10.1%
85+ — / 5.4%
Dingwall — 85+: not among its largest Kerang — 85+: 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dingwall 80.0% couple families
Dingwall — Couple Families: 80.0% Dingwall — Lone Person: 0.0% Dingwall — One Parent Families: 20.0% Dingwall — Group Household: 0.0% Dingwall — Other Families: 0.0%
Kerang 26.6% couple families
Kerang — Couple Families: 26.6% Kerang — Lone Person: 53.3% Kerang — One Parent Families: 14.2% Kerang — Group Household: 3.8% Kerang — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dingwall 0.0% renting
Dingwall — Owned Outright: 69.2% Dingwall — Mortgage: 30.8% Dingwall — Renting: 0.0%
Kerang 23.9% renting
Kerang — Owned Outright: 49.0% Kerang — Mortgage: 27.1% Kerang — Renting: 23.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Dingwall Kerang
South Africa 4.0% / 0.5%
Dingwall — South Africa: 4.0% Kerang — South Africa: 0.5%
England — / 1.6%
Dingwall — England: not among its largest Kerang — England: 1.6%
Philippines — / 0.6%
Dingwall — Philippines: not among its largest Kerang — Philippines: 0.6%
India — / 0.4%
Dingwall — India: not among its largest Kerang — India: 0.4%
New Zealand — / 0.4%
Dingwall — New Zealand: not among its largest Kerang — New Zealand: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

Qualifications

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

Dingwall Kerang
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 16.7%
Dingwall — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Kerang — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 6.2%
Dingwall — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Kerang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Bachelor Degree 4.0% / 5.6%
Dingwall — Bachelor Degree: 4.0% Kerang — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Dingwall — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Kerang — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Dingwall — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Kerang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dingwall 100.0% houses
Dingwall — Houses: 100.0% Dingwall — Townhouses: 0.0% Dingwall — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kerang 89.2% houses
Kerang — Houses: 89.2% Kerang — Townhouses: 8.1% Kerang — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dingwall Kerang
Median house price — $325,000
Median unit price — $298,000
Median land price — $247,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 90 days
from 34 sales

Zoning mix

Dingwall has more rural and farming land (96% vs 80%).

Dingwall Kerang
Rural and farming 96% 80%
Parks and recreation 4% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 7%
Residential 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

Dingwall Kerang
New dwellings approved 19
across Gannawarra
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.

Dingwall Kerang
Houses — 5.4%
$390/wk on $376K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Dingwall Kerang
House price — Higher than 2% of VIC
Income Higher than 12% of VIC —
Schools — Higher than 88% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 99% of VIC

Liveability

Kerang is more walkable (15 vs 0).

Dingwall Kerang
Grade — C
Score — 33/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Kerang carries more crime risk (71 vs 56).

Dingwall Kerang
Bushfire Low
18/100
 Low
13/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 High
71/100
Flood High
96/100
 High
98/100
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

Dingwall Kerang
Inside the suburb 0 5
Rated above peers 0 3
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Dingwall

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

Schools in Kerang

  • Kerang Christian College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Kerang Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Kerang South Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Kerang Technical High School Government · Secondary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Dingwall Kerang
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 2 7
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 0 5
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 5 17

Mobility

Dingwall sits further from the CBD (291 km vs 282 km).

Dingwall Kerang
Walkability score 0/100 15/100
Distance to Melbourne 291 km
+3% vs other
 282 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 200 min 198 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3579
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3579
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.

Dingwall Kerang
Car (driver) 67.6% / 78.0%
Dingwall — Car (driver): 67.6% Kerang — Car (driver): 78.0%
Worked from Home 32.4% / 8.9%
Dingwall — Worked from Home: 32.4% Kerang — Worked from Home: 8.9%
Walked Only — / 7.1%
Dingwall — Walked Only: not among its largest Kerang — Walked Only: 7.1%
Car (passenger) — / 5.1%
Dingwall — Car (passenger): not among its largest Kerang — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Bicycle — / 0.7%
Dingwall — Bicycle: not among its largest Kerang — Bicycle: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.0%).

Setting

Dingwall Kerang
Elevation 80 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 77 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dingwall Kerang
Connectivity score 28/100 63/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
40 premises
 38%
2,280 premises

Climate

Dingwall Kerang
Annual rainfall 364 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Dingwall Kerang
Average residential rate $1,855/yr
same for both
Council Gannawarra
same for both

Federal electorate

Dingwall Kerang
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dingwall Kerang
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dingwall

Family Retirees Rural Young Families

Kerang

Acreage Affordable Retirees Trains

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