Echuca Village vs Kanyapella

Echuca Village is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 54 in Kanyapella. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Echuca Village, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Echuca Village tends to suit couples, while Kanyapella suits families with children.

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

Kanyapella

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 52/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)

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

Kanyapella

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 5%)
  • has cheaper rent ($205/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kanyapella

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (239.3 km vs 242.7 km)
  • But Echuca Village has a shorter drive in (170 min vs 175 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kanyapella

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 52/100)

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

Investors

Echuca Village

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.9% vs -8.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Echuca Village Kanyapella
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.

Echuca Village Kanyapella
Walkability 0 / 10
Echuca Village — Walkability: 0/100 Kanyapella — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 48 / 65
Echuca Village — Safety: 48/100 Kanyapella — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 89 / 87
Echuca Village — Low fire risk: 89/100 Kanyapella — Low fire risk: 87/100
Low flood risk 0 / 0
Echuca Village — Low flood risk: 0/100 Kanyapella — Low flood risk: 0/100

Demographics

Echuca Village has more residents (577 vs 51); Echuca Village rents higher ($250/wk vs $205/wk).

Echuca Village Kanyapella
Population 577
+91% vs other
 51
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.9% -8.9%
Median age 49 54
Median household income $94,692/yr
+2% vs other
 $92,612/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+18% vs other
 $205/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Echuca Village Kanyapella
0-4 4.3% / 9.8%
Echuca Village — 0-4: 4.3% Kanyapella — 0-4: 9.8%
5-14 11.3% / 11.8%
Echuca Village — 5-14: 11.3% Kanyapella — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 7.8% / —
Echuca Village — 15-19: 7.8% Kanyapella — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 2.9% / —
Echuca Village — 20-24: 2.9% Kanyapella — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.3% / 15.7%
Echuca Village — 25-34: 7.3% Kanyapella — 25-34: 15.7%
35-44 8.3% / 11.8%
Echuca Village — 35-44: 8.3% Kanyapella — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 16.8% / 15.7%
Echuca Village — 45-54: 16.8% Kanyapella — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 18.7% / 25.5%
Echuca Village — 55-64: 18.7% Kanyapella — 55-64: 25.5%
65-74 13.7% / 5.9%
Echuca Village — 65-74: 13.7% Kanyapella — 65-74: 5.9%
75-84 5.9% / 11.8%
Echuca Village — 75-84: 5.9% Kanyapella — 75-84: 11.8%
85+ 1.6% / —
Echuca Village — 85+: 1.6% Kanyapella — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Echuca Village 53.0% couple families
Echuca Village — Couple Families: 53.0% Echuca Village — Lone Person: 32.1% Echuca Village — One Parent Families: 12.7% Echuca Village — Group Household: 2.2%
Kanyapella 41.7% couple families
Kanyapella — Couple Families: 41.7% Kanyapella — Lone Person: 33.3% Kanyapella — One Parent Families: 25.0% Kanyapella — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Echuca Village 5.4% renting
Echuca Village — Owned Outright: 53.7% Echuca Village — Mortgage: 41.0% Echuca Village — Renting: 5.4%
Kanyapella 25.0% renting
Kanyapella — Owned Outright: 41.7% Kanyapella — Mortgage: 33.3% Kanyapella — Renting: 25.0%
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.

Echuca Village Kanyapella
Philippines — / 13.7%
Echuca Village — Philippines: not among its largest Kanyapella — Philippines: 13.7%
England 1.9% / 5.9%
Echuca Village — England: 1.9% Kanyapella — England: 5.9%
Scotland 0.9% / —
Echuca Village — Scotland: 0.9% Kanyapella — Scotland: not among its largest
Thailand 0.7% / —
Echuca Village — Thailand: 0.7% Kanyapella — Thailand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.7%).

Qualifications

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

Echuca Village Kanyapella
Certificate III & IV 23.9% / 19.6%
Echuca Village — Certificate III & IV: 23.9% Kanyapella — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 17.6%
Echuca Village — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Kanyapella — Bachelor Degree: 17.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 15.7%
Echuca Village — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Kanyapella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 5.9%
Echuca Village — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Kanyapella — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / —
Echuca Village — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Kanyapella — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Echuca Village 88.8% houses
Echuca Village — Houses: 88.8% Echuca Village — Flats / Apartments: 11.2%
Kanyapella 100.0% houses
Kanyapella — Houses: 100.0% Kanyapella — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

Echuca Village Kanyapella
Rural and farming 91% 85%
Parks and recreation 8% 15%
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

Echuca Village Kanyapella
New dwellings approved 264
across Campaspe
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Echuca Village Kanyapella
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 12% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC

Liveability

Kanyapella is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Echuca Village Kanyapella
Grade D —
Score 29/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Echuca Village carries more crime risk (52 vs 35).

Echuca Village Kanyapella
Bushfire Low
11/100
 Low
13/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Low
35/100
Flood High
100/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Echuca Village Kanyapella
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

Echuca Village Kanyapella
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 0 6

Mobility

Echuca Village sits further from the CBD (242.7 km vs 239.3 km).

Echuca Village Kanyapella
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 242.7 km
+1% vs other
 239.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 170 min 175 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3564
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 3564
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.

Echuca Village Kanyapella
Car (driver) 75.9% / 60.0%
Echuca Village — Car (driver): 75.9% Kanyapella — Car (driver): 60.0%
Worked from Home 14.1% / 15.0%
Echuca Village — Worked from Home: 14.1% Kanyapella — Worked from Home: 15.0%
Walked Only 2.6% / 25.0%
Echuca Village — Walked Only: 2.6% Kanyapella — Walked Only: 25.0%
Car (passenger) 7.4% / —
Echuca Village — Car (passenger): 7.4% Kanyapella — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.9%).

Setting

Echuca Village Kanyapella
Elevation 98 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 95 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Echuca Village Kanyapella
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
235 premises
 0%
20 premises

Climate

Echuca Village Kanyapella
Annual rainfall 406 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Echuca Village Kanyapella
Average residential rate $2,035/yr
same for both
Council Campaspe
same for both

Federal electorate

Echuca Village Kanyapella
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Echuca Village Kanyapella
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Echuca Village

Rural

Kanyapella

Rural Young Families

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