Eppalock vs Kimbolton
Eppalock is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 55 in Kimbolton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Eppalock, most households are couple families. In Kimbolton, about half of households are couple families.
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
Eppalock
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 79/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 87%)
- But Kimbolton is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 75%)
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
Kimbolton
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 2%)
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $320/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Kimbolton
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (98 min vs 115 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (129.5 km vs 137 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Eppalock carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 79/100)
- Kimbolton is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kimbolton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (31.5% vs 8.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Eppalock and Kimbolton 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
Eppalock has more residents (746 vs 96); Eppalock has higher household incomes ($97,916 vs $71,500).
| Eppalock | Kimbolton | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 746 +87% vs other | 96 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.9% | +31.5% |
| Median age | 43 | 55 |
| Median household income | $97,916/yr +27% vs other | $71,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $320/wk +22% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
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 (3.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Eppalock | Kimbolton | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $941,250 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Eppalock has more rural and farming land (35% vs 23%).
| Eppalock | Kimbolton | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks and recreation | 37% | 55% |
| Rural and farming | 35% | 23% |
| Environmental | 28% | 21% |
| 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
| Eppalock | Kimbolton | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 885 across Greater Bendigo same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +28% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Eppalock | Kimbolton | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 71% of VIC | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 34% of VIC | Higher than 72% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 56% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 35% of VIC | Higher than 24% of VIC |
Liveability
Kimbolton is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Eppalock | Kimbolton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 53/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Kimbolton carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 12); Kimbolton carries more crime risk (79 vs 53).
| Eppalock | Kimbolton | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 12/100 | Low 22/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 53/100 | High 79/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Eppalock | Kimbolton | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Eppalock
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Kimbolton
- Charles La Trobe P-12 College-Camp Macleod Government · Combined
Amenities in the suburb
| Eppalock | Kimbolton | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 2 |
| Waterways | 2 same for both | |
Mobility
Eppalock sits further from the CBD (137 km vs 129.5 km).
| Eppalock | Kimbolton | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 137 km +5% vs other | 129.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 115 min | 98 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 3551 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 64 postcode 3551 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.8%).
Setting
| Eppalock | Kimbolton | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 207 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 242 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Eppalock | Kimbolton | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 24/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 275 premises | 0% 52 premises |
Climate
| Eppalock | Kimbolton | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 553 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.6°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Eppalock | Kimbolton | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,949/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Bendigo same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Eppalock | Kimbolton | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bendigo same for both | |
| Member | Lisa Chesters same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Eppalock | Kimbolton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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