Euroa vs Kelvin View

Kelvin View is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 54 in Euroa. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Euroa, about half of households are people living alone. In Kelvin View, most households are couple families. On these figures, Kelvin View 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

Euroa

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Kelvin View is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 44%)

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

First-home buyers

Kelvin View

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Euroa has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)
  • Kelvin View leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 23%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Euroa

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (112 min vs 125 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (161.6 km vs 176.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Euroa

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • But Kelvin View carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 47/100)

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

Investors

Kelvin View

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.8% vs 7.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Euroa Kelvin View
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.

Euroa Kelvin View
Walkability 17 / 0
Euroa — Walkability: 17/100 Kelvin View — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 63
Euroa — Safety: 53/100 Kelvin View — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 40 / 22
Euroa — Low fire risk: 40/100 Kelvin View — Low fire risk: 22/100
Low flood risk 14 / 100
Euroa — Low flood risk: 14/100 Kelvin View — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Euroa has more residents (3,508 vs 76); Kelvin View has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $56,108).

Euroa Kelvin View
Population 3,508
+98% vs other
 76
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.1% +18.8%
Median age 54 44
Median household income $56,108/yr $110,500/yr
+97% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $300/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Euroa Kelvin View
0-4 4.3% / 5.3%
Euroa — 0-4: 4.3% Kelvin View — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 9.2% / 22.4%
Euroa — 5-14: 9.2% Kelvin View — 5-14: 22.4%
15-19 5.2% / 3.9%
Euroa — 15-19: 5.2% Kelvin View — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 3.7% / —
Euroa — 20-24: 3.7% Kelvin View — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.8% / —
Euroa — 25-34: 8.8% Kelvin View — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 9.9% / 21.1%
Euroa — 35-44: 9.9% Kelvin View — 35-44: 21.1%
45-54 9.7% / 13.2%
Euroa — 45-54: 9.7% Kelvin View — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 14.8% / 6.6%
Euroa — 55-64: 14.8% Kelvin View — 55-64: 6.6%
65-74 17.9% / 19.7%
Euroa — 65-74: 17.9% Kelvin View — 65-74: 19.7%
75-84 10.7% / 6.6%
Euroa — 75-84: 10.7% Kelvin View — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 5.7% / 9.2%
Euroa — 85+: 5.7% Kelvin View — 85+: 9.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Euroa 26.3% couple families
Euroa — Couple Families: 26.3% Euroa — One Parent Families: 17.6% Euroa — Lone Person: 51.2% Euroa — Group Household: 3.4% Euroa — Other Families: 1.5%
Kelvin View 55.6% couple families
Kelvin View — Couple Families: 55.6% Kelvin View — One Parent Families: 44.4% Kelvin View — Lone Person: 0.0% Kelvin View — Group Household: 0.0% Kelvin View — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Euroa 23.8% renting
Euroa — Owned Outright: 48.9% Euroa — Mortgage: 27.3% Euroa — Renting: 23.8%
Kelvin View 0.0% renting
Kelvin View — Owned Outright: 58.3% Kelvin View — Mortgage: 41.7% Kelvin View — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Euroa 93.7% houses
Euroa — Houses: 93.7% Euroa — Townhouses: 5.6% Euroa — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Kelvin View 100.0% houses
Kelvin View — Houses: 100.0% Kelvin View — Townhouses: 0.0% Kelvin View — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Euroa Kelvin View
Certificate III & IV 15.0% / 18.4%
Euroa — Certificate III & IV: 15.0% Kelvin View — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 13.2%
Euroa — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Kelvin View — Bachelor Degree: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 6.6%
Euroa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Kelvin View — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / —
Euroa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Kelvin View — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / —
Euroa — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Kelvin View — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Property market

Euroa Kelvin View
Median house price $465,000 —
Median unit price $300,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 59 days
from 39 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Euroa has more rural and farming land (91% vs 76%).

Euroa Kelvin View
Rural and farming 91% 76%
Parks and recreation 1% 23%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 1%
Residential 2% 0%
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

Euroa Kelvin View
New dwellings approved 75
across Strathbogie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +167%
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.

Euroa Kelvin View
Houses 4.0%
$468/wk on $610K
 —
Units 5.2%
$380/wk on $378K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Euroa Kelvin View
House price Higher than 8% of VIC —
Income Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Schools Higher than 24% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 2% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 79% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 60% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 68% of VIC —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 72% of VIC —

Liveability

Euroa is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Euroa Kelvin View
Grade D —
Score 17/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Euroa carries more flood risk (86 vs 0); Kelvin View carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 60).

Euroa Kelvin View
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 High
78/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Low
37/100
Flood High
86/100
 None
0/100
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

Euroa Kelvin View
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Euroa

  • Euroa Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Euroa Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • St John's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Kelvin View

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

Amenities in the suburb

Euroa Kelvin View
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 11 0
Parks & reserves 13 2
Childcare 5 0
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 8 0

Mobility

Kelvin View sits further from the CBD (176.3 km vs 161.6 km).

Euroa Kelvin View
Walkability score 17/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 161.6 km 176.3 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 112 min 125 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3666
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 3666
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.

Euroa Kelvin View
Car (driver) 71.6% / 59.0%
Euroa — Car (driver): 71.6% Kelvin View — Car (driver): 59.0%
Worked from Home 15.0% / 33.3%
Euroa — Worked from Home: 15.0% Kelvin View — Worked from Home: 33.3%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 7.7%
Euroa — Car (passenger): 5.2% Kelvin View — Car (passenger): 7.7%
Walked Only 7.0% / —
Euroa — Walked Only: 7.0% Kelvin View — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 1.2% / —
Euroa — Bicycle: 1.2% Kelvin View — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.6%).

Setting

Euroa Kelvin View
Elevation 184 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 576 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Euroa Kelvin View
Connectivity score 71/100 26/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 48%
2,098 premises
 0%
29 premises

Climate

Euroa Kelvin View
Annual rainfall 865 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Euroa Kelvin View
Average residential rate $2,476/yr
same for both
Council Strathbogie
same for both

Federal electorate

Euroa Kelvin View
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Euroa Kelvin View
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Euroa

Affordable Retirees Rural

Kelvin View

Family Retirees Rural

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