Gerang Gerung vs Kiata

Gerang Gerung is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 51 in Kiata. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gerang Gerung, about half of households are couple families. In Kiata, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Kiata tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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

Gerang Gerung

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 47%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 82%)
  • But Kiata carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 83/100)

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

First-home buyers

Gerang Gerung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 46%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kiata

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $110/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Gerang Gerung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (353 km vs 361.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kiata

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 12%)
  • carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 83/100)

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

Investors

Kiata

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.2% vs -5.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gerang Gerung Kiata
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.

Gerang Gerung Kiata
Walkability 0 / 5
Gerang Gerung — Walkability: 0/100 Kiata — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 17 / 39
Gerang Gerung — Safety: 17/100 Kiata — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 42 / 100
Gerang Gerung — Low fire risk: 42/100 Kiata — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Gerang Gerung — Low flood risk: 100/100 Kiata — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Gerang Gerung rents higher ($110/wk vs $0/wk); Gerang Gerung has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $56,836).

Gerang Gerung Kiata
Population 65
+2% vs other
 64
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.8% +3.2%
Median age 41 51
Median household income $97,500/yr
+42% vs other
 $56,836/yr
Median weekly rent $110/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gerang Gerung Kiata
0-4 12.3% / 10.9%
Gerang Gerung — 0-4: 12.3% Kiata — 0-4: 10.9%
5-14 7.7% / 10.9%
Gerang Gerung — 5-14: 7.7% Kiata — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 — / 7.8%
Gerang Gerung — 15-19: not among its largest Kiata — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 6.2% / —
Gerang Gerung — 20-24: 6.2% Kiata — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 15.4% / 10.9%
Gerang Gerung — 25-34: 15.4% Kiata — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 13.8% / 10.9%
Gerang Gerung — 35-44: 13.8% Kiata — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 6.2% / 6.2%
Gerang Gerung — 45-54: 6.2% Kiata — 45-54: 6.2%
55-64 27.7% / 14.1%
Gerang Gerung — 55-64: 27.7% Kiata — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 12.3% / 21.9%
Gerang Gerung — 65-74: 12.3% Kiata — 65-74: 21.9%
75-84 — / 9.4%
Gerang Gerung — 75-84: not among its largest Kiata — 75-84: 9.4%
85+ — / —
Gerang Gerung — 85+: not among its largest Kiata — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gerang Gerung 45.5% couple families
Gerang Gerung — Couple Families: 45.5% Gerang Gerung — Lone Person: 36.4% Gerang Gerung — One Parent Families: 18.2%
Kiata 47.1% couple families
Kiata — Couple Families: 47.1% Kiata — Lone Person: 52.9% Kiata — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gerang Gerung 13.6% renting
Gerang Gerung — Owned Outright: 59.1% Gerang Gerung — Mortgage: 27.3% Gerang Gerung — Renting: 13.6%
Kiata 0.0% renting
Kiata — Owned Outright: 100.0% Kiata — Mortgage: 0.0% Kiata — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gerang Gerung 100.0% houses
Gerang Gerung — Houses: 100.0% Gerang Gerung — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kiata 82.1% houses
Kiata — Houses: 82.1% Kiata — Flats / Apartments: 17.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Gerang Gerung Kiata
Certificate III & IV 15.4% / 18.8%
Gerang Gerung — Certificate III & IV: 15.4% Kiata — Certificate III & IV: 18.8%
Bachelor Degree 13.8% / —
Gerang Gerung — Bachelor Degree: 13.8% Kiata — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / —
Gerang Gerung — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Kiata — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Zoning mix

Gerang Gerung Kiata
Rural and farming 98%
same for both
Parks and recreation 2% 1%
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

Gerang Gerung Kiata
New dwellings approved 9
across Hindmarsh
same for both
Approvals change year on year +100%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Gerang Gerung Kiata
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 69% of VIC Higher than 15% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 3% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC

Liveability

Gerang Gerung Kiata
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Gerang Gerung carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 0); Gerang Gerung carries more crime risk (83 vs 61).

Gerang Gerung Kiata
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
83/100
 Moderate
61/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Gerang Gerung Kiata
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

Gerang Gerung Kiata
Parks & reserves 6 4
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Kiata sits further from the CBD (361.3 km vs 353 km).

Gerang Gerung Kiata
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Melbourne 353 km 361.3 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 246 min 248 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3418
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 3418
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.

Gerang Gerung Kiata
Car (driver) 52.1% / 80.0%
Gerang Gerung — Car (driver): 52.1% Kiata — Car (driver): 80.0%
Walked Only 14.6% / 20.0%
Gerang Gerung — Walked Only: 14.6% Kiata — Walked Only: 20.0%
Worked from Home 33.3% / —
Gerang Gerung — Worked from Home: 33.3% Kiata — Worked from Home: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).

Setting

Gerang Gerung Kiata
Elevation 131 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 151 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gerang Gerung Kiata
Connectivity score 26/100 20/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
11 premises

Climate

Gerang Gerung Kiata
Annual rainfall 375 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Gerang Gerung Kiata
Average residential rate $1,660/yr
same for both
Council Hindmarsh
same for both

Federal electorate

Gerang Gerung Kiata
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gerang Gerung Kiata
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gerang Gerung

Rural Young Families

Kiata

Retirees Rural Young Families

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