Ghin Ghin vs Killingworth

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Ghin Ghin tends to suit 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

Killingworth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 65/100)

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

First-home buyers

Ghin Ghin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Ghin Ghin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $231/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Killingworth

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (115 km vs 145.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (110 min vs 122 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Killingworth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 65/100)

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

Investors

Ghin Ghin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (56.1% vs 47.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ghin Ghin Killingworth
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.

Ghin Ghin Killingworth
Walkability 0 / 0
Ghin Ghin — Walkability: 0/100 Killingworth — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 35 / 87
Ghin Ghin — Safety: 35/100 Killingworth — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 63 / 100
Ghin Ghin — Low fire risk: 63/100 Killingworth — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 23 / 12
Ghin Ghin — Low flood risk: 23/100 Killingworth — Low flood risk: 12/100

Demographics

Killingworth rents higher ($231/wk vs $0/wk); Killingworth has more residents (156 vs 64).

Ghin Ghin Killingworth
Population 64 156
+144% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +56.1% +47.2%
Median age 54
same for both
Median household income $106,600/yr
+11% vs other
 $95,316/yr
Median weekly rent — $231/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ghin Ghin Killingworth
0-4 — / 3.8%
Ghin Ghin — 0-4: not among its largest Killingworth — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 10.9% / 10.9%
Ghin Ghin — 5-14: 10.9% Killingworth — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 4.7% / 3.2%
Ghin Ghin — 15-19: 4.7% Killingworth — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 10.9% / 2.6%
Ghin Ghin — 20-24: 10.9% Killingworth — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 — / 7.1%
Ghin Ghin — 25-34: not among its largest Killingworth — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 4.7% / 10.9%
Ghin Ghin — 35-44: 4.7% Killingworth — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 25.0% / 13.5%
Ghin Ghin — 45-54: 25.0% Killingworth — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 28.1% / 25.0%
Ghin Ghin — 55-64: 28.1% Killingworth — 55-64: 25.0%
65-74 18.8% / 12.2%
Ghin Ghin — 65-74: 18.8% Killingworth — 65-74: 12.2%
75-84 4.7% / 10.9%
Ghin Ghin — 75-84: 4.7% Killingworth — 75-84: 10.9%
85+ — / —
Ghin Ghin — 85+: not among its largest Killingworth — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ghin Ghin 50.0% lone person
Ghin Ghin — Lone Person: 50.0% Ghin Ghin — Couple Families: 50.0% Ghin Ghin — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Killingworth 45.5% lone person
Killingworth — Lone Person: 45.5% Killingworth — Couple Families: 36.4% Killingworth — One Parent Families: 18.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ghin Ghin 0.0% renting
Ghin Ghin — Owned Outright: 59.1% Ghin Ghin — Mortgage: 40.9% Ghin Ghin — Renting: 0.0%
Killingworth 10.6% renting
Killingworth — Owned Outright: 50.0% Killingworth — Mortgage: 39.4% Killingworth — Renting: 10.6%
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.

Ghin Ghin Killingworth
South Africa 9.4% / —
Ghin Ghin — South Africa: 9.4% Killingworth — South Africa: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 4.5%
Ghin Ghin — New Zealand: not among its largest Killingworth — New Zealand: 4.5%
England — / 3.8%
Ghin Ghin — England: not among its largest Killingworth — England: 3.8%
Canada — / 3.2%
Ghin Ghin — Canada: not among its largest Killingworth — Canada: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.4%).

Qualifications

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

Ghin Ghin Killingworth
Certificate III & IV 21.9% / 20.5%
Ghin Ghin — Certificate III & IV: 21.9% Killingworth — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 14.1% / 14.1%
Ghin Ghin — Bachelor Degree: 14.1% Killingworth — Bachelor Degree: 14.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.5% / 7.7%
Ghin Ghin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.5% Killingworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 14.1% / —
Ghin Ghin — Postgraduate Degree: 14.1% Killingworth — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.9%
Ghin Ghin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Killingworth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ghin Ghin 100.0% houses
Ghin Ghin — Houses: 100.0%
Killingworth 106.7% houses
Killingworth — Houses: 106.7%
Houses

Zoning mix

Ghin Ghin Killingworth
Rural and farming 97%
same for both
Parks and recreation 3% 2%
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

Ghin Ghin Killingworth
New dwellings approved 82
across Murrindindi
same for both
Approvals change year on year +83%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Ghin Ghin Killingworth
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 9% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC

Liveability

Ghin Ghin Killingworth
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Ghin Ghin carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 0); Ghin Ghin carries more crime risk (65 vs 13).

Ghin Ghin Killingworth
Bushfire Low
37/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Low
13/100
Flood High
77/100
 High
88/100
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

Ghin Ghin Killingworth
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

Ghin Ghin Killingworth
Parks & reserves 3 1
Waterways 23 3

Mobility

Ghin Ghin sits further from the CBD (145.3 km vs 115 km).

Ghin Ghin Killingworth
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 145.3 km
+21% vs other
 115 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 122 min 110 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3717
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3717
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.

Ghin Ghin Killingworth
Car (driver) 32.1% / 69.8%
Ghin Ghin — Car (driver): 32.1% Killingworth — Car (driver): 69.8%
Worked from Home 57.1% / 23.8%
Ghin Ghin — Worked from Home: 57.1% Killingworth — Worked from Home: 23.8%
Walked Only 10.7% / —
Ghin Ghin — Walked Only: 10.7% Killingworth — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 6.3%
Ghin Ghin — Car (passenger): not among its largest Killingworth — Car (passenger): 6.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.8%).

Setting

Ghin Ghin Killingworth
Elevation 217 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 220 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ghin Ghin Killingworth
Connectivity score 15/100 38/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
19 premises
 14%
43 premises

Climate

Ghin Ghin Killingworth
Annual rainfall 540 mm 648 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Ghin Ghin Killingworth
Average residential rate $1,973/yr
same for both
Council Murrindindi
same for both

Federal electorate

Ghin Ghin Killingworth
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ghin Ghin Killingworth
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ghin Ghin

Rural

Killingworth

Rural

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