Gobur vs Kanumbra

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gobur, most households are people living alone. In Kanumbra, about half of households are people living alone.

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

Gobur

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 72/100)

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

First-home buyers

Gobur

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kanumbra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $290/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 23%)

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

Commuting to the city

Kanumbra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (143.3 km vs 146.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Gobur carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 72/100)
  • Kanumbra has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 30%)

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

Investors

Gobur

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.0% vs -10.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gobur Kanumbra
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.

Gobur Kanumbra
Walkability 0 / 0
Gobur — Walkability: 0/100 Kanumbra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 84 / 28
Gobur — Safety: 84/100 Kanumbra — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 78 / 74
Gobur — Low fire risk: 78/100 Kanumbra — Low fire risk: 74/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Gobur — Low flood risk: 100/100 Kanumbra — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Gobur rents higher ($290/wk vs $120/wk); Gobur has more residents (102 vs 53).

Gobur Kanumbra
Population 102
+48% vs other
 53
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.0% -10.2%
Median age 58 56
Median household income $66,612/yr
+12% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent $290/wk
+59% vs other
 $120/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gobur Kanumbra
0-4 2.9% / —
Gobur — 0-4: 2.9% Kanumbra — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 8.8% / 13.2%
Gobur — 5-14: 8.8% Kanumbra — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 2.9% / —
Gobur — 15-19: 2.9% Kanumbra — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 2.9% / —
Gobur — 20-24: 2.9% Kanumbra — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.8% / —
Gobur — 25-34: 8.8% Kanumbra — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 6.9% / 15.1%
Gobur — 35-44: 6.9% Kanumbra — 35-44: 15.1%
45-54 17.6% / 13.2%
Gobur — 45-54: 17.6% Kanumbra — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 23.5% / 17.0%
Gobur — 55-64: 23.5% Kanumbra — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 22.5% / 22.6%
Gobur — 65-74: 22.5% Kanumbra — 65-74: 22.6%
75-84 7.8% / 13.2%
Gobur — 75-84: 7.8% Kanumbra — 75-84: 13.2%
85+ — / —
Gobur — 85+: not among its largest Kanumbra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gobur 57.1% lone person
Gobur — Lone Person: 57.1% Gobur — Couple Families: 42.9% Gobur — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Kanumbra 50.0% lone person
Kanumbra — Lone Person: 50.0% Kanumbra — Couple Families: 18.8% Kanumbra — One Parent Families: 31.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gobur 9.4% renting
Gobur — Owned Outright: 53.1% Gobur — Mortgage: 37.5% Gobur — Renting: 9.4%
Kanumbra 18.2% renting
Kanumbra — Owned Outright: 54.5% Kanumbra — Mortgage: 27.3% Kanumbra — Renting: 18.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gobur 100.0% houses
Gobur — Houses: 100.0%
Kanumbra 100.0% houses
Kanumbra — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Gobur Kanumbra
Certificate III & IV 20.6% / 20.8%
Gobur — Certificate III & IV: 20.6% Kanumbra — Certificate III & IV: 20.8%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 13.2%
Gobur — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Kanumbra — Bachelor Degree: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 13.2%
Gobur — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Kanumbra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.9% / —
Gobur — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.9% Kanumbra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / —
Gobur — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Kanumbra — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

Zoning mix

Gobur Kanumbra
Rural and farming 92% 97%
Parks and recreation 8% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 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

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

Ranking within VIC

Gobur Kanumbra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 31% of VIC Higher than 19% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 58% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 4% of VIC

Liveability

Gobur Kanumbra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kanumbra carries more crime risk (72 vs 16).

Gobur Kanumbra
Bushfire Low
22/100
 Low
26/100
Crime Low
16/100
 High
72/100
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

Gobur Kanumbra
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

Gobur Kanumbra
Parks & reserves 7 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Gobur sits further from the CBD (146.1 km vs 143.3 km).

Gobur Kanumbra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 146.1 km
+2% vs other
 143.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 129 min 125 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3719
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 3719
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.

Gobur Kanumbra
Car (driver) 64.7% / 50.0%
Gobur — Car (driver): 64.7% Kanumbra — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 35.3% / 50.0%
Gobur — Worked from Home: 35.3% Kanumbra — Worked from Home: 50.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.7%).

Setting

Gobur Kanumbra
Elevation 314 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 293 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gobur Kanumbra
Connectivity score 16/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 0%
13 premises

Climate

Gobur Kanumbra
Annual rainfall 865 mm 648 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.2°C —
Winter min (Jul) 2.0°C —

Council rates

Gobur Kanumbra
Average residential rate $1,973/yr
same for both
Council Murrindindi
same for both

Federal electorate

Gobur Kanumbra
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gobur Kanumbra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gobur

Retirees Rural

Kanumbra

Retirees Rural

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