Gundowring vs Kergunyah South

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gundowring, about half of households are couple families. In Kergunyah South, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Gundowring tends to suit people living alone, while Kergunyah South suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Gundowring has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • Kergunyah South is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 63%)

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

First-home buyers

Gundowring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 55%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gundowring

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $400/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Kergunyah South

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (222 min vs 228 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (331.3 km vs 339.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Kergunyah South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (31.0% vs -2.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gundowring Kergunyah South
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.

Gundowring Kergunyah South
Walkability 10 / 6
Gundowring — Walkability: 10/100 Kergunyah South — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 87 / 80
Gundowring — Safety: 87/100 Kergunyah South — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 61 / 56
Gundowring — Low fire risk: 61/100 Kergunyah South — Low fire risk: 56/100
Low flood risk 17 / 89
Gundowring — Low flood risk: 17/100 Kergunyah South — Low flood risk: 89/100

Demographics

Gundowring has more residents (208 vs 76); Kergunyah South rents higher ($400/wk vs $250/wk).

Gundowring Kergunyah South
Population 208
+63% vs other
 76
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.8% +31.0%
Median age 47 48
Median household income $87,412/yr $94,224/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $400/wk
+60% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gundowring Kergunyah South
0-4 4.8% / —
Gundowring — 0-4: 4.8% Kergunyah South — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 9.6% / 15.8%
Gundowring — 5-14: 9.6% Kergunyah South — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 3.8% / 3.9%
Gundowring — 15-19: 3.8% Kergunyah South — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 1.9% / 9.2%
Gundowring — 20-24: 1.9% Kergunyah South — 20-24: 9.2%
25-34 7.2% / —
Gundowring — 25-34: 7.2% Kergunyah South — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 13.0% / 15.8%
Gundowring — 35-44: 13.0% Kergunyah South — 35-44: 15.8%
45-54 21.2% / 13.2%
Gundowring — 45-54: 21.2% Kergunyah South — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 18.8% / 23.7%
Gundowring — 55-64: 18.8% Kergunyah South — 55-64: 23.7%
65-74 9.6% / 13.2%
Gundowring — 65-74: 9.6% Kergunyah South — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 5.3% / —
Gundowring — 75-84: 5.3% Kergunyah South — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 1.4% / —
Gundowring — 85+: 1.4% Kergunyah South — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gundowring 51.2% couple families
Gundowring — Couple Families: 51.2% Gundowring — Lone Person: 37.2% Gundowring — One Parent Families: 11.6%
Kergunyah South 80.0% couple families
Kergunyah South — Couple Families: 80.0% Kergunyah South — Lone Person: 20.0% Kergunyah South — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gundowring 16.9% renting
Gundowring — Owned Outright: 52.5% Gundowring — Mortgage: 30.5% Gundowring — Renting: 16.9%
Kergunyah South 14.3% renting
Kergunyah South — Owned Outright: 38.1% Kergunyah South — Mortgage: 47.6% Kergunyah South — Renting: 14.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gundowring 100.0% houses
Gundowring — Houses: 100.0%
Kergunyah South 100.0% houses
Kergunyah South — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Gundowring Kergunyah South
Certificate III & IV 23.6% / 13.2%
Gundowring — Certificate III & IV: 23.6% Kergunyah South — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 11.8%
Gundowring — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Kergunyah South — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.6% / 3.9%
Gundowring — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6% Kergunyah South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 7.9%
Gundowring — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Kergunyah South — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 3.9%
Gundowring — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Kergunyah South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Zoning mix

Gundowring has more rural and farming land (84% vs 73%).

Gundowring Kergunyah South
Rural and farming 84% 73%
Parks and recreation 16% 26%
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

Gundowring Kergunyah South
New dwellings approved 120
across Indigo
 32
across Alpine
Approvals change year on year +15% -42%

Ranking within VIC

Gundowring Kergunyah South
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 54% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC

Liveability

Gundowring Kergunyah South
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Gundowring carries more flood risk (83 vs 11).

Gundowring Kergunyah South
Bushfire Low
39/100
 Moderate
44/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Low
20/100
Flood High
83/100
 Low
11/100
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

Gundowring Kergunyah South
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

Gundowring Kergunyah South
Parks & reserves 3 0
Waterways 12 1

Mobility

Gundowring sits further from the CBD (339.5 km vs 331.3 km).

Gundowring Kergunyah South
Walkability score 10/100 6/100
Distance to Melbourne 339.5 km
+2% vs other
 331.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 228 min 222 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3691
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 3691
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.

Gundowring Kergunyah South
Car (driver) 57.5% / 70.6%
Gundowring — Car (driver): 57.5% Kergunyah South — Car (driver): 70.6%
Worked from Home 31.1% / 20.6%
Gundowring — Worked from Home: 31.1% Kergunyah South — Worked from Home: 20.6%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 8.8%
Gundowring — Car (passenger): 3.8% Kergunyah South — Car (passenger): 8.8%
Walked Only 7.5% / —
Gundowring — Walked Only: 7.5% Kergunyah South — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.6%).

Setting

Gundowring Kergunyah South
Elevation 213 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 249 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gundowring Kergunyah South
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
84 premises
 0%
27 premises

Climate

Gundowring Kergunyah South
Annual rainfall 692 mm 984 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.1°C —
Winter min (Jul) 5.0°C —

Council rates

Gundowring Kergunyah South
Average residential rate $1,828/yr $1,945/yr
Council Indigo Alpine

Federal electorate

Gundowring Kergunyah South
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gundowring Kergunyah South
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gundowring

Rural

Kergunyah South

Rural

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