Gundowring vs Kergunyah

Gundowring is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Kergunyah. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families.

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

Gundowring

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 45/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 54%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kergunyah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($115/wk vs $250/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 15%)

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

Commuting to the city

Gundowring

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (228 min vs 277 min)
  • But Kergunyah sits closer to the CBD (336.1 km vs 339.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gundowring

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 45/100)

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

Investors

Kergunyah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.9% vs -2.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Gundowring and Kergunyah 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
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
Walkability 10 / 0
Gundowring — Walkability: 10/100 Kergunyah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 55
Gundowring — Safety: 87/100 Kergunyah — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 61 / 53
Gundowring — Low fire risk: 61/100 Kergunyah — Low fire risk: 53/100
Low flood risk 17 / 43
Gundowring — Low flood risk: 17/100 Kergunyah — Low flood risk: 43/100

Demographics

Gundowring rents higher ($250/wk vs $115/wk); Kergunyah skews older (50 vs 47).

Gundowring Kergunyah
Population 208 232
+12% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.8% +7.9%
Median age 47 50
Median household income $87,412/yr
+5% vs other
 $82,836/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+54% vs other
 $115/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gundowring Kergunyah
0-4 4.8% / 6.0%
Gundowring — 0-4: 4.8% Kergunyah — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 9.6% / 6.5%
Gundowring — 5-14: 9.6% Kergunyah — 5-14: 6.5%
15-19 3.8% / 3.4%
Gundowring — 15-19: 3.8% Kergunyah — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 1.9% / 5.2%
Gundowring — 20-24: 1.9% Kergunyah — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 7.2% / 11.6%
Gundowring — 25-34: 7.2% Kergunyah — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 13.0% / 11.2%
Gundowring — 35-44: 13.0% Kergunyah — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 21.2% / 12.5%
Gundowring — 45-54: 21.2% Kergunyah — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 18.8% / 22.0%
Gundowring — 55-64: 18.8% Kergunyah — 55-64: 22.0%
65-74 9.6% / 13.8%
Gundowring — 65-74: 9.6% Kergunyah — 65-74: 13.8%
75-84 5.3% / 3.9%
Gundowring — 75-84: 5.3% Kergunyah — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 1.4% / 3.4%
Gundowring — 85+: 1.4% Kergunyah — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

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% Gundowring — Group Household: 0.0%
Kergunyah 46.6% couple families
Kergunyah — Couple Families: 46.6% Kergunyah — Lone Person: 39.7% Kergunyah — One Parent Families: 6.9% Kergunyah — Group Household: 6.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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 7.2% renting
Kergunyah — Owned Outright: 50.6% Kergunyah — Mortgage: 42.2% Kergunyah — Renting: 7.2%
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.

Gundowring Kergunyah
England 2.4% / 1.7%
Gundowring — England: 2.4% Kergunyah — England: 1.7%
China 2.4% / —
Gundowring — China: 2.4% Kergunyah — China: not among its largest
Germany — / 1.7%
Gundowring — Germany: not among its largest Kergunyah — Germany: 1.7%
New Zealand — / 1.3%
Gundowring — New Zealand: not among its largest Kergunyah — New Zealand: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

Qualifications

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

Gundowring Kergunyah
Certificate III & IV 23.6% / 23.3%
Gundowring — Certificate III & IV: 23.6% Kergunyah — Certificate III & IV: 23.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.6% / 7.3%
Gundowring — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6% Kergunyah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 8.6%
Gundowring — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Kergunyah — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 2.6%
Gundowring — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Kergunyah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / —
Gundowring — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Kergunyah — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gundowring 100.0% houses
Gundowring — Houses: 100.0%
Kergunyah 104.4% houses
Kergunyah — Houses: 104.4%
Houses

Zoning mix

Gundowring has more rural and farming land (84% vs 57%).

Gundowring Kergunyah
Rural and farming 84% 57%
Parks and recreation 16% 42%
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
New dwellings approved 120
across Indigo
same for both
Approvals change year on year +15%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Gundowring Kergunyah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 57% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC

Liveability

Gundowring is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Gundowring Kergunyah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Kergunyah carries more crime risk (45 vs 13); Gundowring carries more flood risk (83 vs 57).

Gundowring Kergunyah
Bushfire Low
39/100
 Moderate
47/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Moderate
45/100
Flood High
83/100
 Moderate
57/100
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
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
Parks & reserves 3 2
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 12 5

Mobility

Gundowring sits further from the CBD (339.5 km vs 336.1 km).

Gundowring Kergunyah
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 339.5 km
+1% vs other
 336.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 228 min 277 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
Car (driver) 57.5% / 59.6%
Gundowring — Car (driver): 57.5% Kergunyah — Car (driver): 59.6%
Worked from Home 31.1% / 25.4%
Gundowring — Worked from Home: 31.1% Kergunyah — Worked from Home: 25.4%
Walked Only 7.5% / 7.9%
Gundowring — Walked Only: 7.5% Kergunyah — Walked Only: 7.9%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 7.0%
Gundowring — Car (passenger): 3.8% Kergunyah — Car (passenger): 7.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.6%).

Setting

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

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

Gundowring Kergunyah
Average residential rate $1,828/yr
same for both
Council Indigo
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Gundowring

Rural

Kergunyah

Rural

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