Inglewood vs Kurting
Inglewood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 55 against 59 in Kurting. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Inglewood, about half of households are people living alone. In Kurting, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Kurting tends to suit families with children.
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
- Inglewood has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- Kurting carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 60/100)
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
Inglewood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $230/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Inglewood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (188.8 km vs 192.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kurting
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 60/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kurting
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.1% vs 3.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Inglewood and Kurting drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Inglewood has more residents (886 vs 61); Kurting rents higher ($230/wk vs $200/wk).
| Inglewood | Kurting | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 886 +93% vs other | 61 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.6% | +15.1% |
| Median age | 55 | 59 |
| Median household income | $43,888/yr | $46,800/yr +7% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $230/wk +15% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Inglewood | Kurting | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $415,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 64 days from 7 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Kurting has more rural and farming land (77% vs 57%).
| Inglewood | Kurting | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 57% | 77% |
| Parks and recreation | 39% | 22% |
| Residential | 3% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% same for both | |
| 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
| Inglewood | Kurting | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 27 across Loddon same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +150% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Inglewood | Kurting | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 8% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 4% of VIC | Higher than 8% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 66% of VIC | Higher than 52% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 49% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 27% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 67% of VIC | Higher than 45% of VIC |
Liveability
| Inglewood | Kurting | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 12/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Inglewood carries more flood risk (64 vs 0); Inglewood carries more bushfire risk (59 vs 14).
| Inglewood | Kurting | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 59/100 | Low 14/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 60/100 | Moderate 46/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 64/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Inglewood | Kurting | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Inglewood
- Inglewood Primary School Government · Primary above peers
- St Mary's School Catholic · Primary below peers
Schools in Kurting
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Inglewood | Kurting | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 same for both | |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 9 | 12 |
Mobility
Kurting sits further from the CBD (192.5 km vs 188.8 km).
| Inglewood | Kurting | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 188.8 km | 192.5 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 138 min | 137 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 3517 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 58 postcode 3517 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.3%).
Setting
| Inglewood | Kurting | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 155 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 145 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Inglewood | Kurting | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 466 premises | 0% 27 premises |
Council rates
| Inglewood | Kurting | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,353/yr same for both | |
| Council | Loddon same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Inglewood | Kurting | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Inglewood | Kurting | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Inglewood
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