Jeetho vs Krowera
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Krowera: a median of $898,000, against $780,000 in Jeetho, though rent is higher in Jeetho. On these figures, Krowera tends to suit 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Jeetho is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 60%)
- Krowera carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 54/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Jeetho has cheaper houses ($780,000 vs $897,500)
- Krowera leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 25%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Krowera
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $295/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Jeetho
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (114.8 km vs 117.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Krowera
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 54/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 15%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Krowera
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (24.1% vs 17.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Jeetho and Krowera 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
Jeetho rents higher ($295/wk vs $225/wk); Krowera skews older (52 vs 50).
| Jeetho | Krowera | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 124 | 134 +8% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +17.0% | +24.1% |
| Median age | 50 | 52 |
| Median household income | $92,248/yr | $94,224/yr +2% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $295/wk +24% vs other | $225/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).
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 (4.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Jeetho | Krowera | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $780,000 | $897,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Krowera has more land zoned for conservation (38% vs 0%); Jeetho has more rural and farming land (98% vs 62%).
| Jeetho | Krowera | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 62% |
| Environmental | 0% | 38% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 0% |
| 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
| Jeetho | Krowera | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 170 across South Gippsland | 393 across Bass Coast |
| Approvals change year on year | +21% | +0% |
Ranking within VIC
| Jeetho | Krowera | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 61% of VIC | Higher than 64% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 60% of VIC | Higher than 32% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 74% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 47% of VIC | Higher than 42% of VIC |
Liveability
| Jeetho | Krowera | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Jeetho carries more crime risk (54 vs 22).
| Jeetho | Krowera | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 54/100 | Low 22/100 |
| Flood | Low 26/100 | Low 23/100 |
| 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
| Jeetho | Krowera | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Jeetho | Krowera | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 3 | 1 |
Mobility
Krowera sits further from the CBD (117.8 km vs 114.8 km).
| Jeetho | Krowera | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 114.8 km | 117.8 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 91 min | 94 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.9% postcode 3945 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 60 postcode 3945 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 (59.2%).
Setting
| Jeetho | Krowera | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 182 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 195 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 16.1 km | 12.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Jeetho | Krowera | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 61 premises | 0% 69 premises |
Climate
| Jeetho | Krowera | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 906 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 24.6°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Jeetho | Krowera | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,282/yr | $1,727/yr |
| Council | South Gippsland | Bass Coast |
Federal electorate
| Jeetho | Krowera | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Monash same for both | |
| Member | Mary Aldred same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Jeetho | Krowera | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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