Jumbunna vs Kongwak

Comparing Jumbunna and Kongwak, VIC: Kongwak carries more flood risk (72 vs 0); Kongwak is more walkable (13 vs 0); and Jumbunna rents higher ($225/wk vs $138/wk).

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Jumbunna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kongwak

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($138/wk vs $225/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Jumbunna sits closer to the CBD (128.8 km vs 134.7 km)
  • Kongwak is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kongwak

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Jumbunna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.1% vs 5.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Jumbunna Kongwak
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.

Jumbunna Kongwak
Walkability 0 / 13
Jumbunna — Walkability: 0/100 Kongwak — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 62 / 60
Jumbunna — Safety: 62/100 Kongwak — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Jumbunna — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kongwak — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 28
Jumbunna — Low flood risk: 100/100 Kongwak — Low flood risk: 28/100

Demographics

Jumbunna rents higher ($225/wk vs $138/wk); Kongwak has more residents (207 vs 150).

Jumbunna Kongwak
Population 150 207
+38% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.1% +5.1%
Median age 49 48
Median household income $79,612/yr $84,500/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $225/wk
+39% vs other
 $138/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Jumbunna Kongwak
0-4 2.7% / 2.9%
Jumbunna — 0-4: 2.7% Kongwak — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 12.7% / 9.2%
Jumbunna — 5-14: 12.7% Kongwak — 5-14: 9.2%
15-19 8.0% / 6.8%
Jumbunna — 15-19: 8.0% Kongwak — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 5.3% / 7.7%
Jumbunna — 20-24: 5.3% Kongwak — 20-24: 7.7%
25-34 5.3% / 11.1%
Jumbunna — 25-34: 5.3% Kongwak — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 10.7% / 10.1%
Jumbunna — 35-44: 10.7% Kongwak — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 14.7% / 16.4%
Jumbunna — 45-54: 14.7% Kongwak — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 20.0% / 17.9%
Jumbunna — 55-64: 20.0% Kongwak — 55-64: 17.9%
65-74 13.3% / 16.9%
Jumbunna — 65-74: 13.3% Kongwak — 65-74: 16.9%
75-84 6.0% / 4.8%
Jumbunna — 75-84: 6.0% Kongwak — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ — / —
Jumbunna — 85+: not among its largest Kongwak — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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.

Jumbunna Kongwak
England 6.7% / 4.8%
Jumbunna — England: 6.7% Kongwak — England: 4.8%
New Zealand 4.0% / —
Jumbunna — New Zealand: 4.0% Kongwak — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Jumbunna 64.7% couple families
Jumbunna — Couple Families: 64.7% Jumbunna — Lone Person: 35.3% Jumbunna — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Kongwak 58.8% couple families
Kongwak — Couple Families: 58.8% Kongwak — Lone Person: 31.4% Kongwak — One Parent Families: 9.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Jumbunna 100.0% houses
Jumbunna — Houses: 100.0%
Kongwak 100.0% houses
Kongwak — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Jumbunna Kongwak
Certificate III & IV 15.3% / 17.4%
Jumbunna — Certificate III & IV: 15.3% Kongwak — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Bachelor Degree 11.3% / 14.0%
Jumbunna — Bachelor Degree: 11.3% Kongwak — Bachelor Degree: 14.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.3% / 8.2%
Jumbunna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.3% Kongwak — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 3.4%
Jumbunna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Kongwak — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 1.4%
Jumbunna — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Kongwak — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Jumbunna 14.5% renting
Jumbunna — Owned Outright: 49.1% Jumbunna — Mortgage: 36.4% Jumbunna — Renting: 14.5%
Kongwak 10.1% renting
Kongwak — Owned Outright: 49.4% Kongwak — Mortgage: 40.5% Kongwak — Renting: 10.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Jumbunna Kongwak
Median house price — $750,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Jumbunna Kongwak
Rural and farming 98% 97%
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

Jumbunna Kongwak
New dwellings approved 170
across South Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +21%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Jumbunna Kongwak
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 78% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of VIC
same for both

Liveability

Kongwak is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Jumbunna Kongwak
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Kongwak carries more flood risk (72 vs 0).

Jumbunna Kongwak
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
38/100
 Moderate
40/100
Flood None
0/100
 High
72/100
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

Jumbunna Kongwak
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Jumbunna

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Kongwak

  • Kongwak Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Jumbunna Kongwak
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Kongwak sits further from the CBD (134.7 km vs 128.8 km).

Jumbunna Kongwak
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Melbourne 128.8 km 134.7 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 105 min 106 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 3951
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 3951
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.

Jumbunna Kongwak
Car (driver) 72.1% / 59.4%
Jumbunna — Car (driver): 72.1% Kongwak — Car (driver): 59.4%
Worked from Home 27.9% / 31.7%
Jumbunna — Worked from Home: 27.9% Kongwak — Worked from Home: 31.7%
Walked Only — / 5.0%
Jumbunna — Walked Only: not among its largest Kongwak — Walked Only: 5.0%
Car (passenger) — / 4.0%
Jumbunna — Car (passenger): not among its largest Kongwak — Car (passenger): 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.1%).

Setting

Jumbunna Kongwak
Elevation 142 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.0 km 13.8 km

NBN connectivity

Jumbunna Kongwak
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
62 premises
 0%
111 premises

Climate

Jumbunna Kongwak
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

Jumbunna Kongwak
Average residential rate $2,282/yr
same for both
Council South Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Jumbunna Kongwak
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Jumbunna Kongwak
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Jumbunna

Rural

Kongwak

Rural

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