Kalorama vs Olinda

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kalorama, most households are couple families. In Olinda, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Olinda: a median of $1.09 million, against $900,000 in Kalorama. Kalorama is closer to the city centre: 43.5 km, against 50.4 km. On these figures, Kalorama tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Kalorama carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 59/100)
  • Olinda has more parks and reserves (32 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Kalorama

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($900,000 vs $1,089,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Kalorama

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (51 min vs 63 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (43.5 km vs 50.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kalorama

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 59/100)

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

Investors

Kalorama

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.1% vs 4.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kalorama Olinda
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.

Kalorama Olinda
Walkability 26 / 31
Kalorama — Walkability: 26/100 Olinda — Walkability: 31/100
Safety 60 / 41
Kalorama — Safety: 60/100 Olinda — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 22 / 29
Kalorama — Low fire risk: 22/100 Olinda — Low fire risk: 29/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Kalorama — Low flood risk: 100/100 Olinda — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Olinda has more residents (1,773 vs 1,277); Olinda skews older (45 vs 43).

Kalorama Olinda
Population 1,277 1,773
+39% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.1% +2.0%
Median age 43 45
Median household income $108,524/yr
+4% vs other
 $103,740/yr
Median weekly rent $416/wk
+4% vs other
 $398/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kalorama Olinda
0-4 6.0% / 4.9%
Kalorama — 0-4: 6.0% Olinda — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 13.6% / 13.0%
Kalorama — 5-14: 13.6% Olinda — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 5.1% / 5.3%
Kalorama — 15-19: 5.1% Olinda — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 3.8% / 4.1%
Kalorama — 20-24: 3.8% Olinda — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 9.5% / 8.7%
Kalorama — 25-34: 9.5% Olinda — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 14.8% / 12.6%
Kalorama — 35-44: 14.8% Olinda — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 18.3% / 16.9%
Kalorama — 45-54: 18.3% Olinda — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 13.3% / 14.9%
Kalorama — 55-64: 13.3% Olinda — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 11.0% / 13.8%
Kalorama — 65-74: 11.0% Olinda — 65-74: 13.8%
75-84 4.9% / 4.5%
Kalorama — 75-84: 4.9% Olinda — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 0.6% / 0.8%
Kalorama — 85+: 0.6% Olinda — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kalorama 55.4% couple families
Kalorama — Couple Families: 55.4% Kalorama — Lone Person: 30.9% Kalorama — One Parent Families: 10.4% Kalorama — Group Household: 3.4% Kalorama — Other Families: 0.0%
Olinda 47.9% couple families
Olinda — Couple Families: 47.9% Olinda — Lone Person: 32.7% Olinda — One Parent Families: 16.1% Olinda — Group Household: 2.2% Olinda — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kalorama 5.9% renting
Kalorama — Owned Outright: 37.0% Kalorama — Mortgage: 57.1% Kalorama — Renting: 5.9%
Olinda 12.3% renting
Olinda — Owned Outright: 38.8% Olinda — Mortgage: 48.9% Olinda — Renting: 12.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kalorama Olinda
Bachelor Degree 18.7% / 17.3%
Kalorama — Bachelor Degree: 18.7% Olinda — Bachelor Degree: 17.3%
Certificate III & IV 13.5% / 12.1%
Kalorama — Certificate III & IV: 13.5% Olinda — Certificate III & IV: 12.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 11.3%
Kalorama — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Olinda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.3%
Postgraduate Degree 7.5% / 7.2%
Kalorama — Postgraduate Degree: 7.5% Olinda — Postgraduate Degree: 7.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.5% / 3.9%
Kalorama — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5% Olinda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

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.

Kalorama Olinda
England 5.8% / 6.4%
Kalorama — England: 5.8% Olinda — England: 6.4%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.2%
Kalorama — New Zealand: 1.3% Olinda — New Zealand: 1.2%
Germany 1.1% / 0.8%
Kalorama — Germany: 1.1% Olinda — Germany: 0.8%
South Africa 0.9% / 1.0%
Kalorama — South Africa: 0.9% Olinda — South Africa: 1.0%
China 0.6% / 0.5%
Kalorama — China: 0.6% Olinda — China: 0.5%
Netherlands 0.8% / —
Kalorama — Netherlands: 0.8% Olinda — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kalorama 99.1% houses
Kalorama — Houses: 99.1% Kalorama — Flats / Apartments: 0.9% Kalorama — Townhouses: 0.0%
Olinda 99.1% houses
Olinda — Houses: 99.1% Olinda — Flats / Apartments: 0.3% Olinda — Townhouses: 0.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kalorama Olinda
Median house price $900,000 $1,089,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $292,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 11 days
from 7 sales
 36 days
from 29 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Kalorama Olinda
3 bed $811K / $860K
Kalorama — 3 bed: $811K (20 sales) Olinda — 3 bed: $860K (30 sales)

20 vs 30 sales

4 bed $1.1M / $1.1M
Kalorama — 4 bed: $1.1M (20 sales) Olinda — 4 bed: $1.1M (39 sales)

20 vs 39 sales

Zoning mix

Kalorama Olinda
Parks and recreation 52% 57%
Rural and farming 31% 39%
Environmental 10% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 2%
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

Kalorama Olinda
New dwellings approved 416
across Yarra Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year -57%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Kalorama Olinda
Houses 5.1%
$870/wk on $892K
 4.6%
$900/wk on $1.02M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Kalorama Olinda
House price Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC
Income Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC

Liveability

Kalorama scores higher overall (64 vs 59).

Kalorama Olinda
Grade B
same for both
Score 64/100 59/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Olinda carries more crime risk (59 vs 40).

Kalorama Olinda
Bushfire High
78/100
 High
71/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
59/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Kalorama Olinda
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kalorama

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

Schools in Olinda

  • Olinda Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Kalorama Olinda
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 13
Parks & reserves 3 32
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Waterways 5 17

Mobility

Olinda sits further from the CBD (50.4 km vs 43.5 km).

Kalorama Olinda
Walkability score 26/100 31/100
Distance to Melbourne 43.5 km 50.4 km
+16% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 51 min 63 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 66/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 45.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 19.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 3766
 1.9%
postcode 3788
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 26
postcode 3766
 25
postcode 3788

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.

Kalorama Olinda
Car (driver) 57.4% / 52.5%
Kalorama — Car (driver): 57.4% Olinda — Car (driver): 52.5%
Worked from Home 37.2% / 38.0%
Kalorama — Worked from Home: 37.2% Olinda — Worked from Home: 38.0%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 3.3%
Kalorama — Car (passenger): 3.2% Olinda — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Walked Only — / 3.3%
Kalorama — Walked Only: not among its largest Olinda — Walked Only: 3.3%
Train 1.1% / 1.4%
Kalorama — Train: 1.1% Olinda — Train: 1.4%
Bus 1.1% / 1.1%
Kalorama — Bus: 1.1% Olinda — Bus: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.4%).

Setting

Kalorama Olinda
Elevation 367 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 493 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.7 km 31.1 km

NBN connectivity

Kalorama Olinda
Connectivity score 93/100 91/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 68%
612 premises
 61%
944 premises

Climate

Kalorama Olinda
Annual rainfall 777 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.3°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kalorama Olinda
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Kalorama Olinda
Average residential rate $2,161/yr
same for both
Council Yarra Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Kalorama Olinda
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kalorama Olinda
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kalorama

Acreage Outer Quiet

Olinda

Acreage Outer Parks Quiet River

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