Kancoona vs Rosewhite

Rosewhite is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 61 in Kancoona. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kancoona, most households are couple families. In Rosewhite, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Kancoona tends to suit couples and older residents.

Kancoona and Rosewhite are both small, quiet rural communities in Victoria with identical household incomes around $68,224 per year. Kancoona is notably older with a median age of 61 compared to Rosewhite's 50, and has lower weekly rent at $200 versus $250. Rosewhite is slightly closer to the CBD at 311.1 km, while Kancoona sits 331.9 km away. Both face elevated bushfire risk and share the same low crime rates, though Kancoona has considerably lower flood risk at 11 compared to Rosewhite's 26.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Kancoona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kancoona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Rosewhite

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (208 min vs 233 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (311.1 km vs 331.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kancoona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 25%)

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

Investors

Rosewhite

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.2% vs -11.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kancoona Rosewhite
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.

Kancoona Rosewhite
Walkability 0 / 0
Kancoona — Walkability: 0/100 Rosewhite — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 83
Kancoona — Safety: 80/100 Rosewhite — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 5 / 4
Kancoona — Low fire risk: 5/100 Rosewhite — Low fire risk: 4/100
Low flood risk 89 / 73
Kancoona — Low flood risk: 89/100 Rosewhite — Low flood risk: 73/100

Demographics

Rosewhite has more residents (141 vs 74); Rosewhite rents higher ($250/wk vs $200/wk).

Kancoona Rosewhite
Population 74 141
+91% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -11.9% +5.2%
Median age 61 50
Median household income $68,224/yr
same for both
Median weekly rent $200/wk $250/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kancoona Rosewhite
0-4 — / 5.0%
Kancoona — 0-4: not among its largest Rosewhite — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 8.1% / 12.8%
Kancoona — 5-14: 8.1% Rosewhite — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 4.1% / 8.5%
Kancoona — 15-19: 4.1% Rosewhite — 15-19: 8.5%
20-24 — / 2.8%
Kancoona — 20-24: not among its largest Rosewhite — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 — / 6.4%
Kancoona — 25-34: not among its largest Rosewhite — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 5.4% / 8.5%
Kancoona — 35-44: 5.4% Rosewhite — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 13.5% / 14.2%
Kancoona — 45-54: 13.5% Rosewhite — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 21.6% / 19.1%
Kancoona — 55-64: 21.6% Rosewhite — 55-64: 19.1%
65-74 37.8% / 16.3%
Kancoona — 65-74: 37.8% Rosewhite — 65-74: 16.3%
75-84 — / 6.4%
Kancoona — 75-84: not among its largest Rosewhite — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ — / 2.1%
Kancoona — 85+: not among its largest Rosewhite — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (37.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kancoona 58.8% couple families
Kancoona — Couple Families: 58.8% Kancoona — Lone Person: 41.2% Kancoona — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Rosewhite 42.6% couple families
Rosewhite — Couple Families: 42.6% Rosewhite — Lone Person: 46.8% Rosewhite — One Parent Families: 10.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kancoona 0.0% renting
Kancoona — Owned Outright: 82.1% Kancoona — Mortgage: 17.9% Kancoona — Renting: 0.0%
Rosewhite 12.3% renting
Rosewhite — Owned Outright: 56.1% Rosewhite — Mortgage: 31.6% Rosewhite — Renting: 12.3%
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.

Kancoona Rosewhite
Canada 4.1% / —
Kancoona — Canada: 4.1% Rosewhite — Canada: not among its largest
Scotland — / 2.8%
Kancoona — Scotland: not among its largest Rosewhite — Scotland: 2.8%
England — / 2.1%
Kancoona — England: not among its largest Rosewhite — England: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

Qualifications

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

Kancoona Rosewhite
Certificate III & IV 21.6% / 12.1%
Kancoona — Certificate III & IV: 21.6% Rosewhite — Certificate III & IV: 12.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 8.5%
Kancoona — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Rosewhite — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / 10.6%
Kancoona — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Rosewhite — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / 3.5%
Kancoona — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Rosewhite — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.1% / 3.5%
Kancoona — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1% Rosewhite — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kancoona 100.0% houses
Kancoona — Houses: 100.0%
Rosewhite 100.0% houses
Rosewhite — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Rosewhite has more rural and farming land (64% vs 25%).

Kancoona Rosewhite
Parks and recreation 75% 36%
Rural and farming 25% 64%
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

Kancoona Rosewhite
New dwellings approved 32
across Alpine
same for both
Approvals change year on year -42%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Kancoona Rosewhite
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 29% of VIC
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 15% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 24% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC

Liveability

Kancoona Rosewhite
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Rosewhite carries more flood risk (27 vs 11).

Kancoona Rosewhite
Bushfire High
95/100
 High
96/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
17/100
Flood Low
11/100
 Low
27/100
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

Kancoona Rosewhite
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

Kancoona Rosewhite
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 3
same for both

Mobility

Kancoona sits further from the CBD (331.9 km vs 311.1 km).

Kancoona Rosewhite
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 331.9 km
+6% vs other
 311.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 233 min 208 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3691
 0.3%
postcode 3737
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 3691
 50
postcode 3737

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.

Kancoona Rosewhite
Car (driver) 45.2% / 63.0%
Kancoona — Car (driver): 45.2% Rosewhite — Car (driver): 63.0%
Worked from Home 54.8% / 31.5%
Kancoona — Worked from Home: 54.8% Rosewhite — Worked from Home: 31.5%
Walked Only — / 5.5%
Kancoona — Walked Only: not among its largest Rosewhite — Walked Only: 5.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.0%).

Setting

Kancoona Rosewhite
Elevation 474 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 389 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kancoona Rosewhite
Connectivity score 16/100 20/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
34 premises
 0%
44 premises

Climate

Kancoona Rosewhite
Annual rainfall 895 mm 1,451 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Kancoona Rosewhite
Average residential rate $1,945/yr
same for both
Council Alpine
same for both

Federal electorate

Kancoona Rosewhite
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kancoona Rosewhite
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kancoona

Retirees Rural

Rosewhite

Rural

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