Kangaroo Ground vs Christmas Hills

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 Kangaroo Ground: a median of $1.97 million, against $1.11 million in Christmas Hills, and rent is higher there too. Kangaroo Ground is closer to the city centre: 34 km, against 44.2 km. On these figures, Christmas Hills 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

Kangaroo Ground

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 3)
  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 67%)
  • But Christmas Hills carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 56/100)

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

First-home buyers

Christmas Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,115,000 vs $1,970,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Christmas Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($353/wk vs $383/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kangaroo Ground

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 13/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (34 km vs 44.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (46 min vs 56 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Kangaroo Ground is more walkable (21/100 vs 13/100)
  • Christmas Hills carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 56/100)

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

Investors

Kangaroo Ground

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.3% vs 2.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kangaroo Ground Christmas Hills
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.

Kangaroo Ground Christmas Hills
Walkability 21 / 13
Kangaroo Ground — Walkability: 21/100 Christmas Hills — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 44 / 62
Kangaroo Ground — Safety: 44/100 Christmas Hills — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 14 / 12
Kangaroo Ground — Low fire risk: 14/100 Christmas Hills — Low fire risk: 12/100
Low flood risk 68 / 58
Kangaroo Ground — Low flood risk: 68/100 Christmas Hills — Low flood risk: 58/100

Demographics

Kangaroo Ground has more residents (1,208 vs 365); Kangaroo Ground has higher household incomes ($151,268 vs $118,820).

Kangaroo Ground Christmas Hills
Population 1,208
+70% vs other
 365
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.3% +2.8%
Median age 44 46
Median household income $151,268/yr
+21% vs other
 $118,820/yr
Median weekly rent $383/wk
+8% vs other
 $353/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kangaroo Ground Christmas Hills
0-4 3.5% / 4.4%
Kangaroo Ground — 0-4: 3.5% Christmas Hills — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 13.4% / 10.4%
Kangaroo Ground — 5-14: 13.4% Christmas Hills — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 10.2% / 6.6%
Kangaroo Ground — 15-19: 10.2% Christmas Hills — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 6.5% / 6.6%
Kangaroo Ground — 20-24: 6.5% Christmas Hills — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 7.0% / 8.2%
Kangaroo Ground — 25-34: 7.0% Christmas Hills — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 10.2% / 13.4%
Kangaroo Ground — 35-44: 10.2% Christmas Hills — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 16.3% / 15.9%
Kangaroo Ground — 45-54: 16.3% Christmas Hills — 45-54: 15.9%
55-64 15.9% / 23.0%
Kangaroo Ground — 55-64: 15.9% Christmas Hills — 55-64: 23.0%
65-74 10.5% / 9.9%
Kangaroo Ground — 65-74: 10.5% Christmas Hills — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 5.5% / 4.7%
Kangaroo Ground — 75-84: 5.5% Christmas Hills — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 0.9% / 1.1%
Kangaroo Ground — 85+: 0.9% Christmas Hills — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kangaroo Ground 67.7% couple families
Kangaroo Ground — Couple Families: 67.7% Kangaroo Ground — Lone Person: 18.8% Kangaroo Ground — One Parent Families: 10.9% Kangaroo Ground — Group Household: 2.6% Kangaroo Ground — Other Families: 0.0%
Christmas Hills 61.0% couple families
Christmas Hills — Couple Families: 61.0% Christmas Hills — Lone Person: 25.6% Christmas Hills — One Parent Families: 6.1% Christmas Hills — Group Household: 3.7% Christmas Hills — Other Families: 3.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kangaroo Ground 7.0% renting
Kangaroo Ground — Owned Outright: 46.3% Kangaroo Ground — Mortgage: 46.6% Kangaroo Ground — Renting: 7.0%
Christmas Hills 8.9% renting
Christmas Hills — Owned Outright: 40.3% Christmas Hills — Mortgage: 50.8% Christmas Hills — Renting: 8.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kangaroo Ground Christmas Hills
Bachelor Degree 19.5% / 14.0%
Kangaroo Ground — Bachelor Degree: 19.5% Christmas Hills — Bachelor Degree: 14.0%
Certificate III & IV 10.8% / 15.9%
Kangaroo Ground — Certificate III & IV: 10.8% Christmas Hills — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 8.8%
Kangaroo Ground — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Christmas Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 8.2% / 6.6%
Kangaroo Ground — Postgraduate Degree: 8.2% Christmas Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 3.3%
Kangaroo Ground — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Christmas Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

Kangaroo Ground Christmas Hills
England 4.1% / 4.9%
Kangaroo Ground — England: 4.1% Christmas Hills — England: 4.9%
China 0.7% / 1.9%
Kangaroo Ground — China: 0.7% Christmas Hills — China: 1.9%
New Zealand 0.7% / 0.8%
Kangaroo Ground — New Zealand: 0.7% Christmas Hills — New Zealand: 0.8%
Scotland — / 0.8%
Kangaroo Ground — Scotland: not among its largest Christmas Hills — Scotland: 0.8%
Italy 0.7% / —
Kangaroo Ground — Italy: 0.7% Christmas Hills — Italy: not among its largest
South Africa 0.7% / —
Kangaroo Ground — South Africa: 0.7% Christmas Hills — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kangaroo Ground 100.0% houses
Kangaroo Ground — Houses: 100.0%
Christmas Hills 100.0% houses
Christmas Hills — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Kangaroo Ground Christmas Hills
Median house price $1,970,000 $1,115,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 84 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Kangaroo Ground has more land zoned for conservation (92% vs 46%).

Kangaroo Ground Christmas Hills
Environmental 92% 46%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 36%
Parks and recreation 4% 16%
Other and special use 0% 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

Kangaroo Ground Christmas Hills
New dwellings approved 98
across Nillumbik
same for both
Approvals change year on year +8%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Kangaroo Ground Christmas Hills
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC

Liveability

Kangaroo Ground is more walkable (21 vs 13).

Kangaroo Ground Christmas Hills
Grade B —
Score 55/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kangaroo Ground carries more crime risk (56 vs 38); Christmas Hills carries more flood risk (42 vs 32).

Kangaroo Ground Christmas Hills
Bushfire High
86/100
 High
88/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 Low
38/100
Flood Low
32/100
 Moderate
42/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Kangaroo Ground Christmas Hills
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kangaroo Ground

  • Kangaroo Ground Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Christmas Hills

  • Christmas Hills Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Kangaroo Ground Christmas Hills
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 6 3
Childcare 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 4 10

Mobility

Christmas Hills sits further from the CBD (44.2 km vs 34 km).

Kangaroo Ground Christmas Hills
Walkability score 21/100 13/100
Distance to Melbourne 34 km 44.2 km
+30% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 56 min
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 3097
 0.8%
postcode 3775
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 3097
 48
postcode 3775

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.

Kangaroo Ground Christmas Hills
Car (driver) 47.9% / 70.2%
Kangaroo Ground — Car (driver): 47.9% Christmas Hills — Car (driver): 70.2%
Worked from Home 42.3% / 24.2%
Kangaroo Ground — Worked from Home: 42.3% Christmas Hills — Worked from Home: 24.2%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 5.6%
Kangaroo Ground — Car (passenger): 3.2% Christmas Hills — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only 4.5% / —
Kangaroo Ground — Walked Only: 4.5% Christmas Hills — Walked Only: not among its largest
Train 1.5% / —
Kangaroo Ground — Train: 1.5% Christmas Hills — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.2%).

Setting

Kangaroo Ground Christmas Hills
Elevation 197 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 167 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.9 km 37.8 km

NBN connectivity

Kangaroo Ground Christmas Hills
Connectivity score 32/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
381 premises
 0%
120 premises

Climate

Kangaroo Ground Christmas Hills
Annual rainfall 777 mm 1,215 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.9°C 22.9°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.3°C 3.8°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Kangaroo Ground Christmas Hills
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Kangaroo Ground Christmas Hills
Average residential rate $2,696/yr
same for both
Council Nillumbik
same for both

Federal electorate

Kangaroo Ground Christmas Hills
Division Jagajaga Casey
Member Kate Thwaites Aaron Violi
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

Kangaroo Ground Christmas Hills
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kangaroo Ground

Acreage Outer Premium Quiet

Christmas Hills

Outer Quiet

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