Kardella South vs Korumburra
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kardella South, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Kardella South tends to suit couples, while Korumburra suits older residents.
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
- Kardella South carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 79/100)
- Korumburra has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Kardella South leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 23%)
- Korumburra has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $325/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Korumburra
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (56/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (94 min vs 101 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (120.9 km vs 127.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Korumburra
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (56/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 16%)
- But Kardella South carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 79/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kardella South
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (25.0% vs 6.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kardella South and Korumburra 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
Korumburra has more residents (4,749 vs 135); Kardella South has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $61,100).
| Kardella South | Korumburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 135 | 4,749 +3418% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +25.0% | +6.3% |
| Median age | 45 | 47 |
| Median household income | $97,500/yr +37% vs other | $61,100/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $325/wk +17% vs other | $270/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).
Property market
| Kardella South | Korumburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $585,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $435,000 |
| Median land price | — | $427,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 56 days from 67 sales |
Zoning mix
Kardella South has more rural and farming land (98% vs 86%).
| Kardella South | Korumburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 86% |
| Residential | 0% | 7% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 4% |
| Parks and recreation | 1% same for both | |
| Industrial | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Kardella South | Korumburra | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 170 across South Gippsland same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +21% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Kardella South | Korumburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 4.1% $525/wk on $659K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Kardella South | Korumburra | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 21% of VIC |
| Income | Higher than 69% of VIC | Higher than 22% of VIC |
| Schools | — | Higher than 68% of VIC |
| Walkability | Higher than 43% of VIC | Higher than 87% of VIC |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 51% of VIC |
| EV adoption | Higher than 16% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 63% of VIC | Higher than 79% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 76% of VIC |
Liveability
Korumburra is more walkable (56 vs 0).
| Kardella South | Korumburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 53/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Korumburra carries more flood risk (18 vs 0); Korumburra carries more crime risk (79 vs 44).
| Kardella South | Korumburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 44/100 | High 79/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 | Low 18/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Kardella South | Korumburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 3 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 2 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Kardella South
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Korumburra
- Korumburra Primary School Government · Primary above peers
- Korumburra Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
- St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Kardella South | Korumburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 4 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 4 |
| Childcare | 0 | 3 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 3 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 2 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 3 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 2 | 8 |
Mobility
Kardella South sits further from the CBD (127.7 km vs 120.9 km).
| Kardella South | Korumburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 56/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 127.7 km +5% vs other | 120.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 101 min | 94 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3950 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 43 postcode 3950 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 (82.8%).
Setting
| Kardella South | Korumburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 163 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 223 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 21.4 km | 22.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Kardella South | Korumburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 70/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 55 premises | 43% 2,661 premises |
Climate
| Kardella South | Korumburra | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Kardella South | Korumburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,282/yr same for both | |
| Council | South Gippsland same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kardella South | Korumburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Monash same for both | |
| Member | Mary Aldred same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kardella South | Korumburra | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Kardella South
Korumburra
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