Katandra vs Invergordon

Invergordon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Katandra. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Katandra, about half of households are couple families.

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

Katandra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 60%)

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

First-home buyers

Invergordon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Katandra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($170/wk vs $230/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Katandra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (219.5 km vs 224.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Katandra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.2% vs -1.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Katandra Invergordon
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.

Katandra Invergordon
Walkability 0 / 0
Katandra — Walkability: 0/100 Invergordon — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 44 / 38
Katandra — Safety: 44/100 Invergordon — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 67 / 45
Katandra — Low fire risk: 67/100 Invergordon — Low fire risk: 45/100
Low flood risk 29 / 27
Katandra — Low flood risk: 29/100 Invergordon — Low flood risk: 27/100

Demographics

Invergordon has more residents (601 vs 120); Invergordon has higher household incomes ($82,004 vs $58,500).

Katandra Invergordon
Population 120 601
+401% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.2% -1.5%
Median age 48 41
Median household income $58,500/yr $82,004/yr
+40% vs other
Median weekly rent $170/wk $230/wk
+35% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Katandra Invergordon
0-4 5.0% / 6.0%
Katandra — 0-4: 5.0% Invergordon — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 13.3% / 12.1%
Katandra — 5-14: 13.3% Invergordon — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 5.0% / 5.5%
Katandra — 15-19: 5.0% Invergordon — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 3.3% / 4.3%
Katandra — 20-24: 3.3% Invergordon — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 6.7% / 14.3%
Katandra — 25-34: 6.7% Invergordon — 25-34: 14.3%
35-44 14.2% / 11.8%
Katandra — 35-44: 14.2% Invergordon — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 20.8% / 13.1%
Katandra — 45-54: 20.8% Invergordon — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 24.2% / 20.0%
Katandra — 55-64: 24.2% Invergordon — 55-64: 20.0%
65-74 9.2% / 9.3%
Katandra — 65-74: 9.2% Invergordon — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 5.0% / 4.2%
Katandra — 75-84: 5.0% Invergordon — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 2.5% / 1.3%
Katandra — 85+: 2.5% Invergordon — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Katandra 50.0% couple families
Katandra — Couple Families: 50.0% Katandra — Lone Person: 30.0% Katandra — One Parent Families: 20.0% Katandra — Group Household: 0.0%
Invergordon 44.6% couple families
Invergordon — Couple Families: 44.6% Invergordon — Lone Person: 33.8% Invergordon — One Parent Families: 15.9% Invergordon — Group Household: 5.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Katandra 11.6% renting
Katandra — Owned Outright: 39.5% Katandra — Mortgage: 48.8% Katandra — Renting: 11.6%
Invergordon 14.3% renting
Invergordon — Owned Outright: 45.3% Invergordon — Mortgage: 40.4% Invergordon — Renting: 14.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Katandra 100.0% houses
Katandra — Houses: 100.0%
Invergordon 100.0% houses
Invergordon — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Katandra Invergordon
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 19.3%
Katandra — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Invergordon — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 8.8%
Katandra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Invergordon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 8.0%
Katandra — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Invergordon — Bachelor Degree: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 2.0%
Katandra — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Invergordon — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Katandra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Invergordon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

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

Property market

Katandra Invergordon
Median house price — $547,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $80,000

Zoning mix

Katandra Invergordon
Rural and farming 100% 97%
Parks and recreation 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

Katandra Invergordon
New dwellings approved 649
across Greater Shepparton
 332
across Moira
Approvals change year on year -23% -70%

Ranking within VIC

Katandra Invergordon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 24% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 4% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC

Liveability

Katandra Invergordon
Grade — D
Score — 21/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Invergordon carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 33).

Katandra Invergordon
Bushfire Low
33/100
 Moderate
55/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
62/100
Flood High
71/100
 High
73/100
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

Katandra Invergordon
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

Katandra Invergordon
Parks & reserves 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Invergordon sits further from the CBD (224.2 km vs 219.5 km).

Katandra Invergordon
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 219.5 km 224.2 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 155 min 158 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3634
 0.1%
postcode 3636
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 3634
 56
postcode 3636

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.

Katandra Invergordon
Car (driver) 73.2% / 70.2%
Katandra — Car (driver): 73.2% Invergordon — Car (driver): 70.2%
Worked from Home 19.6% / 24.7%
Katandra — Worked from Home: 19.6% Invergordon — Worked from Home: 24.7%
Bus 7.1% / —
Katandra — Bus: 7.1% Invergordon — Bus: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 3.1%
Katandra — Car (passenger): not among its largest Invergordon — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Walked Only — / 2.0%
Katandra — Walked Only: not among its largest Invergordon — Walked Only: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.2%).

Setting

Katandra Invergordon
Elevation 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 113 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Katandra Invergordon
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
58 premises
 0%
282 premises

Climate

Katandra Invergordon
Annual rainfall 484 mm 458 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Katandra Invergordon
Average residential rate $2,449/yr $1,908/yr
Council Greater Shepparton Moira

Federal electorate

Katandra Invergordon
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Katandra Invergordon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Katandra

Rural

Invergordon

Rural

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