Katandra vs Katandra West
Katandra West is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Katandra. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and 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 West
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 56/100)
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Katandra West
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 25%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Katandra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($170/wk vs $195/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Katandra West
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (215.5 km vs 219.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Katandra West
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 56/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Katandra and Katandra West 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
Katandra West has more residents (492 vs 120); Katandra West has higher household incomes ($76,336 vs $58,500).
| Katandra | Katandra West | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 120 | 492 +310% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.2% | +3.4% |
| Median age | 48 | 43 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr | $76,336/yr +30% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $170/wk | $195/wk +15% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).
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 (20.0%).
Property market
| Katandra | Katandra West | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $391,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Katandra | Katandra West | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 99% |
| Residential | 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
| Katandra | Katandra West | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 649 across Greater Shepparton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -23% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Katandra | Katandra West | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 18% of VIC | Higher than 43% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 34% of VIC | Higher than 9% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 18% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 59% of VIC | Higher than 51% of VIC |
Liveability
| Katandra | Katandra West | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Katandra carries more bushfire risk (33 vs 0); Katandra carries more crime risk (56 vs 12).
| Katandra | Katandra West | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 33/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 56/100 | Low 12/100 |
| Flood | High 71/100 | High 72/100 |
| 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 | Katandra West | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Katandra
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Katandra West
- Katandra West Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Katandra | Katandra West | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 | 4 |
Mobility
Katandra sits further from the CBD (219.5 km vs 215.5 km).
| Katandra | Katandra West | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 219.5 km +2% vs other | 215.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 155 min | 151 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 3634 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 64 postcode 3634 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 (79.9%).
Setting
| Katandra | Katandra West | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 126 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 114 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Katandra | Katandra West | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 58 premises | 0% 212 premises |
Climate
| Katandra | Katandra West | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 484 mm | 458 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Katandra | Katandra West | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,449/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Shepparton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Katandra | Katandra West | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls same for both | |
| Member | Sam Birrell same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Katandra | Katandra West | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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