Kelvin View vs Kithbrook
Kelvin View is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 55 in Kithbrook. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kelvin View, most households are couple families. In Kithbrook, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Kelvin View tends to suit families with children, couples, and 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
- Kelvin View is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 35%)
- Kithbrook carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 37/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Kelvin View
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 29%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Kithbrook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Kelvin View
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (125 min vs 131 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (176.3 km vs 183.3 km)
- But Kithbrook is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kithbrook
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 37/100)
- But Kelvin View has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 22%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kithbrook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (42.6% vs 18.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kelvin View and Kithbrook 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
Kelvin View has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $58,500); Kelvin View rents higher ($300/wk vs $175/wk).
| Kelvin View | Kithbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 76 +12% vs other | 67 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +18.8% | +42.6% |
| Median age | 44 | 55 |
| Median household income | $110,500/yr +47% vs other | $58,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +42% vs other | $175/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).
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 (18.4%).
Zoning mix
Kithbrook has more rural and farming land (99% vs 76%).
| Kelvin View | Kithbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 76% | 99% |
| Parks and recreation | 23% | 0% |
| 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
| Kelvin View | Kithbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 75 across Strathbogie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +167% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Kelvin View | Kithbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 83% of VIC | Higher than 17% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 2% of VIC | Higher than 69% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 60% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 27% of VIC | Higher than 51% of VIC |
Liveability
Kithbrook is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Kelvin View | Kithbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Kelvin View carries more crime risk (37 vs 22).
| Kelvin View | Kithbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 78/100 | High 77/100 |
| Crime | Low 37/100 | Low 22/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Kelvin View | Kithbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Kelvin View | Kithbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
Mobility
Kithbrook sits further from the CBD (183.3 km vs 176.3 km).
| Kelvin View | Kithbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 176.3 km | 183.3 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 125 min | 131 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 3666 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 3666 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 (59.0%).
Setting
| Kelvin View | Kithbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 576 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 625 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Kelvin View | Kithbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 29 premises | 0% 37 premises |
Climate
| Kelvin View | Kithbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 865 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.2°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Kelvin View | Kithbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,476/yr same for both | |
| Council | Strathbogie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kelvin View | Kithbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kelvin View | Kithbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.