Kelvin View vs Strathbogie
Kelvin View is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 57 in Strathbogie. 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 Strathbogie, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Kelvin View tends to suit families with children and couples.
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 41%)
- Strathbogie has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
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
- Kelvin View leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 22%)
- Strathbogie has cheaper rent ($250/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 139 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (176.3 km vs 189.5 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
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
Kelvin View and Strathbogie 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
Strathbogie has more residents (351 vs 76); Kelvin View has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $59,852).
| Kelvin View | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 76 | 351 +362% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +18.8% | +15.5% |
| Median age | 44 | 57 |
| Median household income | $110,500/yr +46% vs other | $59,852/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +17% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).
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%).
Property market
| Kelvin View | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $565,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $645,000 |
Zoning mix
| Kelvin View | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 76% | 81% |
| Parks and recreation | 23% | 17% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 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
| Kelvin View | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 75 across Strathbogie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +167% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Kelvin View | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 83% of VIC | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 2% of VIC | Higher than 34% 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 35% of VIC |
Liveability
| Kelvin View | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Kelvin View carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 62).
| Kelvin View | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 78/100 | Moderate 62/100 |
| Crime | Low 37/100 | Low 38/100 |
| 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 | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Kelvin View
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Strathbogie
- Peranbin Primary College-Strathbogie Campus Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Kelvin View | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 5 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 5 |
Mobility
Strathbogie sits further from the CBD (189.5 km vs 176.3 km).
| Kelvin View | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 176.3 km | 189.5 km +7% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 125 min | 139 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 (60.5%).
Setting
| Kelvin View | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 576 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 517 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Kelvin View | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 29 premises | 0% 194 premises |
Climate
| Kelvin View | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,476/yr same for both | |
| Council | Strathbogie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kelvin View | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kelvin View | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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