Kergunyah vs Osbornes Flat
Osbornes Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 50 in Kergunyah. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kergunyah, about half of households are couple families. In Osbornes Flat, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Kergunyah tends to suit people living alone, while Osbornes Flat suits 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
Osbornes Flat
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 45/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 54%)
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
Kergunyah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($115/wk vs $220/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Osbornes Flat
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (216 min vs 277 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (313.5 km vs 336.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Osbornes Flat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 45/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Osbornes Flat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (22.3% vs 7.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kergunyah and Osbornes Flat 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
Osbornes Flat rents higher ($220/wk vs $115/wk); Osbornes Flat has higher household incomes ($117,832 vs $82,836).
| Kergunyah | Osbornes Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 232 | 285 +23% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.9% | +22.3% |
| Median age | 50 | 45 |
| Median household income | $82,836/yr | $117,832/yr +42% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $115/wk | $220/wk +91% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Osbornes Flat has more rural and farming land (92% vs 57%).
| Kergunyah | Osbornes Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 57% | 92% |
| Parks and recreation | 42% | 8% |
| 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
| Kergunyah | Osbornes Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 120 across Indigo same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +15% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Kergunyah | Osbornes Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | — | Higher than 90% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 31% of VIC | Higher than 29% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 53% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 31% of VIC | Higher than 58% of VIC |
Liveability
| Kergunyah | Osbornes Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Kergunyah carries more crime risk (45 vs 16); Osbornes Flat carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 47).
| Kergunyah | Osbornes Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 47/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 45/100 | Low 16/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 57/100 | Moderate 55/100 |
| 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
| Kergunyah | Osbornes Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Kergunyah
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Osbornes Flat
- Osbornes Flat Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Kergunyah | Osbornes Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 5 | 6 |
Mobility
Kergunyah sits further from the CBD (336.1 km vs 313.5 km).
| Kergunyah | Osbornes Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 336.1 km +7% vs other | 313.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 277 min | 216 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 3691 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 79 postcode 3691 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 (74.6%).
Setting
| Kergunyah | Osbornes Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 535 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 249 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Kergunyah | Osbornes Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 67 premises | 0% 82 premises |
Climate
| Kergunyah | Osbornes Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 984 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Kergunyah | Osbornes Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,828/yr same for both | |
| Council | Indigo same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kergunyah | Osbornes Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kergunyah | Osbornes Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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