Kewell vs Minyip

Kewell is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 57 in Minyip. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kewell, most households are couple families. In Minyip, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Kewell tends to suit families with children and couples, while Minyip suits people living alone 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

  • Kewell is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 44%)
  • Minyip has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)

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

Minyip

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($163/wk vs $211/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Minyip

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (217 min vs 223 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (312.4 km vs 315.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Minyip

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 5%)

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

Investors

Kewell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.8% vs 0.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kewell Minyip
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.

Kewell Minyip
Walkability 0 / 0
Kewell — Walkability: 0/100 Minyip — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 25 / 30
Kewell — Safety: 25/100 Minyip — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 100 / 85
Kewell — Low fire risk: 100/100 Minyip — Low fire risk: 85/100
Low flood risk 86 / 100
Kewell — Low flood risk: 86/100 Minyip — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Minyip has more residents (525 vs 57); Minyip skews older (57 vs 36).

Kewell Minyip
Population 57 525
+821% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.8% +0.2%
Median age 36 57
Median household income $71,448/yr
+35% vs other
 $46,488/yr
Median weekly rent $211/wk
+23% vs other
 $163/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kewell Minyip
0-4 12.3% / 1.9%
Kewell — 0-4: 12.3% Minyip — 0-4: 1.9%
5-14 15.8% / 8.6%
Kewell — 5-14: 15.8% Minyip — 5-14: 8.6%
15-19 5.3% / 5.9%
Kewell — 15-19: 5.3% Minyip — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 5.3% / 2.7%
Kewell — 20-24: 5.3% Minyip — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 14.0% / 6.3%
Kewell — 25-34: 14.0% Minyip — 25-34: 6.3%
35-44 10.5% / 8.0%
Kewell — 35-44: 10.5% Minyip — 35-44: 8.0%
45-54 7.0% / 13.0%
Kewell — 45-54: 7.0% Minyip — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 8.8% / 19.8%
Kewell — 55-64: 8.8% Minyip — 55-64: 19.8%
65-74 — / 16.4%
Kewell — 65-74: not among its largest Minyip — 65-74: 16.4%
75-84 5.3% / 10.3%
Kewell — 75-84: 5.3% Minyip — 75-84: 10.3%
85+ — / 7.8%
Kewell — 85+: not among its largest Minyip — 85+: 7.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kewell 70.0% couple families
Kewell — Couple Families: 70.0% Kewell — Lone Person: 30.0% Kewell — One Parent Families: 0.0% Kewell — Group Household: 0.0%
Minyip 27.6% couple families
Minyip — Couple Families: 27.6% Minyip — Lone Person: 54.5% Minyip — One Parent Families: 16.0% Minyip — Group Household: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kewell 0.0% renting
Kewell — Owned Outright: 71.4% Kewell — Mortgage: 28.6% Kewell — Renting: 0.0%
Minyip 13.5% renting
Minyip — Owned Outright: 63.5% Minyip — Mortgage: 23.1% Minyip — Renting: 13.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kewell 100.0% houses
Kewell — Houses: 100.0% Kewell — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Kewell — Townhouses: 0.0%
Minyip 97.3% houses
Minyip — Houses: 97.3% Minyip — Flats / Apartments: 1.3% Minyip — Townhouses: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Kewell Minyip
Certificate III & IV 22.8% / 13.9%
Kewell — Certificate III & IV: 22.8% Minyip — Certificate III & IV: 13.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.5% / 7.8%
Kewell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5% Minyip — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 5.7%
Kewell — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Minyip — Bachelor Degree: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.9%
Kewell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Minyip — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Kewell — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Minyip — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

Property market

Kewell Minyip
Median house price — $160,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $49,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 14 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Kewell Minyip
Rural and farming 98%
same for both
Parks and recreation 1%
same for both
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

Kewell Minyip
New dwellings approved 17
across Yarriambiack
same for both
Approvals change year on year +300%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Kewell Minyip
House price — Higher than 1% of VIC
Income Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 6% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 99% of VIC
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC

Liveability

Kewell Minyip
Grade — C
Score — 35/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Minyip carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0); Kewell carries more flood risk (14 vs 0).

Kewell Minyip
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
15/100
Crime High
75/100
 High
70/100
Flood Low
14/100
 None
0/100
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

Kewell Minyip
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 Kewell

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Minyip

  • Minyip Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kewell Minyip
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Waterways 0 32

Mobility

Kewell sits further from the CBD (315.6 km vs 312.4 km).

Kewell Minyip
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 315.6 km
+1% vs other
 312.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 223 min 217 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3390
 0.0%
postcode 3392
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 3390
 40
postcode 3392

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.

Kewell Minyip
Car (driver) 57.1% / 71.8%
Kewell — Car (driver): 57.1% Minyip — Car (driver): 71.8%
Worked from Home 42.9% / 14.1%
Kewell — Worked from Home: 42.9% Minyip — Worked from Home: 14.1%
Walked Only — / 9.6%
Kewell — Walked Only: not among its largest Minyip — Walked Only: 9.6%
Car (passenger) — / 2.6%
Kewell — Car (passenger): not among its largest Minyip — Car (passenger): 2.6%
Bicycle — / 1.9%
Kewell — Bicycle: not among its largest Minyip — Bicycle: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.8%).

Setting

Kewell Minyip
Elevation 134 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kewell Minyip
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
332 premises

Climate

Kewell Minyip
Annual rainfall 383 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Kewell Minyip
Average residential rate $1,795/yr
same for both
Council Yarriambiack
same for both

Federal electorate

Kewell Minyip
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kewell Minyip
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kewell

Family Rural Young Families

Minyip

Affordable Retirees Rural

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