Kewell vs Murra Warra

Murra Warra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 36 in Kewell. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Murra Warra tends to suit families with children.

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

Murra Warra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 75/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Kewell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kewell

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($211/wk vs $750/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 39%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Kewell

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (315.6 km vs 330.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (223 min vs 228 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Murra Warra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 75/100)

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 -12.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Kewell and Murra Warra 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 Murra Warra
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 Murra Warra
Walkability 0 / 0
Kewell — Walkability: 0/100 Murra Warra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 25 / 56
Kewell — Safety: 25/100 Murra Warra — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 100 / 81
Kewell — Low fire risk: 100/100 Murra Warra — Low fire risk: 81/100
Low flood risk 86 / 100
Kewell — Low flood risk: 86/100 Murra Warra — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Murra Warra rents higher ($750/wk vs $211/wk); Murra Warra has higher household incomes ($99,632 vs $71,448).

Kewell Murra Warra
Population 57 63
+11% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.8% -12.5%
Median age 36 32
Median household income $71,448/yr $99,632/yr
+39% vs other
Median weekly rent $211/wk $750/wk
+255% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kewell Murra Warra
0-4 12.3% / 9.5%
Kewell — 0-4: 12.3% Murra Warra — 0-4: 9.5%
5-14 15.8% / 28.6%
Kewell — 5-14: 15.8% Murra Warra — 5-14: 28.6%
15-19 5.3% / 6.3%
Kewell — 15-19: 5.3% Murra Warra — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 5.3% / 7.9%
Kewell — 20-24: 5.3% Murra Warra — 20-24: 7.9%
25-34 14.0% / 11.1%
Kewell — 25-34: 14.0% Murra Warra — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 10.5% / 20.6%
Kewell — 35-44: 10.5% Murra Warra — 35-44: 20.6%
45-54 7.0% / 17.5%
Kewell — 45-54: 7.0% Murra Warra — 45-54: 17.5%
55-64 8.8% / 6.3%
Kewell — 55-64: 8.8% Murra Warra — 55-64: 6.3%
65-74 — / 7.9%
Kewell — 65-74: not among its largest Murra Warra — 65-74: 7.9%
75-84 5.3% / —
Kewell — 75-84: 5.3% Murra Warra — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Kewell — 85+: not among its largest Murra Warra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kewell 70.0% couple families
Kewell — Couple Families: 70.0% Kewell — Lone Person: 30.0%
Murra Warra 64.7% couple families
Murra Warra — Couple Families: 64.7% Murra Warra — Lone Person: 35.3%
Couple Families Lone Person

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%
Murra Warra 0.0% renting
Murra Warra — Owned Outright: 64.3% Murra Warra — Mortgage: 35.7% Murra Warra — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kewell 100.0% houses
Kewell — Houses: 100.0%
Murra Warra 100.0% houses
Murra Warra — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Kewell Murra Warra
Certificate III & IV 22.8% / 7.9%
Kewell — Certificate III & IV: 22.8% Murra Warra — Certificate III & IV: 7.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 14.3%
Kewell — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Murra Warra — Bachelor Degree: 14.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.5% / 9.5%
Kewell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5% Murra Warra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%

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

Zoning mix

Kewell Murra Warra
Rural and farming 98% 100%
Parks and recreation 1% 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

Kewell Murra Warra
New dwellings approved 17
across Yarriambiack
 94
across Horsham
Approvals change year on year +300% +57%

Ranking within VIC

Kewell Murra Warra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 7% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 10% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC

Liveability

Kewell Murra Warra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Murra Warra carries more bushfire risk (19 vs 0); Kewell carries more flood risk (14 vs 0).

Kewell Murra Warra
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
19/100
Crime High
75/100
 Moderate
44/100
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 Murra Warra
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

Mobility

Murra Warra sits further from the CBD (330.4 km vs 315.6 km).

Kewell Murra Warra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 315.6 km 330.4 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 223 min 228 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3390
 0.2%
postcode 3401
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 3390
 52
postcode 3401

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 Murra Warra
Car (driver) 57.1% / 57.6%
Kewell — Car (driver): 57.1% Murra Warra — Car (driver): 57.6%
Worked from Home 42.9% / 33.3%
Kewell — Worked from Home: 42.9% Murra Warra — Worked from Home: 33.3%
Walked Only — / 9.1%
Kewell — Walked Only: not among its largest Murra Warra — Walked Only: 9.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.6%).

Setting

Kewell Murra Warra
Elevation 134 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 128 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kewell Murra Warra
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
23 premises

Climate

Kewell Murra Warra
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 Murra Warra
Average residential rate $1,795/yr $2,228/yr
Council Yarriambiack Horsham

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Kewell Murra Warra
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

Murra Warra

Family Rural Young Families

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