Kialla East vs Orrvale
Kialla East is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 50 in Orrvale. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Kialla East tends to suit share households and families with children, while Orrvale suits people living alone.
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
Kialla East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 88/100)
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
Orrvale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Orrvale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Kialla East carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 88/100)
- Orrvale is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kialla East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (24.1% vs 2.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kialla East and Orrvale 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
Orrvale has more residents (450 vs 170); Orrvale skews older (50 vs 40).
| Kialla East | Orrvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 170 | 450 +165% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +24.1% | +2.7% |
| Median age | 40 | 50 |
| Median household income | $96,200/yr +17% vs other | $80,184/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +12% vs other | $220/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).
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 (5.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Kialla East | Orrvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $750,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Kialla East | Orrvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 89% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 6% |
| Residential | 0% | 2% |
| Parks and recreation | 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
| Kialla East | Orrvale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 649 across Greater Shepparton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -23% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Kialla East | Orrvale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | — | Higher than 47% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 39% of VIC | Higher than 79% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 41% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 61% of VIC | Higher than 74% of VIC |
Liveability
Orrvale is more walkable (20 vs 0).
| Kialla East | Orrvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Orrvale carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0); Orrvale carries more crime risk (88 vs 23).
| Kialla East | Orrvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 13/100 |
| Crime | Low 23/100 | High 88/100 |
| Flood | High 97/100 | High 96/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Kialla East | Orrvale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Kialla East
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Orrvale
- Orrvale Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Kialla East | Orrvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 6 | 0 |
Mobility
| Kialla East | Orrvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 20/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 191.5 km | 191 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 134 min | 131 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3631 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 70 postcode 3631 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 (85.2%).
Setting
| Kialla East | Orrvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 123 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 118 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Kialla East | Orrvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 56/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 71 premises | 36% 211 premises |
Climate
| Kialla East | Orrvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 453 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Kialla East | Orrvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,449/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Shepparton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kialla East | Orrvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls same for both | |
| Member | Sam Birrell same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kialla East | Orrvale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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