Kialla East vs Shepparton East

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kialla East, about half of households are couple families. In Shepparton East, most households are couple families. On these figures, Kialla East tends to suit share households.

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

  • Kialla East carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 77/100)
  • Shepparton East is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 62%)

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

Shepparton East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($231/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Kialla East sits closer to the CBD (191.5 km vs 195.6 km)
  • Shepparton East 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 77/100)
  • Shepparton East 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 4.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kialla East Shepparton East
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.

Kialla East Shepparton East
Walkability 0 / 20
Kialla East — Walkability: 0/100 Shepparton East — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 77 / 23
Kialla East — Safety: 77/100 Shepparton East — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 100 / 89
Kialla East — Low fire risk: 100/100 Shepparton East — Low fire risk: 89/100
Low flood risk 3 / 10
Kialla East — Low flood risk: 3/100 Shepparton East — Low flood risk: 10/100

Demographics

Shepparton East has more residents (1,192 vs 170); Shepparton East skews older (42 vs 40).

Kialla East Shepparton East
Population 170 1,192
+601% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.1% +4.7%
Median age 40 42
Median household income $96,200/yr
+3% vs other
 $93,028/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+8% vs other
 $231/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kialla East Shepparton East
0-4 1.8% / 4.0%
Kialla East — 0-4: 1.8% Shepparton East — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 17.6% / 13.8%
Kialla East — 5-14: 17.6% Shepparton East — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 5.3% / 6.7%
Kialla East — 15-19: 5.3% Shepparton East — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 2.9% / 5.5%
Kialla East — 20-24: 2.9% Shepparton East — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 8.8% / 10.0%
Kialla East — 25-34: 8.8% Shepparton East — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 15.9% / 13.4%
Kialla East — 35-44: 15.9% Shepparton East — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 12.4% / 14.5%
Kialla East — 45-54: 12.4% Shepparton East — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 18.2% / 14.6%
Kialla East — 55-64: 18.2% Shepparton East — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 12.4% / 11.0%
Kialla East — 65-74: 12.4% Shepparton East — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 3.5% / 4.5%
Kialla East — 75-84: 3.5% Shepparton East — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 1.8% / 1.5%
Kialla East — 85+: 1.8% Shepparton East — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kialla East 54.8% couple families
Kialla East — Couple Families: 54.8% Kialla East — Lone Person: 26.2% Kialla East — One Parent Families: 7.1% Kialla East — Group Household: 11.9% Kialla East — Other Families: 0.0%
Shepparton East 60.8% couple families
Shepparton East — Couple Families: 60.8% Shepparton East — Lone Person: 20.2% Shepparton East — One Parent Families: 13.7% Shepparton East — Group Household: 4.2% Shepparton East — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kialla East 18.6% renting
Kialla East — Owned Outright: 49.2% Kialla East — Mortgage: 32.2% Kialla East — Renting: 18.6%
Shepparton East 16.3% renting
Shepparton East — Owned Outright: 48.6% Shepparton East — Mortgage: 35.1% Shepparton East — Renting: 16.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kialla East Shepparton East
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 16.2%
Kialla East — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Shepparton East — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Bachelor Degree 12.4% / 5.0%
Kialla East — Bachelor Degree: 12.4% Shepparton East — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 5.9%
Kialla East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Shepparton East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 1.6%
Kialla East — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Shepparton East — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Kialla East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Shepparton East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

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.

Kialla East Shepparton East
India 2.4% / 4.7%
Kialla East — India: 2.4% Shepparton East — India: 4.7%
New Zealand 4.1% / 0.3%
Kialla East — New Zealand: 4.1% Shepparton East — New Zealand: 0.3%
Italy — / 2.8%
Kialla East — Italy: not among its largest Shepparton East — Italy: 2.8%
England 1.8% / 0.8%
Kialla East — England: 1.8% Shepparton East — England: 0.8%
South Africa 1.8% / —
Kialla East — South Africa: 1.8% Shepparton East — South Africa: not among its largest
Greece — / 1.3%
Kialla East — Greece: not among its largest Shepparton East — Greece: 1.3%
Philippines — / 0.6%
Kialla East — Philippines: not among its largest Shepparton East — Philippines: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kialla East 100.0% houses
Kialla East — Houses: 100.0%
Shepparton East 100.0% houses
Shepparton East — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Kialla East Shepparton East
Median house price — $650,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Kialla East Shepparton East
Rural and farming 98% 92%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 4%
Residential 0% 2%
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

Kialla East Shepparton East
New dwellings approved 649
across Greater Shepparton
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Kialla East Shepparton East
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 62% 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 73% of VIC

Liveability

Shepparton East is more walkable (20 vs 0).

Kialla East Shepparton East
Grade — D
Score — 29/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Shepparton East carries more bushfire risk (11 vs 0); Shepparton East carries more crime risk (77 vs 23).

Kialla East Shepparton East
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
11/100
Crime Low
23/100
 High
77/100
Flood High
97/100
 High
90/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Kialla East Shepparton East
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 Shepparton East

  • Shepparton East Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kialla East Shepparton East
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 6 1

Mobility

Shepparton East sits further from the CBD (195.6 km vs 191.5 km).

Kialla East Shepparton East
Walkability score 0/100 20/100
Distance to Melbourne 191.5 km 195.6 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 134 min 135 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.

Kialla East Shepparton East
Car (driver) 85.2% / 75.5%
Kialla East — Car (driver): 85.2% Shepparton East — Car (driver): 75.5%
Worked from Home 11.1% / 12.1%
Kialla East — Worked from Home: 11.1% Shepparton East — Worked from Home: 12.1%
Walked Only 3.7% / 6.9%
Kialla East — Walked Only: 3.7% Shepparton East — Walked Only: 6.9%
Car (passenger) — / 5.1%
Kialla East — Car (passenger): not among its largest Shepparton East — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Bicycle — / 0.5%
Kialla East — Bicycle: not among its largest Shepparton East — Bicycle: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.2%).

Setting

Kialla East Shepparton East
Elevation 123 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kialla East Shepparton East
Connectivity score 30/100 44/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
71 premises
 20%
489 premises

Climate

Kialla East Shepparton East
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 Shepparton East
Average residential rate $2,449/yr
same for both
Council Greater Shepparton
same for both

Federal electorate

Kialla East Shepparton East
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kialla East Shepparton East
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kialla East

Rural

Shepparton East

Acreage

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