Kiata vs Nhill

Nhill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 51 in Kiata. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kiata, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Kiata tends to suit people living alone, 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

Nhill

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (28 vs 4)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Nhill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 46%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kiata

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Kiata

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (248 min vs 271 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (361.3 km vs 384.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nhill

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 61/100)
  • But Kiata has more units and townhouses to downsize into (18% vs 7%)

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

Investors

Nhill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.9% vs 3.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kiata Nhill
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.

Kiata Nhill
Walkability 5 / 0
Kiata — Walkability: 5/100 Nhill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 39 / 54
Kiata — Safety: 39/100 Nhill — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 100 / 87
Kiata — Low fire risk: 100/100 Nhill — Low fire risk: 87/100
Low flood risk 100 / 80
Kiata — Low flood risk: 100/100 Nhill — Low flood risk: 80/100

Demographics

Nhill rents higher ($200/wk vs $0/wk); Nhill has more residents (2,401 vs 64).

Kiata Nhill
Population 64 2,401
+3652% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.2% +9.9%
Median age 51 47
Median household income $56,836/yr $67,392/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent — $200/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kiata Nhill
0-4 10.9% / 5.1%
Kiata — 0-4: 10.9% Nhill — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 10.9% / 10.2%
Kiata — 5-14: 10.9% Nhill — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 7.8% / 5.3%
Kiata — 15-19: 7.8% Nhill — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 — / 4.8%
Kiata — 20-24: not among its largest Nhill — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 10.9% / 13.5%
Kiata — 25-34: 10.9% Nhill — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 10.9% / 8.9%
Kiata — 35-44: 10.9% Nhill — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 6.2% / 11.7%
Kiata — 45-54: 6.2% Nhill — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 14.1% / 13.5%
Kiata — 55-64: 14.1% Nhill — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 21.9% / 11.0%
Kiata — 65-74: 21.9% Nhill — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 9.4% / 10.3%
Kiata — 75-84: 9.4% Nhill — 75-84: 10.3%
85+ — / 5.5%
Kiata — 85+: not among its largest Nhill — 85+: 5.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kiata 52.9% lone person
Kiata — Lone Person: 52.9% Kiata — Couple Families: 47.1% Kiata — One Parent Families: 0.0% Kiata — Group Household: 0.0% Kiata — Other Families: 0.0%
Nhill 44.5% lone person
Nhill — Lone Person: 44.5% Nhill — Couple Families: 36.2% Nhill — One Parent Families: 11.3% Nhill — Group Household: 5.1% Nhill — Other Families: 3.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kiata 0.0% renting
Kiata — Owned Outright: 100.0% Kiata — Mortgage: 0.0% Kiata — Renting: 0.0%
Nhill 23.7% renting
Nhill — Owned Outright: 48.9% Nhill — Mortgage: 27.4% Nhill — Renting: 23.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kiata 82.1% houses
Kiata — Houses: 82.1% Kiata — Flats / Apartments: 17.9% Kiata — Townhouses: 0.0%
Nhill 93.4% houses
Nhill — Houses: 93.4% Nhill — Flats / Apartments: 0.5% Nhill — Townhouses: 6.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Kiata Nhill
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 16.3%
Kiata — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Nhill — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Bachelor Degree — / 7.5%
Kiata — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Nhill — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.6%
Kiata — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Nhill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Kiata — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Nhill — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Kiata — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Nhill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Property market

Kiata Nhill
Median house price — $260,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $192,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 62 days
from 28 sales

Zoning mix

Kiata Nhill
Rural and farming 98%
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

Kiata Nhill
New dwellings approved 9
across Hindmarsh
same for both
Approvals change year on year +100%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Kiata Nhill
House price — Higher than 3% of VIC
Income Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 73% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 99% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 3% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC

Liveability

Kiata Nhill
Grade — C
Score — 45/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Nhill carries more flood risk (20 vs 0); Nhill carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0).

Kiata Nhill
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
13/100
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
46/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
20/100
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

Kiata Nhill
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Kiata

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

Schools in Nhill

  • Wimmera Lutheran College - Nhill Lutheran School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Nhill College Government · Combined at peers
  • St Patrick's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kiata Nhill
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 4 28
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 4
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 0 10

Mobility

Nhill sits further from the CBD (384.9 km vs 361.3 km).

Kiata Nhill
Walkability score 5/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 361.3 km 384.9 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 248 min 271 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3418
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 3418
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.

Kiata Nhill
Car (driver) 80.0% / 70.8%
Kiata — Car (driver): 80.0% Nhill — Car (driver): 70.8%
Walked Only 20.0% / 11.6%
Kiata — Walked Only: 20.0% Nhill — Walked Only: 11.6%
Worked from Home — / 11.1%
Kiata — Worked from Home: not among its largest Nhill — Worked from Home: 11.1%
Car (passenger) — / 5.1%
Kiata — Car (passenger): not among its largest Nhill — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Bicycle — / 0.9%
Kiata — Bicycle: not among its largest Nhill — Bicycle: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).

Setting

Kiata Nhill
Elevation 151 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 119 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kiata Nhill
Connectivity score 20/100 77/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
11 premises
 45%
1,333 premises

Climate

Kiata Nhill
Annual rainfall 375 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Kiata Nhill
Average residential rate $1,660/yr
same for both
Council Hindmarsh
same for both

Federal electorate

Kiata Nhill
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kiata Nhill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kiata

Retirees Rural Young Families

Nhill

Affordable Retirees Rural

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