Kiewa vs Staghorn Flat

Kiewa is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 45 in Staghorn Flat. 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, Kiewa 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Staghorn Flat

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (318.2 km vs 342.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (214 min vs 225 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Staghorn Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.6% vs 1.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kiewa Staghorn Flat
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.

Kiewa Staghorn Flat
Walkability 6 / 0
Kiewa — Walkability: 6/100 Staghorn Flat — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 89 / 87
Kiewa — Safety: 89/100 Staghorn Flat — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 72 / 37
Kiewa — Low fire risk: 72/100 Staghorn Flat — Low fire risk: 37/100
Low flood risk 22 / 32
Kiewa — Low flood risk: 22/100 Staghorn Flat — Low flood risk: 32/100

Demographics

Kiewa has more residents (483 vs 368); Staghorn Flat skews older (45 vs 41).

Kiewa Staghorn Flat
Population 483
+24% vs other
 368
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.9% +25.6%
Median age 41 45
Median household income $110,812/yr $116,272/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk $310/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kiewa Staghorn Flat
0-4 5.2% / 5.7%
Kiewa — 0-4: 5.2% Staghorn Flat — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 17.2% / 12.5%
Kiewa — 5-14: 17.2% Staghorn Flat — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 6.4% / 8.7%
Kiewa — 15-19: 6.4% Staghorn Flat — 15-19: 8.7%
20-24 4.1% / 6.0%
Kiewa — 20-24: 4.1% Staghorn Flat — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 8.9% / 6.5%
Kiewa — 25-34: 8.9% Staghorn Flat — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 11.2% / 9.2%
Kiewa — 35-44: 11.2% Staghorn Flat — 35-44: 9.2%
45-54 14.3% / 16.3%
Kiewa — 45-54: 14.3% Staghorn Flat — 45-54: 16.3%
55-64 18.0% / 14.9%
Kiewa — 55-64: 18.0% Staghorn Flat — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 9.3% / 15.2%
Kiewa — 65-74: 9.3% Staghorn Flat — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 4.3% / 2.7%
Kiewa — 75-84: 4.3% Staghorn Flat — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ — / —
Kiewa — 85+: not among its largest Staghorn Flat — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kiewa 73.6% couple families
Kiewa — Couple Families: 73.6% Kiewa — Lone Person: 20.9% Kiewa — One Parent Families: 5.5%
Staghorn Flat 68.6% couple families
Staghorn Flat — Couple Families: 68.6% Staghorn Flat — Lone Person: 25.7% Staghorn Flat — One Parent Families: 5.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kiewa 9.3% renting
Kiewa — Owned Outright: 40.7% Kiewa — Mortgage: 50.0% Kiewa — Renting: 9.3%
Staghorn Flat 2.9% renting
Staghorn Flat — Owned Outright: 53.4% Staghorn Flat — Mortgage: 43.7% Staghorn Flat — Renting: 2.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Kiewa Staghorn Flat
England 1.0% / 1.1%
Kiewa — England: 1.0% Staghorn Flat — England: 1.1%
Scotland — / 0.8%
Kiewa — Scotland: not among its largest Staghorn Flat — Scotland: 0.8%
Netherlands 0.6% / —
Kiewa — Netherlands: 0.6% Staghorn Flat — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.1%).

Qualifications

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

Kiewa Staghorn Flat
Certificate III & IV 19.3% / 19.6%
Kiewa — Certificate III & IV: 19.3% Staghorn Flat — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Bachelor Degree 10.4% / 14.7%
Kiewa — Bachelor Degree: 10.4% Staghorn Flat — Bachelor Degree: 14.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 9.5%
Kiewa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Staghorn Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 2.2%
Kiewa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Staghorn Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / —
Kiewa — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Staghorn Flat — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kiewa 100.0% houses
Kiewa — Houses: 100.0% Kiewa — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Staghorn Flat 99.1% houses
Staghorn Flat — Houses: 99.1% Staghorn Flat — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kiewa Staghorn Flat
Median house price $922,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Staghorn Flat has more rural and farming land (73% vs 57%).

Kiewa Staghorn Flat
Rural and farming 57% 73%
Parks and recreation 42% 20%
Environmental 0% 3%
Residential 0% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Kiewa Staghorn Flat
New dwellings approved 120
across Indigo
same for both
Approvals change year on year +15%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Kiewa Staghorn Flat
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 87% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 9% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC

Liveability

Kiewa Staghorn Flat
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Staghorn Flat carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 28); Kiewa carries more flood risk (78 vs 68).

Kiewa Staghorn Flat
Bushfire Low
28/100
 Moderate
63/100
Crime Low
11/100
 Low
13/100
Flood High
78/100
 Moderate
68/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Kiewa Staghorn Flat
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

Amenities in the suburb

Kiewa Staghorn Flat
Parks & reserves 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0

Mobility

Kiewa sits further from the CBD (342.8 km vs 318.2 km).

Kiewa Staghorn Flat
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 342.8 km
+7% vs other
 318.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 225 min 214 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3691
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 3691
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.

Kiewa Staghorn Flat
Car (driver) 85.3% / 75.3%
Kiewa — Car (driver): 85.3% Staghorn Flat — Car (driver): 75.3%
Worked from Home 10.3% / 19.8%
Kiewa — Worked from Home: 10.3% Staghorn Flat — Worked from Home: 19.8%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 2.5%
Kiewa — Car (passenger): 4.5% Staghorn Flat — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Walked Only — / 2.5%
Kiewa — Walked Only: not among its largest Staghorn Flat — Walked Only: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.3%).

Setting

Kiewa Staghorn Flat
Elevation 284 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 187 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kiewa Staghorn Flat
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
173 premises
 0%
111 premises

Climate

Kiewa Staghorn Flat
Annual rainfall 692 mm 700 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.1°C —
Winter min (Jul) 5.0°C —

Council rates

Kiewa Staghorn Flat
Average residential rate $1,828/yr
same for both
Council Indigo
same for both

Federal electorate

Kiewa Staghorn Flat
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kiewa Staghorn Flat
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kiewa

Family Rural

Staghorn Flat

Rural

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