Kilmany vs Pearsondale

Pearsondale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 45 in Kilmany. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pearsondale, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Kilmany tends to suit older residents, while Pearsondale suits 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

Pearsondale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 51%)

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

First-home buyers

Kilmany

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kilmany

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kilmany

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (202.6 km vs 215 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (149 min vs 158 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kilmany

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kilmany Pearsondale
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.

Kilmany Pearsondale
Walkability 0 / 0
Kilmany — Walkability: 0/100 Pearsondale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 33 / 31
Kilmany — Safety: 33/100 Pearsondale — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kilmany — Low fire risk: 100/100 Pearsondale — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 26 / 3
Kilmany — Low flood risk: 26/100 Pearsondale — Low flood risk: 3/100

Demographics

Kilmany has more residents (165 vs 125); Pearsondale rents higher ($250/wk vs $210/wk).

Kilmany Pearsondale
Population 165
+24% vs other
 125
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.5% -7.4%
Median age 45 42
Median household income $72,748/yr $81,224/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $210/wk $250/wk
+19% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kilmany Pearsondale
0-4 6.7% / 8.8%
Kilmany — 0-4: 6.7% Pearsondale — 0-4: 8.8%
5-14 14.5% / 16.0%
Kilmany — 5-14: 14.5% Pearsondale — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 5.5% / 8.8%
Kilmany — 15-19: 5.5% Pearsondale — 15-19: 8.8%
20-24 5.5% / 4.8%
Kilmany — 20-24: 5.5% Pearsondale — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 7.3% / 8.0%
Kilmany — 25-34: 7.3% Pearsondale — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 10.9% / 12.0%
Kilmany — 35-44: 10.9% Pearsondale — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 13.9% / 18.4%
Kilmany — 45-54: 13.9% Pearsondale — 45-54: 18.4%
55-64 10.9% / 19.2%
Kilmany — 55-64: 10.9% Pearsondale — 55-64: 19.2%
65-74 13.9% / 9.6%
Kilmany — 65-74: 13.9% Pearsondale — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 7.3% / —
Kilmany — 75-84: 7.3% Pearsondale — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 5.5% / —
Kilmany — 85+: 5.5% Pearsondale — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kilmany 40.5% couple families
Kilmany — Couple Families: 40.5% Kilmany — Lone Person: 32.4% Kilmany — One Parent Families: 10.8% Kilmany — Group Household: 16.2%
Pearsondale 52.6% couple families
Pearsondale — Couple Families: 52.6% Pearsondale — Lone Person: 34.2% Pearsondale — One Parent Families: 13.2% Pearsondale — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kilmany 15.4% renting
Kilmany — Owned Outright: 56.9% Kilmany — Mortgage: 27.7% Kilmany — Renting: 15.4%
Pearsondale 9.3% renting
Pearsondale — Owned Outright: 41.9% Pearsondale — Mortgage: 48.8% Pearsondale — Renting: 9.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kilmany 96.8% houses
Kilmany — Houses: 96.8% Kilmany — Flats / Apartments: 3.2%
Pearsondale 100.0% houses
Pearsondale — Houses: 100.0% Pearsondale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Kilmany Pearsondale
Certificate III & IV 15.2% / 26.4%
Kilmany — Certificate III & IV: 15.2% Pearsondale — Certificate III & IV: 26.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 8.8%
Kilmany — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Pearsondale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Bachelor Degree 2.4% / 7.2%
Kilmany — Bachelor Degree: 2.4% Pearsondale — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 4.8%
Kilmany — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Pearsondale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.4%
Kilmany — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Pearsondale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

Zoning mix

Kilmany Pearsondale
Rural and farming 93%
same for both
Parks and recreation 3% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 0%
Residential 0% 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

Kilmany Pearsondale
New dwellings approved 209
across Wellington
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Kilmany Pearsondale
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 49% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 33% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC

Liveability

Kilmany Pearsondale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Pearsondale carries more flood risk (97 vs 74).

Kilmany Pearsondale
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
67/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood High
74/100
 High
97/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Kilmany Pearsondale
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

Pearsondale sits further from the CBD (215 km vs 202.6 km).

Kilmany Pearsondale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 202.6 km 215 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 149 min 158 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3851
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 3851
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.

Kilmany Pearsondale
Car (driver) 60.6% / 86.8%
Kilmany — Car (driver): 60.6% Pearsondale — Car (driver): 86.8%
Worked from Home 22.5% / 13.2%
Kilmany — Worked from Home: 22.5% Pearsondale — Worked from Home: 13.2%
Car (passenger) 11.3% / —
Kilmany — Car (passenger): 11.3% Pearsondale — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 5.6% / —
Kilmany — Walked Only: 5.6% Pearsondale — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.8%).

Setting

Kilmany Pearsondale
Elevation 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 36.9 km 28.7 km

NBN connectivity

Kilmany Pearsondale
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
82 premises
 0%
56 premises

Climate

Kilmany Pearsondale
Annual rainfall 546 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Kilmany Pearsondale
Average residential rate $1,960/yr
same for both
Council Wellington
same for both

Federal electorate

Kilmany Pearsondale
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kilmany Pearsondale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kilmany

Retirees Rural

Pearsondale

Family Rural Young Families

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