Kirwans Bridge vs Nagambie

Nagambie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 63 in Kirwans Bridge. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Nagambie, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Kirwans Bridge: a median of $760,000, against $620,000 in Nagambie, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Kirwans Bridge tends to suit older residents, while Nagambie suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Nagambie

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Kirwans Bridge carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 72/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Kirwans Bridge leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)
  • Nagambie has cheaper houses ($620,000 vs $760,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Nagambie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $330/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Nagambie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (104 min vs 110 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kirwans Bridge

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 72/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (46% vs 31%)

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

Investors

Nagambie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.5% vs -1.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kirwans Bridge Nagambie
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.

Kirwans Bridge Nagambie
Walkability 0 / 0
Kirwans Bridge — Walkability: 0/100 Nagambie — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 86 / 28
Kirwans Bridge — Safety: 86/100 Nagambie — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kirwans Bridge — Low fire risk: 100/100 Nagambie — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 34 / 15
Kirwans Bridge — Low flood risk: 34/100 Nagambie — Low flood risk: 15/100

Demographics

Nagambie has more residents (2,254 vs 134); Kirwans Bridge skews older (63 vs 51).

Kirwans Bridge Nagambie
Population 134 2,254
+1582% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.5% +19.5%
Median age 63 51
Median household income $66,092/yr
+10% vs other
 $59,488/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+11% vs other
 $295/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kirwans Bridge Nagambie
0-4 4.5% / 5.9%
Kirwans Bridge — 0-4: 4.5% Nagambie — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 — / 9.4%
Kirwans Bridge — 5-14: not among its largest Nagambie — 5-14: 9.4%
15-19 3.7% / 4.2%
Kirwans Bridge — 15-19: 3.7% Nagambie — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 — / 3.8%
Kirwans Bridge — 20-24: not among its largest Nagambie — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 — / 9.7%
Kirwans Bridge — 25-34: not among its largest Nagambie — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 6.7% / 10.8%
Kirwans Bridge — 35-44: 6.7% Nagambie — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 7.5% / 9.7%
Kirwans Bridge — 45-54: 7.5% Nagambie — 45-54: 9.7%
55-64 21.6% / 15.7%
Kirwans Bridge — 55-64: 21.6% Nagambie — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 29.1% / 17.4%
Kirwans Bridge — 65-74: 29.1% Nagambie — 65-74: 17.4%
75-84 14.2% / 9.2%
Kirwans Bridge — 75-84: 14.2% Nagambie — 75-84: 9.2%
85+ 3.0% / 4.1%
Kirwans Bridge — 85+: 3.0% Nagambie — 85+: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kirwans Bridge 44.0% lone person
Kirwans Bridge — Lone Person: 44.0% Kirwans Bridge — Couple Families: 24.0% Kirwans Bridge — One Parent Families: 20.0% Kirwans Bridge — Other Families: 12.0% Kirwans Bridge — Group Household: 0.0%
Nagambie 53.0% lone person
Nagambie — Lone Person: 53.0% Nagambie — Couple Families: 29.2% Nagambie — One Parent Families: 13.1% Nagambie — Other Families: 0.8% Nagambie — Group Household: 3.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kirwans Bridge 0.0% renting
Kirwans Bridge — Owned Outright: 68.0% Kirwans Bridge — Mortgage: 32.0% Kirwans Bridge — Renting: 0.0%
Nagambie 24.4% renting
Nagambie — Owned Outright: 48.7% Nagambie — Mortgage: 26.9% Nagambie — Renting: 24.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kirwans Bridge Nagambie
Certificate III & IV 27.6% / 17.3%
Kirwans Bridge — Certificate III & IV: 27.6% Nagambie — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Bachelor Degree 11.9% / 7.2%
Kirwans Bridge — Bachelor Degree: 11.9% Nagambie — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 6.7%
Kirwans Bridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Nagambie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.9%
Kirwans Bridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Nagambie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.2%
Kirwans Bridge — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Nagambie — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.6%).

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.

Kirwans Bridge Nagambie
New Zealand 4.5% / 0.9%
Kirwans Bridge — New Zealand: 4.5% Nagambie — New Zealand: 0.9%
England 2.2% / 2.3%
Kirwans Bridge — England: 2.2% Nagambie — England: 2.3%
Thailand 3.0% / —
Kirwans Bridge — Thailand: 3.0% Nagambie — Thailand: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.8%
Kirwans Bridge — Philippines: not among its largest Nagambie — Philippines: 0.8%
India — / 0.6%
Kirwans Bridge — India: not among its largest Nagambie — India: 0.6%
Germany — / 0.5%
Kirwans Bridge — Germany: not among its largest Nagambie — Germany: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kirwans Bridge 103.8% houses
Kirwans Bridge — Houses: 103.8% Kirwans Bridge — Townhouses: 0.0% Kirwans Bridge — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Nagambie 87.9% houses
Nagambie — Houses: 87.9% Nagambie — Townhouses: 7.3% Nagambie — Flats / Apartments: 4.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kirwans Bridge Nagambie
Median house price $760,000 $620,000
Median unit price — $375,000
Median land price — $275,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 73 days
from 37 sales

Zoning mix

Kirwans Bridge Nagambie
Rural and farming 91%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 6% 2%
Residential 0% 3%
Parks and recreation 3%
same for both
Other and special use 0% 1%
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

Kirwans Bridge Nagambie
New dwellings approved 75
across Strathbogie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +167%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Kirwans Bridge Nagambie
Houses — 4.6%
$600/wk on $679K
Units — 4.4%
$350/wk on $415K

Ranking within VIC

Kirwans Bridge Nagambie
House price — Higher than 31% of VIC
Income Higher than 26% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 36% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 30% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 92% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 26% of VIC

Liveability

Kirwans Bridge Nagambie
Grade — D
Score — 21/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Nagambie carries more crime risk (72 vs 14); Nagambie carries more flood risk (85 vs 66).

Kirwans Bridge Nagambie
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
14/100
 High
72/100
Flood Moderate
66/100
 High
85/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Kirwans Bridge Nagambie
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Kirwans Bridge

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

Schools in Nagambie

  • Nagambie Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kirwans Bridge Nagambie
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 8
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 6
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Kirwans Bridge Nagambie
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 148.9 km 148 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 110 min 104 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3608
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 3608
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.

Kirwans Bridge Nagambie
Car (driver) 86.8% / 76.9%
Kirwans Bridge — Car (driver): 86.8% Nagambie — Car (driver): 76.9%
Worked from Home 13.2% / 11.8%
Kirwans Bridge — Worked from Home: 13.2% Nagambie — Worked from Home: 11.8%
Walked Only — / 5.6%
Kirwans Bridge — Walked Only: not among its largest Nagambie — Walked Only: 5.6%
Car (passenger) — / 4.9%
Kirwans Bridge — Car (passenger): not among its largest Nagambie — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Bus — / 0.5%
Kirwans Bridge — Bus: not among its largest Nagambie — Bus: 0.5%

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

Setting

Kirwans Bridge Nagambie
Elevation 135 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 140 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kirwans Bridge Nagambie
Connectivity score 30/100 79/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
104 premises
 57%
1,749 premises

Climate

Kirwans Bridge Nagambie
Annual rainfall 528 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Kirwans Bridge Nagambie
Average residential rate $2,476/yr
same for both
Council Strathbogie
same for both

Federal electorate

Kirwans Bridge Nagambie
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kirwans Bridge Nagambie
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kirwans Bridge

Retirees Rural

Nagambie

Retirees Rural Trains

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