Kithbrook vs Boho South
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kithbrook, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Kithbrook tends to suit people living alone.
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
- Kithbrook carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 55/100)
- Boho South is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 35%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Kithbrook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 42%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Kithbrook
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (131 min vs 144 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (183.3 km vs 193.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kithbrook
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 55/100)
- But Boho South has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 22%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kithbrook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (42.6% vs 20.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kithbrook and Boho South drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Boho South has more residents (93 vs 67).
| Kithbrook | Boho South | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 67 | 93 +39% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +42.6% | +20.8% |
| Median age | 55 | 56 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr same for both | |
| Median weekly rent | $175/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Kithbrook has more rural and farming land (99% vs 86%).
| Kithbrook | Boho South | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 86% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 14% |
| 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
| Kithbrook | Boho South | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 75 across Strathbogie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +167% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Kithbrook | Boho South | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 17% of VIC same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 69% of VIC | Higher than 7% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 60% of VIC | Higher than 62% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 51% of VIC | Higher than 15% of VIC |
Liveability
Kithbrook is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Kithbrook | Boho South | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Kithbrook carries more bushfire risk (77 vs 0); Boho South carries more crime risk (55 vs 22).
| Kithbrook | Boho South | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 77/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 22/100 | Moderate 55/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Kithbrook | Boho South | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Kithbrook
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Boho South
- Northcote High School-Boho South Camp Government · Secondary
Amenities in the suburb
| Kithbrook | Boho South | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
Boho South sits further from the CBD (193.3 km vs 183.3 km).
| Kithbrook | Boho South | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 183.3 km | 193.3 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 131 min | 144 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 3666 | 0.6% postcode 3669 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 3666 | 56 postcode 3669 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.8%).
Setting
| Kithbrook | Boho South | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 625 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 580 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Kithbrook | Boho South | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 18/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 37 premises | 0% 35 premises |
Climate
| Kithbrook | Boho South | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 865 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.2°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Kithbrook | Boho South | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,476/yr same for both | |
| Council | Strathbogie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kithbrook | Boho South | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kithbrook | Boho South | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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