Kithbrook vs Marraweeney

Marraweeney is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 55 in Kithbrook. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most 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 has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 73%)
  • Marraweeney is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 35%)

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

First-home buyers

Marraweeney

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kithbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $250/wk)

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 140 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (183.3 km vs 189.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kithbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Marraweeney

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (48.1% vs 42.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kithbrook Marraweeney
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.

Kithbrook Marraweeney
Walkability 10 / 0
Kithbrook — Walkability: 10/100 Marraweeney — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 78 / 80
Kithbrook — Safety: 78/100 Marraweeney — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 23 / 100
Kithbrook — Low fire risk: 23/100 Marraweeney — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Kithbrook — Low flood risk: 100/100 Marraweeney — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Marraweeney rents higher ($250/wk vs $175/wk); Marraweeney has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $58,500).

Kithbrook Marraweeney
Population 67 77
+15% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +42.6% +48.1%
Median age 55 49
Median household income $58,500/yr $71,500/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $175/wk $250/wk
+43% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kithbrook Marraweeney
0-4 6.0% / 7.8%
Kithbrook — 0-4: 6.0% Marraweeney — 0-4: 7.8%
5-14 4.5% / 6.5%
Kithbrook — 5-14: 4.5% Marraweeney — 5-14: 6.5%
15-19 — / 3.9%
Kithbrook — 15-19: not among its largest Marraweeney — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 — / 10.4%
Kithbrook — 20-24: not among its largest Marraweeney — 20-24: 10.4%
25-34 13.4% / 3.9%
Kithbrook — 25-34: 13.4% Marraweeney — 25-34: 3.9%
35-44 11.9% / 13.0%
Kithbrook — 35-44: 11.9% Marraweeney — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 9.0% / 9.1%
Kithbrook — 45-54: 9.0% Marraweeney — 45-54: 9.1%
55-64 20.9% / 26.0%
Kithbrook — 55-64: 20.9% Marraweeney — 55-64: 26.0%
65-74 17.9% / 16.9%
Kithbrook — 65-74: 17.9% Marraweeney — 65-74: 16.9%
75-84 4.5% / —
Kithbrook — 75-84: 4.5% Marraweeney — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / 3.9%
Kithbrook — 85+: not among its largest Marraweeney — 85+: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kithbrook 65.0% lone person
Kithbrook — Lone Person: 65.0% Kithbrook — Couple Families: 35.0% Kithbrook — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Marraweeney 20.0% lone person
Marraweeney — Lone Person: 20.0% Marraweeney — Couple Families: 40.0% Marraweeney — One Parent Families: 40.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kithbrook 0.0% renting
Kithbrook — Owned Outright: 76.9% Kithbrook — Mortgage: 23.1% Kithbrook — Renting: 0.0%
Marraweeney 0.0% renting
Marraweeney — Owned Outright: 72.7% Marraweeney — Mortgage: 27.3% Marraweeney — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kithbrook 100.0% houses
Kithbrook — Houses: 100.0% Kithbrook — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Marraweeney 73.1% houses
Marraweeney — Houses: 73.1% Marraweeney — Flats / Apartments: 26.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Kithbrook Marraweeney
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 16.4% / 9.1%
Kithbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 16.4% Marraweeney — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Bachelor Degree 13.4% / 11.7%
Kithbrook — Bachelor Degree: 13.4% Marraweeney — Bachelor Degree: 11.7%
Certificate III & IV 11.9% / 9.1%
Kithbrook — Certificate III & IV: 11.9% Marraweeney — Certificate III & IV: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.9%
Kithbrook — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Marraweeney — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Zoning mix

Kithbrook Marraweeney
Rural and farming 99% 97%
Parks and recreation 0% 3%
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 Marraweeney
New dwellings approved 75
across Strathbogie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +167%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Kithbrook Marraweeney
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of VIC Higher than 49% 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 14% of VIC

Liveability

Kithbrook is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Kithbrook Marraweeney
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).

Kithbrook Marraweeney
Bushfire High
77/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
22/100
 Low
20/100
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 Marraweeney
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

Kithbrook Marraweeney
Parks & reserves 1 3

Mobility

Marraweeney sits further from the CBD (189.5 km vs 183.3 km).

Kithbrook Marraweeney
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 183.3 km 189.5 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 131 min 140 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.

Kithbrook Marraweeney
Car (driver) 54.8% / 69.0%
Kithbrook — Car (driver): 54.8% Marraweeney — Car (driver): 69.0%
Worked from Home 25.8% / 31.0%
Kithbrook — Worked from Home: 25.8% Marraweeney — Worked from Home: 31.0%
Walked Only 19.4% / —
Kithbrook — Walked Only: 19.4% Marraweeney — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.0%).

Setting

Kithbrook Marraweeney
Elevation 625 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 406 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kithbrook Marraweeney
Connectivity score 30/100 17/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
37 premises
 0%
27 premises

Climate

Kithbrook Marraweeney
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 Marraweeney
Average residential rate $2,476/yr
same for both
Council Strathbogie
same for both

Federal electorate

Kithbrook Marraweeney
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kithbrook Marraweeney
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kithbrook

Rural

Marraweeney

Rural

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