Kithbrook vs Strathbogie
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Kithbrook tends to suit people living alone, while Strathbogie suits older residents.
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 38/100)
- Strathbogie has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Strathbogie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 29%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Kithbrook
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $250/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)
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 139 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 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 38/100)
- But Strathbogie has more residents already 65 and over (33% 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 15.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kithbrook and Strathbogie 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
Strathbogie has more residents (351 vs 67); Strathbogie rents higher ($250/wk vs $175/wk).
| Kithbrook | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 67 | 351 +424% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +42.6% | +15.5% |
| Median age | 55 | 57 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr | $59,852/yr +2% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $175/wk | $250/wk +43% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (4.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Kithbrook | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $565,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $645,000 |
Zoning mix
Kithbrook has more rural and farming land (99% vs 81%).
| Kithbrook | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 81% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 17% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 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
| Kithbrook | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 75 across Strathbogie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +167% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Kithbrook | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 17% of VIC | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 69% of VIC | Higher than 34% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 60% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 51% of VIC | Higher than 35% of VIC |
Liveability
Kithbrook is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Kithbrook | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Strathbogie carries more crime risk (38 vs 22); Kithbrook carries more bushfire risk (77 vs 62).
| Kithbrook | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 77/100 | Moderate 62/100 |
| Crime | Low 22/100 | Low 38/100 |
| 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 | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Strathbogie
- Peranbin Primary College-Strathbogie Campus Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Kithbrook | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 5 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 5 |
Mobility
Strathbogie sits further from the CBD (189.5 km vs 183.3 km).
| Kithbrook | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 183.3 km | 189.5 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 131 min | 139 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 3666 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 3666 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.5%).
Setting
| Kithbrook | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 625 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 517 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Kithbrook | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 37 premises | 0% 194 premises |
Climate
| Kithbrook | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,476/yr same for both | |
| Council | Strathbogie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kithbrook | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kithbrook | Strathbogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Strathbogie
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