Kotupna vs Nathalia

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Nathalia, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Nathalia tends to suit 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

Nathalia

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 5)
  • But Kotupna is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 46%)

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

First-home buyers

Nathalia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kotupna

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($83/wk vs $194/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kotupna

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (157 min vs 166 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (223.3 km vs 232.6 km)
  • But Nathalia is more walkable (58/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nathalia

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (58/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Kotupna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.7% vs 5.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kotupna Nathalia
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.

Kotupna Nathalia
Walkability 0 / 58
Kotupna — Walkability: 0/100 Nathalia — Walkability: 58/100
Safety 56 / 51
Kotupna — Safety: 56/100 Nathalia — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 84 / 88
Kotupna — Low fire risk: 84/100 Nathalia — Low fire risk: 88/100
Low flood risk 0 / 5
Kotupna — Low flood risk: 0/100 Nathalia — Low flood risk: 5/100

Demographics

Nathalia has more residents (1,982 vs 132); Nathalia rents higher ($194/wk vs $83/wk).

Kotupna Nathalia
Population 132 1,982
+1402% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +25.7% +5.4%
Median age 46 47
Median household income $71,500/yr
+15% vs other
 $60,788/yr
Median weekly rent $83/wk $194/wk
+134% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kotupna Nathalia
0-4 2.3% / 4.7%
Kotupna — 0-4: 2.3% Nathalia — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 8.3% / 11.2%
Kotupna — 5-14: 8.3% Nathalia — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 6.8% / 6.8%
Kotupna — 15-19: 6.8% Nathalia — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 6.1% / 5.4%
Kotupna — 20-24: 6.1% Nathalia — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 12.1% / 9.6%
Kotupna — 25-34: 12.1% Nathalia — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 8.3% / 9.6%
Kotupna — 35-44: 8.3% Nathalia — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 17.4% / 11.2%
Kotupna — 45-54: 17.4% Nathalia — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 21.2% / 15.3%
Kotupna — 55-64: 21.2% Nathalia — 55-64: 15.3%
65-74 9.1% / 13.9%
Kotupna — 65-74: 9.1% Nathalia — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 5.3% / 8.0%
Kotupna — 75-84: 5.3% Nathalia — 75-84: 8.0%
85+ 3.0% / 4.0%
Kotupna — 85+: 3.0% Nathalia — 85+: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kotupna 44.4% lone person
Kotupna — Lone Person: 44.4% Kotupna — Couple Families: 44.4% Kotupna — One Parent Families: 11.1% Kotupna — Group Household: 0.0% Kotupna — Other Families: 0.0%
Nathalia 49.1% lone person
Nathalia — Lone Person: 49.1% Nathalia — Couple Families: 31.0% Nathalia — One Parent Families: 14.9% Nathalia — Group Household: 3.7% Nathalia — Other Families: 1.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kotupna 9.1% renting
Kotupna — Owned Outright: 47.7% Kotupna — Mortgage: 43.2% Kotupna — Renting: 9.1%
Nathalia 19.0% renting
Nathalia — Owned Outright: 47.7% Nathalia — Mortgage: 33.3% Nathalia — Renting: 19.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kotupna Nathalia
Certificate III & IV 21.2% / 18.1%
Kotupna — Certificate III & IV: 21.2% Nathalia — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 6.5%
Kotupna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Nathalia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Bachelor Degree 3.8% / 7.3%
Kotupna — Bachelor Degree: 3.8% Nathalia — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 1.3%
Kotupna — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Nathalia — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.5%
Kotupna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Nathalia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

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.

Kotupna Nathalia
Philippines 2.3% / 0.9%
Kotupna — Philippines: 2.3% Nathalia — Philippines: 0.9%
Italy 2.3% / 0.3%
Kotupna — Italy: 2.3% Nathalia — Italy: 0.3%
England — / 1.5%
Kotupna — England: not among its largest Nathalia — England: 1.5%
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Kotupna — New Zealand: not among its largest Nathalia — New Zealand: 0.9%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Kotupna — Scotland: not among its largest Nathalia — Scotland: 0.6%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Kotupna — South Africa: not among its largest Nathalia — South Africa: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kotupna 95.7% houses
Kotupna — Houses: 95.7% Kotupna — Flats / Apartments: 4.3% Kotupna — Townhouses: 0.0%
Nathalia 92.1% houses
Nathalia — Houses: 92.1% Nathalia — Flats / Apartments: 3.3% Nathalia — Townhouses: 4.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kotupna Nathalia
Median house price — $395,000
Median unit price — $315,000
Median land price — $200,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 117 days
from 16 sales

Zoning mix

Nathalia has more rural and farming land (93% vs 82%).

Kotupna Nathalia
Rural and farming 82% 93%
Parks and recreation 17% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
Residential 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

Kotupna Nathalia
New dwellings approved 332
across Moira
same for both
Approvals change year on year -70%
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.

Kotupna Nathalia
Houses — 4.9%
$440/wk on $470K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Kotupna Nathalia
House price — Higher than 5% of VIC
Income Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 21% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 9% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 93% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 5% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 97% of VIC

Liveability

Nathalia is more walkable (58 vs 0).

Kotupna Nathalia
Grade — D
Score — 27/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Kotupna Nathalia
Bushfire Low
16/100
 Low
12/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
49/100
Flood High
100/100
 High
95/100
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

Kotupna Nathalia
Inside the suburb 0 5
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 3

Schools in Kotupna

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

Schools in Nathalia

  • St Francis' School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Nathalia Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Nathalia Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers
  • St Mary of the Angels College Catholic · Secondary below peers
  • OneSchool Global Vic - Nathalia Centre Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Kotupna Nathalia
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 5 8
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 8 4

Mobility

Nathalia sits further from the CBD (232.6 km vs 223.3 km).

Kotupna Nathalia
Walkability score 0/100 58/100
Distance to Melbourne 223.3 km 232.6 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 157 min 166 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3638
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 3638
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.

Kotupna Nathalia
Car (driver) 64.3% / 72.2%
Kotupna — Car (driver): 64.3% Nathalia — Car (driver): 72.2%
Worked from Home 21.4% / 13.3%
Kotupna — Worked from Home: 21.4% Nathalia — Worked from Home: 13.3%
Walked Only 14.3% / 7.8%
Kotupna — Walked Only: 14.3% Nathalia — Walked Only: 7.8%
Car (passenger) — / 3.5%
Kotupna — Car (passenger): not among its largest Nathalia — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Bicycle — / 2.9%
Kotupna — Bicycle: not among its largest Nathalia — Bicycle: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.2%).

Setting

Kotupna Nathalia
Elevation 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 101 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kotupna Nathalia
Connectivity score 23/100 78/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
45 premises
 44%
1,095 premises

Climate

Kotupna Nathalia
Annual rainfall 436 mm 458 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.1°C —
Winter min (Jul) 3.8°C —

Council rates

Kotupna Nathalia
Average residential rate $1,908/yr
same for both
Council Moira
same for both

Federal electorate

Kotupna Nathalia
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kotupna Nathalia
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kotupna

Rural

Nathalia

Affordable Quiet Retirees Rural

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