Kotupna vs Picola

Kotupna is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 57 in Picola. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Picola, about half of households are 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

Kotupna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 63/100)

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

First-home buyers

Picola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% 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 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($83/wk vs $150/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 182 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (223.3 km vs 253.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Kotupna carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 63/100)
  • Picola has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Kotupna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.7% vs -0.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Kotupna and Picola 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 Picola
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 Picola
Walkability 0 / 0
Kotupna — Walkability: 0/100 Picola — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 56 / 37
Kotupna — Safety: 56/100 Picola — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 84 / 83
Kotupna — Low fire risk: 84/100 Picola — Low fire risk: 83/100
Low flood risk 0 / 3
Kotupna — Low flood risk: 0/100 Picola — Low flood risk: 3/100

Demographics

Picola rents higher ($150/wk vs $83/wk); Picola has more residents (206 vs 132).

Kotupna Picola
Population 132 206
+56% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +25.7% -0.5%
Median age 46 57
Median household income $71,500/yr
+20% vs other
 $57,408/yr
Median weekly rent $83/wk $150/wk
+81% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kotupna Picola
0-4 2.3% / 3.9%
Kotupna — 0-4: 2.3% Picola — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 8.3% / 2.4%
Kotupna — 5-14: 8.3% Picola — 5-14: 2.4%
15-19 6.8% / 6.8%
Kotupna — 15-19: 6.8% Picola — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 6.1% / 1.5%
Kotupna — 20-24: 6.1% Picola — 20-24: 1.5%
25-34 12.1% / 9.7%
Kotupna — 25-34: 12.1% Picola — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 8.3% / 9.7%
Kotupna — 35-44: 8.3% Picola — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 17.4% / 11.7%
Kotupna — 45-54: 17.4% Picola — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 21.2% / 27.7%
Kotupna — 55-64: 21.2% Picola — 55-64: 27.7%
65-74 9.1% / 15.5%
Kotupna — 65-74: 9.1% Picola — 65-74: 15.5%
75-84 5.3% / 6.3%
Kotupna — 75-84: 5.3% Picola — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 3.0% / 2.4%
Kotupna — 85+: 3.0% Picola — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).

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%
Picola 48.9% lone person
Picola — Lone Person: 48.9% Picola — Couple Families: 34.0% Picola — One Parent Families: 17.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent 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%
Picola 11.5% renting
Picola — Owned Outright: 65.4% Picola — Mortgage: 23.1% Picola — Renting: 11.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Picola
Italy 2.3% / 1.9%
Kotupna — Italy: 2.3% Picola — Italy: 1.9%
Philippines 2.3% / 1.5%
Kotupna — Philippines: 2.3% Picola — Philippines: 1.5%
England — / 2.4%
Kotupna — England: not among its largest Picola — England: 2.4%
Scotland — / 2.4%
Kotupna — Scotland: not among its largest Picola — Scotland: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

Qualifications

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

Kotupna Picola
Certificate III & IV 21.2% / 18.4%
Kotupna — Certificate III & IV: 21.2% Picola — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 6.3%
Kotupna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Picola — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Bachelor Degree 3.8% / 8.7%
Kotupna — Bachelor Degree: 3.8% Picola — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / —
Kotupna — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Picola — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kotupna 95.7% houses
Kotupna — Houses: 95.7% Kotupna — Flats / Apartments: 4.3%
Picola 100.0% houses
Picola — Houses: 100.0% Picola — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kotupna Picola
Median house price — $810,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Kotupna has more rural and farming land (82% vs 57%).

Kotupna Picola
Rural and farming 82% 57%
Parks and recreation 17% 42%
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 Picola
New dwellings approved 332
across Moira
same for both
Approvals change year on year -70%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Kotupna Picola
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 16% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 5% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC

Liveability

Kotupna Picola
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Picola carries more crime risk (63 vs 44).

Kotupna Picola
Bushfire Low
16/100
 Low
17/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
63/100
Flood High
100/100
 High
97/100
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 Picola
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

Kotupna Picola
Parks & reserves 5 6
Waterways 8 11

Mobility

Picola sits further from the CBD (253.5 km vs 223.3 km).

Kotupna Picola
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 223.3 km 253.5 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 157 min 182 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3638
 0.0%
postcode 3639
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 3638
 54
postcode 3639

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 Picola
Car (driver) 64.3% / 60.5%
Kotupna — Car (driver): 64.3% Picola — Car (driver): 60.5%
Worked from Home 21.4% / 36.0%
Kotupna — Worked from Home: 21.4% Picola — Worked from Home: 36.0%
Walked Only 14.3% / 3.5%
Kotupna — Walked Only: 14.3% Picola — Walked Only: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.3%).

Setting

Kotupna Picola
Elevation 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 99 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kotupna Picola
Connectivity score 23/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
45 premises
 0%
122 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Kotupna

Rural

Picola

Rural

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