Kyabram vs Kyvalley

Kyvalley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 46 in Kyabram. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kyvalley, most households are couple families. On these figures, Kyabram tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Kyvalley suits couples.

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

  • Kyabram has more parks and reserves (14 vs 0)
  • Kyvalley carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 62/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kyvalley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $220/wk)
  • But Kyabram has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Kyabram

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (148 min vs 157 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (209.2 km vs 216.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kyabram

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 17%)
  • But Kyvalley carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 62/100)

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

Investors

Kyvalley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.3% vs 1.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kyabram Kyvalley
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.

Kyabram Kyvalley
Walkability 4 / 0
Kyabram — Walkability: 4/100 Kyvalley — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 38 / 78
Kyabram — Safety: 38/100 Kyvalley — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 87 / 100
Kyabram — Low fire risk: 87/100 Kyvalley — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 18 / 16
Kyabram — Low flood risk: 18/100 Kyvalley — Low flood risk: 16/100

Demographics

Kyabram has more residents (7,416 vs 363); Kyabram rents higher ($220/wk vs $150/wk).

Kyabram Kyvalley
Population 7,416
+95% vs other
 363
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.2% +10.3%
Median age 46 41
Median household income $61,048/yr $73,892/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk
+32% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kyabram Kyvalley
0-4 5.1% / 4.4%
Kyabram — 0-4: 5.1% Kyvalley — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 11.9% / 16.5%
Kyabram — 5-14: 11.9% Kyvalley — 5-14: 16.5%
15-19 5.9% / 6.6%
Kyabram — 15-19: 5.9% Kyvalley — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 5.0% / 3.0%
Kyabram — 20-24: 5.0% Kyvalley — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 9.8% / 8.5%
Kyabram — 25-34: 9.8% Kyvalley — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 10.0% / 11.8%
Kyabram — 35-44: 10.0% Kyvalley — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 12.1% / 15.2%
Kyabram — 45-54: 12.1% Kyvalley — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 13.4% / 14.3%
Kyabram — 55-64: 13.4% Kyvalley — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 13.0% / 9.9%
Kyabram — 65-74: 13.0% Kyvalley — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 9.3% / 6.3%
Kyabram — 75-84: 9.3% Kyvalley — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 4.4% / 1.1%
Kyabram — 85+: 4.4% Kyvalley — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kyabram 35.6% couple families
Kyabram — Couple Families: 35.6% Kyabram — Lone Person: 44.5% Kyabram — One Parent Families: 16.8% Kyabram — Group Household: 2.2% Kyabram — Other Families: 0.9%
Kyvalley 55.8% couple families
Kyvalley — Couple Families: 55.8% Kyvalley — Lone Person: 29.9% Kyvalley — One Parent Families: 10.4% Kyvalley — Group Household: 3.9% Kyvalley — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kyabram 24.4% renting
Kyabram — Owned Outright: 43.9% Kyabram — Mortgage: 31.7% Kyabram — Renting: 24.4%
Kyvalley 12.4% renting
Kyvalley — Owned Outright: 51.3% Kyvalley — Mortgage: 36.3% Kyvalley — Renting: 12.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kyabram Kyvalley
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 16.0%
Kyabram — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% Kyvalley — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 7.4%
Kyabram — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Kyvalley — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 5.0%
Kyabram — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Kyvalley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.9%
Kyabram — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Kyvalley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / —
Kyabram — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Kyvalley — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

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.

Kyabram Kyvalley
Philippines 0.9% / 2.5%
Kyabram — Philippines: 0.9% Kyvalley — Philippines: 2.5%
England 1.8% / 1.4%
Kyabram — England: 1.8% Kyvalley — England: 1.4%
Italy 0.9% / —
Kyabram — Italy: 0.9% Kyvalley — Italy: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.9% / —
Kyabram — New Zealand: 0.9% Kyvalley — New Zealand: not among its largest
Vietnam — / 0.8%
Kyabram — Vietnam: not among its largest Kyvalley — Vietnam: 0.8%
India 0.3% / —
Kyabram — India: 0.3% Kyvalley — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kyabram 87.8% houses
Kyabram — Houses: 87.8% Kyabram — Townhouses: 10.6% Kyabram — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Kyvalley 100.8% houses
Kyvalley — Houses: 100.8% Kyvalley — Townhouses: 0.0% Kyvalley — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kyabram Kyvalley
Median house price $522,500 —
Median unit price $332,000 —
Median land price $236,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 63 days
from 75 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Kyabram Kyvalley
Rural and farming 90% 99%
Residential 5% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Kyabram Kyvalley
New dwellings approved 264
across Campaspe
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
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.

Kyabram Kyvalley
Houses 4.7%
$480/wk on $534K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Kyabram Kyvalley
House price Higher than 14% of VIC —
Income Higher than 22% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
Schools Higher than 22% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 67% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 8% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 94% of VIC —

Liveability

Kyabram Kyvalley
Grade D —
Score 20/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Kyabram carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0); Kyabram carries more crime risk (62 vs 22).

Kyabram Kyvalley
Bushfire Low
13/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
62/100
 Low
22/100
Flood High
82/100
 High
84/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Kyabram Kyvalley
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Kyabram

  • St Augustine's College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Kyabram P-12 College Government · Combined below peers
  • Kyabram P-12 College-Haslem Campus Government · Combined

Schools in Kyvalley

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

Amenities in the suburb

Kyabram Kyvalley
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 14 0
Childcare 7 0
GPs 5 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 5 0
Fuel stations 4 0
Waterways 14 0

Mobility

Kyvalley sits further from the CBD (216.8 km vs 209.2 km).

Kyabram Kyvalley
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 209.2 km 216.8 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 148 min 157 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3620
 0.0%
postcode 3621
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 3620
 59
postcode 3621

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.

Kyabram Kyvalley
Car (driver) 78.6% / 72.6%
Kyabram — Car (driver): 78.6% Kyvalley — Car (driver): 72.6%
Worked from Home 10.1% / 17.8%
Kyabram — Worked from Home: 10.1% Kyvalley — Worked from Home: 17.8%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 5.7%
Kyabram — Car (passenger): 4.7% Kyvalley — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Walked Only 5.4% / 1.9%
Kyabram — Walked Only: 5.4% Kyvalley — Walked Only: 1.9%
Bicycle 1.2% / 1.9%
Kyabram — Bicycle: 1.2% Kyvalley — Bicycle: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.6%).

Setting

Kyabram Kyvalley
Elevation 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 101 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kyabram Kyvalley
Connectivity score 57/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 30%
3,952 premises
 0%
141 premises

Climate

Kyabram Kyvalley
Annual rainfall 436 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Kyabram Kyvalley
Average residential rate $2,035/yr
same for both
Council Campaspe
same for both

Federal electorate

Kyabram Kyvalley
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kyabram Kyvalley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kyabram

Acreage Affordable Retirees

Kyvalley

Rural

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