Kyneton vs Pipers Creek

Pipers Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 47 in Kyneton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pipers Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Kyneton tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Pipers Creek suits families with children and 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

  • Kyneton has more parks and reserves (15 vs 0)
  • Pipers Creek is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

Pipers Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Pipers Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kyneton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kyneton

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (6 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 16%)
  • But Pipers Creek carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 76/100)

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

Investors

Pipers Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.9% vs 8.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kyneton Pipers Creek
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.

Kyneton Pipers Creek
Walkability 16 / 0
Kyneton — Walkability: 16/100 Pipers Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 24 / 40
Kyneton — Safety: 24/100 Pipers Creek — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 68 / 45
Kyneton — Low fire risk: 68/100 Pipers Creek — Low fire risk: 45/100
Low flood risk 56 / 70
Kyneton — Low flood risk: 56/100 Pipers Creek — Low flood risk: 70/100

Demographics

Kyneton has more residents (7,513 vs 189); Pipers Creek has higher household incomes ($133,692 vs $84,240).

Kyneton Pipers Creek
Population 7,513
+97% vs other
 189
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.1% +18.9%
Median age 47 40
Median household income $84,240/yr $133,692/yr
+59% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+17% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kyneton Pipers Creek
0-4 4.9% / 6.9%
Kyneton — 0-4: 4.9% Pipers Creek — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 12.0% / 14.3%
Kyneton — 5-14: 12.0% Pipers Creek — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 5.0% / 7.4%
Kyneton — 15-19: 5.0% Pipers Creek — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 3.9% / 6.3%
Kyneton — 20-24: 3.9% Pipers Creek — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 8.8% / 3.2%
Kyneton — 25-34: 8.8% Pipers Creek — 25-34: 3.2%
35-44 12.1% / 14.8%
Kyneton — 35-44: 12.1% Pipers Creek — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 15.0% / 16.4%
Kyneton — 45-54: 15.0% Pipers Creek — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 13.2% / 14.3%
Kyneton — 55-64: 13.2% Pipers Creek — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 13.1% / 6.9%
Kyneton — 65-74: 13.1% Pipers Creek — 65-74: 6.9%
75-84 8.1% / 9.0%
Kyneton — 75-84: 8.1% Pipers Creek — 75-84: 9.0%
85+ 3.8% / —
Kyneton — 85+: 3.8% Pipers Creek — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kyneton 41.2% couple families
Kyneton — Couple Families: 41.2% Kyneton — Lone Person: 39.4% Kyneton — One Parent Families: 14.3% Kyneton — Group Household: 3.9% Kyneton — Other Families: 1.2%
Pipers Creek 62.2% couple families
Pipers Creek — Couple Families: 62.2% Pipers Creek — Lone Person: 26.7% Pipers Creek — One Parent Families: 11.1% Pipers Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Pipers Creek — 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.

Kyneton 21.5% renting
Kyneton — Owned Outright: 41.6% Kyneton — Mortgage: 36.9% Kyneton — Renting: 21.5%
Pipers Creek 12.7% renting
Pipers Creek — Owned Outright: 46.0% Pipers Creek — Mortgage: 41.3% Pipers Creek — Renting: 12.7%
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.

Kyneton Pipers Creek
England 4.2% / 4.2%
Kyneton — England: 4.2% Pipers Creek — England: 4.2%
New Zealand 1.7% / —
Kyneton — New Zealand: 1.7% Pipers Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest
Taiwan 0.8% / —
Kyneton — Taiwan: 0.8% Pipers Creek — Taiwan: not among its largest
Scotland 0.6% / —
Kyneton — Scotland: 0.6% Pipers Creek — Scotland: not among its largest
Philippines 0.5% / —
Kyneton — Philippines: 0.5% Pipers Creek — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

Qualifications

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

Kyneton Pipers Creek
Bachelor Degree 13.8% / 17.5%
Kyneton — Bachelor Degree: 13.8% Pipers Creek — Bachelor Degree: 17.5%
Certificate III & IV 12.6% / 11.1%
Kyneton — Certificate III & IV: 12.6% Pipers Creek — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 7.4%
Kyneton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Pipers Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 4.5% / 5.3%
Kyneton — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5% Pipers Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 3.7%
Kyneton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Pipers Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kyneton 88.4% houses
Kyneton — Houses: 88.4% Kyneton — Townhouses: 9.0% Kyneton — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Pipers Creek 100.0% houses
Pipers Creek — Houses: 100.0% Pipers Creek — Townhouses: 0.0% Pipers Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kyneton Pipers Creek
Median house price $838,000 —
Median unit price $515,000 —
Median land price $442,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 56 days
from 80 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Pipers Creek has more land zoned for conservation (26% vs 0%); Kyneton has more rural and farming land (85% vs 74%).

Kyneton Pipers Creek
Rural and farming 85% 74%
Environmental 0% 26%
Residential 5% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 0%
Parks and recreation 2% 0%
Industrial 2% 0%
Other and special use 1% 0%
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

Kyneton Pipers Creek
New dwellings approved 331
across Macedon Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year +80%
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.

Kyneton Pipers Creek
Houses 3.4%
$640/wk on $974K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Kyneton Pipers Creek
House price Higher than 49% of VIC —
Income Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC
Schools Higher than 80% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 53% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 76% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 34% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 32% of VIC —

Liveability

Kyneton is more walkable (16 vs 0).

Kyneton Pipers Creek
Grade B —
Score 51/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Pipers Creek carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 32); Kyneton carries more flood risk (44 vs 30).

Kyneton Pipers Creek
Bushfire Low
32/100
 Moderate
55/100
Crime High
76/100
 Moderate
60/100
Flood Moderate
44/100
 Low
30/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Kyneton Pipers Creek
Inside the suburb 5 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Kyneton

  • Kyneton Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Sacred Heart College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Kyneton High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Kyneton High School-Macedon Ranges Satellite VCAL Government · Secondary

Schools in Pipers Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Kyneton Pipers Creek
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 14 0
Parks & reserves 15 0
Childcare 6 0
GPs 6 0
Pharmacies 3 0
Hospitals 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 4 0
Fuel stations 3 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 20 2

Mobility

Kyneton Pipers Creek
Walkability score 16/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 88.2 km
+1% vs other
 87.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 67 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 3444
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3444
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.

Kyneton Pipers Creek
Car (driver) 58.0% / 55.4%
Kyneton — Car (driver): 58.0% Pipers Creek — Car (driver): 55.4%
Worked from Home 30.0% / 33.7%
Kyneton — Worked from Home: 30.0% Pipers Creek — Worked from Home: 33.7%
Walked Only 4.3% / 6.5%
Kyneton — Walked Only: 4.3% Pipers Creek — Walked Only: 6.5%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 4.3%
Kyneton — Car (passenger): 5.3% Pipers Creek — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Train 1.9% / —
Kyneton — Train: 1.9% Pipers Creek — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.0%).

Setting

Kyneton Pipers Creek
Elevation 509 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 521 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kyneton Pipers Creek
Connectivity score 60/100 28/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 33%
4,058 premises
 0%
70 premises

Climate

Kyneton Pipers Creek
Annual rainfall 778 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Kyneton Pipers Creek
Average residential rate $2,065/yr
same for both
Council Macedon Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Kyneton Pipers Creek
Division Bendigo
same for both
Member Lisa Chesters
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kyneton Pipers Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kyneton

Acreage

Pipers Creek

Rural

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