Minimay vs Kaniva
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kaniva, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Minimay tends to suit share households.
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
- Minimay carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 52/100)
- Kaniva has more parks and reserves (25 vs 19)
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
Minimay
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 11%)
- has cheaper rent ($96/wk vs $125/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Minimay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (399.7 km vs 410.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Minimay carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 52/100)
- Kaniva has more GPs (2 vs 0)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kaniva
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (11.0% vs -23.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Minimay and Kaniva 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
Kaniva has more residents (891 vs 64); Minimay has higher household incomes ($84,448 vs $58,292).
| Minimay | Kaniva | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 64 | 891 +1292% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -23.8% | +11.0% |
| Median age | 49 | 51 |
| Median household income | $84,448/yr +31% vs other | $58,292/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $96/wk | $125/wk +30% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).
Property market
| Minimay | Kaniva | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $205,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 59 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
Kaniva has more rural and farming land (94% vs 83%).
| Minimay | Kaniva | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 83% | 94% |
| Parks and recreation | 16% | 6% |
| 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
| Minimay | Kaniva | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 6 across West Wimmera same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Minimay | Kaniva | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 1% of VIC |
| Income | Higher than 52% of VIC | Higher than 16% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 43% of VIC | Higher than 65% of VIC |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 100% of VIC |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 8% of VIC | Higher than 98% of VIC |
Liveability
| Minimay | Kaniva | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 39/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Kaniva carries more crime risk (52 vs 29); Minimay carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 51).
| Minimay | Kaniva | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 63/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| Crime | Low 29/100 | Moderate 52/100 |
| 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
| Minimay | Kaniva | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Minimay
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Kaniva
- Kaniva College Government · Combined below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Minimay | Kaniva | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 19 | 25 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 6 | 1 |
Mobility
Kaniva sits further from the CBD (410.8 km vs 399.7 km).
| Minimay | Kaniva | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 399.7 km | 410.8 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 285 min | 281 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3413 | 0.0% postcode 3419 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 27 postcode 3413 | 42 postcode 3419 |
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 (67.1%).
Setting
| Minimay | Kaniva | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 131 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 127 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Minimay | Kaniva | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 96/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 13 premises | 95% 517 premises |
Council rates
| Minimay | Kaniva | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,709/yr same for both | |
| Council | West Wimmera same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Minimay | Kaniva | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Minimay | Kaniva | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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