Pine Lodge vs Katandra

Pine Lodge is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 48 in Katandra. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pine Lodge, most households are couple families. In Katandra, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Pine Lodge tends to suit 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

Pine Lodge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 56/100)

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

First-home buyers

Pine Lodge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Katandra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($170/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Pine Lodge

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (145 min vs 155 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (206.8 km vs 219.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pine Lodge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 56/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Pine Lodge Katandra
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.

Pine Lodge Katandra
Walkability 0 / 0
Pine Lodge — Walkability: 0/100 Katandra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 68 / 44
Pine Lodge — Safety: 68/100 Katandra — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 100 / 67
Pine Lodge — Low fire risk: 100/100 Katandra — Low fire risk: 67/100
Low flood risk 2 / 29
Pine Lodge — Low flood risk: 2/100 Katandra — Low flood risk: 29/100

Demographics

Pine Lodge has more residents (267 vs 120); Pine Lodge has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $58,500).

Pine Lodge Katandra
Population 267
+55% vs other
 120
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.8% +6.2%
Median age 38 48
Median household income $94,224/yr
+38% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+32% vs other
 $170/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pine Lodge Katandra
0-4 7.9% / 5.0%
Pine Lodge — 0-4: 7.9% Katandra — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 16.9% / 13.3%
Pine Lodge — 5-14: 16.9% Katandra — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 4.9% / 5.0%
Pine Lodge — 15-19: 4.9% Katandra — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 4.5% / 3.3%
Pine Lodge — 20-24: 4.5% Katandra — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 10.5% / 6.7%
Pine Lodge — 25-34: 10.5% Katandra — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 15.7% / 14.2%
Pine Lodge — 35-44: 15.7% Katandra — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 16.9% / 20.8%
Pine Lodge — 45-54: 16.9% Katandra — 45-54: 20.8%
55-64 10.9% / 24.2%
Pine Lodge — 55-64: 10.9% Katandra — 55-64: 24.2%
65-74 7.5% / 9.2%
Pine Lodge — 65-74: 7.5% Katandra — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 6.7% / 5.0%
Pine Lodge — 75-84: 6.7% Katandra — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ — / 2.5%
Pine Lodge — 85+: not among its largest Katandra — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pine Lodge 62.1% couple families
Pine Lodge — Couple Families: 62.1% Pine Lodge — Lone Person: 29.3% Pine Lodge — One Parent Families: 8.6%
Katandra 50.0% couple families
Katandra — Couple Families: 50.0% Katandra — Lone Person: 30.0% Katandra — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pine Lodge 19.0% renting
Pine Lodge — Owned Outright: 44.0% Pine Lodge — Mortgage: 36.9% Pine Lodge — Renting: 19.0%
Katandra 11.6% renting
Katandra — Owned Outright: 39.5% Katandra — Mortgage: 48.8% Katandra — Renting: 11.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pine Lodge 100.0% houses
Pine Lodge — Houses: 100.0%
Katandra 100.0% houses
Katandra — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Pine Lodge Katandra
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 20.0%
Pine Lodge — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Katandra — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 8.3%
Pine Lodge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Katandra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 7.5%
Pine Lodge — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Katandra — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 5.6% / 3.3%
Pine Lodge — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6% Katandra — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / —
Pine Lodge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Katandra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Zoning mix

Pine Lodge Katandra
Rural and farming 98% 100%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Pine Lodge Katandra
New dwellings approved 649
across Greater Shepparton
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Pine Lodge Katandra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 18% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 34% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 18% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC

Liveability

Pine Lodge Katandra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Katandra carries more bushfire risk (33 vs 0); Katandra carries more crime risk (56 vs 32).

Pine Lodge Katandra
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
33/100
Crime Low
32/100
 Moderate
56/100
Flood High
98/100
 High
71/100
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

Pine Lodge Katandra
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

Pine Lodge Katandra
Waterways 6 2

Mobility

Katandra sits further from the CBD (219.5 km vs 206.8 km).

Pine Lodge Katandra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 206.8 km 219.5 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 145 min 155 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3631
 0.3%
postcode 3634
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 3631
 64
postcode 3634

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.

Pine Lodge Katandra
Car (driver) 63.3% / 73.2%
Pine Lodge — Car (driver): 63.3% Katandra — Car (driver): 73.2%
Worked from Home 29.7% / 19.6%
Pine Lodge — Worked from Home: 29.7% Katandra — Worked from Home: 19.6%
Bus — / 7.1%
Pine Lodge — Bus: not among its largest Katandra — Bus: 7.1%
Walked Only 7.0% / —
Pine Lodge — Walked Only: 7.0% Katandra — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.2%).

Setting

Pine Lodge Katandra
Elevation 120 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Pine Lodge Katandra
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
114 premises
 0%
58 premises

Climate

Pine Lodge Katandra
Annual rainfall 484 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Pine Lodge Katandra
Average residential rate $2,449/yr
same for both
Council Greater Shepparton
same for both

Federal electorate

Pine Lodge Katandra
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pine Lodge Katandra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pine Lodge

Family Rural

Katandra

Rural

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