Pine Lodge vs Katandra West

Pine Lodge is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Katandra West. 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 West, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Pine Lodge tends to suit 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

Katandra West

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 32/100)

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

Katandra West

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($195/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

  • sits closer to the CBD (206.8 km vs 215.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (145 min vs 151 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Katandra West

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 32/100)

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

Investors

Pine Lodge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.8% vs 3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Pine Lodge and Katandra West 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 West
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 West
Walkability 0 / 0
Pine Lodge — Walkability: 0/100 Katandra West — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 68 / 88
Pine Lodge — Safety: 68/100 Katandra West — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Pine Lodge — Low fire risk: 100/100 Katandra West — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 2 / 28
Pine Lodge — Low flood risk: 2/100 Katandra West — Low flood risk: 28/100

Demographics

Katandra West has more residents (492 vs 267); Pine Lodge rents higher ($250/wk vs $195/wk).

Pine Lodge Katandra West
Population 267 492
+84% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.8% +3.4%
Median age 38 43
Median household income $94,224/yr
+19% vs other
 $76,336/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+22% vs other
 $195/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pine Lodge Katandra West
0-4 7.9% / 6.5%
Pine Lodge — 0-4: 7.9% Katandra West — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 16.9% / 14.4%
Pine Lodge — 5-14: 16.9% Katandra West — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 4.9% / 6.5%
Pine Lodge — 15-19: 4.9% Katandra West — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 4.5% / 6.1%
Pine Lodge — 20-24: 4.5% Katandra West — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 10.5% / 9.6%
Pine Lodge — 25-34: 10.5% Katandra West — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 15.7% / 9.3%
Pine Lodge — 35-44: 15.7% Katandra West — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 16.9% / 16.1%
Pine Lodge — 45-54: 16.9% Katandra West — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 10.9% / 16.5%
Pine Lodge — 55-64: 10.9% Katandra West — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 7.5% / 9.1%
Pine Lodge — 65-74: 7.5% Katandra West — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 6.7% / 4.9%
Pine Lodge — 75-84: 6.7% Katandra West — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ — / 0.8%
Pine Lodge — 85+: not among its largest Katandra West — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

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% Pine Lodge — Group Household: 0.0%
Katandra West 47.5% couple families
Katandra West — Couple Families: 47.5% Katandra West — Lone Person: 27.0% Katandra West — One Parent Families: 23.0% Katandra West — Group Household: 2.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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 West 9.4% renting
Katandra West — Owned Outright: 32.7% Katandra West — Mortgage: 57.9% Katandra West — Renting: 9.4%
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.

Pine Lodge Katandra West
India 5.6% / 0.6%
Pine Lodge — India: 5.6% Katandra West — India: 0.6%
New Zealand 3.7% / 1.4%
Pine Lodge — New Zealand: 3.7% Katandra West — New Zealand: 1.4%
England — / 1.2%
Pine Lodge — England: not among its largest Katandra West — England: 1.2%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Pine Lodge — Philippines: not among its largest Katandra West — Philippines: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

Qualifications

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

Pine Lodge Katandra West
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 16.1%
Pine Lodge — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Katandra West — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 6.7%
Pine Lodge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Katandra West — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 6.7%
Pine Lodge — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Katandra West — Bachelor Degree: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 5.6% / 2.0%
Pine Lodge — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6% Katandra West — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 0.6%
Pine Lodge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Katandra West — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Property market

Pine Lodge Katandra West
Median house price — $391,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Pine Lodge Katandra West
Rural and farming 98% 99%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 0%
Residential 0% 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

Pine Lodge Katandra West
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 West
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 9% 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 51% of VIC

Liveability

Pine Lodge Katandra West
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Pine Lodge carries more crime risk (32 vs 12); Pine Lodge carries more flood risk (98 vs 72).

Pine Lodge Katandra West
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
32/100
 Low
12/100
Flood High
98/100
 High
72/100
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 West
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 Pine Lodge

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

Schools in Katandra West

  • Katandra West Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Pine Lodge Katandra West
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 6 4

Mobility

Katandra West sits further from the CBD (215.5 km vs 206.8 km).

Pine Lodge Katandra West
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 206.8 km 215.5 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 145 min 151 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 West
Car (driver) 63.3% / 79.9%
Pine Lodge — Car (driver): 63.3% Katandra West — Car (driver): 79.9%
Worked from Home 29.7% / 12.7%
Pine Lodge — Worked from Home: 29.7% Katandra West — Worked from Home: 12.7%
Walked Only 7.0% / 4.4%
Pine Lodge — Walked Only: 7.0% Katandra West — Walked Only: 4.4%
Car (passenger) — / 2.9%
Pine Lodge — Car (passenger): not among its largest Katandra West — Car (passenger): 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.9%).

Setting

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

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Pine Lodge Katandra West
Annual rainfall 484 mm 458 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Pine Lodge Katandra West
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 West

Rural

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