Selby vs Kallista

Selby is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 47 in Kallista. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Selby, most households are couple families. In Kallista, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kallista: a median of $1 million, against $863,000 in Selby, though rent is higher in Selby. On these figures, Selby tends to suit families with children and couples, while Kallista suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Selby

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 62%)

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

First-home buyers

Selby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($863,000 vs $1,000,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kallista

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($347/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Selby

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (45/100 vs 22/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (49.3 km vs 53.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Selby is more walkable (45/100 vs 22/100)
  • Kallista has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 14%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Selby Kallista
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.

Selby Kallista
Walkability 45 / 22
Selby — Walkability: 45/100 Kallista — Walkability: 22/100
Safety 78 / 73
Selby — Safety: 78/100 Kallista — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 100 / 28
Selby — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kallista — Low fire risk: 28/100
Low flood risk 81 / 77
Selby — Low flood risk: 81/100 Kallista — Low flood risk: 77/100

Demographics

Kallista skews older (47 vs 40); Selby rents higher ($400/wk vs $347/wk).

Selby Kallista
Population 1,626
+13% vs other
 1,418
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.6% -1.3%
Median age 40 47
Median household income $118,664/yr
+12% vs other
 $104,156/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+13% vs other
 $347/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Selby Kallista
0-4 6.1% / 3.1%
Selby — 0-4: 6.1% Kallista — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 13.3% / 11.8%
Selby — 5-14: 13.3% Kallista — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 7.6% / 5.6%
Selby — 15-19: 7.6% Kallista — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 4.9% / 4.2%
Selby — 20-24: 4.9% Kallista — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 10.1% / 7.4%
Selby — 25-34: 10.1% Kallista — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 15.9% / 13.5%
Selby — 35-44: 15.9% Kallista — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 15.3% / 15.7%
Selby — 45-54: 15.3% Kallista — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 13.0% / 16.4%
Selby — 55-64: 13.0% Kallista — 55-64: 16.4%
65-74 9.3% / 15.7%
Selby — 65-74: 9.3% Kallista — 65-74: 15.7%
75-84 4.1% / 6.1%
Selby — 75-84: 4.1% Kallista — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 0.7% / 0.8%
Selby — 85+: 0.7% Kallista — 85+: 0.8%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Selby 60.9% couple families
Selby — Couple Families: 60.9% Selby — Lone Person: 18.7% Selby — One Parent Families: 15.0% Selby — Group Household: 4.7% Selby — Other Families: 0.7%
Kallista 49.0% couple families
Kallista — Couple Families: 49.0% Kallista — Lone Person: 34.2% Kallista — One Parent Families: 13.4% Kallista — Group Household: 2.5% Kallista — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Selby 6.8% renting
Selby — Owned Outright: 32.3% Selby — Mortgage: 60.9% Selby — Renting: 6.8%
Kallista 9.0% renting
Kallista — Owned Outright: 41.5% Kallista — Mortgage: 49.5% Kallista — Renting: 9.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Selby Kallista
Bachelor Degree 15.3% / 18.5%
Selby — Bachelor Degree: 15.3% Kallista — Bachelor Degree: 18.5%
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 12.9%
Selby — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Kallista — Certificate III & IV: 12.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.7% / 9.7%
Selby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7% Kallista — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree 6.0% / 7.6%
Selby — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0% Kallista — Postgraduate Degree: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 4.4%
Selby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Kallista — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

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.

Selby Kallista
England 5.8% / 7.1%
Selby — England: 5.8% Kallista — England: 7.1%
New Zealand 1.0% / 0.8%
Selby — New Zealand: 1.0% Kallista — New Zealand: 0.8%
Germany 0.5% / 1.2%
Selby — Germany: 0.5% Kallista — Germany: 1.2%
Netherlands 0.5% / 1.0%
Selby — Netherlands: 0.5% Kallista — Netherlands: 1.0%
South Africa 0.6% / 0.4%
Selby — South Africa: 0.6% Kallista — South Africa: 0.4%
India 0.4% / 0.6%
Selby — India: 0.4% Kallista — India: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Selby 99.3% houses
Selby — Houses: 99.3% Selby — Townhouses: 0.0% Selby — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Kallista 98.2% houses
Kallista — Houses: 98.2% Kallista — Townhouses: 1.6% Kallista — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Selby Kallista
Median house price $863,000 $1,000,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $390,550 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 33 days
from 9 sales
 9 days
from 11 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Selby Kallista
3 bed $828K / $892K
Selby — 3 bed: $828K (18 sales) Kallista — 3 bed: $892K (20 sales)

18 vs 20 sales

4 bed $925K / $1.05M
Selby — 4 bed: $925K (12 sales) Kallista — 4 bed: $1.05M (15 sales)

12 vs 15 sales

Zoning mix

Selby has more land zoned for conservation (39% vs 0%); Kallista has more rural and farming land (71% vs 44%).

Selby Kallista
Rural and farming 44% 71%
Environmental 39% 0%
Parks and recreation 10% 27%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 2%
Residential 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

Selby Kallista
New dwellings approved 416
across Yarra Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year -57%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Selby Kallista
House price Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
Income Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC

Liveability

Selby is more walkable (45 vs 22); Selby scores higher overall (75 vs 61).

Selby Kallista
Grade A B
Score 75/100 61/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kallista carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 0).

Selby Kallista
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
72/100
Crime Low
22/100
 Low
27/100
Flood Low
19/100
 Low
23/100
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

Selby Kallista
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Selby

  • Selby Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Kallista

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

Amenities in the suburb

Selby Kallista
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 6 2
Childcare 2
same for both
GPs 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 5 9

Mobility

Kallista sits further from the CBD (53.5 km vs 49.3 km).

Selby Kallista
Walkability score 45/100 22/100
Distance to Melbourne 49.3 km 53.5 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 54 min 58 min
Public transport score 63/100
Bus
 36/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 16.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 6.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 3 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 3159
 2.1%
postcode 3791
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 3159
 28
postcode 3791

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.

Selby Kallista
Car (driver) 56.6% / 56.3%
Selby — Car (driver): 56.6% Kallista — Car (driver): 56.3%
Worked from Home 36.1% / 38.3%
Selby — Worked from Home: 36.1% Kallista — Worked from Home: 38.3%
Car (passenger) 2.9% / 2.3%
Selby — Car (passenger): 2.9% Kallista — Car (passenger): 2.3%
Train 2.4% / 1.4%
Selby — Train: 2.4% Kallista — Train: 1.4%
Walked Only 1.0% / 1.8%
Selby — Walked Only: 1.0% Kallista — Walked Only: 1.8%
Bus 1.1% / —
Selby — Bus: 1.1% Kallista — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.6%).

Setting

Selby Kallista
Elevation 231 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 402 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.3 km 30.2 km

NBN connectivity

Selby Kallista
Connectivity score 75/100 62/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 46%
713 premises
 29%
666 premises

Climate

Selby Kallista
Annual rainfall 777 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.3°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Selby Kallista
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Selby Kallista
Average residential rate $2,161/yr
same for both
Council Yarra Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Selby Kallista
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Selby Kallista
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Selby

Acreage Outer Parks

Kallista

Acreage Outer Professionals Quiet

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