Timmering vs Kyabram

Timmering is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 46 in Kyabram. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Timmering, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Timmering tends to suit families with children and couples, while Kyabram 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Timmering carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 62/100)
  • Kyabram has more parks and reserves (14 vs 0)

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

Timmering

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (41% vs 24%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $220/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kyabram

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (148 min vs 159 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (209.2 km vs 217.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kyabram

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 16%)
  • But Timmering carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 62/100)

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

Investors

Kyabram

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.2% vs -6.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Timmering Kyabram
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.

Timmering Kyabram
Walkability 0 / 4
Timmering — Walkability: 0/100 Kyabram — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 67 / 38
Timmering — Safety: 67/100 Kyabram — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 100 / 87
Timmering — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kyabram — Low fire risk: 87/100
Low flood risk 5 / 18
Timmering — Low flood risk: 5/100 Kyabram — Low flood risk: 18/100

Demographics

Kyabram has more residents (7,416 vs 90); Kyabram skews older (46 vs 33).

Timmering Kyabram
Population 90 7,416
+8140% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.2% +1.2%
Median age 33 46
Median household income $80,184/yr
+24% vs other
 $61,048/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $220/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Timmering Kyabram
0-4 4.4% / 5.1%
Timmering — 0-4: 4.4% Kyabram — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 26.7% / 11.9%
Timmering — 5-14: 26.7% Kyabram — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 7.8% / 5.9%
Timmering — 15-19: 7.8% Kyabram — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 — / 5.0%
Timmering — 20-24: not among its largest Kyabram — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 8.9% / 9.8%
Timmering — 25-34: 8.9% Kyabram — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 14.4% / 10.0%
Timmering — 35-44: 14.4% Kyabram — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 13.3% / 12.1%
Timmering — 45-54: 13.3% Kyabram — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 11.1% / 13.4%
Timmering — 55-64: 11.1% Kyabram — 55-64: 13.4%
65-74 12.2% / 13.0%
Timmering — 65-74: 12.2% Kyabram — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 3.3% / 9.3%
Timmering — 75-84: 3.3% Kyabram — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ — / 4.4%
Timmering — 85+: not among its largest Kyabram — 85+: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Timmering 76.9% couple families
Timmering — Couple Families: 76.9% Timmering — Lone Person: 23.1% Timmering — One Parent Families: 0.0% Timmering — Group Household: 0.0% Timmering — Other Families: 0.0%
Kyabram 35.6% couple families
Kyabram — Couple Families: 35.6% Kyabram — Lone Person: 44.5% Kyabram — One Parent Families: 16.8% Kyabram — Group Household: 2.2% Kyabram — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Timmering 40.6% renting
Timmering — Owned Outright: 15.6% Timmering — Mortgage: 43.8% Timmering — Renting: 40.6%
Kyabram 24.4% renting
Kyabram — Owned Outright: 43.9% Kyabram — Mortgage: 31.7% Kyabram — Renting: 24.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Timmering 100.0% houses
Timmering — Houses: 100.0% Timmering — Townhouses: 0.0% Timmering — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kyabram 87.8% houses
Kyabram — Houses: 87.8% Kyabram — Townhouses: 10.6% Kyabram — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Timmering Kyabram
Certificate III & IV 24.4% / 17.3%
Timmering — Certificate III & IV: 24.4% Kyabram — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.3% / 6.9%
Timmering — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.3% Kyabram — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Bachelor Degree — / 6.4%
Timmering — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Kyabram — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Timmering — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Kyabram — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Timmering — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Kyabram — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.4%).

Property market

Timmering Kyabram
Median house price — $522,500
Median unit price — $332,000
Median land price — $236,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 63 days
from 75 sales

Zoning mix

Timmering Kyabram
Rural and farming 100% 90%
Residential 0% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
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

Timmering Kyabram
New dwellings approved 264
across Campaspe
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
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.

Timmering Kyabram
Houses — 4.7%
$480/wk on $534K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Timmering Kyabram
House price — Higher than 14% of VIC
Income Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 22% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 67% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 8% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 94% of VIC

Liveability

Timmering Kyabram
Grade — D
Score — 20/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Kyabram carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0); Kyabram carries more crime risk (62 vs 33).

Timmering Kyabram
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
13/100
Crime Low
33/100
 Moderate
62/100
Flood High
95/100
 High
82/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Timmering Kyabram
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Timmering

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

Schools in Kyabram

  • St Augustine's College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Kyabram P-12 College Government · Combined below peers
  • Kyabram P-12 College-Haslem Campus Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Timmering Kyabram
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 14
Childcare 0 7
GPs 0 5
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 0 4
Waterways 0 14

Mobility

Timmering sits further from the CBD (217.3 km vs 209.2 km).

Timmering Kyabram
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Melbourne 217.3 km
+4% vs other
 209.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 159 min 148 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3561
 0.2%
postcode 3620
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 3561
 55
postcode 3620

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.

Timmering Kyabram
Car (driver) 63.2% / 78.6%
Timmering — Car (driver): 63.2% Kyabram — Car (driver): 78.6%
Worked from Home 23.7% / 10.1%
Timmering — Worked from Home: 23.7% Kyabram — Worked from Home: 10.1%
Walked Only 13.2% / 5.4%
Timmering — Walked Only: 13.2% Kyabram — Walked Only: 5.4%
Car (passenger) — / 4.7%
Timmering — Car (passenger): not among its largest Kyabram — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Bicycle — / 1.2%
Timmering — Bicycle: not among its largest Kyabram — Bicycle: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.6%).

Setting

Timmering Kyabram
Elevation 106 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Timmering Kyabram
Connectivity score 30/100 57/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
35 premises
 30%
3,952 premises

Climate

Timmering Kyabram
Annual rainfall 438 mm 436 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 31.1°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.8°C

Council rates

Timmering Kyabram
Average residential rate $2,035/yr
same for both
Council Campaspe
same for both

Federal electorate

Timmering Kyabram
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Timmering Kyabram
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Timmering

Family Rural

Kyabram

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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