Wyuna vs Kotupna

Wyuna is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 46 in Kotupna. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wyuna, most households are couple families. On these figures, Wyuna tends to suit families with children and couples, while Kotupna suits people living alone.

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

  • Wyuna is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 56%)
  • Kotupna has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Wyuna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Wyuna has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 9%)
  • Kotupna has cheaper rent ($83/wk vs $138/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wyuna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (216.1 km vs 223.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Kotupna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.7% vs 6.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wyuna Kotupna
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.

Wyuna Kotupna
Walkability 0 / 0
Wyuna — Walkability: 0/100 Kotupna — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 60 / 56
Wyuna — Safety: 60/100 Kotupna — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 85 / 84
Wyuna — Low fire risk: 85/100 Kotupna — Low fire risk: 84/100
Low flood risk 7 / 0
Wyuna — Low flood risk: 7/100 Kotupna — Low flood risk: 0/100

Demographics

Wyuna has more residents (278 vs 132); Wyuna rents higher ($138/wk vs $83/wk).

Wyuna Kotupna
Population 278
+53% vs other
 132
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.1% +25.7%
Median age 42 46
Median household income $94,900/yr
+25% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $138/wk
+40% vs other
 $83/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wyuna Kotupna
0-4 5.4% / 2.3%
Wyuna — 0-4: 5.4% Kotupna — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 14.0% / 8.3%
Wyuna — 5-14: 14.0% Kotupna — 5-14: 8.3%
15-19 5.4% / 6.8%
Wyuna — 15-19: 5.4% Kotupna — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 3.6% / 6.1%
Wyuna — 20-24: 3.6% Kotupna — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 11.5% / 12.1%
Wyuna — 25-34: 11.5% Kotupna — 25-34: 12.1%
35-44 12.9% / 8.3%
Wyuna — 35-44: 12.9% Kotupna — 35-44: 8.3%
45-54 11.2% / 17.4%
Wyuna — 45-54: 11.2% Kotupna — 45-54: 17.4%
55-64 12.6% / 21.2%
Wyuna — 55-64: 12.6% Kotupna — 55-64: 21.2%
65-74 14.7% / 9.1%
Wyuna — 65-74: 14.7% Kotupna — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 7.2% / 5.3%
Wyuna — 75-84: 7.2% Kotupna — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ — / 3.0%
Wyuna — 85+: not among its largest Kotupna — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wyuna 59.3% couple families
Wyuna — Couple Families: 59.3% Wyuna — Lone Person: 35.2% Wyuna — One Parent Families: 5.6%
Kotupna 44.4% couple families
Kotupna — Couple Families: 44.4% Kotupna — Lone Person: 44.4% Kotupna — One Parent Families: 11.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wyuna 19.8% renting
Wyuna — Owned Outright: 44.0% Wyuna — Mortgage: 36.3% Wyuna — Renting: 19.8%
Kotupna 9.1% renting
Kotupna — Owned Outright: 47.7% Kotupna — Mortgage: 43.2% Kotupna — Renting: 9.1%
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.

Wyuna Kotupna
Philippines 5.0% / 2.3%
Wyuna — Philippines: 5.0% Kotupna — Philippines: 2.3%
Italy — / 2.3%
Wyuna — Italy: not among its largest Kotupna — Italy: 2.3%
New Zealand 1.8% / —
Wyuna — New Zealand: 1.8% Kotupna — New Zealand: not among its largest
Scotland 1.8% / —
Wyuna — Scotland: 1.8% Kotupna — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

Qualifications

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

Wyuna Kotupna
Certificate III & IV 13.3% / 21.2%
Wyuna — Certificate III & IV: 13.3% Kotupna — Certificate III & IV: 21.2%
Bachelor Degree 14.4% / 3.8%
Wyuna — Bachelor Degree: 14.4% Kotupna — Bachelor Degree: 3.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 9.1%
Wyuna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Kotupna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / —
Wyuna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Kotupna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.3%
Wyuna — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Kotupna — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wyuna 100.0% houses
Wyuna — Houses: 100.0% Wyuna — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kotupna 95.7% houses
Kotupna — Houses: 95.7% Kotupna — Flats / Apartments: 4.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

Wyuna has more rural and farming land (94% vs 82%).

Wyuna Kotupna
Rural and farming 94% 82%
Parks and recreation 5% 17%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Wyuna Kotupna
New dwellings approved 264
across Campaspe
 332
across Moira
Approvals change year on year +63% -70%

Ranking within VIC

Wyuna Kotupna
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 8% of VIC Higher than 5% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of VIC Higher than 23% of VIC

Liveability

Wyuna Kotupna
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Wyuna Kotupna
Bushfire Low
15/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
44/100
Flood High
93/100
 High
100/100
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

Wyuna Kotupna
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

Wyuna Kotupna
Parks & reserves 2 5
Waterways 1 8

Mobility

Kotupna sits further from the CBD (223.3 km vs 216.1 km).

Wyuna Kotupna
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 216.1 km 223.3 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 153 min 157 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3620
 0.1%
postcode 3638
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 3620
 54
postcode 3638

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.

Wyuna Kotupna
Car (driver) 56.8% / 64.3%
Wyuna — Car (driver): 56.8% Kotupna — Car (driver): 64.3%
Worked from Home 30.5% / 21.4%
Wyuna — Worked from Home: 30.5% Kotupna — Worked from Home: 21.4%
Walked Only 5.9% / 14.3%
Wyuna — Walked Only: 5.9% Kotupna — Walked Only: 14.3%
Car (passenger) 6.8% / —
Wyuna — Car (passenger): 6.8% Kotupna — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.3%).

Setting

Wyuna Kotupna
Elevation 103 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wyuna Kotupna
Connectivity score 30/100 23/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
124 premises
 0%
45 premises

Climate

Wyuna Kotupna
Annual rainfall 436 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Wyuna Kotupna
Average residential rate $2,035/yr $1,908/yr
Council Campaspe Moira

Federal electorate

Wyuna Kotupna
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wyuna Kotupna
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wyuna

Rural

Kotupna

Rural

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