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Kyneton vs Malmsbury
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 8.1 km apart · Kyneton profile · Malmsbury profile
Kyneton Malmsbury
Kyneton and Malmsbury are neighbouring areas in Victoria with very different housing and service profiles. Kyneton is a larger hub with more rental properties (20.9% compared to 10.9% in Malmsbury) and more people aged 65 and over, at 25.1%. Malmsbury is more residential, with a far higher share of separate houses at 99.1% and a higher proportion of residents who have no religion (59.7% compared to 48.8% in Kyneton). Kyneton has more schools and better street connectivity, while Malmsbury is more walkable for those heading to a park.
These two places share a similar typical weekly household income of around $1,600 and have almost identical rates of volunteering and people living alone. However, some gaps are widening, such as the difference in the typical monthly home-loan payment, which is now $474 higher in Kyneton than in Malmsbury. Both areas have a higher share of university-qualified adults than the national figure, though this is more pronounced in Malmsbury at 32.1%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 6,629
- First area, 2016: 6,951
- First area, 2021: 7,513
- Second area, 2011: 612
- Second area, 2016: 831
- Second area, 2021: 905
- First area, 2011: 43 yrs
- First area, 2016: 45 yrs
- First area, 2021: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 45 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Kyneton: 1.5% males, 2.3% females; 85+ in Malmsbury: 0.8% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Kyneton: 1.7% males, 1.8% females; 80–84 in Malmsbury: 0.3% males, 0.6% females
- 75–79 in Kyneton: 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 75–79 in Malmsbury: 1.4% males, 2.2% females
- 70–74 in Kyneton: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 70–74 in Malmsbury: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 65–69 in Kyneton: 3.0% males, 3.6% females; 65–69 in Malmsbury: 4.0% males, 3.3% females
- 60–64 in Kyneton: 3.3% males, 3.6% females; 60–64 in Malmsbury: 4.9% males, 4.4% females
- 55–59 in Kyneton: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in Malmsbury: 3.9% males, 3.7% females
- 50–54 in Kyneton: 3.3% males, 3.9% females; 50–54 in Malmsbury: 4.5% males, 4.4% females
- 45–49 in Kyneton: 3.9% males, 3.8% females; 45–49 in Malmsbury: 3.5% males, 2.5% females
- 40–44 in Kyneton: 3.0% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in Malmsbury: 3.4% males, 3.4% females
- 35–39 in Kyneton: 2.6% males, 3.2% females; 35–39 in Malmsbury: 2.4% males, 3.0% females
- 30–34 in Kyneton: 2.3% males, 2.5% females; 30–34 in Malmsbury: 2.5% males, 3.4% females
- 25–29 in Kyneton: 2.0% males, 2.2% females; 25–29 in Malmsbury: 2.4% males, 2.5% females
- 20–24 in Kyneton: 2.1% males, 1.8% females; 20–24 in Malmsbury: 2.1% males, 1.3% females
- 15–19 in Kyneton: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 15–19 in Malmsbury: 3.3% males, 1.9% females
- 10–14 in Kyneton: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 10–14 in Malmsbury: 2.0% males, 2.6% females
- 5–9 in Kyneton: 3.1% males, 3.3% females; 5–9 in Malmsbury: 4.2% males, 3.1% females
- 0–4 in Kyneton: 2.4% males, 2.4% females; 0–4 in Malmsbury: 4.0% males, 2.2% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $496
- First area, 2016: $598
- First area, 2021: $749
- Second area, 2011: $458
- Second area, 2016: $580
- Second area, 2021: $769
- First area, 2011: $993
- First area, 2016: $1,221
- First area, 2021: $1,620
- Second area, 2011: $941
- Second area, 2016: $1,245
- Second area, 2021: $1,636
- First area, 2011: $1,277
- First area, 2016: $1,554
- First area, 2021: $2,057
- Second area, 2011: $1,166
- Second area, 2016: $1,453
- Second area, 2021: $1,862
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $208
- First area, 2016: $300
- First area, 2021: $360
- Second area, 2011: $200
- Second area, 2016: $300
- Second area, 2021: $350
- First area, 2011: $1,517
- First area, 2016: $1,600
- First area, 2021: $1,798
- Second area, 2011: $1,300
- Second area, 2016: $1,300
- Second area, 2021: $1,324
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Kyneton vs Malmsbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL21414/kyneton/vs/SAL21585/malmsbury