VIC · Moira Council

Kaarimba, 3635

Est. population · Jun 2025

92

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

0.0%

Median age

46

Median income

$1,812/wk

Employment rate

76.9%

University qualified

11.1%

Work from home

33.9%

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Agricultural
  • Rural living
What Kaarimba is known for: Agricultural, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Kaarimba is a rural locality in Victoria, in Moira Council. It is close to the Goulburn River.

Employment is a strong feature of the suburb, with employment 27% above the peer median. Working from home is more common than in comparable places, with working from home 59% above the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are thinner mapped green cover within the suburb boundary and higher recorded crash rates relative to resident population, with green cover 100% below the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising employment.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in Victoria (1828)

Strengths

  • Employment is a relative strength
  • Working from home is more common than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Green cover is thinner than in comparable places
  • Recorded crashes relative to resident population are elevated

What stands out

  • Goulburn River

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Kaarimba compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$200/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

92

0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

15.4%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

83rd

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

20th

percentile in VIC

Rented dwellings

9%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

7/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Population

Estimated resident population

92(June 2025)

0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 20th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
0.0%
5-year growth
0.0%
Change in 1 year
0
Change in 5 years
0
Growth rank in VIC
20th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~100), extrapolated at +0.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
93
Median age
46
Median household income / week
$1,812
Dwelling vacancy
15.4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
6 of 39
Median monthly mortgage
$1,040
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$200
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
46.9% / 43.8% / 9.4%
Employment rate
76.9%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
33.9% / 0% / 64.3%
Walked or cycled to work
7.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
33 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

11.1% of adults have a university degree, compared with 29.2% across Victoria. 16% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified11.1% · 29.2% VIC
  • Diploma qualified11.1% · 9.8% VIC
  • Trade / vocational16% · 14.2% VIC
  • Year 12 or below61.7% · 46.8% VIC

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Agriculture and environment20%
  • Health16.7%
  • Management and commerce16.7%
  • Engineering and related technologies13.3%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services13.3%
  • Education10%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$43,558

8th percentile in VIC · -26% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$51,866

18th percentile in VIC · -20% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
7.0%

5th percentile in VIC · -49% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$51,244

14th percentile in VIC · -19% vs Australia

Residents with business income
16.0%

88th percentile in VIC · +54% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 3635 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
347
Taxpayers reporting net rent
26
Median net rent
$287
Taxpayers reporting business income
56
Taxable income vs state median
-18%
Salary / wages vs state median
-11%
Rental investment vs state median
-46%
Super vs state median
-36%
Business income vs state median
+46%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in VIC, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Seasonal & agricultural work

51.8% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 22.5× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.1% across Victoria.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
51.8%

91st percentile in VIC · +2152% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
29
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 3635

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Managers17

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 3635 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Shepparton (SA4 216), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12131,228
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212908
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415847
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412574
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1214431
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419104
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 721191
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841643
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841310

Shepparton is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 56 · AFF share +2367% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

3.8% born overseas

Language at home
77 English only · 0 other
Non-English at home
0%
Born overseas
3 (3.8%)
Australian citizens
79

Religion

45.2%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 45.2%, while Christianity accounts for 39.8%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion45.2%38.8%
Christianity39.8%40.9%
Other / not stated15.1%20.3%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic20.4%20.5%
Anglican12.9%6.5%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2026)
12
Against the person
1
Against property
9
Rate per 1,000 residents
130.4
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 93 residents
State crime-rate percentile
83th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+200%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
9
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
97.83

Most common offence types

  • E13 Resist Or Hinder Officer2
  • B12 Cause A Bushfire2
  • B21 Criminal Damage3
  • B41 Motor Vehicle Theft2
  • Other Crimes Against The Person1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

School list
School catchments
  • Greater Shepparton Secondary CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Nathalia Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Nathalia Secondary CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Numurkah Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Numurkah Secondary CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Undera Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Wunghnu Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Zeerust Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

  • Victorian designated neighbourhood zones — Victorian Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published

Amenities

2 mapped amenities

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
0/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Sport & outdoors(2)
  • Kaarimba H119 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Kaarimba H25 Bushland ReserveNature reserve

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Kaarimba H119 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Kaarimba H25 Bushland ReserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
30°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Nathalia District Hospital (12.6 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
4
Participants per 1,000 residents
43.5

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
30° / 14°
Rainfall
89 mm · ~11 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
23° / 9°
Rainfall
106 mm · ~13 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
14° / 4°
Rainfall
120 mm · ~15 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
22° / 8°
Rainfall
122 mm · ~15 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping. Flood cover uses inundation overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Nicholls
Member of Parliament
Sam BIRRELL (The Nationals)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
121,390
Turnout (2025)
91.5%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+35.6 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 64.4%Labor 35.6%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 22.7 km away).

Coalition 75.0%Labor 25.0%

10.6 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +25.0 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • NathaliaLabor 29.1% · Coalition 70.9% TPP (2025)10.9 km away
  • WunghnuLabor 24.9% · Coalition 75.1% TPP (2025)13.8 km away
  • NumurkahLabor 32.0% · Coalition 68.0% TPP (2025)15.8 km away
  • UnderaLabor 14.1% · Coalition 85.9% TPP (2025)16.1 km away
  • BunbarthaLabor 21.4% · Coalition 78.6% TPP (2025)18.0 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
7/10
IRSD decile (2021)
7/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Moira Council

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Comparable suburbs

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