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Kernot, 3979

Est. population · Jun 2025

126

Growth (1 yr)

+2.4%

Growth (5 yr)

+14.6%

Median age

44

Median income

$1,875/wk

Employment rate

67%

University qualified

20.2%

Work from home

27%

Languages at home

3.1%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

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

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Suburb profile

Kernot is a rural locality in Victoria, in Bass Coast Council.

Employment is stronger than in comparable places, with employment 11% above the peer median. Population growth is an exceptional strength, placing it among the highest-ranked rural localities, and recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places, with recorded road crashes 100% below the peer median, and university qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 50% above the peer median, and green cover is an exceptional strength, and working from home is another area where the suburb performs particularly well.

Overall, Kernot suits people prioritising employment and university qualifications.

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

  • Population growth is a relative strength
  • Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places
  • Employment is a relative strength
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
  • Green cover is a relative strength
  • Working from home is a relative strength

Weaknesses

No relative weaknesses against comparable places.

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Kernot compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$140/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

126

+2.4% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

27.5%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

11th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

91st

percentile in VIC

Rented dwellings

0%

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

126(June 2025)

+2.4% annual · +14.6% over 5 years · 91th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+2.4%
5-year growth
+14.6%
Change in 1 year
+3
Change in 5 years
+16
Growth rank in VIC
91th 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 (~150), extrapolated at +2.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
118
Median age
44
Median household income / week
$1,875
Dwelling vacancy
27.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
14 of 51
Median monthly mortgage
$2,167
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$140
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
43.8% / 56.2% / 0%
Employment rate
67%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
27% / 0% / 50.8%
Walked or cycled to work
4.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
34 / 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

20.2% of adults have a university degree, compared with 29.2% across Victoria. 22.3% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified20.2% · 29.2% VIC
  • Diploma qualified7.4% · 9.8% VIC
  • Trade / vocational22.3% · 14.2% VIC
  • Year 12 or below50% · 46.8% VIC

Highest qualification field

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

  • Architecture and building28.2%
  • Engineering and related technologies15.4%
  • Management and commerce15.4%
  • Agriculture and environment12.8%
  • Society and culture12.8%
  • Health7.7%
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)
$48,112

25th percentile in VIC · -18% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$54,294

30th percentile in VIC · -16% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
8.0%

8th percentile in VIC · -42% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$103,734

80th percentile in VIC · +64% vs Australia

Residents with business income
17.0%

92nd percentile in VIC · +64% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 3979 — 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
236
Taxpayers reporting net rent
18
Median net rent
-$1,795
Taxpayers reporting business income
41
Taxable income vs state median
-10%
Salary / wages vs state median
-7%
Rental investment vs state median
-38%
Super vs state median
+29%
Business income vs state median
+55%

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

19.0% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 8.3× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.1% across Victoria.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
19.0%

63rd percentile in VIC · +726% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
12
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 3979

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 3979 (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 Latrobe - Gippsland (SA4 205), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12135,481
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415940
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212417
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1214382
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211370
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412228
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419184
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 8413112
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841624
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110

Latrobe - Gippsland 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: 63 · AFF share +805% 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

3.1% speak a language other than English at home; 5.6% born overseas

Language at home
94 English only · 3 other
Non-English at home
3.1%
Born overseas
5 (5.6%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
6 (5.1%)
Australian citizens
97

Religion

46.6%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 46.6%, while Christianity accounts for 33.9%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion46.6%38.8%
Christianity33.9%40.9%
Other / not stated19.5%20.3%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic11%20.5%

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 decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2026)
2
Against the person
0
Against property
2
Rate per 1,000 residents
15.9
State crime-rate percentile
10.7th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-66.7%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
0
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
0

Most common offence types

  • B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary1
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle1

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
  • Bass Coast CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Bass Valley Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Kongwak Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Korumburra Secondary CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Loch 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

1 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(1)
  • Gippsland Odyssey Extension - Woolamai to Nyora (Proposed)Cycling route

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

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
3.1%
Woodland / forest cover
3.1%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
2
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
25°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
Wonthaggi Medical Centre (18.6 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
31.7

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
25° / 12°
Rainfall
197 mm · ~25 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
20° / 9°
Rainfall
228 mm · ~28 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
13° / 5°
Rainfall
261 mm · ~33 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
18° / 7°
Rainfall
304 mm · ~38 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).

10 planning-related records

2021· 3 proposals

  • September 2021

  • DUPLICATE - Buildings and works for agricultural shed in the BMO and SLO1 - DUPLICATE - Please see Application Number 210265. This application is closed on 10/09/2021.
    1105 LOCH-KERNOT ROAD KERNOT 3979Withdrawn

  • July 2021

  • CANCELLED on 18/05/2022 by VCAT Order 206/2022 - Buildings and works in the BMO and SLO
    1105 LOCH-KERNOT ROAD KERNOT 3979Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2021

  • Development of land for an outbuilding in association with existing dwelling in BMO and SLO1
    1105 Loch-Kernot RoadLapsed
2020· 7 proposals

  • August 2020

  • Development of land for an Outbuilding in an EMO1 and SLO1
    Garry RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2020

  • Development of land for Garage in FZ and SLO1
    29 Campbell RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2020

  • Building and works associated with dwelling in FZ and SLO1
    1165 Loch-Kernot RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2020

  • Display of a business identification sign in Category 4 – Sensitive Area - Amendment to business identification signage
    27 Uren RoadNOD issued by a delegate

  • January 2020

  • Works for stone Extraction in SLO1
    16A Campbell RoadLapsed
  • Use and development of land for a dwelling in the FZ, SLO1 and EMO1
    Loch-Wonthaggi RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of land for four dams in the SLO1
    615 Grantville-Glen Alvie RoadPermit issued by the RA

Data sources & freshness

Roadworks & transport

1 active roadworks / incidents

  • Road closed both directions between Schier Road, Kernot and The Shuntoff due to road damage. Authorised access (residents access only). Please avoid the area and seek an alternate route.STEWART ROAD, SCHIER ROAD07 Mar 2025 – 01 Dec 2026

Data sources & freshness

  • Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
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
Monash
Member of Parliament
Mary ALDRED (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
116,463
Turnout (2025)
93.5%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-1.2 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 54.1%Labor 45.9%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 15.3 km away).

Coalition 56.7%Labor 43.3%

2.6 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +2.3 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • KernotLabor 40.6% · Coalition 59.4% TPP (2025)4.9 km away
  • GrantvilleLabor 52.6% · Coalition 47.4% TPP (2025)8.2 km away
  • LochLabor 43.4% · Coalition 56.6% TPP (2025)11.1 km away
  • KongwakLabor 41.5% · Coalition 58.5% TPP (2025)12.0 km away
  • NyoraLabor 37.1% · Coalition 62.9% TPP (2025)12.7 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)
8/10

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 Bass Coast Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Victoria.