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Kaniva VIC 3419

746 addresses · 89 streets

Mallee Electorate › West Wimmera LGA › Kaniva · 367 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Kaniva is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 891 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,121 a week, with median rent near $125 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $231,500.

891Population
51Median age
$1,121Median household income / wk
$125Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Nhill Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Kaniva itself.

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Sport & Recreation

5 facilities recorded in Kaniva.

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs4/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$231,500House · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 5.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Kaniva

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Kaniva VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20217.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.7% · Labour-force participation 57%

Population by age in Kaniva
Population by age, Kaniva VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-451
5-1493
15-1937
20-2443
25-3475
35-4491
45-54107
55-64136
65-74148
75-8471
85+38
Dwelling types in Kaniva
Dwelling types, Kaniva VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House373
Townhouse9
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Kaniva
Households by weekly income, Kaniva VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65095
$650-1,499139
$1,500-2,999107
$3,000+32
Top ancestries in Kaniva
Top ancestries, Kaniva VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English419
Australian406
Scottish99
German72
Irish70
Ancestry NS40
Housing tenure in Kaniva
Housing tenure, Kaniva VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned238
Mortgage71
Rented57
Other17
Cars per household in Kaniva
Cars per household, Kaniva VIC (ABS Census 2021)
020
1125
2137
365
4+38
Commute to work in Kaniva
Commute to work, Kaniva VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car245
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked48
Bicycle8
Home52
Top countries of birth in Kaniva
Top countries of birth, Kaniva VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England17
Germany4
Greece4
Philippines4
Pakistan3
Scotland3
Languages used at home in Kaniva
Languages used at home, Kaniva VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian8
Greek4
Hindi4
Urdu3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,707 bird observations recorded near Kaniva — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Kaniva

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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