Kyabram is situated in the ‘food bowl’ of northern Victoria and is the Shire of Campaspe’s second largest town.
Located between Echuca and Shepparton and 200km north of Melbourne, it is renowned for its friendly, welcoming atmosphere and strong community spirit. First settled in the late 1800s, Kyabram has a rich history in agriculture, particularly horticulture.
Kyabram is Campaspe Shire’s most multicultural community with a significant proportion of the community immigrating from Italy, Albania, India, Germany and the Philippines. These groups are well established with many being a part of the Kyabram community for multiple generations.
Who makes up our community
Current population
7,331
Projected population
by 2036
9,174
Median Age
45 yrs
of age for Victoria
20-49 year olds
(% of population)
31.2%
People over 65
(% of population)
25.2%
for Victoria
Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander
(% of population)
2.1%
for Victoria
People born
in Australia
84%
for Victoria
Top countries of birth
(other than Australia)
New Zealand, Philippines
and India
Languages spoken
at home
(other than English)
Tagalog, Filipino
and Punjabi
Median household
weekly income
$1,018
$1,419 for Victoria
Currently attending
TAFE, university or
tertiary institition
9%
of Victorians
Those with a Bachelor
degree or above
9.4%
of Victorians
Kyabram Place Based Plan
2021-2030
The Kyabram Place Based Plan identifies the key priorities of the Kyabram community over the next ten years to help it become an even more liveable, inclusive, adaptive and resilient community.
The traditional owners of the land on which Kyabram is situated, i.e. the Bangarang and Yorta Yorta people, continue to care for the land and retain their very strong attachment to country. Since European settlement 180 years ago, Kyabram has experienced a range of ups and downs, but has always shown a high level of resilience and kept growing and developing the town and the surrounding farming communities.
The Kyabram Place Based Plan was driven by the community and will help to guide decision making by Kyabram Development Committee and other key stakeholders in relation to initiatives in Kyabram. More than 900 local residents had their say in the future of their town through an array of community engagement activities undertaken throughout 2020.
Many potential projects were identified by the community throughout the engagement period. The list of potential projects was assessed by a community think tank (made up of a broad cross representative group of community members). Below is a summary of each of the proposed projects.
Kyabram is situated in the ‘food bowl’ of northern Victoria and is the Shire of Campaspe’s second largest town.
Medium term projects include:
- Develop an exciting and inspiring regional park in Kyabram
- Aspire to maintain and improve aquatic facilities in Kyabram
- Monitor the completion of the Breen Avenue shared path
- Further develop sports facilities at the Kyabram Northern Oval Recreation Reserve and Kyabram Recreation Reserve (also long term)
- Organise or facilitate sustainability events in Kyabram to profile farmers, businesses or residents who have adopted sustainable practices.
- Community groups running events and activities will be supported to incorporate sustainable environmental and economic practices.
- Create, facilitate and support more events and activities in Kyabram such as an Italian Fiesta, youth FReeZA events (drug and alcohol-free music events), Fun Runs (colour run), art / music festivals, piano festival and wine and food events
- Improve the visual appeal of town entrances and install informational and directional signage to let visitors to the area know what is available within the town
Long term projects include:
- Develop a rail trail between Kyabram and Echuca via Ky Valley and Tongala
- Further develop sports facilities at the Kyabram Northern Oval Recreation Reserve and Kyabram Recreation Reserve
Living
and working in Kyabram
