Allans Flat vs Yackandandah

Allans Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 50 in Yackandandah. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Allans Flat, most households are couple families. In Yackandandah, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Yackandandah tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Yackandandah

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Allans Flat is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 61%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Yackandandah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($306/wk vs $340/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Yackandandah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (208 min vs 218 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (309.6 km vs 318.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yackandandah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 18%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Yackandandah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.9% vs -6.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Allans Flat and Yackandandah drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Allans Flat Yackandandah
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Allans Flat Yackandandah
Walkability 0 / 0
Allans Flat — Walkability: 0/100 Yackandandah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 83
Allans Flat — Safety: 83/100 Yackandandah — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 82 / 50
Allans Flat — Low fire risk: 82/100 Yackandandah — Low fire risk: 50/100
Low flood risk 50 / 74
Allans Flat — Low flood risk: 50/100 Yackandandah — Low flood risk: 74/100

Demographics

Yackandandah has more residents (2,008 vs 297); Allans Flat has higher household incomes ($103,012 vs $87,048).

Allans Flat Yackandandah
Population 297 2,008
+576% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.6% +10.9%
Median age 46 50
Median household income $103,012/yr
+15% vs other
 $87,048/yr
Median weekly rent $340/wk
+10% vs other
 $306/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Allans Flat Yackandandah
0-4 2.0% / 4.6%
Allans Flat — 0-4: 2.0% Yackandandah — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 17.5% / 13.4%
Allans Flat — 5-14: 17.5% Yackandandah — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 7.4% / 5.4%
Allans Flat — 15-19: 7.4% Yackandandah — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 2.4% / 2.4%
Allans Flat — 20-24: 2.4% Yackandandah — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 4.4% / 5.5%
Allans Flat — 25-34: 4.4% Yackandandah — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 13.1% / 11.4%
Allans Flat — 35-44: 13.1% Yackandandah — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 19.9% / 13.3%
Allans Flat — 45-54: 19.9% Yackandandah — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 14.8% / 17.9%
Allans Flat — 55-64: 14.8% Yackandandah — 55-64: 17.9%
65-74 10.8% / 13.3%
Allans Flat — 65-74: 10.8% Yackandandah — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 6.7% / 8.3%
Allans Flat — 75-84: 6.7% Yackandandah — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ — / 4.0%
Allans Flat — 85+: not among its largest Yackandandah — 85+: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Allans Flat 58.8% couple families
Allans Flat — Couple Families: 58.8% Allans Flat — Lone Person: 26.5% Allans Flat — One Parent Families: 14.7% Allans Flat — Group Household: 0.0%
Yackandandah 48.9% couple families
Yackandandah — Couple Families: 48.9% Yackandandah — Lone Person: 37.9% Yackandandah — One Parent Families: 12.1% Yackandandah — Group Household: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Allans Flat 7.2% renting
Allans Flat — Owned Outright: 48.5% Allans Flat — Mortgage: 44.3% Allans Flat — Renting: 7.2%
Yackandandah 17.1% renting
Yackandandah — Owned Outright: 46.6% Yackandandah — Mortgage: 36.3% Yackandandah — Renting: 17.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Allans Flat Yackandandah
England 4.4% / 3.9%
Allans Flat — England: 4.4% Yackandandah — England: 3.9%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.2%
Allans Flat — New Zealand: 1.0% Yackandandah — New Zealand: 1.2%
Germany 1.7% / 0.4%
Allans Flat — Germany: 1.7% Yackandandah — Germany: 0.4%
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Allans Flat — Netherlands: not among its largest Yackandandah — Netherlands: 0.5%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Allans Flat — Scotland: not among its largest Yackandandah — Scotland: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Allans Flat Yackandandah
Certificate III & IV 17.2% / 14.3%
Allans Flat — Certificate III & IV: 17.2% Yackandandah — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Bachelor Degree 12.5% / 16.3%
Allans Flat — Bachelor Degree: 12.5% Yackandandah — Bachelor Degree: 16.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 9.3%
Allans Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Yackandandah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / 5.4%
Allans Flat — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Yackandandah — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 4.0%
Allans Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Yackandandah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Allans Flat 97.9% houses
Allans Flat — Houses: 97.9% Allans Flat — Flats / Apartments: 2.1% Allans Flat — Townhouses: 0.0%
Yackandandah 93.5% houses
Yackandandah — Houses: 93.5% Yackandandah — Flats / Apartments: 2.2% Yackandandah — Townhouses: 4.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Allans Flat Yackandandah
Median house price — $830,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $545,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 28 days
from 7 sales

Zoning mix

Allans Flat has more rural and farming land (98% vs 68%).

Allans Flat Yackandandah
Rural and farming 98% 68%
Parks and recreation 2% 29%
Residential 0% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Allans Flat Yackandandah
New dwellings approved 120
across Indigo
same for both
Approvals change year on year +15%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Allans Flat Yackandandah
Houses — 3.4%
$560/wk on $850K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Allans Flat Yackandandah
House price — Higher than 53% of VIC
Income Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 51% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 32% of VIC

Liveability

Allans Flat Yackandandah
Grade — B
Score — 51/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Yackandandah carries more bushfire risk (50 vs 18); Allans Flat carries more flood risk (50 vs 26).

Allans Flat Yackandandah
Bushfire Low
18/100
 Moderate
50/100
Crime Low
17/100
same for both
Flood Moderate
50/100
 Low
26/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Allans Flat Yackandandah
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Allans Flat

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Yackandandah

  • Yackandandah Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Allans Flat Yackandandah
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 4
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 5 15

Mobility

Allans Flat sits further from the CBD (318.6 km vs 309.6 km).

Allans Flat Yackandandah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 318.6 km
+3% vs other
 309.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 218 min 208 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3691
 2.0%
postcode 3749
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 3691
 85
postcode 3749

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Allans Flat Yackandandah
Car (driver) 72.4% / 64.8%
Allans Flat — Car (driver): 72.4% Yackandandah — Car (driver): 64.8%
Worked from Home 17.1% / 24.5%
Allans Flat — Worked from Home: 17.1% Yackandandah — Worked from Home: 24.5%
Walked Only 8.1% / 6.5%
Allans Flat — Walked Only: 8.1% Yackandandah — Walked Only: 6.5%
Car (passenger) 2.4% / 3.8%
Allans Flat — Car (passenger): 2.4% Yackandandah — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Bicycle — / 0.4%
Allans Flat — Bicycle: not among its largest Yackandandah — Bicycle: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.4%).

Setting

Allans Flat Yackandandah
Elevation 300 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 279 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Allans Flat Yackandandah
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
102 premises
 0%
827 premises

Climate

Allans Flat Yackandandah
Annual rainfall 700 mm 984 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Allans Flat Yackandandah
Average residential rate $1,828/yr
same for both
Council Indigo
same for both

Federal electorate

Allans Flat Yackandandah
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Allans Flat Yackandandah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Allans Flat

Rural

Yackandandah

Retirees Rural

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