Calivil vs Yarrawalla

Calivil is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 45 in Yarrawalla. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yarrawalla, most households are couple families. On these figures, Calivil tends to suit families with children, while Yarrawalla suits people living alone and couples.

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

Yarrawalla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 56/100)

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

First-home buyers

Calivil

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 18%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Calivil has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $150/wk)
  • Yarrawalla has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

Calivil

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (155 min vs 167 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (215.8 km vs 231.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yarrawalla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 56/100)

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

Investors

Calivil

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.0% vs -13.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Calivil Yarrawalla
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.

Calivil Yarrawalla
Walkability 0 / 0
Calivil — Walkability: 0/100 Yarrawalla — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 44 / 87
Calivil — Safety: 44/100 Yarrawalla — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 88 / 100
Calivil — Low fire risk: 88/100 Yarrawalla — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 16 / 14
Calivil — Low flood risk: 16/100 Yarrawalla — Low flood risk: 14/100

Demographics

Calivil has more residents (178 vs 78); Yarrawalla rents higher ($150/wk vs $100/wk).

Calivil Yarrawalla
Population 178
+56% vs other
 78
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -13.3%
Median age 38 45
Median household income $75,348/yr $82,316/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $100/wk $150/wk
+50% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Calivil Yarrawalla
0-4 6.7% / 3.8%
Calivil — 0-4: 6.7% Yarrawalla — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 18.0% / 14.1%
Calivil — 5-14: 18.0% Yarrawalla — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 6.7% / 5.1%
Calivil — 15-19: 6.7% Yarrawalla — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 7.3% / —
Calivil — 20-24: 7.3% Yarrawalla — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 11.2% / 14.1%
Calivil — 25-34: 11.2% Yarrawalla — 25-34: 14.1%
35-44 13.5% / 7.7%
Calivil — 35-44: 13.5% Yarrawalla — 35-44: 7.7%
45-54 12.9% / 21.8%
Calivil — 45-54: 12.9% Yarrawalla — 45-54: 21.8%
55-64 9.6% / 15.4%
Calivil — 55-64: 9.6% Yarrawalla — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 18.0% / 16.7%
Calivil — 65-74: 18.0% Yarrawalla — 65-74: 16.7%
75-84 — / —
Calivil — 75-84: not among its largest Yarrawalla — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Calivil — 85+: not among its largest Yarrawalla — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Calivil 38.3% couple families
Calivil — Couple Families: 38.3% Calivil — Lone Person: 31.9% Calivil — One Parent Families: 19.1% Calivil — Other Families: 10.6%
Yarrawalla 56.5% couple families
Yarrawalla — Couple Families: 56.5% Yarrawalla — Lone Person: 43.5% Yarrawalla — One Parent Families: 0.0% Yarrawalla — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Calivil 17.4% renting
Calivil — Owned Outright: 56.5% Calivil — Mortgage: 26.1% Calivil — Renting: 17.4%
Yarrawalla 31.6% renting
Yarrawalla — Owned Outright: 55.3% Yarrawalla — Mortgage: 13.2% Yarrawalla — Renting: 31.6%
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.

Calivil Yarrawalla
Philippines 5.1% / 3.8%
Calivil — Philippines: 5.1% Yarrawalla — Philippines: 3.8%
Ireland 3.4% / —
Calivil — Ireland: 3.4% Yarrawalla — Ireland: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.7% / —
Calivil — New Zealand: 1.7% Yarrawalla — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

Qualifications

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

Calivil Yarrawalla
Bachelor Degree 5.6% / 16.7%
Calivil — Bachelor Degree: 5.6% Yarrawalla — Bachelor Degree: 16.7%
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 5.1%
Calivil — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Yarrawalla — Certificate III & IV: 5.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 12.8%
Calivil — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Yarrawalla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / —
Calivil — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Yarrawalla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Calivil 100.0% houses
Calivil — Houses: 100.0%
Yarrawalla 100.0% houses
Yarrawalla — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Calivil Yarrawalla
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Calivil Yarrawalla
New dwellings approved 27
across Loddon
same for both
Approvals change year on year +150%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Calivil Yarrawalla
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 22% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC

Liveability

Calivil Yarrawalla
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Calivil carries more bushfire risk (12 vs 0); Calivil carries more crime risk (56 vs 13).

Calivil Yarrawalla
Bushfire Low
12/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 Low
13/100
Flood High
84/100
 High
86/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Calivil Yarrawalla
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Calivil Yarrawalla
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 28 8

Mobility

Yarrawalla sits further from the CBD (231.4 km vs 215.8 km).

Calivil Yarrawalla
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 215.8 km 231.4 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 155 min 167 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3573
 0.0%
postcode 3575
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3573
 46
postcode 3575

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.

Calivil Yarrawalla
Car (driver) 55.0% / 54.8%
Calivil — Car (driver): 55.0% Yarrawalla — Car (driver): 54.8%
Worked from Home 35.0% / 38.1%
Calivil — Worked from Home: 35.0% Yarrawalla — Worked from Home: 38.1%
Walked Only 10.0% / —
Calivil — Walked Only: 10.0% Yarrawalla — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 7.1%
Calivil — Car (passenger): not among its largest Yarrawalla — Car (passenger): 7.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.0%).

Setting

Calivil Yarrawalla
Elevation 102 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 96 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Calivil Yarrawalla
Connectivity score 22/100 27/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
71 premises
 0%
34 premises

Climate

Calivil Yarrawalla
Annual rainfall 411 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Calivil Yarrawalla
Average residential rate $1,353/yr
same for both
Council Loddon
same for both

Federal electorate

Calivil Yarrawalla
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Calivil Yarrawalla
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Calivil

Family Rural

Yarrawalla

Rural

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