Cloverlea vs Yarragon South

Cloverlea is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 55 in Yarragon South. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cloverlea, most households are couple families. In Yarragon South, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Cloverlea tends to suit couples, while Yarragon South suits 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

Cloverlea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 31/100)

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

First-home buyers

Cloverlea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 35%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Cloverlea

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($235/wk vs $345/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cloverlea

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (90 min vs 114 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (117.5 km vs 128.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Cloverlea carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 31/100)
  • Yarragon South has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Yarragon South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.4% vs -7.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cloverlea Yarragon South
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.

Cloverlea Yarragon South
Walkability 0 / 0
Cloverlea — Walkability: 0/100 Yarragon South — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 85 / 69
Cloverlea — Safety: 85/100 Yarragon South — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 58 / 100
Cloverlea — Low fire risk: 58/100 Yarragon South — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 53 / 100
Cloverlea — Low flood risk: 53/100 Yarragon South — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Yarragon South rents higher ($345/wk vs $235/wk); Yarragon South skews older (55 vs 44).

Cloverlea Yarragon South
Population 178 204
+15% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.3% +24.4%
Median age 44 55
Median household income $94,692/yr
+14% vs other
 $81,224/yr
Median weekly rent $235/wk $345/wk
+47% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cloverlea Yarragon South
0-4 5.1% / 4.4%
Cloverlea — 0-4: 5.1% Yarragon South — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 11.2% / 5.4%
Cloverlea — 5-14: 11.2% Yarragon South — 5-14: 5.4%
15-19 3.4% / 4.9%
Cloverlea — 15-19: 3.4% Yarragon South — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 5.6% / 6.9%
Cloverlea — 20-24: 5.6% Yarragon South — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 15.7% / 7.8%
Cloverlea — 25-34: 15.7% Yarragon South — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 10.7% / 2.5%
Cloverlea — 35-44: 10.7% Yarragon South — 35-44: 2.5%
45-54 11.2% / 16.7%
Cloverlea — 45-54: 11.2% Yarragon South — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 22.5% / 19.6%
Cloverlea — 55-64: 22.5% Yarragon South — 55-64: 19.6%
65-74 11.2% / 24.0%
Cloverlea — 65-74: 11.2% Yarragon South — 65-74: 24.0%
75-84 6.7% / 5.9%
Cloverlea — 75-84: 6.7% Yarragon South — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ — / —
Cloverlea — 85+: not among its largest Yarragon South — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cloverlea 66.7% couple families
Cloverlea — Couple Families: 66.7% Cloverlea — Lone Person: 33.3% Cloverlea — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Yarragon South 45.5% couple families
Yarragon South — Couple Families: 45.5% Yarragon South — Lone Person: 39.4% Yarragon South — One Parent Families: 15.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cloverlea 9.1% renting
Cloverlea — Owned Outright: 56.4% Cloverlea — Mortgage: 34.5% Cloverlea — Renting: 9.1%
Yarragon South 3.8% renting
Yarragon South — Owned Outright: 59.0% Yarragon South — Mortgage: 37.2% Yarragon South — Renting: 3.8%
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.

Cloverlea Yarragon South
England 3.4% / 3.9%
Cloverlea — England: 3.4% Yarragon South — England: 3.9%
Italy — / 2.5%
Cloverlea — Italy: not among its largest Yarragon South — Italy: 2.5%
Canada — / 2.0%
Cloverlea — Canada: not among its largest Yarragon South — Canada: 2.0%
Scotland — / 1.5%
Cloverlea — Scotland: not among its largest Yarragon South — Scotland: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Qualifications

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

Cloverlea Yarragon South
Certificate III & IV 21.3% / 13.7%
Cloverlea — Certificate III & IV: 21.3% Yarragon South — Certificate III & IV: 13.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.4% / 11.3%
Cloverlea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.4% Yarragon South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.3%
Bachelor Degree 2.8% / 19.1%
Cloverlea — Bachelor Degree: 2.8% Yarragon South — Bachelor Degree: 19.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.1% / 2.0%
Cloverlea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.1% Yarragon South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 6.4%
Cloverlea — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Yarragon South — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cloverlea 93.9% houses
Cloverlea — Houses: 93.9% Cloverlea — Flats / Apartments: 6.1%
Yarragon South 103.8% houses
Yarragon South — Houses: 103.8% Yarragon South — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cloverlea Yarragon South
Median house price — $860,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Cloverlea Yarragon South
Rural and farming 99% 98%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
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

Cloverlea Yarragon South
New dwellings approved 619
across Baw Baw
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Cloverlea Yarragon South
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 22% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC

Liveability

Cloverlea Yarragon South
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cloverlea carries more flood risk (47 vs 0); Cloverlea carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 0).

Cloverlea Yarragon South
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
15/100
 Low
31/100
Flood Moderate
47/100
 None
0/100
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

Cloverlea Yarragon South
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

Cloverlea Yarragon South
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Yarragon South sits further from the CBD (128.8 km vs 117.5 km).

Cloverlea Yarragon South
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 117.5 km 128.8 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 90 min 114 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3822
 1.0%
postcode 3823
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 3822
 57
postcode 3823

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.

Cloverlea Yarragon South
Car (driver) 75.5% / 48.4%
Cloverlea — Car (driver): 75.5% Yarragon South — Car (driver): 48.4%
Worked from Home 24.5% / 43.0%
Cloverlea — Worked from Home: 24.5% Yarragon South — Worked from Home: 43.0%
Train — / 5.4%
Cloverlea — Train: not among its largest Yarragon South — Train: 5.4%
Walked Only — / 3.2%
Cloverlea — Walked Only: not among its largest Yarragon South — Walked Only: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.5%).

Setting

Cloverlea Yarragon South
Elevation 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 426 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 40.6 km 46.9 km

NBN connectivity

Cloverlea Yarragon South
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
69 premises
 0%
85 premises

Climate

Cloverlea Yarragon South
Annual rainfall 1,090 mm 700 mm
Summer max (Jan) 25.1°C 26.7°C
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C 4.1°C

Council rates

Cloverlea Yarragon South
Average residential rate $2,138/yr
same for both
Council Baw Baw
same for both

Federal electorate

Cloverlea Yarragon South
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cloverlea Yarragon South
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cloverlea

Rural

Yarragon South

Retirees Rural

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