Clydesdale vs Yandoit

Yandoit is the younger of the two, with a median age of 57 against 60 in Clydesdale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Clydesdale, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Clydesdale 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

Yandoit

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 23/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (52% vs 41%)

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

First-home buyers

Clydesdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Clydesdale

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($195/wk vs $285/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Clydesdale is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • Yandoit sits closer to the CBD (132.2 km vs 136.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Clydesdale

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (39% vs 26%)
  • But Yandoit carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 23/100)

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

Investors

Yandoit

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.5% vs 6.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Clydesdale Yandoit
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.

Clydesdale Yandoit
Walkability 10 / 0
Clydesdale — Walkability: 10/100 Yandoit — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 87
Clydesdale — Safety: 77/100 Yandoit — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 15 / 21
Clydesdale — Low fire risk: 15/100 Yandoit — Low fire risk: 21/100
Low flood risk 51 / 56
Clydesdale — Low flood risk: 51/100 Yandoit — Low flood risk: 56/100

Demographics

Yandoit has more residents (181 vs 62); Yandoit rents higher ($285/wk vs $195/wk).

Clydesdale Yandoit
Population 62 181
+192% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.9% +17.5%
Median age 60 57
Median household income $67,184/yr
+5% vs other
 $63,648/yr
Median weekly rent $195/wk $285/wk
+46% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clydesdale Yandoit
0-4 — / 3.9%
Clydesdale — 0-4: not among its largest Yandoit — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 8.1% / 5.5%
Clydesdale — 5-14: 8.1% Yandoit — 5-14: 5.5%
15-19 — / 7.7%
Clydesdale — 15-19: not among its largest Yandoit — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 — / 4.4%
Clydesdale — 20-24: not among its largest Yandoit — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 12.9% / 5.0%
Clydesdale — 25-34: 12.9% Yandoit — 25-34: 5.0%
35-44 6.5% / 6.6%
Clydesdale — 35-44: 6.5% Yandoit — 35-44: 6.6%
45-54 17.7% / 14.9%
Clydesdale — 45-54: 17.7% Yandoit — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 21.0% / 23.8%
Clydesdale — 55-64: 21.0% Yandoit — 55-64: 23.8%
65-74 33.9% / 19.3%
Clydesdale — 65-74: 33.9% Yandoit — 65-74: 19.3%
75-84 4.8% / 5.0%
Clydesdale — 75-84: 4.8% Yandoit — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ — / 2.2%
Clydesdale — 85+: not among its largest Yandoit — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (33.9%).

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.

Clydesdale Yandoit
England 11.3% / 4.4%
Clydesdale — England: 11.3% Yandoit — England: 4.4%
Scotland — / 2.2%
Clydesdale — Scotland: not among its largest Yandoit — Scotland: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clydesdale 58.8% lone person
Clydesdale — Lone Person: 58.8% Clydesdale — Couple Families: 17.6% Clydesdale — One Parent Families: 23.5% Clydesdale — Group Household: 0.0%
Yandoit 43.1% lone person
Yandoit — Lone Person: 43.1% Yandoit — Couple Families: 37.9% Yandoit — One Parent Families: 13.8% Yandoit — Group Household: 5.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clydesdale 100.0% houses
Clydesdale — Houses: 100.0% Clydesdale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Yandoit 97.6% houses
Yandoit — Houses: 97.6% Yandoit — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Clydesdale Yandoit
Certificate III & IV 25.8% / 13.8%
Clydesdale — Certificate III & IV: 25.8% Yandoit — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Bachelor Degree 19.4% / 13.3%
Clydesdale — Bachelor Degree: 19.4% Yandoit — Bachelor Degree: 13.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 8.3%
Clydesdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Yandoit — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 8.1% / 8.3%
Clydesdale — Postgraduate Degree: 8.1% Yandoit — Postgraduate Degree: 8.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.8% / 4.4%
Clydesdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8% Yandoit — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clydesdale 0.0% renting
Clydesdale — Owned Outright: 56.5% Clydesdale — Mortgage: 43.5% Clydesdale — Renting: 0.0%
Yandoit 5.1% renting
Yandoit — Owned Outright: 62.8% Yandoit — Mortgage: 32.1% Yandoit — Renting: 5.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Clydesdale Yandoit
Rural and farming 90% 98%
Parks and recreation 10% 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

Clydesdale Yandoit
New dwellings approved 104
across Hepburn
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Clydesdale Yandoit
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 14% of VIC
same for both

Liveability

Clydesdale is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Clydesdale Yandoit
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Clydesdale carries more crime risk (23 vs 13).

Clydesdale Yandoit
Bushfire High
85/100
 High
79/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Low
13/100
Flood Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
44/100
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

Clydesdale Yandoit
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 Clydesdale

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

Schools in Yandoit

  • Yandoit Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Clydesdale Yandoit
Parks & reserves 4 3
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Clydesdale sits further from the CBD (136.1 km vs 132.2 km).

Clydesdale Yandoit
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 136.1 km
+3% vs other
 132.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 106 min 103 min
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 3461
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 3461
same for both

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.

Clydesdale Yandoit
Car (driver) 61.9% / 53.5%
Clydesdale — Car (driver): 61.9% Yandoit — Car (driver): 53.5%
Worked from Home 23.8% / 37.2%
Clydesdale — Worked from Home: 23.8% Yandoit — Worked from Home: 37.2%
Walked Only 14.3% / 5.8%
Clydesdale — Walked Only: 14.3% Yandoit — Walked Only: 5.8%
Car (passenger) — / 3.5%
Clydesdale — Car (passenger): not among its largest Yandoit — Car (passenger): 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.9%).

Setting

Clydesdale Yandoit
Elevation 258 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 317 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Clydesdale Yandoit
Connectivity score 17/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 0%
46 premises

Climate

Clydesdale Yandoit
Annual rainfall 531 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Clydesdale Yandoit
Average residential rate $1,748/yr
same for both
Council Hepburn
same for both

Federal electorate

Clydesdale Yandoit
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Clydesdale Yandoit
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Clydesdale

Retirees Rural

Yandoit

Retirees Rural

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