Devenish vs Yundool
Yundool is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 54 in Devenish. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Devenish, about half of households are people living alone. In Yundool, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Devenish 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Devenish carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 71/100)
- Yundool is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 51%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Devenish
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 49%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Devenish
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (240.4 km vs 245.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Devenish
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 71/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 21%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Yundool
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (18.2% vs 5.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Devenish and Yundool drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Devenish has more residents (208 vs 52); Devenish skews older (54 vs 45).
| Devenish | Yundool | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 208 +75% vs other | 52 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.6% | +18.2% |
| Median age | 54 | 45 |
| Median household income | $50,648/yr +8% vs other | $46,800/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $245/wk +2% vs other | $239/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (36.5%).
Property market
| Devenish | Yundool | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $400,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Devenish | Yundool | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 97% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 2% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 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
| Devenish | Yundool | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 235 across Benalla | 332 across Moira |
| Approvals change year on year | +65% | -70% |
Ranking within VIC
| Devenish | Yundool | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 10% of VIC | Higher than 6% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 79% of VIC | Higher than 1% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 65% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 13% of VIC | Higher than 29% of VIC |
Liveability
Devenish is more walkable (20 vs 0).
| Devenish | Yundool | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Yundool carries more flood risk (77 vs 0); Yundool carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 0).
| Devenish | Yundool | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 49/100 |
| Crime | Low 19/100 | High 71/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 | High 77/100 |
| 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
| Devenish | Yundool | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Devenish
- Devenish Primary School Government · Primary
Schools in Yundool
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Devenish | Yundool | |
|---|---|---|
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 1 |
Mobility
Yundool sits further from the CBD (245.4 km vs 240.4 km).
| Devenish | Yundool | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 20/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 240.4 km | 245.4 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 164 min | 165 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3726 | 0.7% postcode 3727 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 65 postcode 3726 | 67 postcode 3727 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.4%).
Setting
| Devenish | Yundool | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 148 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 137 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Devenish | Yundool | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 17/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 103 premises | 0% 27 premises |
Climate
| Devenish | Yundool | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 484 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Devenish | Yundool | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,119/yr | $1,908/yr |
| Council | Benalla | Moira |
Federal electorate
| Devenish | Yundool | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi | Nicholls |
| Member | Helen Haines | Sam Birrell |
| Party | Independent | The Nationals |
First Home Owner Grant
| Devenish | Yundool | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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