Fish Creek vs Yanakie

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Fish Creek: a median of $653,000, against $570,000 in Yanakie, and rent is higher there too.

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

  • Fish Creek is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 46%)
  • Yanakie carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 55/100)

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

First-home buyers

Yanakie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($570,000 vs $652,750)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yanakie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Fish Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (137 min vs 149 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (173.6 km vs 186.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Fish Creek has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 23%)
  • Yanakie carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 55/100)

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

Investors

Yanakie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.7% vs 3.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Fish Creek Yanakie
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.

Fish Creek Yanakie
Walkability 0 / 0
Fish Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Yanakie — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 45 / 73
Fish Creek — Safety: 45/100 Yanakie — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Fish Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yanakie — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 77 / 27
Fish Creek — Low flood risk: 77/100 Yanakie — Low flood risk: 27/100

Demographics

Fish Creek has more residents (858 vs 283).

Fish Creek Yanakie
Population 858
+67% vs other
 283
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.7% +12.7%
Median age 51
same for both
Median household income $66,612/yr $69,212/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $235/wk
+6% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fish Creek Yanakie
0-4 2.9% / 3.5%
Fish Creek — 0-4: 2.9% Yanakie — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 13.9% / 14.5%
Fish Creek — 5-14: 13.9% Yanakie — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 5.5% / 8.5%
Fish Creek — 15-19: 5.5% Yanakie — 15-19: 8.5%
20-24 4.4% / 4.2%
Fish Creek — 20-24: 4.4% Yanakie — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 5.6% / 7.4%
Fish Creek — 25-34: 5.6% Yanakie — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 10.8% / 7.4%
Fish Creek — 35-44: 10.8% Yanakie — 35-44: 7.4%
45-54 13.2% / 16.3%
Fish Creek — 45-54: 13.2% Yanakie — 45-54: 16.3%
55-64 15.3% / 19.8%
Fish Creek — 55-64: 15.3% Yanakie — 55-64: 19.8%
65-74 17.6% / 18.0%
Fish Creek — 65-74: 17.6% Yanakie — 65-74: 18.0%
75-84 9.7% / 4.9%
Fish Creek — 75-84: 9.7% Yanakie — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 1.5% / —
Fish Creek — 85+: 1.5% Yanakie — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Fish Creek 40.9% lone person
Fish Creek — Lone Person: 40.9% Fish Creek — Couple Families: 41.9% Fish Creek — One Parent Families: 12.1% Fish Creek — Group Household: 3.3% Fish Creek — Other Families: 1.9%
Yanakie 44.3% lone person
Yanakie — Lone Person: 44.3% Yanakie — Couple Families: 34.4% Yanakie — One Parent Families: 11.5% Yanakie — Group Household: 9.8% Yanakie — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Fish Creek 12.2% renting
Fish Creek — Owned Outright: 60.5% Fish Creek — Mortgage: 27.3% Fish Creek — Renting: 12.2%
Yanakie 24.2% renting
Yanakie — Owned Outright: 48.5% Yanakie — Mortgage: 27.3% Yanakie — Renting: 24.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Fish Creek Yanakie
Certificate III & IV 15.5% / 18.0%
Fish Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.5% Yanakie — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / 10.2%
Fish Creek — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Yanakie — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 7.1%
Fish Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Yanakie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree 5.2% / 4.2%
Fish Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2% Yanakie — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 1.8%
Fish Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Yanakie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

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.

Fish Creek Yanakie
England 3.0% / 3.9%
Fish Creek — England: 3.0% Yanakie — England: 3.9%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.8%
Fish Creek — New Zealand: 1.2% Yanakie — New Zealand: 1.8%
Scotland 1.2% / 1.4%
Fish Creek — Scotland: 1.2% Yanakie — Scotland: 1.4%
Sri Lanka — / 1.4%
Fish Creek — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Yanakie — Sri Lanka: 1.4%
Italy 0.8% / —
Fish Creek — Italy: 0.8% Yanakie — Italy: not among its largest
South Africa 0.7% / —
Fish Creek — South Africa: 0.7% Yanakie — South Africa: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Fish Creek 100.3% houses
Fish Creek — Houses: 100.3%
Yanakie 100.0% houses
Yanakie — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Fish Creek Yanakie
Median house price $652,750 $570,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,075,000 —

Zoning mix

Fish Creek Yanakie
Rural and farming 96% 93%
Parks and recreation 3% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
Other and special use 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

Fish Creek Yanakie
New dwellings approved 170
across South Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +21%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Fish Creek Yanakie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC

Liveability

Fish Creek Yanakie
Grade B —
Score 52/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Yanakie carries more flood risk (73 vs 23); Fish Creek carries more crime risk (55 vs 27).

Fish Creek Yanakie
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
55/100
 Low
27/100
Flood Low
23/100
 High
73/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
60/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Fish Creek Yanakie
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Fish Creek

  • Fish Creek and District Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Yanakie

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

Amenities in the suburb

Fish Creek Yanakie
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 2 1
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Yanakie sits further from the CBD (186.6 km vs 173.6 km).

Fish Creek Yanakie
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 173.6 km 186.6 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 137 min 149 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 3959
 0.5%
postcode 3960
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 3959
 54
postcode 3960

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.

Fish Creek Yanakie
Car (driver) 57.4% / 54.4%
Fish Creek — Car (driver): 57.4% Yanakie — Car (driver): 54.4%
Worked from Home 33.2% / 32.5%
Fish Creek — Worked from Home: 33.2% Yanakie — Worked from Home: 32.5%
Walked Only 6.6% / 10.5%
Fish Creek — Walked Only: 6.6% Yanakie — Walked Only: 10.5%
Bicycle — / 2.6%
Fish Creek — Bicycle: not among its largest Yanakie — Bicycle: 2.6%
Car (passenger) 1.5% / —
Fish Creek — Car (passenger): 1.5% Yanakie — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Train 1.2% / —
Fish Creek — Train: 1.2% Yanakie — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.4%).

Setting

Fish Creek Yanakie
Elevation 77 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.3 km 2.5 km

NBN connectivity

Fish Creek Yanakie
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
492 premises
 0%
203 premises

Climate

Fish Creek Yanakie
Annual rainfall 906 mm 1,083 mm
Summer max (Jan) 24.6°C 20.8°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C 9.6°C

Council rates

Fish Creek Yanakie
Average residential rate $2,282/yr
same for both
Council South Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Fish Creek Yanakie
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Fish Creek Yanakie
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Fish Creek

Retirees Rural

Yanakie

Coastal Rural

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