Fryerstown vs Yapeen

Yapeen is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 51 in Fryerstown. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Fryerstown, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Fryerstown tends to suit people living alone, while Yapeen suits families with children.

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

Yapeen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 45%)

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

First-home buyers

Yapeen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yapeen

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $275/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Fryerstown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (124.3 km vs 129.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Yapeen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.7% vs 1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Fryerstown Yapeen
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.

Fryerstown Yapeen
Walkability 0 / 0
Fryerstown — Walkability: 0/100 Yapeen — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 88 / 89
Fryerstown — Safety: 88/100 Yapeen — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 33 / 71
Fryerstown — Low fire risk: 33/100 Yapeen — Low fire risk: 71/100
Low flood risk 100 / 80
Fryerstown — Low flood risk: 100/100 Yapeen — Low flood risk: 80/100

Demographics

Fryerstown rents higher ($275/wk vs $160/wk); Yapeen has higher household incomes ($73,840 vs $64,012).

Fryerstown Yapeen
Population 232 272
+17% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.8% +27.7%
Median age 51 45
Median household income $64,012/yr $73,840/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $275/wk
+42% vs other
 $160/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fryerstown Yapeen
0-4 2.2% / 6.2%
Fryerstown — 0-4: 2.2% Yapeen — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 11.2% / 16.2%
Fryerstown — 5-14: 11.2% Yapeen — 5-14: 16.2%
15-19 5.2% / 5.5%
Fryerstown — 15-19: 5.2% Yapeen — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 2.6% / 1.5%
Fryerstown — 20-24: 2.6% Yapeen — 20-24: 1.5%
25-34 9.9% / 8.1%
Fryerstown — 25-34: 9.9% Yapeen — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 13.8% / 11.8%
Fryerstown — 35-44: 13.8% Yapeen — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 16.8% / 15.8%
Fryerstown — 45-54: 16.8% Yapeen — 45-54: 15.8%
55-64 23.7% / 15.8%
Fryerstown — 55-64: 23.7% Yapeen — 55-64: 15.8%
65-74 11.2% / 9.6%
Fryerstown — 65-74: 11.2% Yapeen — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 7.3% / 5.9%
Fryerstown — 75-84: 7.3% Yapeen — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 1.7% / 1.1%
Fryerstown — 85+: 1.7% Yapeen — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Fryerstown 49.1% lone person
Fryerstown — Lone Person: 49.1% Fryerstown — Couple Families: 32.7% Fryerstown — One Parent Families: 12.7% Fryerstown — Group Household: 5.5%
Yapeen 38.7% lone person
Yapeen — Lone Person: 38.7% Yapeen — Couple Families: 38.7% Yapeen — One Parent Families: 17.3% Yapeen — Group Household: 5.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Fryerstown 9.9% renting
Fryerstown — Owned Outright: 47.3% Fryerstown — Mortgage: 42.9% Fryerstown — Renting: 9.9%
Yapeen 0.0% renting
Yapeen — Owned Outright: 47.4% Yapeen — Mortgage: 52.6% Yapeen — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Fryerstown Yapeen
Bachelor Degree 19.4% / 14.7%
Fryerstown — Bachelor Degree: 19.4% Yapeen — Bachelor Degree: 14.7%
Certificate III & IV 10.3% / 11.0%
Fryerstown — Certificate III & IV: 10.3% Yapeen — Certificate III & IV: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.9% / 5.1%
Fryerstown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9% Yapeen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Postgraduate Degree 8.2% / 5.9%
Fryerstown — Postgraduate Degree: 8.2% Yapeen — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.3% / 4.0%
Fryerstown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3% Yapeen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

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.

Fryerstown Yapeen
England 4.3% / 2.9%
Fryerstown — England: 4.3% Yapeen — England: 2.9%
Netherlands 1.7% / 1.1%
Fryerstown — Netherlands: 1.7% Yapeen — Netherlands: 1.1%
Canada 1.3% / 1.5%
Fryerstown — Canada: 1.3% Yapeen — Canada: 1.5%
Scotland 2.6% / —
Fryerstown — Scotland: 2.6% Yapeen — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany — / 2.6%
Fryerstown — Germany: not among its largest Yapeen — Germany: 2.6%
New Zealand 1.7% / —
Fryerstown — New Zealand: 1.7% Yapeen — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Fryerstown 95.9% houses
Fryerstown — Houses: 95.9% Fryerstown — Flats / Apartments: 4.1%
Yapeen 96.2% houses
Yapeen — Houses: 96.2% Yapeen — Flats / Apartments: 3.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Fryerstown Yapeen
Median house price $730,000 $705,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 52 days
from 9 sales
 190 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Yapeen has more rural and farming land (95% vs 35%).

Fryerstown Yapeen
Rural and farming 35% 95%
Parks and recreation 61% 2%
Residential 3%
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

Fryerstown Yapeen
New dwellings approved 102
across Mount Alexander
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Fryerstown Yapeen
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 25% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 82% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC

Liveability

Fryerstown Yapeen
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Yapeen carries more flood risk (20 vs 0); Fryerstown carries more bushfire risk (67 vs 29).

Fryerstown Yapeen
Bushfire Moderate
67/100
 Low
29/100
Crime Low
12/100
 Low
11/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
20/100
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

Fryerstown Yapeen
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Fryerstown

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

Schools in Yapeen

  • Castlemaine Secondary College-Yapeen Campus Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Fryerstown Yapeen
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 4 2

Mobility

Yapeen sits further from the CBD (129.8 km vs 124.3 km).

Fryerstown Yapeen
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 124.3 km 129.8 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 99 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 3451
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 3451
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.

Fryerstown Yapeen
Car (driver) 67.4% / 73.1%
Fryerstown — Car (driver): 67.4% Yapeen — Car (driver): 73.1%
Worked from Home 29.2% / 24.0%
Fryerstown — Worked from Home: 29.2% Yapeen — Worked from Home: 24.0%
Walked Only 3.4% / —
Fryerstown — Walked Only: 3.4% Yapeen — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 2.9%
Fryerstown — Car (passenger): not among its largest Yapeen — Car (passenger): 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.1%).

Setting

Fryerstown Yapeen
Elevation 395 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 281 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Fryerstown Yapeen
Connectivity score 15/100 27/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
75 premises
 0%
106 premises

Climate

Fryerstown Yapeen
Annual rainfall 598 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Fryerstown Yapeen
Average residential rate $1,885/yr
same for both
Council Mount Alexander
same for both

Federal electorate

Fryerstown Yapeen
Division Bendigo
same for both
Member Lisa Chesters
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Fryerstown Yapeen
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Fryerstown

Professionals Rural

Yapeen

Family Rural

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