Ghin Ghin vs Yea
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Ghin Ghin tends to suit couples, while Yea 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
Yea
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
- has more childcare (3 vs 0)
- has more parks and reserves (11 vs 3)
- But Ghin Ghin is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 42%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Ghin Ghin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 31%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Ghin Ghin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Yea
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (111.4 km vs 145.3 km)
- has a shorter drive in (108 min vs 122 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Yea
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 24%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Ghin Ghin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (56.1% vs 12.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ghin Ghin and Yea 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
Yea rents higher ($300/wk vs $0/wk); Yea has more residents (1,789 vs 64).
| Ghin Ghin | Yea | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 64 | 1,789 +2695% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +56.1% | +12.7% |
| Median age | 54 | 56 |
| Median household income | $106,600/yr +49% vs other | $54,392/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $300/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Ghin Ghin | Yea | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $672,500 |
| Median unit price | — | $440,000 |
| Median land price | — | $257,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 107 days from 35 sales |
Zoning mix
| Ghin Ghin | Yea | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% | 95% |
| Parks and recreation | 3% | 1% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 3% |
| Residential | 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
| Ghin Ghin | Yea | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 82 across Murrindindi same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +83% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Ghin Ghin | Yea | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 3.2% $490/wk on $795K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Ghin Ghin | Yea | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 39% of VIC |
| Income | Higher than 78% of VIC | Higher than 13% of VIC |
| Schools | — | Higher than 94% of VIC |
| Walkability | Higher than 46% of VIC | Higher than 73% of VIC |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 21% of VIC |
| EV adoption | Higher than 28% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 9% of VIC | Higher than 82% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 23% of VIC |
Liveability
Yea is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Ghin Ghin | Yea | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 38/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Yea carries more bushfire risk (95 vs 37); Ghin Ghin carries more flood risk (77 vs 48).
| Ghin Ghin | Yea | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 37/100 | High 95/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 65/100 | Moderate 58/100 |
| Flood | High 77/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| 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
| Ghin Ghin | Yea | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 3 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 2 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Ghin Ghin
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Yea
- Yea High School Government · Secondary above peers
- Yea Primary School Government · Primary above peers
- Sacred Heart School Catholic · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Ghin Ghin | Yea | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 10 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 11 |
| Childcare | 0 | 3 |
| GPs | 0 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 2 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 23 | 37 |
Mobility
Ghin Ghin sits further from the CBD (145.3 km vs 111.4 km).
| Ghin Ghin | Yea | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 145.3 km +23% vs other | 111.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 122 min | 108 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 3717 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 52 postcode 3717 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.5%).
Setting
| Ghin Ghin | Yea | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 217 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 395 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Ghin Ghin | Yea | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 74/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 19 premises | 50% 1,084 premises |
Climate
| Ghin Ghin | Yea | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 540 mm | 648 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Ghin Ghin | Yea | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,973/yr same for both | |
| Council | Murrindindi same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ghin Ghin | Yea | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ghin Ghin | Yea | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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