Glenburn vs Yea

Glenburn is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 56 in Yea. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glenburn, about half of households are couple families. In Yea, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Glenburn: a median of $925,000, against $672,000 in Yea, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Glenburn tends to suit couples, while Yea suits people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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 parks and reserves (11 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Glenburn is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 42%)

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

First-home buyers

Yea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($672,500 vs $925,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Glenburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 29%)

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

Commuting to the city

Glenburn

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (82 min vs 108 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (84.8 km vs 111.4 km)
  • But Yea is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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 26%)
  • But Glenburn carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 58/100)

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

Investors

Yea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.7% vs 6.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Glenburn 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.

Glenburn Yea
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.

Glenburn Yea
Walkability 0 / 10
Glenburn — Walkability: 0/100 Yea — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 58 / 42
Glenburn — Safety: 58/100 Yea — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 5 / 5
Glenburn — Low fire risk: 5/100 Yea — Low fire risk: 5/100
Low flood risk 68 / 52
Glenburn — Low flood risk: 68/100 Yea — Low flood risk: 52/100

Demographics

Yea has more residents (1,789 vs 443); Glenburn has higher household incomes ($88,192 vs $54,392).

Glenburn Yea
Population 443 1,789
+304% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.7% +12.7%
Median age 50 56
Median household income $88,192/yr
+38% vs other
 $54,392/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+6% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenburn Yea
0-4 4.3% / 3.5%
Glenburn — 0-4: 4.3% Yea — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 10.8% / 10.1%
Glenburn — 5-14: 10.8% Yea — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 7.2% / 4.1%
Glenburn — 15-19: 7.2% Yea — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 4.1% / 4.0%
Glenburn — 20-24: 4.1% Yea — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 6.5% / 6.8%
Glenburn — 25-34: 6.5% Yea — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 9.9% / 8.8%
Glenburn — 35-44: 9.9% Yea — 35-44: 8.8%
45-54 14.4% / 11.4%
Glenburn — 45-54: 14.4% Yea — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 16.9% / 18.1%
Glenburn — 55-64: 16.9% Yea — 55-64: 18.1%
65-74 16.5% / 17.7%
Glenburn — 65-74: 16.5% Yea — 65-74: 17.7%
75-84 6.1% / 12.4%
Glenburn — 75-84: 6.1% Yea — 75-84: 12.4%
85+ 3.2% / 3.8%
Glenburn — 85+: 3.2% Yea — 85+: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glenburn 28.1% lone person
Glenburn — Lone Person: 28.1% Glenburn — Couple Families: 48.3% Glenburn — One Parent Families: 15.7% Glenburn — Group Household: 3.4% Glenburn — Other Families: 4.5%
Yea 54.1% lone person
Yea — Lone Person: 54.1% Yea — Couple Families: 25.6% Yea — One Parent Families: 15.9% Yea — Group Household: 4.4% Yea — 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.

Glenburn 12.3% renting
Glenburn — Owned Outright: 48.6% Glenburn — Mortgage: 39.1% Glenburn — Renting: 12.3%
Yea 17.6% renting
Yea — Owned Outright: 54.0% Yea — Mortgage: 28.3% Yea — Renting: 17.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glenburn Yea
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 18.2%
Glenburn — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Yea — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 8.8%
Glenburn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Yea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 7.9%
Glenburn — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Yea — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 1.9%
Glenburn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Yea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 1.6%
Glenburn — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Yea — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

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.

Glenburn Yea
England 4.3% / 3.7%
Glenburn — England: 4.3% Yea — England: 3.7%
New Zealand 1.8% / 1.3%
Glenburn — New Zealand: 1.8% Yea — New Zealand: 1.3%
Scotland 0.7% / 0.3%
Glenburn — Scotland: 0.7% Yea — Scotland: 0.3%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Glenburn — Netherlands: not among its largest Yea — Netherlands: 0.7%
Italy — / 0.4%
Glenburn — Italy: not among its largest Yea — Italy: 0.4%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Glenburn — South Africa: not among its largest Yea — South Africa: 0.4%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glenburn 100.0% houses
Glenburn — Houses: 100.0% Glenburn — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Glenburn — Townhouses: 0.0%
Yea 96.6% houses
Yea — Houses: 96.6% Yea — Flats / Apartments: 2.5% Yea — Townhouses: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Glenburn Yea
Median house price $925,000 $672,500
Median unit price — $440,000
Median land price — $257,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 66 days
from 4 sales
 107 days
from 35 sales

Zoning mix

Yea has more rural and farming land (95% vs 79%).

Glenburn Yea
Rural and farming 79% 95%
Parks and recreation 21% 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

Glenburn Yea
New dwellings approved 82
across Murrindindi
same for both
Approvals change year on year +83%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Glenburn Yea
Houses — 3.2%
$490/wk on $795K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Glenburn Yea
House price — Higher than 39% of VIC
Income Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 94% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 25% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 21% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 5% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 23% of VIC

Liveability

Yea is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Glenburn Yea
Grade — C
Score — 38/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Yea carries more flood risk (48 vs 32); Yea carries more crime risk (58 vs 42).

Glenburn Yea
Bushfire High
95/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
58/100
Flood Low
32/100
 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

Glenburn 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 Glenburn

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

Glenburn Yea
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 10
Parks & reserves 2 11
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 1 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 34 37

Mobility

Yea sits further from the CBD (111.4 km vs 84.8 km).

Glenburn Yea
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 84.8 km 111.4 km
+31% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 82 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.

Glenburn Yea
Car (driver) 70.3% / 71.5%
Glenburn — Car (driver): 70.3% Yea — Car (driver): 71.5%
Worked from Home 23.0% / 19.2%
Glenburn — Worked from Home: 23.0% Yea — Worked from Home: 19.2%
Walked Only 4.7% / 6.1%
Glenburn — Walked Only: 4.7% Yea — Walked Only: 6.1%
Car (passenger) 2.0% / 3.2%
Glenburn — Car (passenger): 2.0% Yea — Car (passenger): 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.5%).

Setting

Glenburn Yea
Elevation 318 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 395 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Glenburn Yea
Connectivity score 15/100 74/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
93 premises
 50%
1,084 premises

Climate

Glenburn Yea
Annual rainfall 1,215 mm 648 mm
Summer max (Jan) 22.9°C —
Winter min (Jul) 3.8°C —

Council rates

Glenburn Yea
Average residential rate $1,973/yr
same for both
Council Murrindindi
same for both

Federal electorate

Glenburn Yea
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glenburn Yea
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glenburn

Retirees Rural

Yea

Retirees Rural

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