Guildford vs Yapeen

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Guildford tends to suit 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

Yapeen

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 64/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 42%)
  • But Guildford has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)

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 30%)

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 $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Yapeen

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (99 min vs 110 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (129.8 km vs 135.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Guildford has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 17%)
  • Yapeen carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 64/100)

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 -0.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Guildford 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.

Guildford 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.

Guildford Yapeen
Walkability 0 / 0
Guildford — Walkability: 0/100 Yapeen — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 36 / 89
Guildford — Safety: 36/100 Yapeen — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 25 / 71
Guildford — Low fire risk: 25/100 Yapeen — Low fire risk: 71/100
Low flood risk 77 / 80
Guildford — Low flood risk: 77/100 Yapeen — Low flood risk: 80/100

Demographics

Guildford rents higher ($250/wk vs $160/wk); Yapeen has higher household incomes ($73,840 vs $59,176).

Guildford Yapeen
Population 330
+18% vs other
 272
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.9% +27.7%
Median age 46 45
Median household income $59,176/yr $73,840/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+36% vs other
 $160/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Guildford Yapeen
0-4 5.5% / 6.2%
Guildford — 0-4: 5.5% Yapeen — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 16.1% / 16.2%
Guildford — 5-14: 16.1% Yapeen — 5-14: 16.2%
15-19 3.9% / 5.5%
Guildford — 15-19: 3.9% Yapeen — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 1.2% / 1.5%
Guildford — 20-24: 1.2% Yapeen — 20-24: 1.5%
25-34 5.8% / 8.1%
Guildford — 25-34: 5.8% Yapeen — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 14.8% / 11.8%
Guildford — 35-44: 14.8% Yapeen — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 12.1% / 15.8%
Guildford — 45-54: 12.1% Yapeen — 45-54: 15.8%
55-64 16.4% / 15.8%
Guildford — 55-64: 16.4% Yapeen — 55-64: 15.8%
65-74 14.5% / 9.6%
Guildford — 65-74: 14.5% Yapeen — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 8.2% / 5.9%
Guildford — 75-84: 8.2% Yapeen — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 2.7% / 1.1%
Guildford — 85+: 2.7% Yapeen — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Guildford 44.2% lone person
Guildford — Lone Person: 44.2% Guildford — Couple Families: 24.2% Guildford — One Parent Families: 17.9% Guildford — Group Household: 9.5% Guildford — Other Families: 4.2%
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% Yapeen — 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.

Guildford 17.4% renting
Guildford — Owned Outright: 44.2% Guildford — Mortgage: 38.4% Guildford — Renting: 17.4%
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.

Guildford Yapeen
Bachelor Degree 13.6% / 14.7%
Guildford — Bachelor Degree: 13.6% Yapeen — Bachelor Degree: 14.7%
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 11.0%
Guildford — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Yapeen — Certificate III & IV: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 5.1%
Guildford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Yapeen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Postgraduate Degree 4.8% / 5.9%
Guildford — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8% Yapeen — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.5% / 4.0%
Guildford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5% Yapeen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.7%).

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.

Guildford Yapeen
England 4.8% / 2.9%
Guildford — England: 4.8% Yapeen — England: 2.9%
Germany — / 2.6%
Guildford — Germany: not among its largest Yapeen — Germany: 2.6%
Canada 0.9% / 1.5%
Guildford — Canada: 0.9% Yapeen — Canada: 1.5%
New Zealand 2.1% / —
Guildford — New Zealand: 2.1% Yapeen — New Zealand: not among its largest
Italy 1.5% / —
Guildford — Italy: 1.5% Yapeen — Italy: not among its largest
Philippines 1.2% / —
Guildford — Philippines: 1.2% Yapeen — Philippines: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 1.1%
Guildford — Netherlands: not among its largest Yapeen — Netherlands: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Guildford 95.7% houses
Guildford — Houses: 95.7% Guildford — Flats / Apartments: 4.3%
Yapeen 96.2% houses
Yapeen — Houses: 96.2% Yapeen — Flats / Apartments: 3.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Guildford Yapeen
Median house price $692,500 $705,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $607,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 40 days
from 3 sales
 190 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Yapeen has more rural and farming land (95% vs 53%).

Guildford Yapeen
Rural and farming 53% 95%
Parks and recreation 44% 2%
Residential 2% 3%
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

Guildford Yapeen
New dwellings approved 104
across Hepburn
 102
across Mount Alexander
Approvals change year on year -6% -7%

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.

Guildford Yapeen
Houses 2.4%
$500/wk on $1.1M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Guildford Yapeen
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 19% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% 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 40% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 3% of VIC —

Liveability

Guildford Yapeen
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Guildford carries more crime risk (64 vs 11); Guildford carries more bushfire risk (75 vs 29).

Guildford Yapeen
Bushfire High
75/100
 Low
29/100
Crime Moderate
64/100
 Low
11/100
Flood Low
23/100
 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

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

Schools in Guildford

  • Campbells Creek Primary School - Guildford Campus Government · Primary

Schools in Yapeen

  • Castlemaine Secondary College-Yapeen Campus Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Guildford Yapeen
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 6 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 4 2

Mobility

Guildford sits further from the CBD (135.6 km vs 129.8 km).

Guildford Yapeen
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 135.6 km
+4% vs other
 129.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 110 min 99 min
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.

Guildford Yapeen
Car (driver) 59.1% / 73.1%
Guildford — Car (driver): 59.1% Yapeen — Car (driver): 73.1%
Worked from Home 31.8% / 24.0%
Guildford — Worked from Home: 31.8% Yapeen — Worked from Home: 24.0%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 2.9%
Guildford — Car (passenger): 4.5% Yapeen — Car (passenger): 2.9%
Walked Only 4.5% / —
Guildford — Walked Only: 4.5% Yapeen — Walked Only: not among its largest

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

Setting

Guildford Yapeen
Elevation 337 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 281 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Guildford Yapeen
Connectivity score 29/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
173 premises
 0%
106 premises

Climate

Guildford Yapeen
Annual rainfall 531 mm 598 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 27.9°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.7°C

Council rates

Guildford Yapeen
Average residential rate $1,748/yr $1,885/yr
Council Hepburn Mount Alexander

Federal electorate

Guildford Yapeen
Division Ballarat Bendigo
Member Catherine King Lisa Chesters
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Guildford

Professionals Retirees Rural

Yapeen

Family Rural

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