Homewood vs Yea

Homewood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 56 in 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, Homewood tends to suit families with children and couples.

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 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Homewood carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 58/100)

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

First-home buyers

Yea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (31% vs 41%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Yea

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (111.4 km vs 127.9 km)
  • But Homewood has a shorter drive in (102 min vs 108 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 28%)
  • But Homewood carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 58/100)

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

Investors

Homewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (29.6% vs 12.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Homewood 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.

Homewood 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.

Homewood Yea
Walkability 0 / 10
Homewood — Walkability: 0/100 Yea — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 67 / 42
Homewood — Safety: 67/100 Yea — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 100 / 5
Homewood — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yea — Low fire risk: 5/100
Low flood risk 31 / 52
Homewood — Low flood risk: 31/100 Yea — Low flood risk: 52/100

Demographics

Yea has more residents (1,789 vs 70); Yea skews older (56 vs 42).

Homewood Yea
Population 70 1,789
+2456% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +29.6% +12.7%
Median age 42 56
Median household income $60,632/yr
+10% vs other
 $54,392/yr
Median weekly rent $323/wk
+7% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Homewood Yea
0-4 4.3% / 3.5%
Homewood — 0-4: 4.3% Yea — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 17.1% / 10.1%
Homewood — 5-14: 17.1% Yea — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 4.3% / 4.1%
Homewood — 15-19: 4.3% Yea — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 14.3% / 4.0%
Homewood — 20-24: 14.3% Yea — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 — / 6.8%
Homewood — 25-34: not among its largest Yea — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 17.1% / 8.8%
Homewood — 35-44: 17.1% Yea — 35-44: 8.8%
45-54 10.0% / 11.4%
Homewood — 45-54: 10.0% Yea — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 14.3% / 18.1%
Homewood — 55-64: 14.3% Yea — 55-64: 18.1%
65-74 15.7% / 17.7%
Homewood — 65-74: 15.7% Yea — 65-74: 17.7%
75-84 5.7% / 12.4%
Homewood — 75-84: 5.7% Yea — 75-84: 12.4%
85+ 7.1% / 3.8%
Homewood — 85+: 7.1% Yea — 85+: 3.8%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Homewood 50.0% lone person
Homewood — Lone Person: 50.0% Homewood — Couple Families: 50.0% Homewood — One Parent Families: 0.0% Homewood — Group Household: 0.0%
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%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Homewood 0.0% renting
Homewood — Owned Outright: 52.4% Homewood — Mortgage: 47.6% Homewood — Renting: 0.0%
Yea 17.6% renting
Yea — Owned Outright: 54.0% Yea — Mortgage: 28.3% Yea — Renting: 17.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Homewood Yea
South Africa 5.7% / 0.4%
Homewood — South Africa: 5.7% Yea — South Africa: 0.4%
England — / 3.7%
Homewood — England: not among its largest Yea — England: 3.7%
New Zealand — / 1.3%
Homewood — New Zealand: not among its largest Yea — New Zealand: 1.3%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Homewood — Netherlands: not among its largest Yea — Netherlands: 0.7%
Italy — / 0.4%
Homewood — Italy: not among its largest Yea — Italy: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

Qualifications

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

Homewood Yea
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 18.2%
Homewood — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Yea — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 8.8%
Homewood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Yea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 7.9%
Homewood — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Yea — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 7.1% / 1.6%
Homewood — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1% Yea — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.9%
Homewood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Yea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Homewood 100.0% houses
Homewood — Houses: 100.0% Homewood — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Homewood — 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

Homewood 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

Homewood Yea
Rural and farming 98% 95%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 3%
Residential 0% 2%
Parks and recreation 1%
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

Homewood 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.

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

Ranking within VIC

Homewood Yea
House price — Higher than 39% of VIC
Income Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 94% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 10% 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 2% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 23% of VIC

Liveability

Yea is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Homewood Yea
Grade — C
Score — 38/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Yea carries more bushfire risk (95 vs 0); Yea carries more crime risk (58 vs 33).

Homewood Yea
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
95/100
Crime Low
33/100
 Moderate
58/100
Flood Moderate
69/100
 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

Homewood 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 Homewood

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

Homewood Yea
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 10
Parks & reserves 0 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 21 37

Mobility

Homewood sits further from the CBD (127.9 km vs 111.4 km).

Homewood Yea
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 127.9 km
+13% vs other
 111.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 102 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.

Homewood Yea
Car (driver) 69.6% / 71.5%
Homewood — Car (driver): 69.6% Yea — Car (driver): 71.5%
Worked from Home 30.4% / 19.2%
Homewood — Worked from Home: 30.4% Yea — Worked from Home: 19.2%
Walked Only — / 6.1%
Homewood — Walked Only: not among its largest Yea — Walked Only: 6.1%
Car (passenger) — / 3.2%
Homewood — Car (passenger): not among its largest Yea — Car (passenger): 3.2%

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

Setting

Homewood Yea
Elevation 227 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 395 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Homewood Yea
Annual rainfall 540 mm 648 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Homewood

Retirees River Rural

Yea

Retirees Rural

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