Indigo Valley vs Yackandandah

Indigo Valley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Yackandandah. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Indigo Valley, most households are couple families. In Yackandandah, about half of households are couple families.

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

Yackandandah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Indigo Valley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($235/wk vs $306/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Indigo Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (198 min vs 208 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yackandandah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Yackandandah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.9% vs 5.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Indigo Valley Yackandandah
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.

Indigo Valley Yackandandah
Walkability 0 / 0
Indigo Valley — Walkability: 0/100 Yackandandah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 83
Indigo Valley — Safety: 87/100 Yackandandah — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 29 / 50
Indigo Valley — Low fire risk: 29/100 Yackandandah — Low fire risk: 50/100
Low flood risk 100 / 74
Indigo Valley — Low flood risk: 100/100 Yackandandah — Low flood risk: 74/100

Demographics

Yackandandah has more residents (2,008 vs 346); Yackandandah rents higher ($306/wk vs $235/wk).

Indigo Valley Yackandandah
Population 346 2,008
+480% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.2% +10.9%
Median age 47 50
Median household income $97,500/yr
+11% vs other
 $87,048/yr
Median weekly rent $235/wk $306/wk
+30% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Indigo Valley Yackandandah
0-4 4.6% / 4.6%
Indigo Valley — 0-4: 4.6% Yackandandah — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 12.1% / 13.4%
Indigo Valley — 5-14: 12.1% Yackandandah — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 8.1% / 5.4%
Indigo Valley — 15-19: 8.1% Yackandandah — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 2.9% / 2.4%
Indigo Valley — 20-24: 2.9% Yackandandah — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 7.5% / 5.5%
Indigo Valley — 25-34: 7.5% Yackandandah — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 9.8% / 11.4%
Indigo Valley — 35-44: 9.8% Yackandandah — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 14.7% / 13.3%
Indigo Valley — 45-54: 14.7% Yackandandah — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 20.2% / 17.9%
Indigo Valley — 55-64: 20.2% Yackandandah — 55-64: 17.9%
65-74 11.8% / 13.3%
Indigo Valley — 65-74: 11.8% Yackandandah — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 5.8% / 8.3%
Indigo Valley — 75-84: 5.8% Yackandandah — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ 2.3% / 4.0%
Indigo Valley — 85+: 2.3% Yackandandah — 85+: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Indigo Valley 55.1% couple families
Indigo Valley — Couple Families: 55.1% Indigo Valley — Lone Person: 33.3% Indigo Valley — One Parent Families: 4.3% Indigo Valley — Group Household: 7.2%
Yackandandah 48.9% couple families
Yackandandah — Couple Families: 48.9% Yackandandah — Lone Person: 37.9% Yackandandah — One Parent Families: 12.1% Yackandandah — Group Household: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Indigo Valley 8.0% renting
Indigo Valley — Owned Outright: 51.8% Indigo Valley — Mortgage: 40.2% Indigo Valley — Renting: 8.0%
Yackandandah 17.1% renting
Yackandandah — Owned Outright: 46.6% Yackandandah — Mortgage: 36.3% Yackandandah — Renting: 17.1%
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.

Indigo Valley Yackandandah
England 2.0% / 3.9%
Indigo Valley — England: 2.0% Yackandandah — England: 3.9%
Germany 0.9% / 0.4%
Indigo Valley — Germany: 0.9% Yackandandah — Germany: 0.4%
New Zealand — / 1.2%
Indigo Valley — New Zealand: not among its largest Yackandandah — New Zealand: 1.2%
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Indigo Valley — Netherlands: not among its largest Yackandandah — Netherlands: 0.5%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Indigo Valley — Scotland: not among its largest Yackandandah — Scotland: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Qualifications

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

Indigo Valley Yackandandah
Certificate III & IV 16.8% / 14.3%
Indigo Valley — Certificate III & IV: 16.8% Yackandandah — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Bachelor Degree 11.8% / 16.3%
Indigo Valley — Bachelor Degree: 11.8% Yackandandah — Bachelor Degree: 16.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 9.3%
Indigo Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Yackandandah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 5.4%
Indigo Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Yackandandah — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 4.0%
Indigo Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Yackandandah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Indigo Valley 96.8% houses
Indigo Valley — Houses: 96.8% Indigo Valley — Townhouses: 3.2% Indigo Valley — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Yackandandah 93.5% houses
Yackandandah — Houses: 93.5% Yackandandah — Townhouses: 4.3% Yackandandah — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Indigo Valley Yackandandah
Median house price — $830,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $545,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 28 days
from 7 sales

Zoning mix

Indigo Valley has more rural and farming land (81% vs 68%).

Indigo Valley Yackandandah
Rural and farming 81% 68%
Parks and recreation 19% 29%
Residential 0% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
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

Indigo Valley Yackandandah
New dwellings approved 120
across Indigo
same for both
Approvals change year on year +15%
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.

Indigo Valley Yackandandah
Houses — 3.4%
$560/wk on $850K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Indigo Valley Yackandandah
House price — Higher than 53% of VIC
Income Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 51% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 32% of VIC

Liveability

Indigo Valley Yackandandah
Grade — B
Score — 51/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Yackandandah carries more flood risk (26 vs 0); Indigo Valley carries more bushfire risk (71 vs 50).

Indigo Valley Yackandandah
Bushfire High
71/100
 Moderate
50/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Low
17/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
26/100
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

Indigo Valley Yackandandah
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Indigo Valley

  • Middle Indigo Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Yackandandah

  • Yackandandah Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Indigo Valley Yackandandah
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 6 4
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 12 15

Mobility

Indigo Valley Yackandandah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 309.1 km 309.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 198 min 208 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3688
 2.0%
postcode 3749
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 82
postcode 3688
 85
postcode 3749

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.

Indigo Valley Yackandandah
Car (driver) 72.9% / 64.8%
Indigo Valley — Car (driver): 72.9% Yackandandah — Car (driver): 64.8%
Worked from Home 19.9% / 24.5%
Indigo Valley — Worked from Home: 19.9% Yackandandah — Worked from Home: 24.5%
Walked Only 3.0% / 6.5%
Indigo Valley — Walked Only: 3.0% Yackandandah — Walked Only: 6.5%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 3.8%
Indigo Valley — Car (passenger): 4.2% Yackandandah — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Bicycle — / 0.4%
Indigo Valley — Bicycle: not among its largest Yackandandah — Bicycle: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.9%).

Setting

Indigo Valley Yackandandah
Elevation 264 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 279 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Indigo Valley Yackandandah
Connectivity score 27/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
112 premises
 0%
827 premises

Climate

Indigo Valley Yackandandah
Annual rainfall 700 mm 984 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Indigo Valley Yackandandah
Average residential rate $1,828/yr
same for both
Council Indigo
same for both

Federal electorate

Indigo Valley Yackandandah
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Indigo Valley Yackandandah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Indigo Valley

Rural

Yackandandah

Retirees Rural

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