Kanumbra vs Yarck

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kanumbra, about half of households are people living alone. In Yarck, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Kanumbra tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Yarck suits 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

Yarck

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 72/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 50%)

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

Kanumbra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $200/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

Yarck

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (136 km vs 143.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Kanumbra has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 26%)
  • Yarck carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 72/100)

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

Investors

Yarck

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.5% vs -10.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kanumbra Yarck
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.

Kanumbra Yarck
Walkability 0 / 0
Kanumbra — Walkability: 0/100 Yarck — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 28 / 51
Kanumbra — Safety: 28/100 Yarck — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 74 / 100
Kanumbra — Low fire risk: 74/100 Yarck — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 67
Kanumbra — Low flood risk: 100/100 Yarck — Low flood risk: 67/100

Demographics

Yarck has more residents (194 vs 53); Yarck rents higher ($200/wk vs $120/wk).

Kanumbra Yarck
Population 53 194
+266% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.2% +15.5%
Median age 56 54
Median household income $58,500/yr $61,256/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $120/wk $200/wk
+67% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kanumbra Yarck
0-4 — / 1.5%
Kanumbra — 0-4: not among its largest Yarck — 0-4: 1.5%
5-14 13.2% / 10.3%
Kanumbra — 5-14: 13.2% Yarck — 5-14: 10.3%
15-19 — / 6.2%
Kanumbra — 15-19: not among its largest Yarck — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 — / 1.5%
Kanumbra — 20-24: not among its largest Yarck — 20-24: 1.5%
25-34 — / 7.7%
Kanumbra — 25-34: not among its largest Yarck — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 15.1% / 8.2%
Kanumbra — 35-44: 15.1% Yarck — 35-44: 8.2%
45-54 13.2% / 14.9%
Kanumbra — 45-54: 13.2% Yarck — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 17.0% / 20.6%
Kanumbra — 55-64: 17.0% Yarck — 55-64: 20.6%
65-74 22.6% / 18.0%
Kanumbra — 65-74: 22.6% Yarck — 65-74: 18.0%
75-84 13.2% / 6.2%
Kanumbra — 75-84: 13.2% Yarck — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ — / 1.5%
Kanumbra — 85+: not among its largest Yarck — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kanumbra 50.0% lone person
Kanumbra — Lone Person: 50.0% Kanumbra — Couple Families: 18.8% Kanumbra — One Parent Families: 31.2%
Yarck 39.6% lone person
Yarck — Lone Person: 39.6% Yarck — Couple Families: 47.2% Yarck — One Parent Families: 13.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kanumbra 18.2% renting
Kanumbra — Owned Outright: 54.5% Kanumbra — Mortgage: 27.3% Kanumbra — Renting: 18.2%
Yarck 8.6% renting
Yarck — Owned Outright: 58.0% Yarck — Mortgage: 33.3% Yarck — Renting: 8.6%
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.

Kanumbra Yarck
England — / 9.8%
Kanumbra — England: not among its largest Yarck — England: 9.8%
Scotland 7.5% / —
Kanumbra — Scotland: 7.5% Yarck — Scotland: not among its largest
Philippines — / 1.5%
Kanumbra — Philippines: not among its largest Yarck — Philippines: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.8%).

Qualifications

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

Kanumbra Yarck
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 14.9%
Kanumbra — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Yarck — Certificate III & IV: 14.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.2% / 10.3%
Kanumbra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.2% Yarck — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3%
Bachelor Degree 13.2% / 6.7%
Kanumbra — Bachelor Degree: 13.2% Yarck — Bachelor Degree: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.1%
Kanumbra — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Yarck — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.5%
Kanumbra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Yarck — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kanumbra 100.0% houses
Kanumbra — Houses: 100.0% Kanumbra — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Yarck 97.6% houses
Yarck — Houses: 97.6% Yarck — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kanumbra Yarck
Median house price — $880,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Kanumbra Yarck
Rural and farming 97% 89%
Parks and recreation 1% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 1%
Residential 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

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

Ranking within VIC

Kanumbra Yarck
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of VIC Higher than 4% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 58% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 4% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC

Liveability

Kanumbra Yarck
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Yarck carries more flood risk (33 vs 0); Kanumbra carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 0).

Kanumbra Yarck
Bushfire Low
26/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
72/100
 Moderate
49/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
33/100
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

Kanumbra Yarck
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Kanumbra Yarck
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 4
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 15

Mobility

Kanumbra sits further from the CBD (143.3 km vs 136 km).

Kanumbra Yarck
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 143.3 km
+5% vs other
 136 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 125 min 121 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3719
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 3719
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.

Kanumbra Yarck
Car (driver) 50.0% / 65.0%
Kanumbra — Car (driver): 50.0% Yarck — Car (driver): 65.0%
Worked from Home 50.0% / 22.5%
Kanumbra — Worked from Home: 50.0% Yarck — Worked from Home: 22.5%
Walked Only — / 12.5%
Kanumbra — Walked Only: not among its largest Yarck — Walked Only: 12.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.0%).

Setting

Kanumbra Yarck
Elevation 293 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 223 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kanumbra Yarck
Connectivity score 15/100 16/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
13 premises
 0%
57 premises

Climate

Kanumbra Yarck
Annual rainfall 648 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Kanumbra Yarck
Average residential rate $1,973/yr
same for both
Council Murrindindi
same for both

Federal electorate

Kanumbra Yarck
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kanumbra Yarck
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kanumbra

Retirees Rural

Yarck

Retirees Rural

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