Kanyapella vs Yambuna

Yambuna is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 54 in Kanyapella. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yambuna, most households are couple families. On these figures, Kanyapella tends to suit people living alone, while Yambuna suits 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Yambuna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 20%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Yambuna

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (165 min vs 175 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (230 km vs 239.3 km)
  • But Kanyapella is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kanyapella

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Yambuna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-0.9% vs -8.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kanyapella Yambuna
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.

Kanyapella Yambuna
Walkability 10 / 0
Kanyapella — Walkability: 10/100 Yambuna — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 65 / 60
Kanyapella — Safety: 65/100 Yambuna — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 87 / 77
Kanyapella — Low fire risk: 87/100 Yambuna — Low fire risk: 77/100
Low flood risk 0 / 2
Kanyapella — Low flood risk: 0/100 Yambuna — Low flood risk: 2/100

Demographics

Yambuna has more residents (109 vs 51); Kanyapella skews older (54 vs 34).

Kanyapella Yambuna
Population 51 109
+114% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.9% -0.9%
Median age 54 34
Median household income $92,612/yr $96,200/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $205/wk $210/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kanyapella Yambuna
0-4 9.8% / 5.5%
Kanyapella — 0-4: 9.8% Yambuna — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 11.8% / 22.0%
Kanyapella — 5-14: 11.8% Yambuna — 5-14: 22.0%
15-19 — / 8.3%
Kanyapella — 15-19: not among its largest Yambuna — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 — / 5.5%
Kanyapella — 20-24: not among its largest Yambuna — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 15.7% / 12.8%
Kanyapella — 25-34: 15.7% Yambuna — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 11.8% / 12.8%
Kanyapella — 35-44: 11.8% Yambuna — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 15.7% / 14.7%
Kanyapella — 45-54: 15.7% Yambuna — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 25.5% / 14.7%
Kanyapella — 55-64: 25.5% Yambuna — 55-64: 14.7%
65-74 5.9% / 10.1%
Kanyapella — 65-74: 5.9% Yambuna — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 11.8% / —
Kanyapella — 75-84: 11.8% Yambuna — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Kanyapella — 85+: not among its largest Yambuna — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kanyapella 41.7% couple families
Kanyapella — Couple Families: 41.7% Kanyapella — Lone Person: 33.3% Kanyapella — One Parent Families: 25.0% Kanyapella — Group Household: 0.0%
Yambuna 63.6% couple families
Yambuna — Couple Families: 63.6% Yambuna — Lone Person: 22.7% Yambuna — One Parent Families: 0.0% Yambuna — Group Household: 13.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kanyapella 25.0% renting
Kanyapella — Owned Outright: 41.7% Kanyapella — Mortgage: 33.3% Kanyapella — Renting: 25.0%
Yambuna 26.5% renting
Yambuna — Owned Outright: 35.3% Yambuna — Mortgage: 38.2% Yambuna — Renting: 26.5%
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.

Kanyapella Yambuna
Philippines 13.7% / 3.7%
Kanyapella — Philippines: 13.7% Yambuna — Philippines: 3.7%
New Zealand — / 6.4%
Kanyapella — New Zealand: not among its largest Yambuna — New Zealand: 6.4%
England 5.9% / —
Kanyapella — England: 5.9% Yambuna — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.7%).

Qualifications

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

Kanyapella Yambuna
Certificate III & IV 19.6% / 20.2%
Kanyapella — Certificate III & IV: 19.6% Yambuna — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Bachelor Degree 17.6% / 3.7%
Kanyapella — Bachelor Degree: 17.6% Yambuna — Bachelor Degree: 3.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 15.7% / 4.6%
Kanyapella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.7% Yambuna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.9% / —
Kanyapella — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.9% Yambuna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.8%
Kanyapella — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Yambuna — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kanyapella 100.0% houses
Kanyapella — Houses: 100.0%
Yambuna 100.0% houses
Yambuna — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Kanyapella Yambuna
Rural and farming 85% 91%
Parks and recreation 15% 9%
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

Kanyapella Yambuna
New dwellings approved 264
across Campaspe
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Kanyapella Yambuna
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 12% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 40% of VIC

Liveability

Kanyapella is more walkable (10 vs 0).

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

Risk profile

Yambuna carries more bushfire risk (23 vs 13).

Kanyapella Yambuna
Bushfire Low
13/100
 Low
23/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Moderate
40/100
Flood High
100/100
 High
98/100
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

Kanyapella Yambuna
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

Kanyapella Yambuna
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 6 2

Mobility

Kanyapella sits further from the CBD (239.3 km vs 230 km).

Kanyapella Yambuna
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 239.3 km
+4% vs other
 230 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 175 min 165 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3564
 0.0%
postcode 3621
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 3564
 59
postcode 3621

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.

Kanyapella Yambuna
Car (driver) 60.0% / 73.2%
Kanyapella — Car (driver): 60.0% Yambuna — Car (driver): 73.2%
Worked from Home 15.0% / 26.8%
Kanyapella — Worked from Home: 15.0% Yambuna — Worked from Home: 26.8%
Walked Only 25.0% / —
Kanyapella — Walked Only: 25.0% Yambuna — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.2%).

Setting

Kanyapella Yambuna
Elevation 95 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 98 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kanyapella Yambuna
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
39 premises

Climate

Kanyapella Yambuna
Annual rainfall 406 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Kanyapella Yambuna
Average residential rate $2,035/yr
same for both
Council Campaspe
same for both

Federal electorate

Kanyapella Yambuna
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kanyapella Yambuna
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kanyapella

Rural Young Families

Yambuna

Family Rural

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