Katandra vs Youanmite

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Katandra, about half of households are couple families. In Youanmite, most households are couple families. On these figures, Youanmite tends to suit people living alone and 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

Youanmite

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 56/100)
  • But Katandra is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 57%)

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

First-home buyers

Youanmite

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (6% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Youanmite

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 12%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($110/wk vs $170/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Katandra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (219.5 km vs 234 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (155 min vs 165 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Youanmite

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 56/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Katandra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.2% vs -5.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Katandra Youanmite
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.

Katandra Youanmite
Walkability 0 / 0
Katandra — Walkability: 0/100 Youanmite — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 44 / 74
Katandra — Safety: 44/100 Youanmite — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 67 / 84
Katandra — Low fire risk: 67/100 Youanmite — Low fire risk: 84/100
Low flood risk 29 / 10
Katandra — Low flood risk: 29/100 Youanmite — Low flood risk: 10/100

Demographics

Katandra has more residents (120 vs 56); Katandra rents higher ($170/wk vs $110/wk).

Katandra Youanmite
Population 120
+53% vs other
 56
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.2% -5.1%
Median age 48 49
Median household income $58,500/yr $60,112/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $170/wk
+35% vs other
 $110/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Katandra Youanmite
0-4 5.0% / 8.9%
Katandra — 0-4: 5.0% Youanmite — 0-4: 8.9%
5-14 13.3% / 8.9%
Katandra — 5-14: 13.3% Youanmite — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 5.0% / 7.1%
Katandra — 15-19: 5.0% Youanmite — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 3.3% / —
Katandra — 20-24: 3.3% Youanmite — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.7% / —
Katandra — 25-34: 6.7% Youanmite — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 14.2% / 7.1%
Katandra — 35-44: 14.2% Youanmite — 35-44: 7.1%
45-54 20.8% / 12.5%
Katandra — 45-54: 20.8% Youanmite — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 24.2% / 12.5%
Katandra — 55-64: 24.2% Youanmite — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 9.2% / 17.9%
Katandra — 65-74: 9.2% Youanmite — 65-74: 17.9%
75-84 5.0% / 8.9%
Katandra — 75-84: 5.0% Youanmite — 75-84: 8.9%
85+ 2.5% / —
Katandra — 85+: 2.5% Youanmite — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Katandra 50.0% couple families
Katandra — Couple Families: 50.0% Katandra — Lone Person: 30.0% Katandra — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Youanmite 57.1% couple families
Youanmite — Couple Families: 57.1% Youanmite — Lone Person: 42.9% Youanmite — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Katandra 11.6% renting
Katandra — Owned Outright: 39.5% Katandra — Mortgage: 48.8% Katandra — Renting: 11.6%
Youanmite 22.2% renting
Youanmite — Owned Outright: 44.4% Youanmite — Mortgage: 33.3% Youanmite — Renting: 22.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Katandra 100.0% houses
Katandra — Houses: 100.0%
Youanmite 100.0% houses
Youanmite — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Katandra Youanmite
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 12.5%
Katandra — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Youanmite — Certificate III & IV: 12.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 5.4%
Katandra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Youanmite — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 5.4%
Katandra — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Youanmite — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / —
Katandra — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Youanmite — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Zoning mix

Katandra Youanmite
Rural and farming 100%
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

Katandra Youanmite
New dwellings approved 649
across Greater Shepparton
 332
across Moira
Approvals change year on year -23% -70%

Ranking within VIC

Katandra Youanmite
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC

Liveability

Katandra Youanmite
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Katandra carries more crime risk (56 vs 26); Katandra carries more bushfire risk (33 vs 16).

Katandra Youanmite
Bushfire Low
33/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 Low
26/100
Flood High
71/100
 High
90/100
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

Katandra Youanmite
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

Katandra Youanmite
Parks & reserves 0 3
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Youanmite sits further from the CBD (234 km vs 219.5 km).

Katandra Youanmite
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 219.5 km 234 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 155 min 165 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3634
 0.5%
postcode 3646
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 3634
 64
postcode 3646

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.

Katandra Youanmite
Car (driver) 73.2% / 53.8%
Katandra — Car (driver): 73.2% Youanmite — Car (driver): 53.8%
Worked from Home 19.6% / 46.2%
Katandra — Worked from Home: 19.6% Youanmite — Worked from Home: 46.2%
Bus 7.1% / —
Katandra — Bus: 7.1% Youanmite — Bus: not among its largest

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

Setting

Katandra Youanmite
Elevation 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 115 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Katandra Youanmite
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
58 premises
 0%
27 premises

Climate

Katandra Youanmite
Annual rainfall 484 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Katandra Youanmite
Average residential rate $2,449/yr $1,908/yr
Council Greater Shepparton Moira

Federal electorate

Katandra Youanmite
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Katandra Youanmite
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Katandra

Rural

Youanmite

Retirees Rural Young Families

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