Kergunyah vs Yackandandah

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Yackandandah tends to suit families with children.

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 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 45/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Kergunyah has more separate houses rather than flats (104% vs 94%)

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

Kergunyah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($115/wk vs $306/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Yackandandah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (208 min vs 277 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (309.6 km vs 336.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yackandandah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 45/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Kergunyah 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.

Kergunyah 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.

Kergunyah Yackandandah
Walkability 0 / 0
Kergunyah — Walkability: 0/100 Yackandandah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 55 / 83
Kergunyah — Safety: 55/100 Yackandandah — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 53 / 50
Kergunyah — Low fire risk: 53/100 Yackandandah — Low fire risk: 50/100
Low flood risk 43 / 74
Kergunyah — Low flood risk: 43/100 Yackandandah — Low flood risk: 74/100

Demographics

Yackandandah has more residents (2,008 vs 232); Yackandandah rents higher ($306/wk vs $115/wk).

Kergunyah Yackandandah
Population 232 2,008
+766% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.9% +10.9%
Median age 50
same for both
Median household income $82,836/yr $87,048/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $115/wk $306/wk
+166% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kergunyah Yackandandah
0-4 6.0% / 4.6%
Kergunyah — 0-4: 6.0% Yackandandah — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 6.5% / 13.4%
Kergunyah — 5-14: 6.5% Yackandandah — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 3.4% / 5.4%
Kergunyah — 15-19: 3.4% Yackandandah — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 5.2% / 2.4%
Kergunyah — 20-24: 5.2% Yackandandah — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 11.6% / 5.5%
Kergunyah — 25-34: 11.6% Yackandandah — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 11.2% / 11.4%
Kergunyah — 35-44: 11.2% Yackandandah — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 12.5% / 13.3%
Kergunyah — 45-54: 12.5% Yackandandah — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 22.0% / 17.9%
Kergunyah — 55-64: 22.0% Yackandandah — 55-64: 17.9%
65-74 13.8% / 13.3%
Kergunyah — 65-74: 13.8% Yackandandah — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 3.9% / 8.3%
Kergunyah — 75-84: 3.9% Yackandandah — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ 3.4% / 4.0%
Kergunyah — 85+: 3.4% Yackandandah — 85+: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kergunyah 46.6% couple families
Kergunyah — Couple Families: 46.6% Kergunyah — Lone Person: 39.7% Kergunyah — One Parent Families: 6.9% Kergunyah — Group Household: 6.9%
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.

Kergunyah 7.2% renting
Kergunyah — Owned Outright: 50.6% Kergunyah — Mortgage: 42.2% Kergunyah — Renting: 7.2%
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.

Kergunyah Yackandandah
England 1.7% / 3.9%
Kergunyah — England: 1.7% Yackandandah — England: 3.9%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.2%
Kergunyah — New Zealand: 1.3% Yackandandah — New Zealand: 1.2%
Germany 1.7% / 0.4%
Kergunyah — Germany: 1.7% Yackandandah — Germany: 0.4%
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Kergunyah — Netherlands: not among its largest Yackandandah — Netherlands: 0.5%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Kergunyah — 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.

Kergunyah Yackandandah
Certificate III & IV 23.3% / 14.3%
Kergunyah — Certificate III & IV: 23.3% Yackandandah — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 16.3%
Kergunyah — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Yackandandah — Bachelor Degree: 16.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 9.3%
Kergunyah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Yackandandah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 4.0%
Kergunyah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Yackandandah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 5.4%
Kergunyah — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Yackandandah — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kergunyah 104.4% houses
Kergunyah — Houses: 104.4% Kergunyah — Townhouses: 0.0% Kergunyah — 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

Kergunyah 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

Yackandandah has more rural and farming land (68% vs 57%).

Kergunyah Yackandandah
Rural and farming 57% 68%
Parks and recreation 42% 29%
Residential 0% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Kergunyah 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.

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

Ranking within VIC

Kergunyah Yackandandah
House price — Higher than 53% of VIC
Income — Higher than 57% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 31% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 51% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 32% of VIC

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Kergunyah carries more crime risk (45 vs 17); Kergunyah carries more flood risk (57 vs 26).

Kergunyah Yackandandah
Bushfire Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
50/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Low
17/100
Flood Moderate
57/100
 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

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

Schools in Kergunyah

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Yackandandah

  • Yackandandah Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kergunyah Yackandandah
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 4
Childcare 1 3
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 3
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 5 15

Mobility

Kergunyah sits further from the CBD (336.1 km vs 309.6 km).

Kergunyah Yackandandah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 336.1 km
+8% vs other
 309.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 277 min 208 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3691
 2.0%
postcode 3749
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 3691
 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.

Kergunyah Yackandandah
Car (driver) 59.6% / 64.8%
Kergunyah — Car (driver): 59.6% Yackandandah — Car (driver): 64.8%
Worked from Home 25.4% / 24.5%
Kergunyah — Worked from Home: 25.4% Yackandandah — Worked from Home: 24.5%
Walked Only 7.9% / 6.5%
Kergunyah — Walked Only: 7.9% Yackandandah — Walked Only: 6.5%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / 3.8%
Kergunyah — Car (passenger): 7.0% Yackandandah — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Bicycle — / 0.4%
Kergunyah — Bicycle: not among its largest Yackandandah — Bicycle: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.8%).

Setting

Kergunyah Yackandandah
Elevation 535 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 279 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Kergunyah Yackandandah
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Kergunyah

Rural

Yackandandah

Retirees Rural

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