Limestone vs Yea

Yea is the younger of the two, with a median age of 56 against 59 in Limestone. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Limestone, most households are couple families. In Yea, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Limestone tends to suit couples and older residents, while Yea suits people living alone.

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

Yea

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 4)
  • But Limestone carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 58/100)

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

Limestone

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yea

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (108 min vs 114 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (111.4 km vs 115 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Limestone carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 58/100)
  • Yea is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Limestone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (47.6% vs 12.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Limestone Yea
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.

Limestone Yea
Walkability 0 / 10
Limestone — Walkability: 0/100 Yea — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 65 / 42
Limestone — Safety: 65/100 Yea — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 4 / 5
Limestone — Low fire risk: 4/100 Yea — Low fire risk: 5/100
Low flood risk 100 / 52
Limestone — Low flood risk: 100/100 Yea — Low flood risk: 52/100

Demographics

Yea has more residents (1,789 vs 121); Yea rents higher ($300/wk vs $150/wk).

Limestone Yea
Population 121 1,789
+1379% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +47.6% +12.7%
Median age 59 56
Median household income $87,724/yr
+38% vs other
 $54,392/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk $300/wk
+100% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Limestone Yea
0-4 2.5% / 3.5%
Limestone — 0-4: 2.5% Yea — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 13.2% / 10.1%
Limestone — 5-14: 13.2% Yea — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 4.1% / 4.1%
Limestone — 15-19: 4.1% Yea — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 3.3% / 4.0%
Limestone — 20-24: 3.3% Yea — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 4.1% / 6.8%
Limestone — 25-34: 4.1% Yea — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 4.1% / 8.8%
Limestone — 35-44: 4.1% Yea — 35-44: 8.8%
45-54 11.6% / 11.4%
Limestone — 45-54: 11.6% Yea — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 17.4% / 18.1%
Limestone — 55-64: 17.4% Yea — 55-64: 18.1%
65-74 26.4% / 17.7%
Limestone — 65-74: 26.4% Yea — 65-74: 17.7%
75-84 11.6% / 12.4%
Limestone — 75-84: 11.6% Yea — 75-84: 12.4%
85+ 4.1% / 3.8%
Limestone — 85+: 4.1% Yea — 85+: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Limestone 38.5% lone person
Limestone — Lone Person: 38.5% Limestone — Couple Families: 61.5% Limestone — One Parent Families: 0.0% Limestone — Group Household: 0.0%
Yea 54.1% lone person
Yea — Lone Person: 54.1% Yea — Couple Families: 25.6% Yea — One Parent Families: 15.9% Yea — Group Household: 4.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Limestone 11.4% renting
Limestone — Owned Outright: 71.4% Limestone — Mortgage: 17.1% Limestone — Renting: 11.4%
Yea 17.6% renting
Yea — Owned Outright: 54.0% Yea — Mortgage: 28.3% Yea — Renting: 17.6%
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.

Limestone Yea
England 5.0% / 3.7%
Limestone — England: 5.0% Yea — England: 3.7%
New Zealand 2.5% / 1.3%
Limestone — New Zealand: 2.5% Yea — New Zealand: 1.3%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Limestone — Netherlands: not among its largest Yea — Netherlands: 0.7%
Italy — / 0.4%
Limestone — Italy: not among its largest Yea — Italy: 0.4%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Limestone — South Africa: not among its largest Yea — South Africa: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

Qualifications

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

Limestone Yea
Certificate III & IV 13.2% / 18.2%
Limestone — Certificate III & IV: 13.2% Yea — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.4% / 8.8%
Limestone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.4% Yea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Bachelor Degree 9.9% / 7.9%
Limestone — Bachelor Degree: 9.9% Yea — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / 1.6%
Limestone — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Yea — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.9%
Limestone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Yea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Limestone 100.0% houses
Limestone — Houses: 100.0% Limestone — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Limestone — Townhouses: 0.0%
Yea 96.6% houses
Yea — Houses: 96.6% Yea — Flats / Apartments: 2.5% Yea — Townhouses: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Limestone Yea
Median house price — $672,500
Median unit price — $440,000
Median land price — $257,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 107 days
from 35 sales

Zoning mix

Yea has more rural and farming land (95% vs 36%).

Limestone Yea
Rural and farming 36% 95%
Parks and recreation 64% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 3%
Residential 0% 2%
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

Limestone Yea
New dwellings approved 82
across Murrindindi
same for both
Approvals change year on year +83%
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.

Limestone Yea
Houses — 3.2%
$490/wk on $795K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Limestone Yea
House price — Higher than 39% of VIC
Income Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 94% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 5% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 21% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 23% of VIC

Liveability

Yea is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Limestone Yea
Grade — C
Score — 38/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Yea carries more flood risk (48 vs 0); Yea carries more crime risk (58 vs 35).

Limestone Yea
Bushfire High
96/100
 High
95/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Moderate
58/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
48/100
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

Limestone Yea
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Limestone

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

Schools in Yea

  • Yea High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Yea Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Sacred Heart School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Limestone Yea
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 10
Parks & reserves 4 11
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 12 37

Mobility

Limestone sits further from the CBD (115 km vs 111.4 km).

Limestone Yea
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 115 km
+3% vs other
 111.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 114 min 108 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3717
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3717
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.

Limestone Yea
Car (driver) 55.6% / 71.5%
Limestone — Car (driver): 55.6% Yea — Car (driver): 71.5%
Worked from Home 36.1% / 19.2%
Limestone — Worked from Home: 36.1% Yea — Worked from Home: 19.2%
Walked Only 8.3% / 6.1%
Limestone — Walked Only: 8.3% Yea — Walked Only: 6.1%
Car (passenger) — / 3.2%
Limestone — Car (passenger): not among its largest Yea — Car (passenger): 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.5%).

Setting

Limestone Yea
Elevation 410 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 395 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Limestone Yea
Connectivity score 15/100 74/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
32 premises
 50%
1,084 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Limestone Yea
Average residential rate $1,973/yr
same for both
Council Murrindindi
same for both

Federal electorate

Limestone Yea
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Limestone Yea
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Limestone

Retirees Rural

Yea

Retirees Rural

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