Muckleford vs Yapeen
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Muckleford, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Muckleford tends to suit couples, while Yapeen suits people living alone and 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Muckleford is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 56%)
- Yapeen carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 46/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Yapeen
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $330/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 18%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Muckleford
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Muckleford is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- Yapeen carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 46/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Yapeen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (27.7% vs 5.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Muckleford and Yapeen drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Muckleford rents higher ($330/wk vs $160/wk); Muckleford has more residents (426 vs 272).
| Muckleford | Yapeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 426 +36% vs other | 272 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.2% | +27.7% |
| Median age | 46 | 45 |
| Median household income | $96,096/yr +23% vs other | $73,840/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $330/wk +52% vs other | $160/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Muckleford | Yapeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $695,000 | $705,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $247,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 190 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
Yapeen has more rural and farming land (95% vs 80%).
| Muckleford | Yapeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 80% | 95% |
| Parks and recreation | 18% | 2% |
| Residential | 0% | 3% |
| 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
| Muckleford | Yapeen | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 102 across Mount Alexander same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -7% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Muckleford | Yapeen | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 66% of VIC | Higher than 39% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 72% of VIC | Higher than 36% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 82% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 73% of VIC | Higher than 31% of VIC |
Liveability
Muckleford is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Muckleford | Yapeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Muckleford carries more crime risk (46 vs 11); Muckleford carries more flood risk (47 vs 20).
| Muckleford | Yapeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 38/100 | Low 29/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 46/100 | Low 11/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 47/100 | Low 20/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 4 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Muckleford | Yapeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Muckleford
- Castlemaine Steiner School & Kindergarten Independent · Combined below peers
Schools in Yapeen
- Castlemaine Secondary College-Yapeen Campus Government · Secondary
Amenities in the suburb
| Muckleford | Yapeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 1 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 12 | 2 |
Mobility
| Muckleford | Yapeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 128.1 km | 129.8 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 97 min | 99 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.2% postcode 3451 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 59 postcode 3451 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.1%).
Setting
| Muckleford | Yapeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 286 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 281 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Muckleford | Yapeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 43/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 20% 224 premises | 0% 106 premises |
Climate
| Muckleford | Yapeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 598 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Muckleford | Yapeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,885/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mount Alexander same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Muckleford | Yapeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bendigo same for both | |
| Member | Lisa Chesters same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Muckleford | Yapeen | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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