Navigators vs Yendon

Yendon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 44 in Navigators. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.

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

Yendon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 51/100)

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

First-home buyers

Yendon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Yendon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yendon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (109.9 km vs 113.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Navigators has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 14%)
  • Yendon carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 51/100)

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

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

Navigators Yendon
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.

Navigators Yendon
Walkability 10 / 8
Navigators — Walkability: 10/100 Yendon — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 49 / 77
Navigators — Safety: 49/100 Yendon — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 42 / 72
Navigators — Low fire risk: 42/100 Yendon — Low fire risk: 72/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Navigators — Low flood risk: 100/100 Yendon — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Navigators rents higher ($350/wk vs $200/wk); Navigators skews older (44 vs 40).

Navigators Yendon
Population 276 320
+16% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.1% +4.2%
Median age 44 40
Median household income $94,224/yr $103,012/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+43% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Navigators Yendon
0-4 5.4% / 5.3%
Navigators — 0-4: 5.4% Yendon — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 14.5% / 15.0%
Navigators — 5-14: 14.5% Yendon — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 9.1% / 8.4%
Navigators — 15-19: 9.1% Yendon — 15-19: 8.4%
20-24 2.2% / 3.4%
Navigators — 20-24: 2.2% Yendon — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 8.0% / 6.9%
Navigators — 25-34: 8.0% Yendon — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 11.2% / 15.6%
Navigators — 35-44: 11.2% Yendon — 35-44: 15.6%
45-54 13.0% / 11.6%
Navigators — 45-54: 13.0% Yendon — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 12.3% / 11.9%
Navigators — 55-64: 12.3% Yendon — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 17.0% / 8.1%
Navigators — 65-74: 17.0% Yendon — 65-74: 8.1%
75-84 3.3% / 4.7%
Navigators — 75-84: 3.3% Yendon — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 1.4% / 1.2%
Navigators — 85+: 1.4% Yendon — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Navigators 66.7% couple families
Navigators — Couple Families: 66.7% Navigators — Lone Person: 18.3% Navigators — One Parent Families: 15.0% Navigators — Group Household: 0.0%
Yendon 58.2% couple families
Yendon — Couple Families: 58.2% Yendon — Lone Person: 20.9% Yendon — One Parent Families: 16.4% Yendon — Group Household: 4.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Navigators 6.6% renting
Navigators — Owned Outright: 50.5% Navigators — Mortgage: 42.9% Navigators — Renting: 6.6%
Yendon 3.3% renting
Yendon — Owned Outright: 46.7% Yendon — Mortgage: 50.0% Yendon — Renting: 3.3%
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.

Navigators Yendon
England 2.2% / 1.6%
Navigators — England: 2.2% Yendon — England: 1.6%
New Zealand 2.5% / 1.2%
Navigators — New Zealand: 2.5% Yendon — New Zealand: 1.2%
Scotland 1.8% / —
Navigators — Scotland: 1.8% Yendon — Scotland: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.9%
Navigators — Philippines: not among its largest Yendon — Philippines: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).

Qualifications

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

Navigators Yendon
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 20.0%
Navigators — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Yendon — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 8.1%
Navigators — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Yendon — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.6% / 5.9%
Navigators — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.6% Yendon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 3.4%
Navigators — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Yendon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 5.0%
Navigators — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Yendon — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Navigators 100.0% houses
Navigators — Houses: 100.0%
Yendon 100.0% houses
Yendon — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Navigators Yendon
Median house price — $725,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Navigators Yendon
Rural and farming 93% 95%
Other and special use 4% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 3%
same for both
Residential 0% 1%
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

Navigators Yendon
New dwellings approved 338
across Moorabool
same for both
Approvals change year on year +4%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Navigators Yendon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC

Liveability

Navigators Yendon
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Navigators carries more crime risk (51 vs 23); Navigators carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 28).

Navigators Yendon
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Low
23/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Navigators Yendon
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
Universities within 10 km 1
Federation University Ballarat, 9.3 km
 None

Amenities in the suburb

Navigators Yendon
Waterways 14 8

Mobility

Navigators sits further from the CBD (113.9 km vs 109.9 km).

Navigators Yendon
Walkability score 10/100 8/100
Distance to Melbourne 113.9 km
+4% vs other
 109.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 85 min 82 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3352
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 3352
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.

Navigators Yendon
Car (driver) 69.6% / 73.3%
Navigators — Car (driver): 69.6% Yendon — Car (driver): 73.3%
Worked from Home 19.6% / 14.5%
Navigators — Worked from Home: 19.6% Yendon — Worked from Home: 14.5%
Walked Only 3.9% / 7.6%
Navigators — Walked Only: 3.9% Yendon — Walked Only: 7.6%
Car (passenger) 6.9% / 2.3%
Navigators — Car (passenger): 6.9% Yendon — Car (passenger): 2.3%
Bus — / 2.3%
Navigators — Bus: not among its largest Yendon — Bus: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.3%).

Setting

Navigators Yendon
Elevation 507 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 486 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Navigators Yendon
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
107 premises
 0%
116 premises

Climate

Navigators Yendon
Annual rainfall 605 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Navigators Yendon
Average residential rate $1,979/yr
same for both
Council Moorabool
same for both

Federal electorate

Navigators Yendon
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Navigators Yendon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Navigators

Rural

Yendon

River Rural

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