Osbornes Flat vs Yackandandah

Osbornes Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 50 in Yackandandah. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Osbornes Flat, the large majority of households are couple families. In Yackandandah, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Osbornes Flat tends to suit couples, while Yackandandah 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

Yackandandah

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Osbornes Flat is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 61%)

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

Osbornes Flat

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $306/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Yackandandah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (208 min vs 216 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (309.6 km vs 313.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yackandandah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Osbornes Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.3% vs 10.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Osbornes Flat 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.

Osbornes Flat 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.

Osbornes Flat Yackandandah
Walkability 0 / 0
Osbornes Flat — Walkability: 0/100 Yackandandah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 84 / 83
Osbornes Flat — Safety: 84/100 Yackandandah — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 34 / 50
Osbornes Flat — Low fire risk: 34/100 Yackandandah — Low fire risk: 50/100
Low flood risk 45 / 74
Osbornes Flat — Low flood risk: 45/100 Yackandandah — Low flood risk: 74/100

Demographics

Yackandandah has more residents (2,008 vs 285); Yackandandah rents higher ($306/wk vs $220/wk).

Osbornes Flat Yackandandah
Population 285 2,008
+605% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.3% +10.9%
Median age 45 50
Median household income $117,832/yr
+26% vs other
 $87,048/yr
Median weekly rent $220/wk $306/wk
+39% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Osbornes Flat Yackandandah
0-4 4.6% / 4.6%
Osbornes Flat — 0-4: 4.6% Yackandandah — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 17.2% / 13.4%
Osbornes Flat — 5-14: 17.2% Yackandandah — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 5.3% / 5.4%
Osbornes Flat — 15-19: 5.3% Yackandandah — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 6.0% / 2.4%
Osbornes Flat — 20-24: 6.0% Yackandandah — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 3.5% / 5.5%
Osbornes Flat — 25-34: 3.5% Yackandandah — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 11.9% / 11.4%
Osbornes Flat — 35-44: 11.9% Yackandandah — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 16.5% / 13.3%
Osbornes Flat — 45-54: 16.5% Yackandandah — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 11.6% / 17.9%
Osbornes Flat — 55-64: 11.6% Yackandandah — 55-64: 17.9%
65-74 13.7% / 13.3%
Osbornes Flat — 65-74: 13.7% Yackandandah — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 4.6% / 8.3%
Osbornes Flat — 75-84: 4.6% Yackandandah — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ — / 4.0%
Osbornes Flat — 85+: not among its largest Yackandandah — 85+: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Osbornes Flat 78.7% couple families
Osbornes Flat — Couple Families: 78.7% Osbornes Flat — Lone Person: 21.3% Osbornes Flat — One Parent Families: 0.0% Osbornes Flat — Group Household: 0.0%
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.

Osbornes Flat 0.0% renting
Osbornes Flat — Owned Outright: 50.7% Osbornes Flat — Mortgage: 49.3% Osbornes Flat — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Osbornes Flat Yackandandah
England 4.2% / 3.9%
Osbornes Flat — England: 4.2% Yackandandah — England: 3.9%
New Zealand — / 1.2%
Osbornes Flat — New Zealand: not among its largest Yackandandah — New Zealand: 1.2%
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Osbornes Flat — Netherlands: not among its largest Yackandandah — Netherlands: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.4%
Osbornes Flat — Germany: not among its largest Yackandandah — Germany: 0.4%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Osbornes Flat — Scotland: not among its largest Yackandandah — Scotland: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

Qualifications

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

Osbornes Flat Yackandandah
Bachelor Degree 15.4% / 16.3%
Osbornes Flat — Bachelor Degree: 15.4% Yackandandah — Bachelor Degree: 16.3%
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 14.3%
Osbornes Flat — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Yackandandah — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 9.3%
Osbornes Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Yackandandah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 5.4%
Osbornes Flat — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Yackandandah — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 4.0%
Osbornes Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Yackandandah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Osbornes Flat 100.0% houses
Osbornes Flat — Houses: 100.0% Osbornes Flat — Townhouses: 0.0% Osbornes Flat — 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

Osbornes Flat 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

Osbornes Flat has more rural and farming land (92% vs 68%).

Osbornes Flat Yackandandah
Rural and farming 92% 68%
Parks and recreation 8% 29%
Residential 0% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Osbornes Flat 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.

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

Ranking within VIC

Osbornes Flat Yackandandah
House price — Higher than 53% of VIC
Income Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% 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 58% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 32% of VIC

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Osbornes Flat carries more flood risk (55 vs 26); Osbornes Flat carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 50).

Osbornes Flat Yackandandah
Bushfire Moderate
66/100
 Moderate
50/100
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
17/100
Flood Moderate
55/100
 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

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

Schools in Osbornes Flat

  • Osbornes Flat Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Yackandandah

  • Yackandandah Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Osbornes Flat Yackandandah
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 6 15

Mobility

Osbornes Flat sits further from the CBD (313.5 km vs 309.6 km).

Osbornes Flat Yackandandah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 313.5 km
+1% vs other
 309.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 216 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.

Osbornes Flat Yackandandah
Car (driver) 74.6% / 64.8%
Osbornes Flat — Car (driver): 74.6% Yackandandah — Car (driver): 64.8%
Worked from Home 22.0% / 24.5%
Osbornes Flat — Worked from Home: 22.0% Yackandandah — Worked from Home: 24.5%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / 3.8%
Osbornes Flat — Car (passenger): 3.4% Yackandandah — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only — / 6.5%
Osbornes Flat — Walked Only: not among its largest Yackandandah — Walked Only: 6.5%
Bicycle — / 0.4%
Osbornes Flat — Bicycle: not among its largest Yackandandah — Bicycle: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.6%).

Setting

Osbornes Flat Yackandandah
Elevation 249 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 279 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Osbornes Flat Yackandandah
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Osbornes Flat

River Rural

Yackandandah

Retirees Rural

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