Pirron Yallock vs Swan Marsh

Swan Marsh is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 53 in Pirron Yallock. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pirron Yallock, most households are couple families. In Swan Marsh, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Pirron Yallock tends to suit older residents, while Swan Marsh suits young adults.

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

Swan Marsh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 87/100)

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

First-home buyers

Swan Marsh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Pirron Yallock

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (123 min vs 131 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (166.4 km vs 174.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Pirron Yallock has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 13%)
  • Swan Marsh carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 87/100)

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

Investors

Pirron Yallock

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.8% vs 5.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Pirron Yallock Swan Marsh
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.

Pirron Yallock Swan Marsh
Walkability 0 / 0
Pirron Yallock — Walkability: 0/100 Swan Marsh — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 13 / 67
Pirron Yallock — Safety: 13/100 Swan Marsh — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 35 / 38
Pirron Yallock — Low fire risk: 35/100 Swan Marsh — Low fire risk: 38/100
Low flood risk 59 / 15
Pirron Yallock — Low flood risk: 59/100 Swan Marsh — Low flood risk: 15/100

Demographics

Pirron Yallock skews older (53 vs 45).

Pirron Yallock Swan Marsh
Population 132
+4% vs other
 127
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.8% +5.0%
Median age 53 45
Median household income $74,256/yr $75,816/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pirron Yallock Swan Marsh
0-4 5.3% / 7.1%
Pirron Yallock — 0-4: 5.3% Swan Marsh — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 3.8% / 7.9%
Pirron Yallock — 5-14: 3.8% Swan Marsh — 5-14: 7.9%
15-19 2.3% / 6.3%
Pirron Yallock — 15-19: 2.3% Swan Marsh — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 4.5% / 11.0%
Pirron Yallock — 20-24: 4.5% Swan Marsh — 20-24: 11.0%
25-34 11.4% / 17.3%
Pirron Yallock — 25-34: 11.4% Swan Marsh — 25-34: 17.3%
35-44 10.6% / 4.7%
Pirron Yallock — 35-44: 10.6% Swan Marsh — 35-44: 4.7%
45-54 10.6% / 19.7%
Pirron Yallock — 45-54: 10.6% Swan Marsh — 45-54: 19.7%
55-64 15.9% / 15.0%
Pirron Yallock — 55-64: 15.9% Swan Marsh — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 18.9% / 10.2%
Pirron Yallock — 65-74: 18.9% Swan Marsh — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 9.1% / 2.4%
Pirron Yallock — 75-84: 9.1% Swan Marsh — 75-84: 2.4%
85+ 2.3% / —
Pirron Yallock — 85+: 2.3% Swan Marsh — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pirron Yallock 56.0% couple families
Pirron Yallock — Couple Families: 56.0% Pirron Yallock — Lone Person: 28.0% Pirron Yallock — One Parent Families: 16.0% Pirron Yallock — Group Household: 0.0%
Swan Marsh 46.7% couple families
Swan Marsh — Couple Families: 46.7% Swan Marsh — Lone Person: 20.0% Swan Marsh — One Parent Families: 20.0% Swan Marsh — Group Household: 13.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pirron Yallock 10.6% renting
Pirron Yallock — Owned Outright: 51.1% Pirron Yallock — Mortgage: 38.3% Pirron Yallock — Renting: 10.6%
Swan Marsh 16.7% renting
Swan Marsh — Owned Outright: 44.4% Swan Marsh — Mortgage: 38.9% Swan Marsh — Renting: 16.7%
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.

Pirron Yallock Swan Marsh
New Zealand 9.1% / 4.7%
Pirron Yallock — New Zealand: 9.1% Swan Marsh — New Zealand: 4.7%
England — / 3.1%
Pirron Yallock — England: not among its largest Swan Marsh — England: 3.1%
Zimbabwe 3.0% / —
Pirron Yallock — Zimbabwe: 3.0% Swan Marsh — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 2.4%
Pirron Yallock — Netherlands: not among its largest Swan Marsh — Netherlands: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.1%).

Qualifications

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

Pirron Yallock Swan Marsh
Certificate III & IV 18.2% / 20.5%
Pirron Yallock — Certificate III & IV: 18.2% Swan Marsh — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 6.3%
Pirron Yallock — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Swan Marsh — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 7.9%
Pirron Yallock — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Swan Marsh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.4%
Pirron Yallock — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Swan Marsh — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.4%
Pirron Yallock — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Swan Marsh — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pirron Yallock 97.9% houses
Pirron Yallock — Houses: 97.9% Pirron Yallock — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Swan Marsh 100.0% houses
Swan Marsh — Houses: 100.0% Swan Marsh — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

Swan Marsh has more rural and farming land (100% vs 89%).

Pirron Yallock Swan Marsh
Rural and farming 89% 100%
Parks and recreation 9% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 0%
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

Pirron Yallock Swan Marsh
New dwellings approved 226
across Colac Otway
same for both
Approvals change year on year +64%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Pirron Yallock Swan Marsh
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 5% of VIC Higher than 4% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC

Liveability

Pirron Yallock Swan Marsh
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Pirron Yallock carries more crime risk (87 vs 33); Swan Marsh carries more flood risk (85 vs 41).

Pirron Yallock Swan Marsh
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
62/100
Crime High
87/100
 Low
33/100
Flood Moderate
41/100
 High
85/100
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

Pirron Yallock Swan Marsh
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

Amenities in the suburb

Pirron Yallock Swan Marsh
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 7 0

Mobility

Swan Marsh sits further from the CBD (174.6 km vs 166.4 km).

Pirron Yallock Swan Marsh
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 166.4 km 174.6 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 123 min 131 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3249
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 3249
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.

Pirron Yallock Swan Marsh
Car (driver) 47.2% / 57.6%
Pirron Yallock — Car (driver): 47.2% Swan Marsh — Car (driver): 57.6%
Worked from Home 26.4% / 37.9%
Pirron Yallock — Worked from Home: 26.4% Swan Marsh — Worked from Home: 37.9%
Walked Only 17.0% / —
Pirron Yallock — Walked Only: 17.0% Swan Marsh — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 9.4% / 4.5%
Pirron Yallock — Car (passenger): 9.4% Swan Marsh — Car (passenger): 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.6%).

Setting

Pirron Yallock Swan Marsh
Elevation 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 134 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 44.1 km 38.6 km

NBN connectivity

Pirron Yallock Swan Marsh
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
77 premises
 0%
82 premises

Climate

Pirron Yallock Swan Marsh
Annual rainfall 607 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Pirron Yallock Swan Marsh
Average residential rate $2,023/yr
same for both
Council Colac Otway
same for both

Federal electorate

Pirron Yallock Swan Marsh
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pirron Yallock Swan Marsh
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pirron Yallock

Retirees Rural

Swan Marsh

Rural

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