Plenty vs Yarrambat

Plenty is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Yarrambat. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Yarrambat: a median of $2.15 million, against $1.59 million in Plenty, and rent is higher there too. Plenty is closer to the city centre: 27.8 km, against 31.4 km. On these figures, Plenty tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Yarrambat

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 56/100)
  • But Plenty has more parks and reserves (8 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Plenty

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,590,000 vs $2,150,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Plenty

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($392/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Plenty sits closer to the CBD (27.8 km vs 31.4 km)
  • Yarrambat is more walkable (39/100 vs 12/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yarrambat

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (39/100 vs 12/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 56/100)

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

Investors

Plenty

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.9% vs 0.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Plenty Yarrambat
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.

Plenty Yarrambat
Walkability 12 / 39
Plenty — Walkability: 12/100 Yarrambat — Walkability: 39/100
Safety 44 / 54
Plenty — Safety: 44/100 Yarrambat — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 37 / 46
Plenty — Low fire risk: 37/100 Yarrambat — Low fire risk: 46/100
Low flood risk 64 / 73
Plenty — Low flood risk: 64/100 Yarrambat — Low flood risk: 73/100

Demographics

Plenty has more residents (2,575 vs 1,602); Plenty has higher household incomes ($165,880 vs $135,200).

Plenty Yarrambat
Population 2,575
+38% vs other
 1,602
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.9% +0.9%
Median age 44 47
Median household income $165,880/yr
+18% vs other
 $135,200/yr
Median weekly rent $392/wk $450/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Plenty Yarrambat
0-4 3.0% / 2.6%
Plenty — 0-4: 3.0% Yarrambat — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 13.6% / 11.5%
Plenty — 5-14: 13.6% Yarrambat — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 8.5% / 8.1%
Plenty — 15-19: 8.5% Yarrambat — 15-19: 8.1%
20-24 7.8% / 8.5%
Plenty — 20-24: 7.8% Yarrambat — 20-24: 8.5%
25-34 7.0% / 7.1%
Plenty — 25-34: 7.0% Yarrambat — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 10.3% / 8.8%
Plenty — 35-44: 10.3% Yarrambat — 35-44: 8.8%
45-54 18.0% / 17.5%
Plenty — 45-54: 18.0% Yarrambat — 45-54: 17.5%
55-64 14.8% / 16.9%
Plenty — 55-64: 14.8% Yarrambat — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 8.1% / 10.9%
Plenty — 65-74: 8.1% Yarrambat — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 4.5% / 6.2%
Plenty — 75-84: 4.5% Yarrambat — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 4.2% / 1.3%
Plenty — 85+: 4.2% Yarrambat — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Plenty 78.0% couple families
Plenty — Couple Families: 78.0% Plenty — Lone Person: 12.9% Plenty — One Parent Families: 6.8% Plenty — Other Families: 1.3% Plenty — Group Household: 1.1%
Yarrambat 75.6% couple families
Yarrambat — Couple Families: 75.6% Yarrambat — Lone Person: 14.1% Yarrambat — One Parent Families: 8.8% Yarrambat — Other Families: 1.5% Yarrambat — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Plenty 4.1% renting
Plenty — Owned Outright: 45.2% Plenty — Mortgage: 50.8% Plenty — Renting: 4.1%
Yarrambat 4.5% renting
Yarrambat — Owned Outright: 49.8% Yarrambat — Mortgage: 45.7% Yarrambat — Renting: 4.5%
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.

Plenty Yarrambat
England 2.7% / 2.1%
Plenty — England: 2.7% Yarrambat — England: 2.1%
Italy 1.9% / 2.8%
Plenty — Italy: 1.9% Yarrambat — Italy: 2.8%
India 1.2% / 0.7%
Plenty — India: 1.2% Yarrambat — India: 0.7%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.2%
Plenty — New Zealand: 0.7% Yarrambat — New Zealand: 1.2%
Greece 0.6% / 0.6%
Plenty — Greece: 0.6% Yarrambat — Greece: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

Qualifications

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

Plenty Yarrambat
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 16.7%
Plenty — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Yarrambat — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 13.8% / 12.4%
Plenty — Bachelor Degree: 13.8% Yarrambat — Bachelor Degree: 12.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 9.4%
Plenty — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Yarrambat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 3.7%
Plenty — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Yarrambat — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 2.1%
Plenty — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Yarrambat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Plenty 99.3% houses
Plenty — Houses: 99.3% Plenty — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Yarrambat 100.2% houses
Yarrambat — Houses: 100.2% Yarrambat — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Plenty Yarrambat
Median house price $1,590,000 $2,150,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,200,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 48 days
from 18 sales
 75 days
from 9 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Plenty Yarrambat
3 bed $1.53M / $1.4M
Plenty — 3 bed: $1.53M (6 sales) Yarrambat — 3 bed: $1.4M (5 sales)

6 vs 5 sales

4 bed $1.57M / $2.27M
Plenty — 4 bed: $1.57M (20 sales) Yarrambat — 4 bed: $2.27M (10 sales)

20 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Plenty Yarrambat
Environmental 52% 57%
Parks and recreation 23% 19%
Residential 21% 22%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 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

Plenty Yarrambat
New dwellings approved 98
across Nillumbik
same for both
Approvals change year on year +8%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Plenty Yarrambat
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 99% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC

Liveability

Yarrambat is more walkable (39 vs 12); Yarrambat scores higher overall (65 vs 58).

Plenty Yarrambat
Grade B
same for both
Score 58/100 65/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Plenty carries more crime risk (56 vs 46).

Plenty Yarrambat
Bushfire Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
46/100
Flood Low
36/100
 Low
27/100
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

Plenty Yarrambat
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus, 5.8 km
 2
Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus, 9.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.1% 3.1%

Schools in Plenty

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

Schools in Yarrambat

  • Yarrambat Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Plenty Yarrambat
Cafes & restaurants 2
same for both
Parks & reserves 8 3
Childcare 0 4
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 17 3

Mobility

Yarrambat sits further from the CBD (31.4 km vs 27.8 km).

Plenty Yarrambat
Walkability score 12/100 39/100
Distance to Melbourne 27.8 km 31.4 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 41 min 45 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 75.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 77.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 3090
 1.2%
postcode 3091
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 3090
 60
postcode 3091

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.

Plenty Yarrambat
Car (driver) 63.6% / 65.8%
Plenty — Car (driver): 63.6% Yarrambat — Car (driver): 65.8%
Worked from Home 30.8% / 26.8%
Plenty — Worked from Home: 30.8% Yarrambat — Worked from Home: 26.8%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 4.4%
Plenty — Car (passenger): 4.3% Yarrambat — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Train 0.7% / 1.4%
Plenty — Train: 0.7% Yarrambat — Train: 1.4%
Walked Only 0.2% / 1.6%
Plenty — Walked Only: 0.2% Yarrambat — Walked Only: 1.6%
Bus 0.3% / —
Plenty — Bus: 0.3% Yarrambat — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.8%).

Setting

Plenty Yarrambat
Elevation 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 176 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.7 km 28.6 km

NBN connectivity

Plenty Yarrambat
Connectivity score 80/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 63%
984 premises
 0%
546 premises

Climate

Plenty Yarrambat
Annual rainfall 534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Plenty Yarrambat
PM2.5 3.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Plenty Yarrambat
Average residential rate $2,696/yr
same for both
Council Nillumbik
same for both

Federal electorate

Plenty Yarrambat
Division Mcewen
same for both
Member Rob Mitchell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Plenty Yarrambat
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Plenty

Acreage Outer Premium Quiet River

Yarrambat

Acreage Luxury Outer Quiet

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