Scotsburn vs Yendon
Yendon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 47 in Scotsburn. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Scotsburn: a median of $910,000, against $725,000 in Yendon, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Yendon 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
Scotsburn
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 23/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Yendon
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 24%)
- has cheaper houses ($725,000 vs $910,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Yendon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $275/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Yendon
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (82 min vs 93 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (109.9 km vs 119.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Scotsburn
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 23/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 14%)
- But Yendon is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Yendon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.2% vs -5.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Scotsburn 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.
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
Scotsburn rents higher ($275/wk vs $200/wk); Yendon has more residents (320 vs 244).
| Scotsburn | Yendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 244 | 320 +31% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -5.4% | +4.2% |
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Median household income | $100,048/yr | $103,012/yr +3% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $275/wk +27% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (1.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Scotsburn | Yendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $910,000 | $725,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Scotsburn | Yendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 90% | 95% |
| Environmental | 9% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 3% |
| 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
| Scotsburn | Yendon | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,451 across Ballarat | 338 across Moorabool |
| Approvals change year on year | +42% | +4% |
Ranking within VIC
| Scotsburn | Yendon | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 72% of VIC | Higher than 75% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 49% of VIC | Higher than 69% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 38% of VIC | Higher than 39% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 65% of VIC | Higher than 70% of VIC |
Liveability
Yendon is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Scotsburn | Yendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Scotsburn carries more bushfire risk (82 vs 28); Yendon carries more crime risk (23 vs 12).
| Scotsburn | Yendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 82/100 | Low 28/100 |
| Crime | Low 12/100 | 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 | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Scotsburn | Yendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Scotsburn
- Buninyong Primary School-Scotsburn Primary School Government · Primary
Schools in Yendon
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Scotsburn | Yendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 30 | 8 |
Mobility
Scotsburn sits further from the CBD (119.7 km vs 109.9 km).
| Scotsburn | Yendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 119.7 km +8% vs other | 109.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 93 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.3%).
Setting
| Scotsburn | Yendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 470 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 486 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Scotsburn | Yendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 101 premises | 0% 116 premises |
Climate
| Scotsburn | 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
| Scotsburn | Yendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,086/yr | $1,979/yr |
| Council | Ballarat | Moorabool |
Federal electorate
| Scotsburn | Yendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Ballarat same for both | |
| Member | Catherine King same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Scotsburn | Yendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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