Waggarandall vs Yundool

Yundool is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 55 in Waggarandall. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yundool, about half of 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

Waggarandall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 71/100)

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

First-home buyers

Waggarandall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 49%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Waggarandall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $239/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Waggarandall sits closer to the CBD (235.7 km vs 245.4 km)
  • Yundool has a shorter drive in (165 min vs 170 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Waggarandall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 71/100)

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

Investors

Waggarandall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (30.0% vs 18.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Waggarandall Yundool
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.

Waggarandall Yundool
Walkability 0 / 0
Waggarandall — Walkability: 0/100 Yundool — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 47 / 29
Waggarandall — Safety: 47/100 Yundool — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 81 / 51
Waggarandall — Low fire risk: 81/100 Yundool — Low fire risk: 51/100
Low flood risk 16 / 23
Waggarandall — Low flood risk: 16/100 Yundool — Low flood risk: 23/100

Demographics

Yundool rents higher ($239/wk vs $0/wk); Waggarandall has higher household incomes ($93,184 vs $46,800).

Waggarandall Yundool
Population 52
same for both
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +30.0% +18.2%
Median age 55 45
Median household income $93,184/yr
+50% vs other
 $46,800/yr
Median weekly rent — $239/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Waggarandall Yundool
0-4 5.8% / —
Waggarandall — 0-4: 5.8% Yundool — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 — / 17.3%
Waggarandall — 5-14: not among its largest Yundool — 5-14: 17.3%
15-19 5.8% / —
Waggarandall — 15-19: 5.8% Yundool — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 5.8% / —
Waggarandall — 20-24: 5.8% Yundool — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 11.5% / 11.5%
Waggarandall — 25-34: 11.5% Yundool — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 — / 23.1%
Waggarandall — 35-44: not among its largest Yundool — 35-44: 23.1%
45-54 13.5% / 7.7%
Waggarandall — 45-54: 13.5% Yundool — 45-54: 7.7%
55-64 28.8% / 21.2%
Waggarandall — 55-64: 28.8% Yundool — 55-64: 21.2%
65-74 17.3% / 13.5%
Waggarandall — 65-74: 17.3% Yundool — 65-74: 13.5%
75-84 — / 7.7%
Waggarandall — 75-84: not among its largest Yundool — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ 5.8% / —
Waggarandall — 85+: 5.8% Yundool — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Waggarandall 44.4% couple families
Waggarandall — Couple Families: 44.4% Waggarandall — Lone Person: 33.3% Waggarandall — One Parent Families: 22.2%
Yundool 45.5% couple families
Yundool — Couple Families: 45.5% Yundool — Lone Person: 27.3% Yundool — One Parent Families: 27.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Waggarandall 0.0% renting
Waggarandall — Owned Outright: 65.4% Waggarandall — Mortgage: 34.6% Waggarandall — Renting: 0.0%
Yundool 0.0% renting
Yundool — Owned Outright: 46.2% Yundool — Mortgage: 53.8% Yundool — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Waggarandall 100.0% houses
Waggarandall — Houses: 100.0%
Yundool 100.0% houses
Yundool — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Waggarandall Yundool
Certificate III & IV 13.5% / 36.5%
Waggarandall — Certificate III & IV: 13.5% Yundool — Certificate III & IV: 36.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 13.5%
Waggarandall — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Yundool — Bachelor Degree: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 9.6%
Waggarandall — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Yundool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (36.5%).

Zoning mix

Waggarandall Yundool
Rural and farming 95% 97%
Parks and recreation 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

Waggarandall Yundool
New dwellings approved 332
across Moira
same for both
Approvals change year on year -70%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Waggarandall Yundool
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 6% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 1% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC

Liveability

Waggarandall Yundool
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Yundool carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 19); Yundool carries more crime risk (71 vs 53).

Waggarandall Yundool
Bushfire Low
19/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 High
71/100
Flood High
84/100
 High
77/100
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

Waggarandall Yundool
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

Waggarandall Yundool
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Yundool sits further from the CBD (245.4 km vs 235.7 km).

Waggarandall Yundool
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 235.7 km 245.4 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 170 min 165 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3646
 0.7%
postcode 3727
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 3646
 67
postcode 3727

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.

Waggarandall Yundool
Worked from Home 65.4% / 41.7%
Waggarandall — Worked from Home: 65.4% Yundool — Worked from Home: 41.7%
Car (driver) 34.6% / 58.3%
Waggarandall — Car (driver): 34.6% Yundool — Car (driver): 58.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.4%).

Setting

Waggarandall Yundool
Elevation 128 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 137 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Waggarandall Yundool
Connectivity score 26/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
same for both

Climate

Waggarandall Yundool
Annual rainfall 484 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Waggarandall Yundool
Average residential rate $1,908/yr
same for both
Council Moira
same for both

Federal electorate

Waggarandall Yundool
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Waggarandall Yundool
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Waggarandall

Rural

Yundool

Rural

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