Warncoort vs Yeo

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Warncoort tends to suit couples.

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

Warncoort

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 84/100)
  • But Yeo is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 78%)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Warncoort

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (140 km vs 151.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (102 min vs 109 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Warncoort

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 84/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Warncoort

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.3% vs -16.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Warncoort Yeo
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.

Warncoort Yeo
Walkability 0 / 0
Warncoort — Walkability: 0/100 Yeo — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 49 / 16
Warncoort — Safety: 49/100 Yeo — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 100 / 77
Warncoort — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yeo — Low fire risk: 77/100
Low flood risk 41 / 69
Warncoort — Low flood risk: 41/100 Yeo — Low flood risk: 69/100

Demographics

Warncoort has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $102,336); Warncoort skews older (45 vs 43).

Warncoort Yeo
Population 146
+15% vs other
 124
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.3% -16.2%
Median age 45 43
Median household income $117,000/yr
+13% vs other
 $102,336/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk $308/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Warncoort Yeo
0-4 6.2% / —
Warncoort — 0-4: 6.2% Yeo — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 15.1% / 23.4%
Warncoort — 5-14: 15.1% Yeo — 5-14: 23.4%
15-19 2.1% / 9.7%
Warncoort — 15-19: 2.1% Yeo — 15-19: 9.7%
20-24 2.7% / —
Warncoort — 20-24: 2.7% Yeo — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 15.8% / 2.4%
Warncoort — 25-34: 15.8% Yeo — 25-34: 2.4%
35-44 15.1% / 15.3%
Warncoort — 35-44: 15.1% Yeo — 35-44: 15.3%
45-54 12.3% / 16.9%
Warncoort — 45-54: 12.3% Yeo — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 14.4% / 17.7%
Warncoort — 55-64: 14.4% Yeo — 55-64: 17.7%
65-74 22.6% / 18.5%
Warncoort — 65-74: 22.6% Yeo — 65-74: 18.5%
75-84 3.4% / —
Warncoort — 75-84: 3.4% Yeo — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Warncoort — 85+: not among its largest Yeo — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Warncoort 77.8% couple families
Warncoort — Couple Families: 77.8% Warncoort — One Parent Families: 0.0% Warncoort — Group Household: 22.2% Warncoort — Lone Person: 0.0%
Yeo 63.6% couple families
Yeo — Couple Families: 63.6% Yeo — One Parent Families: 22.7% Yeo — Group Household: 0.0% Yeo — Lone Person: 13.6%
Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Warncoort 20.8% renting
Warncoort — Owned Outright: 34.0% Warncoort — Mortgage: 45.3% Warncoort — Renting: 20.8%
Yeo 0.0% renting
Yeo — Owned Outright: 69.0% Yeo — Mortgage: 31.0% Yeo — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Warncoort 100.0% houses
Warncoort — Houses: 100.0%
Yeo 100.0% houses
Yeo — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Warncoort Yeo
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 21.0%
Warncoort — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Yeo — Certificate III & IV: 21.0%
Bachelor Degree 13.7% / 12.9%
Warncoort — Bachelor Degree: 13.7% Yeo — Bachelor Degree: 12.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 6.5%
Warncoort — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Yeo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.8% / —
Warncoort — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8% Yeo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Zoning mix

Warncoort Yeo
Rural and farming 95% 99%
Parks and recreation 3% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

Warncoort Yeo
New dwellings approved 226
across Colac Otway
same for both
Approvals change year on year +64%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Warncoort Yeo
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 5% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC

Liveability

Warncoort Yeo
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Yeo carries more bushfire risk (23 vs 0); Warncoort carries more flood risk (59 vs 31).

Warncoort Yeo
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
23/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 High
84/100
Flood Moderate
59/100
 Low
31/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Warncoort Yeo
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

Warncoort Yeo
Parks & reserves 3 0
Waterways 9 2

Mobility

Yeo sits further from the CBD (151.2 km vs 140 km).

Warncoort Yeo
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 140 km 151.2 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 102 min 109 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3243
 0.1%
postcode 3249
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 3243
 39
postcode 3249

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.

Warncoort Yeo
Car (driver) 50.7% / 72.1%
Warncoort — Car (driver): 50.7% Yeo — Car (driver): 72.1%
Worked from Home 36.6% / 27.9%
Warncoort — Worked from Home: 36.6% Yeo — Worked from Home: 27.9%
Car (passenger) 8.5% / —
Warncoort — Car (passenger): 8.5% Yeo — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 4.2% / —
Warncoort — Walked Only: 4.2% Yeo — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.1%).

Setting

Warncoort Yeo
Elevation 158 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 161 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32.5 km 34.3 km

NBN connectivity

Warncoort Yeo
Connectivity score 30/100 32/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
69 premises
 3%
61 premises

Climate

Warncoort Yeo
Annual rainfall 607 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Warncoort Yeo
Average residential rate $2,023/yr
same for both
Council Colac Otway
same for both

Federal electorate

Warncoort Yeo
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Warncoort Yeo
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Warncoort

Retirees Rural

Yeo

Family Rural

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