Yambuna vs Kotupna

Yambuna is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 46 in Kotupna. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yambuna, most households are couple families. On these figures, Yambuna tends to suit families with children and couples, while Kotupna suits people living alone.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Yambuna is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 56%)
  • Kotupna has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Yambuna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kotupna

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($83/wk vs $210/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 11%)
  • But Yambuna has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 9%)

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

Commuting to the city

Kotupna

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (157 min vs 165 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (223.3 km vs 230 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kotupna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Kotupna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.7% vs -0.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Yambuna Kotupna
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.

Yambuna Kotupna
Walkability 0 / 0
Yambuna — Walkability: 0/100 Kotupna — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 60 / 56
Yambuna — Safety: 60/100 Kotupna — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 77 / 84
Yambuna — Low fire risk: 77/100 Kotupna — Low fire risk: 84/100
Low flood risk 2 / 0
Yambuna — Low flood risk: 2/100 Kotupna — Low flood risk: 0/100

Demographics

Yambuna rents higher ($210/wk vs $83/wk); Kotupna skews older (46 vs 34).

Yambuna Kotupna
Population 109 132
+21% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.9% +25.7%
Median age 34 46
Median household income $96,200/yr
+26% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $210/wk
+60% vs other
 $83/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yambuna Kotupna
0-4 5.5% / 2.3%
Yambuna — 0-4: 5.5% Kotupna — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 22.0% / 8.3%
Yambuna — 5-14: 22.0% Kotupna — 5-14: 8.3%
15-19 8.3% / 6.8%
Yambuna — 15-19: 8.3% Kotupna — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 5.5% / 6.1%
Yambuna — 20-24: 5.5% Kotupna — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 12.8% / 12.1%
Yambuna — 25-34: 12.8% Kotupna — 25-34: 12.1%
35-44 12.8% / 8.3%
Yambuna — 35-44: 12.8% Kotupna — 35-44: 8.3%
45-54 14.7% / 17.4%
Yambuna — 45-54: 14.7% Kotupna — 45-54: 17.4%
55-64 14.7% / 21.2%
Yambuna — 55-64: 14.7% Kotupna — 55-64: 21.2%
65-74 10.1% / 9.1%
Yambuna — 65-74: 10.1% Kotupna — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 — / 5.3%
Yambuna — 75-84: not among its largest Kotupna — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ — / 3.0%
Yambuna — 85+: not among its largest Kotupna — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yambuna 63.6% couple families
Yambuna — Couple Families: 63.6% Yambuna — Lone Person: 22.7% Yambuna — Group Household: 13.6% Yambuna — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Kotupna 44.4% couple families
Kotupna — Couple Families: 44.4% Kotupna — Lone Person: 44.4% Kotupna — Group Household: 0.0% Kotupna — One Parent Families: 11.1%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Yambuna 26.5% renting
Yambuna — Owned Outright: 35.3% Yambuna — Mortgage: 38.2% Yambuna — Renting: 26.5%
Kotupna 9.1% renting
Kotupna — Owned Outright: 47.7% Kotupna — Mortgage: 43.2% Kotupna — Renting: 9.1%
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.

Yambuna Kotupna
New Zealand 6.4% / —
Yambuna — New Zealand: 6.4% Kotupna — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines 3.7% / 2.3%
Yambuna — Philippines: 3.7% Kotupna — Philippines: 2.3%
Italy — / 2.3%
Yambuna — Italy: not among its largest Kotupna — Italy: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).

Qualifications

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

Yambuna Kotupna
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 21.2%
Yambuna — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Kotupna — Certificate III & IV: 21.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 9.1%
Yambuna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Kotupna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Bachelor Degree 3.7% / 3.8%
Yambuna — Bachelor Degree: 3.7% Kotupna — Bachelor Degree: 3.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 2.3%
Yambuna — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Kotupna — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yambuna 100.0% houses
Yambuna — Houses: 100.0% Yambuna — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kotupna 95.7% houses
Kotupna — Houses: 95.7% Kotupna — Flats / Apartments: 4.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

Yambuna Kotupna
Rural and farming 91% 82%
Parks and recreation 9% 17%
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

Yambuna Kotupna
New dwellings approved 264
across Campaspe
 332
across Moira
Approvals change year on year +63% -70%

Ranking within VIC

Yambuna Kotupna
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 14% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 5% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 23% of VIC

Liveability

Yambuna Kotupna
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Yambuna Kotupna
Bushfire Low
23/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
44/100
Flood High
98/100
 High
100/100
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

Yambuna Kotupna
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

Yambuna Kotupna
Parks & reserves 0 5
Waterways 2 8

Mobility

Yambuna sits further from the CBD (230 km vs 223.3 km).

Yambuna Kotupna
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 230 km
+3% vs other
 223.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 165 min 157 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3621
 0.1%
postcode 3638
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 3621
 54
postcode 3638

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.

Yambuna Kotupna
Car (driver) 73.2% / 64.3%
Yambuna — Car (driver): 73.2% Kotupna — Car (driver): 64.3%
Worked from Home 26.8% / 21.4%
Yambuna — Worked from Home: 26.8% Kotupna — Worked from Home: 21.4%
Walked Only — / 14.3%
Yambuna — Walked Only: not among its largest Kotupna — Walked Only: 14.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.2%).

Setting

Yambuna Kotupna
Elevation 98 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Yambuna Kotupna
Connectivity score 29/100 23/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
45 premises

Climate

Yambuna Kotupna
Annual rainfall 406 mm 436 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.6°C 31.1°C
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C 3.8°C

Council rates

Yambuna Kotupna
Average residential rate $2,035/yr $1,908/yr
Council Campaspe Moira

Federal electorate

Yambuna Kotupna
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Yambuna Kotupna
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Yambuna

Family Rural

Kotupna

Rural

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