Yambuna vs Koyuga

Yambuna is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 41 in Koyuga. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Yambuna tends to suit share households and families with children.

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

Koyuga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 40/100)

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 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Yambuna has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 14%)
  • Koyuga has cheaper rent ($115/wk vs $210/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yambuna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (230 km vs 233.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Koyuga

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 10%)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 40/100)

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

Investors

Koyuga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.7% vs -0.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Yambuna and Koyuga 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 Koyuga
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 Koyuga
Walkability 0 / 0
Yambuna — Walkability: 0/100 Koyuga — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 60 / 74
Yambuna — Safety: 60/100 Koyuga — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 77 / 100
Yambuna — Low fire risk: 77/100 Koyuga — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 2 / 6
Yambuna — Low flood risk: 2/100 Koyuga — Low flood risk: 6/100

Demographics

Koyuga has more residents (355 vs 109); Yambuna rents higher ($210/wk vs $115/wk).

Yambuna Koyuga
Population 109 355
+226% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.9% +12.7%
Median age 34 41
Median household income $96,200/yr
+25% vs other
 $71,968/yr
Median weekly rent $210/wk
+45% vs other
 $115/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yambuna Koyuga
0-4 5.5% / 6.5%
Yambuna — 0-4: 5.5% Koyuga — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 22.0% / 15.5%
Yambuna — 5-14: 22.0% Koyuga — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 8.3% / 7.0%
Yambuna — 15-19: 8.3% Koyuga — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 5.5% / 2.0%
Yambuna — 20-24: 5.5% Koyuga — 20-24: 2.0%
25-34 12.8% / 9.0%
Yambuna — 25-34: 12.8% Koyuga — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 12.8% / 14.9%
Yambuna — 35-44: 12.8% Koyuga — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 14.7% / 10.7%
Yambuna — 45-54: 14.7% Koyuga — 45-54: 10.7%
55-64 14.7% / 16.9%
Yambuna — 55-64: 14.7% Koyuga — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 10.1% / 14.4%
Yambuna — 65-74: 10.1% Koyuga — 65-74: 14.4%
75-84 — / 3.1%
Yambuna — 75-84: not among its largest Koyuga — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ — / —
Yambuna — 85+: not among its largest Koyuga — 85+: not among its largest

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%
Koyuga 55.4% couple families
Koyuga — Couple Families: 55.4% Koyuga — Lone Person: 25.3% Koyuga — Group Household: 6.0% Koyuga — One Parent Families: 13.3%
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%
Koyuga 13.7% renting
Koyuga — Owned Outright: 38.5% Koyuga — Mortgage: 47.9% Koyuga — Renting: 13.7%
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 Koyuga
New Zealand 6.4% / 2.8%
Yambuna — New Zealand: 6.4% Koyuga — New Zealand: 2.8%
Philippines 3.7% / 1.4%
Yambuna — Philippines: 3.7% Koyuga — Philippines: 1.4%
England — / 1.1%
Yambuna — England: not among its largest Koyuga — England: 1.1%

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

Qualifications

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

Yambuna Koyuga
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 17.2%
Yambuna — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Koyuga — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Bachelor Degree 3.7% / 9.0%
Yambuna — Bachelor Degree: 3.7% Koyuga — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 7.3%
Yambuna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Koyuga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 0.8%
Yambuna — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Koyuga — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Yambuna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Koyuga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yambuna 100.0% houses
Yambuna — Houses: 100.0%
Koyuga 100.0% houses
Koyuga — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Yambuna Koyuga
Rural and farming 91% 98%
Parks and recreation 9% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Yambuna Koyuga
New dwellings approved 264
across Campaspe
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Yambuna Koyuga
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 26% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC

Liveability

Yambuna Koyuga
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Yambuna carries more bushfire risk (23 vs 0); Yambuna carries more crime risk (40 vs 26).

Yambuna Koyuga
Bushfire Low
23/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Low
26/100
Flood High
98/100
 High
94/100
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 Koyuga
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 Koyuga
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Koyuga sits further from the CBD (233.9 km vs 230 km).

Yambuna Koyuga
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 230 km 233.9 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 165 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3621
 0.0%
postcode 3622
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 3621
 53
postcode 3622

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 Koyuga
Car (driver) 73.2% / 63.2%
Yambuna — Car (driver): 73.2% Koyuga — Car (driver): 63.2%
Worked from Home 26.8% / 26.4%
Yambuna — Worked from Home: 26.8% Koyuga — Worked from Home: 26.4%
Walked Only — / 8.6%
Yambuna — Walked Only: not among its largest Koyuga — Walked Only: 8.6%
Car (passenger) — / 1.8%
Yambuna — Car (passenger): not among its largest Koyuga — Car (passenger): 1.8%

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

Setting

Yambuna Koyuga
Elevation 98 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 99 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Yambuna Koyuga
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
139 premises

Climate

Yambuna Koyuga
Annual rainfall 406 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Yambuna Koyuga
Average residential rate $2,035/yr
same for both
Council Campaspe
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Yambuna

Family Rural

Koyuga

Rural

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