Yandoit vs Sandon

Sandon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 57 in Yandoit. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sandon, about half of households are 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

Yandoit

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 86%)

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

Yandoit

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($285/wk vs $330/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Yandoit

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (103 min vs 110 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (132.2 km vs 141 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Yandoit has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)
  • Sandon has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 2%)

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

Investors

Yandoit

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.5% vs 9.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Yandoit Sandon
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.

Yandoit Sandon
Walkability 0 / 0
Yandoit — Walkability: 0/100 Sandon — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 78
Yandoit — Safety: 87/100 Sandon — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 21 / 22
Yandoit — Low fire risk: 21/100 Sandon — Low fire risk: 22/100
Low flood risk 56 / 100
Yandoit — Low flood risk: 56/100 Sandon — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Yandoit has more residents (181 vs 89); Sandon rents higher ($330/wk vs $285/wk).

Yandoit Sandon
Population 181
+51% vs other
 89
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.5% +9.9%
Median age 57 53
Median household income $63,648/yr
same for both
Median weekly rent $285/wk $330/wk
+16% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yandoit Sandon
0-4 3.9% / 4.5%
Yandoit — 0-4: 3.9% Sandon — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 5.5% / 9.0%
Yandoit — 5-14: 5.5% Sandon — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 7.7% / 4.5%
Yandoit — 15-19: 7.7% Sandon — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 4.4% / —
Yandoit — 20-24: 4.4% Sandon — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 5.0% / 9.0%
Yandoit — 25-34: 5.0% Sandon — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 6.6% / 3.4%
Yandoit — 35-44: 6.6% Sandon — 35-44: 3.4%
45-54 14.9% / 24.7%
Yandoit — 45-54: 14.9% Sandon — 45-54: 24.7%
55-64 23.8% / 25.8%
Yandoit — 55-64: 23.8% Sandon — 55-64: 25.8%
65-74 19.3% / 16.9%
Yandoit — 65-74: 19.3% Sandon — 65-74: 16.9%
75-84 5.0% / 3.4%
Yandoit — 75-84: 5.0% Sandon — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ 2.2% / —
Yandoit — 85+: 2.2% Sandon — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

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.

Yandoit Sandon
England 4.4% / 5.6%
Yandoit — England: 4.4% Sandon — England: 5.6%
Scotland 2.2% / —
Yandoit — Scotland: 2.2% Sandon — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yandoit 43.1% lone person
Yandoit — Lone Person: 43.1% Yandoit — Couple Families: 37.9% Yandoit — One Parent Families: 13.8% Yandoit — Group Household: 5.2%
Sandon 50.0% lone person
Sandon — Lone Person: 50.0% Sandon — Couple Families: 31.8% Sandon — One Parent Families: 18.2% Sandon — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yandoit 97.6% houses
Yandoit — Houses: 97.6% Yandoit — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Sandon 85.7% houses
Sandon — Houses: 85.7% Sandon — Flats / Apartments: 14.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Yandoit Sandon
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 15.7%
Yandoit — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Sandon — Certificate III & IV: 15.7%
Bachelor Degree 13.3% / 13.5%
Yandoit — Bachelor Degree: 13.3% Sandon — Bachelor Degree: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 12.4%
Yandoit — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Sandon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.4%
Postgraduate Degree 8.3% / 9.0%
Yandoit — Postgraduate Degree: 8.3% Sandon — Postgraduate Degree: 9.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.4% / 4.5%
Yandoit — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4% Sandon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Yandoit 5.1% renting
Yandoit — Owned Outright: 62.8% Yandoit — Mortgage: 32.1% Yandoit — Renting: 5.1%
Sandon 0.0% renting
Sandon — Owned Outright: 77.5% Sandon — Mortgage: 22.5% Sandon — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Yandoit Sandon
Median house price — $895,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Yandoit has more rural and farming land (98% vs 86%).

Yandoit Sandon
Rural and farming 98% 86%
Parks and recreation 1% 13%
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

Yandoit Sandon
New dwellings approved 104
across Hepburn
 102
across Mount Alexander
Approvals change year on year -6% -7%

Ranking within VIC

Yandoit Sandon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 25% of VIC
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 14% of VIC Higher than 15% of VIC

Liveability

Yandoit Sandon
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Yandoit carries more flood risk (44 vs 0).

Yandoit Sandon
Bushfire High
79/100
 High
78/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Low
22/100
Flood Moderate
44/100
 None
0/100
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

Yandoit Sandon
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Yandoit

  • Yandoit Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Sandon

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Yandoit Sandon
Parks & reserves 3 0
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Sandon sits further from the CBD (141 km vs 132.2 km).

Yandoit Sandon
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 132.2 km 141 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 103 min 110 min
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 3461
 0.7%
postcode 3462
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 3461
 56
postcode 3462

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.

Yandoit Sandon
Car (driver) 53.5% / 74.2%
Yandoit — Car (driver): 53.5% Sandon — Car (driver): 74.2%
Worked from Home 37.2% / 25.8%
Yandoit — Worked from Home: 37.2% Sandon — Worked from Home: 25.8%
Walked Only 5.8% / —
Yandoit — Walked Only: 5.8% Sandon — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 3.5% / —
Yandoit — Car (passenger): 3.5% Sandon — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.2%).

Setting

Yandoit Sandon
Elevation 317 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 285 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Yandoit Sandon
Connectivity score 17/100 18/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 0%
27 premises

Climate

Yandoit Sandon
Annual rainfall 531 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Yandoit Sandon
Average residential rate $1,748/yr $1,885/yr
Council Hepburn Mount Alexander

Federal electorate

Yandoit Sandon
Division Ballarat Bendigo
Member Catherine King Lisa Chesters
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Yandoit Sandon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Yandoit

Retirees Rural

Sandon

River Rural

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