Yarragon South vs Allambee Reserve
Allambee Reserve is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 55 in Yarragon South. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yarragon South, about half of households are couple families. In Allambee Reserve, most households are couple families. On these figures, Yarragon South tends to suit older residents, while Allambee Reserve suits families with children and 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
Allambee Reserve
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 31/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Allambee Reserve
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 35%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Allambee Reserve
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $345/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 22%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Yarragon South
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (128.8 km vs 134.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Yarragon South has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 15%)
- Allambee Reserve carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 31/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Yarragon South
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (24.4% vs 1.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Yarragon South and Allambee Reserve drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Yarragon South rents higher ($345/wk vs $100/wk); Yarragon South has more residents (204 vs 96).
| Yarragon South | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 204 +53% vs other | 96 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +24.4% | +1.1% |
| Median age | 55 | 44 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr +6% vs other | $76,336/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $345/wk +71% vs other | $100/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Yarragon South | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $860,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Yarragon South | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 100% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 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
| Yarragon South | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 619 across Baw Baw same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +49% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Yarragon South | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 49% of VIC | Higher than 44% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 55% of VIC | Higher than 18% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 75% of VIC | Higher than 58% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 37% of VIC | Higher than 16% of VIC |
Liveability
| Yarragon South | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Yarragon South carries more crime risk (31 vs 19).
| Yarragon South | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 31/100 | Low 19/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Yarragon South | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Yarragon South | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Allambee Reserve sits further from the CBD (134.6 km vs 128.8 km).
| Yarragon South | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 128.8 km | 134.6 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 114 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.0% postcode 3823 | 0.6% postcode 3871 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 3823 | 51 postcode 3871 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.0%).
Setting
| Yarragon South | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 426 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 324 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 46.9 km | 42.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Yarragon South | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 19/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 85 premises | 0% 35 premises |
Climate
| Yarragon South | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 700 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Yarragon South | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,138/yr same for both | |
| Council | Baw Baw same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Yarragon South | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Monash same for both | |
| Member | Mary Aldred same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Yarragon South | Allambee Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.