Yarragon South vs Childers
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 Childers, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Yarragon South tends to suit couples, while Childers 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
Yarragon South
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 38%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Yarragon South
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (35% vs 43%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Childers
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (14% vs 4%)
- has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $345/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 22%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Yarragon South sits closer to the CBD (128.8 km vs 136.6 km)
- Childers has a shorter drive in (108 min vs 114 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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 -14.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Yarragon South and Childers 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 $130/wk); Yarragon South has more residents (204 vs 91).
| Yarragon South | Childers | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 204 +55% vs other | 91 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +24.4% | -14.2% |
| Median age | 55 | 57 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr +32% vs other | $55,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $345/wk +62% vs other | $130/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).
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 (6.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Yarragon South | Childers | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $860,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Yarragon South | Childers | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Childers | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 619 across Baw Baw same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +49% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Yarragon South | Childers | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 49% of VIC | Higher than 14% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 55% of VIC | Higher than 39% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 75% of VIC | Higher than 34% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 37% of VIC | Higher than 36% of VIC |
Liveability
| Yarragon South | Childers | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
| Yarragon South | Childers | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 31/100 | Low 30/100 |
| 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 | Childers | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Yarragon South
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Childers
- Baringa School-Baringa Homestead Government · Secondary · Special school
Amenities in the suburb
| Yarragon South | Childers | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Childers sits further from the CBD (136.6 km vs 128.8 km).
| Yarragon South | Childers | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 128.8 km | 136.6 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 114 min | 108 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.0% postcode 3823 | 0.4% postcode 3824 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 3823 | 41 postcode 3824 |
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 (54.8%).
Setting
| Yarragon South | Childers | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 426 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 286 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 46.9 km | 45.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Yarragon South | Childers | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 85 premises | 0% 45 premises |
Climate
| Yarragon South | Childers | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Childers | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,138/yr same for both | |
| Council | Baw Baw same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Yarragon South | Childers | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Monash same for both | |
| Member | Mary Aldred same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Yarragon South | Childers | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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