Yea vs Molesworth

Yea is the younger of the two, with a median age of 56 against 61 in Molesworth. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Molesworth tends to suit older residents.

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

Yea

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 4)
  • But Molesworth is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 42%)

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

Yea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $351/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yea

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (111.4 km vs 125.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (108 min vs 115 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yea

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 90/100)
  • But Molesworth has more residents already 65 and over (46% vs 34%)

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

Investors

Molesworth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.4% vs 12.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Yea Molesworth
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.

Yea Molesworth
Walkability 10 / 10
Yea — Walkability: 10/100 Molesworth — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 42 / 10
Yea — Safety: 42/100 Molesworth — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 5 / 3
Yea — Low fire risk: 5/100 Molesworth — Low fire risk: 3/100
Low flood risk 52 / 26
Yea — Low flood risk: 52/100 Molesworth — Low flood risk: 26/100

Demographics

Yea has more residents (1,789 vs 91); Molesworth has higher household incomes ($64,948 vs $54,392).

Yea Molesworth
Population 1,789
+95% vs other
 91
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.7% +26.4%
Median age 56 61
Median household income $54,392/yr $64,948/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $351/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yea Molesworth
0-4 3.5% / —
Yea — 0-4: 3.5% Molesworth — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 10.1% / 7.7%
Yea — 5-14: 10.1% Molesworth — 5-14: 7.7%
15-19 4.1% / 6.6%
Yea — 15-19: 4.1% Molesworth — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 4.0% / —
Yea — 20-24: 4.0% Molesworth — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.8% / 6.6%
Yea — 25-34: 6.8% Molesworth — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 8.8% / 9.9%
Yea — 35-44: 8.8% Molesworth — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 11.4% / 15.4%
Yea — 45-54: 11.4% Molesworth — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 18.1% / 22.0%
Yea — 55-64: 18.1% Molesworth — 55-64: 22.0%
65-74 17.7% / 24.2%
Yea — 65-74: 17.7% Molesworth — 65-74: 24.2%
75-84 12.4% / 14.3%
Yea — 75-84: 12.4% Molesworth — 75-84: 14.3%
85+ 3.8% / 7.7%
Yea — 85+: 3.8% Molesworth — 85+: 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yea 54.1% lone person
Yea — Lone Person: 54.1% Yea — One Parent Families: 15.9% Yea — Couple Families: 25.6% Yea — Group Household: 4.4%
Molesworth 50.0% lone person
Molesworth — Lone Person: 50.0% Molesworth — One Parent Families: 33.3% Molesworth — Couple Families: 16.7% Molesworth — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Yea 17.6% renting
Yea — Owned Outright: 54.0% Yea — Mortgage: 28.3% Yea — Renting: 17.6%
Molesworth 11.1% renting
Molesworth — Owned Outright: 77.8% Molesworth — Mortgage: 11.1% Molesworth — Renting: 11.1%
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.

Yea Molesworth
England 3.7% / 6.6%
Yea — England: 3.7% Molesworth — England: 6.6%
New Zealand 1.3% / 4.4%
Yea — New Zealand: 1.3% Molesworth — New Zealand: 4.4%
Netherlands 0.7% / —
Yea — Netherlands: 0.7% Molesworth — Netherlands: not among its largest
Italy 0.4% / —
Yea — Italy: 0.4% Molesworth — Italy: not among its largest
South Africa 0.4% / —
Yea — South Africa: 0.4% Molesworth — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).

Qualifications

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

Yea Molesworth
Certificate III & IV 18.2% / 9.9%
Yea — Certificate III & IV: 18.2% Molesworth — Certificate III & IV: 9.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 11.0%
Yea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Molesworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.9% / 11.0%
Yea — Bachelor Degree: 7.9% Molesworth — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 7.7%
Yea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Molesworth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / —
Yea — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Molesworth — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yea 96.6% houses
Yea — Houses: 96.6% Yea — Flats / Apartments: 2.5% Yea — Townhouses: 0.9%
Molesworth 89.2% houses
Molesworth — Houses: 89.2% Molesworth — Flats / Apartments: 10.8% Molesworth — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Yea Molesworth
Median house price $672,500 —
Median unit price $440,000 —
Median land price $257,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 107 days
from 35 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Yea Molesworth
Rural and farming 95%
same for both
Parks and recreation 1% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 1%
Residential 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

Yea Molesworth
New dwellings approved 82
across Murrindindi
same for both
Approvals change year on year +83%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Yea Molesworth
Houses 3.2%
$490/wk on $795K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Yea Molesworth
House price Higher than 39% of VIC —
Income Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
Schools Higher than 94% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 21% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 28% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 23% of VIC —

Liveability

Yea Molesworth
Grade C —
Score 38/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Molesworth carries more crime risk (90 vs 58); Molesworth carries more flood risk (74 vs 48).

Yea Molesworth
Bushfire High
95/100
 High
97/100
Crime Moderate
58/100
 High
90/100
Flood Moderate
48/100
 High
74/100
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

Yea Molesworth
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Yea

  • Yea High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Yea Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Sacred Heart School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Molesworth

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

Amenities in the suburb

Yea Molesworth
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 10 0
Parks & reserves 11 4
Childcare 3 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 37 17

Mobility

Molesworth sits further from the CBD (125.5 km vs 111.4 km).

Yea Molesworth
Walkability score 10/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 111.4 km 125.5 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 108 min 115 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3717
 0.0%
postcode 3718
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3717
 —

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.

Yea Molesworth
Car (driver) 71.5% / 50.0%
Yea — Car (driver): 71.5% Molesworth — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 19.2% / 41.7%
Yea — Worked from Home: 19.2% Molesworth — Worked from Home: 41.7%
Walked Only 6.1% / 8.3%
Yea — Walked Only: 6.1% Molesworth — Walked Only: 8.3%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / —
Yea — Car (passenger): 3.2% Molesworth — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.5%).

Setting

Yea Molesworth
Elevation 395 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 174 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Yea Molesworth
Connectivity score 74/100 16/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 50%
1,084 premises
 0%
34 premises

Climate

Yea Molesworth
Annual rainfall 648 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Yea Molesworth
Average residential rate $1,973/yr
same for both
Council Murrindindi
same for both

Federal electorate

Yea Molesworth
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Yea Molesworth
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Yea

Retirees Rural

Molesworth

Retirees River Rural

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