Yeo vs Elliminyt
Comparing Yeo and Elliminyt, VIC: Elliminyt is more walkable (40 vs 0); Elliminyt has more residents (3,260 vs 124); and Yeo carries more bushfire risk (23 vs 0).
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
Elliminyt
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- has more childcare (3 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 84/100)
- But Yeo is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 67%)
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Yeo
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (109 min vs 117 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (151.2 km vs 155.3 km)
- But Elliminyt is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Elliminyt
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 84/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Elliminyt
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.4% vs -16.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Yeo and Elliminyt 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
Elliminyt has more residents (3,260 vs 124); Yeo skews older (43 vs 41).
| Yeo | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 124 | 3,260 +2529% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -16.2% | +12.4% |
| Median age | 43 | 41 |
| Median household income | $102,336/yr +8% vs other | $94,380/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $308/wk +6% vs other | $290/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).
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 (5.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Yeo | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $650,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $420,000 |
| Median land price | — | $285,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 54 days from 42 sales |
Zoning mix
Yeo has more rural and farming land (99% vs 76%).
| Yeo | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 76% |
| Residential | 0% | 14% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 4% |
| Industrial | 0% | 3% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 3% |
| 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
| Yeo | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 226 across Colac Otway same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +64% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Yeo | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 4.5% $625/wk on $725K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Yeo | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 21% of VIC |
| Income | Higher than 75% of VIC | Higher than 65% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 55% of VIC | Higher than 85% of VIC |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 93% of VIC |
| EV adoption | Higher than 5% of VIC | Higher than 28% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 72% of VIC | Higher than 76% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 90% of VIC |
Liveability
Elliminyt is more walkable (40 vs 0).
| Yeo | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 53/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Yeo carries more bushfire risk (23 vs 0); Yeo carries more crime risk (84 vs 25).
| Yeo | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 23/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 84/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Flood | Low 31/100 | Moderate 65/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 3 within 5 km | 4 within 5 km |
Schools
| Yeo | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 2 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Yeo
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Elliminyt
- Elliminyt Primary School Government · Primary at peers
- Sacred Heart School Catholic · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Yeo | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| Childcare | 0 | 3 |
| Waterways | 2 | 4 |
Mobility
Elliminyt sits further from the CBD (155.3 km vs 151.2 km).
| Yeo | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 40/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 151.2 km | 155.3 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 109 min | 117 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 3249 | 0.3% postcode 3250 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 39 postcode 3249 | 29 postcode 3250 |
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 (82.3%).
Setting
| Yeo | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 161 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 194 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 34.3 km | 38.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Yeo | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 32/100 | 64/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 3% 61 premises | 41% 1,434 premises |
Climate
| Yeo | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 607 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Yeo | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,023/yr same for both | |
| Council | Colac Otway same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Yeo | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Yeo | Elliminyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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